The ‘Love & Mercy’ and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor steps behind the camera for ‘Wildlife,’ an adaptation of Richard Ford’s novel about a boy whose parents are separating. The film was informed by Dano’s own parents’ relationship. “I think someone else would have wanted to make a film about a kid who rebels; for me, I remember being in the middle, feeling the ground shake and not wanting to tip,” he says.

Also, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissued album, from 1981, featuring diverse musicians playing songs that Nino Rota composed for Federico Fellini movies.