Gus Van Sant Doesn’t Know When to Leave
Photo: Patrick McMullan
Gus Van Sant was in New York last night for the Gotham Independent Film Awards, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll stick around for long. “I’m not so good at living here,” he said. “I guess I didn’t know how to escape, or leave on the weekends.” Who else was lamenting our fair city? See if it was Mickey Rourke or Darren Aronofsky’s mustache by watching our Party Lines slideshow.

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