FESTIVAL NEWS
Cinema Paradiso
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival organizer Gregory Von Hausch orchestrates a masterpiece showing of eclectic films and picks a few sure-fire hits such as No Man's Land.   MORE

SCREENWRITER
On the Leader Board
Tom Coyne scores a hole in one with A Gentleman's Game, his debut novel adapted into a full-length feature by first-time director Mills Goodloe.   MORE

IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Other Half

Best known as the producing half of Merchant Ivory Productions, Ismail Merchant takes time out to direct The Mystic Masseur, a rags to riches tale of passion and self-invention. He spoke about getting notable stars to work for not a lot of money. He also talked about the first time he met Paul Newman and how he later got him to co-star in Mr. & Mrs. Bridge.   MORE

PHILLY FILE
A Working Collaboration
The City of Brotherly Love is to filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan what New York is to Woody Allen. Reelwriter.net talks with Philadelphia Film Office director Sharon Pinkenson about Philly's "Sixth Sense" when working with the hot, young director.   MORE

Q&A
When East Meets West
On September 6 Eva Gardos' award-winning, Paramount release An American Rhapsody will premiere on The Sundance Channel. The film stars Tony Goldwyn, Nastassja Kinski and Scarlett Johansson.   MORE

IN FOCUS
Top of His Game
Director James Foley says his best work is yet to come. With a repertoire that already includes At Close Range (1986), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and The Chamber (1996) that's some prediction. His latest film, Confidence (2003) starring Ed Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia and Rachel Weisz has Hollywood buzzing.   MORE

REEL EDUCATION
Thirtysomething
Melanie Mayron, former star of TV's Thirtysomething, speaks to Reelwriter.net about her latest directorial effort Slap Her She's French. The film hits theatres in 2003.   MORE

BEHIND THE SCENES
Comedy Meets Tragedy
"The Single Guy" grows up in The Medicine Show, a gritty black comedy about a young man's battle with colon cancer.   MORE

CLOSE UP
All in the Family
Whether it was fate that led Sean Hepburn Ferrer into show business or simply genetic coding, he's making the most of his heritage. Today he's bringing his directing expertise to film in hopes of exposing cracks in the penal justice system. Find out what makes this son of Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer tick.   MORE