iso: my own Western
in thrall to uneasy rule of law and reputations with precedent.
Soon after we wrapped production on Sparks, my first feature, I started fantasizing about how the arc of my filmography might develop, and, modeling the possibilities on the careers of filmmakers I admired, I figured that sooner or later I should adapt a novel.
I predicted this adaptation would not occur until after I’d proven no fewer than three times t…


