Like most filmmakers, Brian Helgeland got his start in movies working on low-budget genre pictures like 976-EVIL and Assassins. Before he became one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood, Helgeland made his directorial debut with the hard-hitting film noir Payback. Unfortunately, the film wasn't released until after Helgeland won an Oscar for L.A. Confidential, and then only in a butchered, studio-approved cut. Recently Helgeland got the chance to re-edit, and his director's cut, Payback-Straight... more ›