EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has swooped on world rights to horror film CURS>R out of the Cannes virtual market, we can reveal.
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun one uniting three screen greats. Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) are set to star in Western thriller Dead For A Dollar from legendary filmmaker and western aficionado Walter Hill (The Warriors).
The film will mark Waltz’s first Western since his memorable performance as Dr Schultz in Django Unchained, for which he won his second Oscar. This time around he’ll also be playing a bounty hunter.
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has swooped on world rights to horror film CURS>R out of the Cannes virtual market, we can reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Freeland, Mario Furloni and Kate McLeana’s feature debut which recently premiered at SXSW.
Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Willem Dafoe-narrated documentary “River,” from “Sherpa” director Jennifer Peedom, has unveiled its first trailer.Produced by Stranger Than Fiction and Arrow Pictures, “River” is an exploration of the timeless relationship between humanity and rivers.
Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.
In 2019, “The Lighthouse” won over horror buffs with its claustrophobic tale of two men, played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, who are tasked with keeping a lighthouse running during a torrential storm season. But soon, supernatural forces trap the lighthouse’s island in chaos, and the two men turn on each other over who gets to tend to the lighthouse lantern, which holds a mysterious power.
Abel Ferrara’s latest film, “Siberia,” finds his constant muse, Willem Dafoe, in an icy, isolated wasteland not explicitly meant to be the Russian tundra but rather an abstract plane of solitude. His character Clint, an English-speaking bartender out of place in this far-off land populated by indigenous peoples, follows the ambient energy of the area on a metaphysical journey through his own past.
Without a doubt, 2021 has been a really strange year for film. With theaters being mostly shut down until recently, there were quite a few features that fell under the radar but deserve to be seen by fans.
Vivienne Chow Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will head the cast of “The Portable Door,” a fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt.The film is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker (“Ali’s Wedding,” Sky’s “Lambs of God”) directing from a script by Leon Ford (“Griff the Invisible”).The story sees two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W.
Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, and Riley Keough will star in Manodrome, a film written and to be directed by South African director John Trengrove, marking his English-language debut. Pic package will be presented to buyers and financiers during the Cannes virtual market just getting underway.
Manori Ravindran International EditorWillem Dafoe is set to narrate the documentary “River” from “Sherpa” director Jennifer Peedom.Produced by Stranger Than Fiction and Arrow Pictures, “River” is an exploration of the timeless relationship between humanity and rivers. Billed as an orchestral concert film, the doc is an ode to the natural word and a retelling of the history of both rivers and human civilization.
Christoph Waltz and Willem Dafoe are to star in 'Dead For a Dollar'. The pair have been cast in the Western helmed by legendary filmmaker Walter Hill as he gets behind the camera on a film for the first time in five years.
If you’re a fan of American films from the ‘70s and ‘80s, odds are you’re familiar with the influential work of Walter Hill. Not only is he the man who directed films such as “The Warriors,” “48 Hours,” and “Brewster’s Millions,” but he’s also a producer that is one of the primary forces behind the “Alien” franchise.
Studiocanal and Imperative Entertainment are teaming up on psychological thriller Cat Person, based on Kristen Roupenian’s well-received short story published in The New Yorker in 2017.
Gallery: More than just Spider-Man! Tom Holland’s best roles (BANG Showbiz)Alongside Carrie and Jason, Francis Ford Coppola, Macaulay Culkin, Michael B. Jordan, Ewan McGregor, Regina King, Salma Hayek, and Willem Dafoe will also be receiving stars for their contribution to motion pictures.
Gallery: The best musical movies of all time (Espresso) Joining Fisher and the rap star on the Walk of Fame list are DJ Khaled, Black Eyed Peas, Ashanti, Avril Lavigne, Tracee Ellis Ross, Patti LuPone, Francis Ford Coppola, Macaulay Culkin, Willem Dafoe, and Salma Hayek. Recipients now have two years to schedule their star ceremonies before their selection expires.
Nipsey Hussle has been announced as one of a select few musicians to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year.Hussle is one of eight acts in the ‘Recording’ category to be honoured in 2022, with the likes of DJ Khaled, Avril Lavigne, Black Eyed Peas, George Clinton, Ashanti, Los Huracanes Del Norte and Martha Reeves.38 people in total will be given stars, including Michael B.
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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) are set to star in supernatural horror She’s Still Here, which Archstone Entertainment is launching for the Cannes virtual market.
Oscar nominees Emily Watson and Richard E. Grant have been set to star in director Jason Wingard’s romantic comedy Fado! from a script by Andrea Mann. Global sales agent Protagonist Pictures will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Market.