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‘Nosferatu’ Trailer: Robert Eggers’ Vampire Horror Arrives At Christmas

June 24, 2024 11:02 am

Are you ready for some vampiric scares this holiday season? Well, if so, you’re in luck because Robert Eggers’ highly anticipated horror film, “Nosferatu,” is getting the Christmas release. And since ...

‘The Phoenician Scheme’: Wes Anderson’s Espionage Flick Reportedly Also Stars Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Willem Dafoe & More

Ned Booth

June 6, 2024 2:38 pm

News

Before Wes Anderson skipped this year's Oscars to film "The Phoenician Scheme" in Germany, fans already knew which actors would be at the heart of the director's latest ensemble. Benecio del Toro and Mia Thre...

‘Kinds Of Kindness’: Searchlight Pictures Dates Yorgos Lanthimos’ Next Film For June 21

Ned Booth

March 14, 2024 1:29 pm

News

Fresh on the heels of Emma Stone wining Best Actress at the Oscars "Poor Things," Yorgos Lanthimos' next picture now has an official release date. Searchlight Pictures ...

‘American Nails’: Willem Dafoe & Asia Argento To Star In Abel Ferrara’s ‘Gangster Movie

Edward Davis

February 19, 2024 10:18 am

News

If there was ever a filmmaker who embodies a DGAF attitude, it’s undoubtedly Bronx-born filmmaker Abel Ferrara. Having moved to Italy years ago, the filmmaker seems to have totally abandoned Hollywood but keep...

Willem Dafoe Wishes “Challenging” Films Would Fare Better On Streaming: “The Kind Of Attention That People Give At Home Is Not The Same”

Ned Booth

January 11, 2024 9:29 am

News

Throughout his career, Willem Dafoe hasn't shied away from challenging roles. And he wishes streaming audiences would challenge themselves in similar ways instead of watching lowest-common-denominator content....

Willem Dafoe On The “Quite Amazing” Yorgos Lanthimos & How Bella Symbolizes Hope in ‘Poor Things’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

December 26, 2023 5:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

We've been lucky to interview Willem Dafoe several times over the years. The 68-year-old actor, whose resume should put him on the shortlist for an honorary Oscar at this point, has always been, at worst, poli...

Yorgos Lanthimos Retitles His Upcoming Film ‘AND’ To ‘Kinds Of Kindness’

Ned Booth

December 1, 2023 10:57 am

News

While audiences wait for the arrival of "Poor Things" in theaters next Friday, don't forget that Yorgos Lanthimos already has his next movie in post-production. And IndieWire reports that it has a new title, t...

Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ Horror Lands Christmas 2024 Date Via Focus Features

Rodrigo Perez

November 28, 2023 12:57 pm

News

The anticipation for films coming out in 2024 just got slightly bigger. While we were all presuming it would arrive next year, Focus Features’ “Nosferatu” horror from filmmaker Robert Eggers is coming much lat...

‘Poor Things’ Extended Look Trailer: Yorgos Lanthimos’ Latest Film With Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo & More Hits Theaters On December 8

Ned Booth

October 19, 2023 9:44 am

News, Trailers

After winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" may be the most anticipated movie still to come in 2023. But it's not just nabbing Venice's top prize: "Poor Things" r...

‘Finally Dawn’ Review: Lily James & A Starry Cast Can’t Save A Painfully Dull Italian Drama [Venice]

Rafa Sales Ross

September 2, 2023 1:05 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Time is a relative construct stretched to the limits of elasticity by Saverio Constanzo with the period drama “Finally Dawn.” The bloated 140-minute runtime begins at a cinema in Rome in 1953 as three women wa...

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