New DGA Awards date hints at Oscars moving to March
The Directors Guild of America Awards have been set for Jan. 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Because the location of the DGAs is in the same complex as the…
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Great leap for Lee
Oscar prospects for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" took a major leap forward Saturday night with Ang Lee tapped for the Directors Guild of America's award for "outstanding directorial achievement…
Helmers sound off on the process
Director Mike Newell recalls giving the following note to Hugh Grant during the filming of "Four Weddings and a Funeral": "Hugh, it needs to be a little quicker -- thus, I feel perhaps a fraction…
Fresh perspectives on black experience
As of late, onscreen images of the black experience have been slanted heavily toward gun-slinging gangbangers or slap-happy laughfests. But the 2001 Sundance Film Festival offered an array of fresh…
Minority programs try to keep H'w'd honest
Although there has been some progress, the situation remains bleak for most women, Latinos, and African- and Asian-American members of the Directors Guild of America who are trying to join the ranks…
Sundance produces new crop of auteurs
As evidenced by the surfeit of first-time writer-directors represented at the Sundance Film Festival in January, a new breed of auteur has emerged. Although it's too early to tell whether they carry…
Rare DGA laurel caps Wise career
Robert Wise was a film editor who had assembled Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" and "The Magnificent Ambersons" when he joined the forerunner of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Directors…
Valenti dons beret, monocle
This just in: Jack Valenti has no plans to direct a picture. At least not yet. In a long and varied career, Valenti has done everything from piloting a bomber in World War II to running an ad agency…
Butler, Donovan epitomize guild's work ethic
Robert Butler is an accomplished director but he doesn't give himself any airs. "We're a bunch of blue-collar working stiffs," says Butler, a former Directors Guild of America board member with more…
Harder job, less respect
TV movie directors don't get any respect. While highly accomplished helmers -- some with years in features -- continue to turn to television as an increasingly receptive platform, their reputations…
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