Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Gets 13 1/2-Minute Ovation At Venice Film Festival Premiere

Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Gets 13 1/2-Minute Ovation At Venice Film Festival Premiere

Gus Van Sant’s thriller/dark comedy Dead Man’s Wire had its world premiere out of competition Tuesday evening at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a 13 1/2-minute ovation that included chants of “Gus, Gus, Gus” at the Sala Grande. Ahead of the screening, the Good Will Hunting, Elephant and Milk filmmaker received the Campari Passion for Film Award, which was created […]

Colman Domingo on the Relevance of Gus Van Sant’s Hostage Thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’: ‘This Is What Happens When People Are Up Against the Wall’ and ‘We Can Prevent’ It

Gus Van Sant and Colman Domingo attended the Venice press conference for "Dead Man's Wire," which premieres on Tuesday.

Gus Van Sant’s Comeback Falls Flat in ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ [Venice] — World of Reel

This is supposed to be Gus Van Sant’s comeback? After seven years away, the director of “Elephant,” “Drugstore Cowboy,” and “Good Will Hunting” returns with a strange, oddly inert film.On the morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis walked into a bank office in Indianapolis with a sawed-off shotgun and a “dead man’s wire” strapped to the head of Richard O. Hall, president of Meridian Mortgage Company. The story is already stranger…