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Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon was a writer-director-producer of film, television and theater. He is best known for the cult classic Re-Animator and for having murdered his wife Carolyn in his films whenever possible.

Farewell to Sensational Stan

Writer-director Stuart Gordon, who worked with Stan Lee in the 1990s on an adaptation of Iron Man, remembers Marvel's mastermind.

November 28, 2018

Mother’s Day at the Movies

An appreciation of the silver screen's most iconic maternal moments.

May 12, 2017

My Wild Lunch with John C. Lilly, the Scientist Who Inspired Arrival

Stuart Gordon flashes back to the time he met with the interspecies linguistic researcher to discuss a sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

December 5, 2016

Underrated/Overlooked: Stuart Gordon on The BFG

The genre director investigates the strange disappearance of his favorite movie of 2016 (and finds himself feeling oddly sorry for Steven Spielberg).

November 7, 2016

Are the Olympics the Ultimate Reality TV Show?

Stuart Gordon reflects on the gold-medal drama he's enjoyed by watching the U.S. gymnastics team at the current Olympic Games in Rio.

August 19, 2016

“That Pisses the Fuck Off Outta Me”: Adventures with Young David Mamet

Director Stuart Gordon recalls when, while running a theatre company in Chicago in the 1970s, he first met the iconic playwright and filmmaker.

August 8, 2016

My Adventures with Jeffrey Katzenberg on Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Stuart Gordon recalls working on the Disney live-action favorite with Katzenberg, who recently moved on from the company he co-founded, DreamWorks.

July 14, 2016

Bret & Me, Or How I Didn’t End Up Directing American Psycho

Stuart Gordon shares the story of his failed attempt to bring Bret Easton Ellis' iconic cult novel to the big screen.

June 10, 2016

Remembering My Father-in-law (and the Time My Wife and I Were Arrested on Obscenity Charges for Our Nude Production of Peter Pan)

Stuart Gordon pays tribute to the late Dr. Marshall Purdy, and recalls an early directorial effort that set the tone for their stormy relationship.

May 2, 2016

Stuart Gordon’s Academy Blues: “Branding Us a Bunch of Old Crackers Does No One Any Good.”

The veteran director kicks off his new Talkhouse Film column by weighing in on the controversy surrounding the change in Oscar voting rules.

February 26, 2016

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks with Robert Eggers (The Witch) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Recorded live at Soho House, one of the great living genre directors in conversation with the creator of the 2016's latest horror sensation.

February 18, 2016

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Lenny Abrahamson’s Room

The horror directing great is shaken by a troubling (but horribly familiar) premise and two phenomenal central performances.

January 13, 2016