We speak with the acclaimed feature-film director of such classics as Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Elephant about controlling how you create your art, photography, and how to be a good interviewer . . .

We were quite honored to have Gus Van Sant featured in our March 2011 issue of the magazine, and it is good timing that he has a collaborative show with Academy Award co-host and actor/writer/artist, James Franco. The exhibition, Unfinished, stems from Van Sant and Franco's time spent on the set of Milk and Van Sant opening the vaults to his My Own Private Idaho dailies to Franco. More after the jujmp . . .

A Juxtapoz fan made this preview video for us for our March 2011 issue of Juxtapoz, and you know what that means? It means we don't have to make one ourselves. To whoever Jimmy James is, we say, thank you. Watch the video after the jump . . .

Our March 2011 issue, featuring Black Panther artist Emory Douglas, Gus Van Sant, Alex Lukas, Johanna Jackson, and Joe Brook is now on newsstands. Pick it up where you can, and after the jump get an in-depth review of the entire issue...