"Gus Van Sant is the vision behind a generous handful of the best independent films of our time. " My Own Private Idaho" gave us an ahead-of-its-time gay road movie with Gen X icons Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix in 1991; one of the most viciously funny performances of Nicole Kidman's career as a murderous weather reporter in "To Die For" three years later; and 2003 Palme d'Or-winner "Elephant," still the most devastating film made to date about school shootings."
"Written by first-time Van Sant collaborator Austin Kolodney, "Dead Man's Wire" is, like "Milk," a true story of the 1970s, here starring Bill Skarsgård as hot-headed conspiracist Tony Kiritsis. In 1977, he entered the Indianapolis offices of the Meridian Mortgage Company with a sawed-off shotgun to hold its president (Dacre Montgomery) hostage, alleging the corporate bigwig fucked him over on mortgage payments. It became a broadcast media sensation, with Kiritsis sharing his ransom details on live television."
Gus Van Sant directed landmark independent films such as My Own Private Idaho, Elephant, Good Will Hunting, and Milk, earning Best Director Oscar nominations. Van Sant led New Queer Cinema and later experienced critical and box-office failures with Promised Land, The Sea of Trees, and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2012–2018). Ryan Murphy rehired Van Sant to direct most episodes of FX's Feud: Capote vs. the Swans. Van Sant returned to the Venice Film Festival after more than 30 years with an out-of-competition premiere, Dead Man's Wire. Dead Man's Wire, written by Austin Kolodney, dramatizes the 1977 Tony Kiritsis hostage standoff and stars Bill Skarsgård.
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