British filmmaker Mike Figgis, known for “Leaving Las Vegas” (1996) and “Timecode” (2000), recalled how he initially became a fan of Korean dramas that led him to buy his own plane ticket to Korea in ...

British filmmaker Mike Figgis, known for "Leaving Las Vegas" (1996) and "Timecode" (2000), recalled how he initially became a fan of Korean dramas that led him to buy his own plane ticket to Korea in ...

Filming all the while was Oscar-nominated “Leaving Las Vegas” and “Timecode” filmmaker Mike Figgis, who previously directed five documentaries of his own including one about a flamenco dance troupe.

Born in northern England and raised for a time in Africa, Mike Figgis grew up inspired by the unconventionality of jazz and Jean-Luc Godard films. As a director, Figgis quickly developed a working ...

Never mind the trailers, which advertise Cold Creek Manor as some kind of horror-thriller, complete with the image of a hand emerging from the shadows to quiet (yes!) Sharon Stone. Mike Figgis, most ...

Director Mike Figgis could have followed his 1995 breakthrough “Leaving Las Vegas” with more tales of glamorous losers. Instead, he’s pursued an odd mix of experimentation and trend-hopping. “Hotel,” ...