Oscilloscope Laboratories today releases The Thorn in the Heart, a familial documentary from Michel Gondry.

Melissa Silverstein of Women & Hollywood notes that Generation Kill director Susanna White “makes her feature film directing debut at 49,” and links to several stories regarding the director of Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, including The Times’ Jeff Dawson’s feature on “Britain’s own Kathryn Bigelow.”

Layer Cake and Stardust director Matthew Vaughn will Kick-Ass in North America, beginning April 16.

Ryan Little of the Washington City Paper presents “No Preciousness, No Waiting: A Chat with The Exploding Girl’s Zoe Kazan.”

One Film Wonder: The only principal cast member of the film M*A*S*H to reprise his role on the television show, Gary Burghoff has appeared in only 5 feature films — and none since 1995 — before withdrawing from Hollywood.

Three years before appearing in the Oscar-winning satirical masterpiece, Burghoff originated the title role in 1967’s off-Broadway musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. (Incidentally, Bob Balaban played Linus.) In 1972, he then began a seven-season stint as the beloved Corporal “Radar” O’Reilly before leaving the series in 1979 with an Emmy Award in tow. During the 1970s Burghoff had also become a game show mainstay. After a 20-year hiatus from motion pictures since 1971’s B.S. I Love You, he appeared in 1991’s Doubles, starred in the roles of Fleck and Lady Esmerelda and co-directed 1992’s Small Kill, and acted in 1995’s Behind the Waterfall. Burghoff is an established songwriter, jazz drummer and painter of wildlife motifs.