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‘Togo’: Ericson Core On Willem Dafoe, Sled Dogs & Crafting A Tearjerker [Interview]

December 20, 2019 10:00 am

Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

There is a movie debuting this weekend that will fundamentally surprise you. That will make you question how you could so fundamentally prejudge a genre. No, it's not the blockbuster fan-fiction mess of "Star...

The Best Performances Of 2019

Jessica Kiang

December 19, 2019 2:53 pm

Features, News

There are a few strange quirks about the year 2019 in feature film performance. Unusually — and it will be interesting to see how this translates to the Oscars — it feels like the men had the edge in terms of t...

The Best Film Performances Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 13, 2019 4:03 pm

Features, News

As this maddening list attests—one that nearly broke us trying to order "properly"—putting together a Best of Decade list is dangerous work. There's just a million factors to consider, a million people and look...

‘The Lighthouse’ Exclusive Featurette: Robert Pattinson Is Compared To Buster Keaton In New Look At Robert Eggers’ Film

Charles Barfield

December 10, 2019 11:00 am

News, Video

If you didn’t already know this about the actor, “The Lighthouse” is proof that Robert Pattinson is very much the real deal and one of the best performers on the planet. While his roles in films like “Good Time...

‘Togo’ Trailer: Willem Dafoe Stars In New Disney+ Film About A Dog Saving The Day

Charles Barfield

December 4, 2019 10:20 am

News, Trailers

Disney+ is here, and people love it. Since the streaming service debuted last month, people have been obsessing over the selection of TV series and films that have been available to watch, including “The Mandal...

‘Aquaman’ Actor Willem Dafoe Says Superhero Films Are “Overshot” & He Finds Them “Too Long And Too Noisy”

Charles Barfield

November 18, 2019 1:59 pm

News

Willem Dafoe has a long history with comic book films. Back before Robert Downey, Jr. made it cool for big actors to take on superhero roles, Dafoe had already starred in one of the biggest superhero films of a...

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Willem Dafoe Talks ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ & The Mysteries Of Performance [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

November 17, 2019 11:26 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

With over a hundred acting credits to his name, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more productive actor in the business than Willem Dafoe. From superhero blockbusters to prestige pictures, to anime adaptations, t...

Robert Pattinson Is Loving The Love For ‘The Lighthouse’ [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 28, 2019 10:30 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

As actors see their notoriety grow it's often natural for them to become less forthcoming with the media who helped hype them in the first place. Perhaps their responses are a bit more of the talking points var...

Willem Dafoe Was Down For ‘The Lighthouse’ After The First Page [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

October 24, 2019 9:45 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Interviews, News

The list of legendary performances is starting to get quite long for Willem Dafoe. Oh, and we don't mean over his 40-year career, we're just talking about the past 10 years. "Antichrist," "A Most Wanted Man,"...

Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy & More In Talks To Join Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’

Charles Barfield

October 16, 2019 3:23 pm

News

While “The Lighthouse” hasn’t yet been released to the eagerly-awaiting public, early word from the festival circuit says that writer-director Robert Eggers has done it again. He’s somehow created an incredibly...

‘The Lighthouse’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe Go Mad In Robert Eggers’ Acclaimed Thriller

Charles Barfield

September 9, 2019 9:29 am

News, Trailers

Director Robert Eggers' follow-up to "The Witch," the black and white, twisted sea shanty tale, "The Lighthouse" premiered to rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Having just screened to ...

‘Motherless Brooklyn’: Edward Norton Pulls The Thread On A Knotty ‘Chinatown’-Esque Detective Noir Mystery [Telluride Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 5, 2019 5:17 pm

Features, News, Reviews

One of the finest actors of his generation, Edward Norton is also one of the best thespians we have, period. Known for his refined taste, and good choices, the three-time Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe and...

Guillermo Del Toro Reportedly Wants Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Willem Dafoe & More For ‘Nightmare Alley’

Charles Barfield

August 2, 2019 3:17 pm

News

We were just talking about how Guillermo del Toro was knocking it out of the park with his first two stars that are reportedly involved with his upcoming film, “Nightmare Alley.” But now, it appears that even m...

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‘The Lighthouse’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson & Willem Dafoe Find Terror By The Sea

Kevin Jagernauth

July 30, 2019 12:19 pm

News, Trailers

We're not going to get into the whole "elevated horror" debate, but for better or worse, Robert Eggers' "The Witch" is often cited as a turning point for modern day horror. So, genre fans have been eagerly anti...

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2020 Best Supporting Actor Contenders & Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

July 3, 2019 10:30 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

We now know that Christian Bale will campaign for Lead Actor for James Mangold's "Ford v. Ferrari," but that doesn't mean the field got any easier. The rest of the field is still wide open with Brad Pitt ("Once...

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