Gus Van Sant had never heard the full account of Tony Kiritis. But when he did, he knew it could make a great feature film. The director’s new project, “Dead Man’s Wire,” opens Jan. 16 in Atlanta and ...
But that wasn't the case with "Dead Man's Wire," which tells the story of a real-life 1977 Indianapolis hostage stand-off and stars Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino. The movie was already ...
NPR's Scott Simon asks director Gus Van Sant about his new movie, "Dead Man's Wire," based on a true story of a 1977 kidnapping.