Director Oren Moverman on the Future of Movies: ‘Independent Cinema, As We Know it, Is Over’
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticOren Moverman began his career as a screenwriter, scripting such landmarks of independent film as “Jesus’ Son” and (with Todd Haynes) “I’m Not There.” In 2009, he made his directorial debut with “The Messenger,” an Iraq-war homefront drama that attracted major critical acclaim as well as two Oscar nominations (for best original screenplay and for Woody Harrelson as best supporting actor).