SEATTLE (AP) -- The man who wrote Drugstore Cowboy, an autobiographical crime novel that led to an acclaimed 1989 film starring Matt Dillon, has died at age 75. A state corrections spokeswoman says ...

After a six-year hiatus, Gus Van Sant returns to feature filmmaking with “Dead Man’s Wire.” In between, he worked on a TV show “(Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”) and made a few videos for Gucci. Van Sant ...

Timewise, the film is hard to pin down. Set in the 1970s, it was released in October 1989, yet it feels more simpatico with the zeitgeist of the 1990s – more aligned with that decade’s blooming of ...

Matt Dillon sips from a Benson Bubbler right before he rips off a pharmacy on Northwest Glisan Street. That’s our opening for Drugstore Cowboy, Gus Van Sant’s 1989 directorial breakthrough. The film, ...

Director Gus Van Sant is the brains behind gems like Drugstore Cowboy, Good Will Hunting, and Milk. Since his debut in the late 1980s, he has always walked the line between the mainstream and the ...

After amassing a filmography of acclaimed movies that have been based on or inspired by true events and real-world stories, Gus Van Sant has mastered the art of reflecting authentic lived experiences ...