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Jul 24, 2009 · Is it possible that after only two films (his cult hit debut Donnie Darko and his infamously panned follow-up, Southland Tales ), director Richard Kelly has already achieved auteur status? Audiences will find out this Halloween, when Kelly’s next film, The Box, opens in theaters. Based on Richard Matheson’s short story Button, Button, the old-fashioned thriller follows a married couple ...
Oct 26, 2021 · What the hell is ‘Donnie Darko’ about? For the cult classic's 20th anniversary, we asked writer-director Richard Kelly to break it all down.
Feb 4, 2021 · Kelly discusses the so-called “Cannes cut” of Southland Tales and his desire to incorporate new material into the film.
Sep 27, 2012 · With one movie, 2001's Donnie Darko, Richard Kelly immediately announced himself as a filmmaker to watch. Since then he's only directed two films, neither of which managed to reach the heights of ...
Mar 31, 2017 · In October 1998, the film’s director, Richard Kelly, wrote the script during a feverish 28-day stretch, banging out the existential beats of the story’s 28-day arc.
James Richard Kelly (born 1975) is an American writer-director, best known for his debut feature, the science-fiction cult classic "Donnie Darko"(2001). Kelly was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Lane and Ennis Kelly. He won a scholarship to the University of Southern California to study at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He made two short films at USC, "The Goodbye Place" and ...
When "Donnie Darko" sank without a trace after its theatrical release in October, 2001, writer-director Richard Kelly feared his (potential) career had gone down with it. Then, the movie became a cult phenomenon on DVD and Kelly, like his alliterative hero, was given a second chance. The signs since then have not been enouraging: a screenplay ...
