Gillian Wallace Horvat

Directing

Gillian Wallace Horvat

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Directing

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Gillian Wallace Horvat is an award-winning American filmmaker, writer, and producer known for her sharp wit, provocative themes, and genre-bending storytelling. Based in Los Angeles, she has established a distinct voice in contemporary cinema by seamlessly blending dark comedy, horror, and biting social commentary. She holds a BFA in Film & Television Production from New York University and an MA in Cinema & Media Studies from UCLA. Horvat made her feature directorial debut with the critically acclaimed psychological horror-comedy I Blame Society (2020), which she also co-wrote and starred in as a fictionalised version of herself. The film, which satirizes post-#MeToo Hollywood culture and …

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Film credits

Behind the camera

A Fuller Life poster
6.6

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.

A Fuller Life

2013

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang poster
5.8

A nice guy discovers his dark side when his girlfriend reveals her secret weakness.

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

2015

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang poster
5.8

A nice guy discovers his dark side when his girlfriend reveals her secret weakness.

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

2015

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang poster
5.8

A nice guy discovers his dark side when his girlfriend reveals her secret weakness.

Kiss Kiss Fingerbang

2015

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In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss the unique qualities of the film's narrative, the lasting impact it had on generations of filmgoers and future filmmakers, and Jack Finney's novel.

The Fear Is Real

2018

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other poster
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Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale discuss the unique qualities of "Johnny Guitar," its lasting appeal and the influence the film had on some prominent directors during the years.

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

2016

I Blame Society poster
5.7

A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.

I Blame Society

2020

I Blame Society poster
5.7

A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.

I Blame Society

2020

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In this new program, actors Beverly D'Angelo, Don Dacus, Ellen Foley, Annie Golden, John Savage, and Dorsey Wright recall how they became involved with Hair, what it was like to work under the direction of Milos Forman, and era in which the film emerged, and how it impacted their acting ambitions and careers. (Some of Mr. Savage's comments are very emotional).

The Tribe Remembers

2020

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in this new program, production designer Stuart Wurtzel recalls his initial encounter with Milos Forman and their professional relationship during the production of Hair.

'Hair' Style

2020

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in this new program, production designer Stuart Wurtzel recalls his initial encounter with Milos Forman and their professional relationship during the production of Hair.

'Hair' Style

2020

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' poster
NR

Larry Ceplair, co-author of The Inquisition in Hollywood, and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein, a former member of the Communist Party, discuss the socio-political environment in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as unusual production history of "Johnny Guitar."

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

2016

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' poster
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Larry Ceplair, co-author of The Inquisition in Hollywood, and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein, a former member of the Communist Party, discuss the socio-political environment in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as unusual production history of "Johnny Guitar."

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

2016

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? poster
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Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale take a closer look at the feminist overtones in "Johnny Guitar."

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

2016

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? poster
NR

Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale take a closer look at the feminist overtones in "Johnny Guitar."

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

2016

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This visual essay, narrated by Anton Yelchin, focuses on the production history at High Noon. Included with the essay are plenty of very rare and archival promotional materials

Oscars and Ulcers: The Production History of 'High Noon'

1996

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In this new program, James Mangold (Cop Land, 3:10 to Yuma) discusses the enormous impact Milos Forman had on his maturation as a filmmaker.

Artist, Teacher, Mentor: Remembering Milos Forman

2020

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Filmmaker and film historian Michael Schlesinger discusses Stanley Kramer's work as a producer and the socio-political environment at the time when he was most successful.

A Stanley Kramer Production

2016

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Cinematographers Ben Kasulke and Sean Price Williams discuss their relationship to and the cinematography of Letter from an Unknown Woman. An extra on Olive Signature's Blu-Ray release of Letter from an Unknown Woman.

Ophülsesque: The Look of Letter from an Unknown Woman

2017

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Cinematographers Ben Kasulke and Sean Price Williams discuss their relationship to and the cinematography of Letter from an Unknown Woman. An extra on Olive Signature's Blu-Ray release of Letter from an Unknown Woman.

Ophülsesque: The Look of Letter from an Unknown Woman

2017

A Letter to Castro poster
9.0

A 2017 interview with actress Hope Holiday, who portrayed Margie MacDougall.

A Letter to Castro

2017

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A video essay on Bound featuring Jennifer Moorman and B. Ruby Rich

The Difference Between You and Me

2018

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A video essay on Bound featuring Jennifer Moorman and B. Ruby Rich

The Difference Between You and Me

2018

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Historian Larry Ceplair and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein discuss the production history of High Noon, Carl Foreman's blacklisting, and the McCarthy era.

Imitation of Life: The Blacklist History of High Noon

2016

I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger poster
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In this program, film scholar and author Matthew Bernstein discusses the life and unusual career of producer Walter Wanger, who greenlighted Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger

2018

I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger poster
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In this program, film scholar and author Matthew Bernstein discusses the life and unusual career of producer Walter Wanger, who greenlighted Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger

2018

Whiskey Fist poster
1.0

A branding intern loses the life he once had after an encounter with a mysterious blonde and her whiskey bottle... but gains something very special in return.

Whiskey Fist

2017

Whiskey Fist poster
1.0

A branding intern loses the life he once had after an encounter with a mysterious blonde and her whiskey bottle... but gains something very special in return.

Whiskey Fist

2017

Whiskey Fist poster
1.0

A branding intern loses the life he once had after an encounter with a mysterious blonde and her whiskey bottle... but gains something very special in return.

Whiskey Fist

2017

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In this new program, choreographer Twyla Tharp remembers her collaboration with Milos Forman on Hair and explains how the entire project was put together.

Making Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair'

2020

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In this new program, choreographer Twyla Tharp remembers her collaboration with Milos Forman on Hair and explains how the entire project was put together.

Making Chance Work: Choreographing 'Hair'

2020

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in this new program, editors Lynzee Klingman and Stanley Warnow remember how they were given the opportunity to work on Hair and discuss the type of work they did to meet Milos Forman's requirements for the film.

Cutting 'Hair'

2020

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in this new program, editors Lynzee Klingman and Stanley Warnow remember how they were given the opportunity to work on Hair and discuss the type of work they did to meet Milos Forman's requirements for the film.

Cutting 'Hair'

2020

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An interview with New York University Film Studies Professor Dana Polan about Letter from an Unknown Woman by Max Ophüls, tracing the film's production history and situating it within the wave of independent and semi-independent filmmaking in post-war Hollywood, as well as within the context of the 1940s and WWII. An extra on Olive Signature's Blu-Ray release of Letter from an Unknown Woman.

An Independent Woman: Changing sensibilities in a post-war Hollywood

2017

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An interview with French documentarian Marcel Ophüls about his father Max Ophüls, regarding Max's arrival in Hollywood, how he received approval for Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) from the head of the studio, his return to France, and what Marcel has learned from his father. An extra on Olive Signature's Blu-Ray release of Letter from an Unknown Woman.

A Deal Made in a Turkish Bath

2017

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This two-part visual essay features the son of director Don Siegel, Kristoffer Tabori, who reads from his father book A Siegel Film. The bulk of the content addresses the production history of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

The Stranger in Your Lover's Eyes

2018

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Editor Mark Goldblatt (The Terminator) discusses the unique narrative structure of High Noon and its editing.

A Ticking Clock

2016