NEW YORK — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential. The former assistant, identified in court … Read more
Paul Schrader has nothing good to say about “Joker: Folie à Deux.” The famous director, 78, revealed that he, like many others, walked out of the movie theater when he watched the DC sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. “I saw about 10 or 15 minutes of it,” Schrader told Jeremy O. Harris for … Read more
When Lucinda Williams’ breakout album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” was nearly ready for release in 1998, the head of her record label wanted to hire filmmaker Paul Schrader to make a video for one of the songs. She was intrigued because his resume included the screenplay for “Taxi Driver” and other work with … Read more