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Guillermo del Toro looks to enlist star-studded cast for Nightmare Alley

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Variety is reporting that Cate Blanchett is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in the cast of Nightmare Alley, the next movie from The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro.Based on the William Lindsay Gresham novel of the same name, which was previously adapted for the big screen back in 1947, Nightmare Alley follows […]

Edward Norton’s Motherless Brooklyn gets a first trailer

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Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming big screen adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn. The crime drama is written and directed by Edward Norton who also stars in the film alongside an ensemble cast that includes Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann, Ethan […]

Movie Review – Opus Zero (2017)

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Opus Zero, 2017.Written and Directed by Daniel Graham. Starring Willem Dafoe, Andrés Almeida, and Cassandra Ciangherotti.SYNOPSIS:After missing his father’s funeral, Paul (Willem Dafoe) visits the Mexican village where he lived while continuing to work on an unfinished symphony.Opus Zero is a movie stuck on the cusp. As much leeway as your inclined to show it, […]

First trailer for The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson

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A24 Films has debuted the first trailer for for director Robert Eggers’ (The Witch) upcoming nautical horror The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Modern Horror Directors You Should Be WatchingSEE ALSO: First reactions to The Witch director’s “sadistic” and “terrifying” new film The LighthouseFrom Robert Eggers, the visionary […]

First reactions to The Witch director’s “sadistic” and “terrifying” new film The Lighthouse

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Robert Pattinson’s performance has been praised in first reactions to The Witch director’s “terrifying” new film The Lighthouse.Robert Eggers, the director of the horror film The Witch, has received some glowing reactions from critics at Cannes to his new film The Lighthouse starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson.The film tells the tale of two men […]

Movie Review – Vox Lux (2018)

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Vox Lux, 2018.Directed by Brady Corbet. Starring Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle and Willem Dafoe.SYNOPSIS:After surviving a school shooting, a young woman is blasted into the murky world of musical fame.Films about emerging musicians are all the rage right now, with A Star is Born one of the most talked […]

Movie Review – At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

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At Eternity’s Gate, 2018.Directed by Julian Schnabel. Starring Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric and Mads Mikkelsen.SYNOPSIS:Isolated in a yellow house in rural France, Vincent Van Gogh is prolific with his paintings, but sees his mental state gradually unravel.There’s a moment in At Eternity’s Gate, which may or may not be […]

Willem Dafoe reflects on his Green Goblin role in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man

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Although Blade and X-Men paved the way, it wasn’t until 2002’s Spider-Man that the modern wave of superhero movies really exploded onto the scene, with director Sam Raimi delivering a monster box office hit for Sony, and a comic book movie which really managed to capture the tone of its source material.During an interview with […]

Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018.Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews.SYNOPSIS:The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis […]

Second Opinion – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018.Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews.SYNOPSIS:The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis […]