Martin Donovan
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Writer/Director Martin Donovan on Collaborator
Martin Donovan is destined to be forever remembered for his remarkable actor-director partnership with Hal Hartley during indie film’s halcyon days of the early to mid 1990s. In era-defining movies such as Trust, Simple Men and Amateur, Donovan was Hartley’s on-screen simulacrum, a smart, softly spoken man who was simultaneously familiar and enigmatic. While Hartley’s work is sadly not nearly as popular or present as it once was, it’s fitting that Donovan has made his debut feature as a writer and director with Collaborator, a knowing and witty cinematic chamber piece that feels nostalgic for the more culturally sophisticated times […]
by Nick Dawson on Jul 10, 2012 -
HAL HARTLEY INTERVIEWS MARTIN DONOVAN AND THE “COLLABORATOR” TEAM
Martin Donovan’s directorial debut, Collaborator, returns to the IFC Center tomorrow for a week-long run before opening Los Angeles on the 20th. It’s also available now on VOD. Here, from the June 18 IFC Center screening is the Q&A with director Hal Hartley interviewing Donovan along with executive producer Ted Hope and actors David Morse and Melissa Auf der Meur. (Hat tip: Truly Free Film.)
by Scott Macaulay on Jul 5, 2012 -
TRAILER WATCH: MARTIN DONOVAN’S “COLLABORATOR”
“A writer fading into irrelevancy…” Yikes! That is the scary premise of Martin Donovan’s directorial debut, starring Donovan, Olivia Williams and David Morse. The movie is about a failing playwright and his “explosive run-in with a right-wing ex-con.” It hits theaters in early July, but for now, check out the trailer.
by Scott Macaulay on May 9, 2012
