Tag: Drive
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn is infamous for being one of the most provocative filmmakers working today, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that several of his favorite films are some of the most disturbing movies ever made. Over the years, Refn has given wide-ranging interviews that don’t hide the influences that have driven his…
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The Strange Omen That Convinced Ryan Gosling To Play Ken
When director Greta Gerwig started working on the “Barbie” script with co-writer Noah Baumbach, there was only ever one actor in mind to play Ken — Ryan Gosling. There were some who were initially skeptical of whether or not the actor known for intense roles in films like “Drive” or “The Place Beyond the Pines”…
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‘Decorado,’ From ‘Unicorn Wars’ Director Alberto Vazquez, Boarded by Le Pacte (Exclusive)
“Decorado,” the awaited next animated feature film from Alberto Vázquez, director of 2015’s “Birdboy: The Forgotten Children” and last year’s “Unicorn Wars,” has been boarded by Le Pacte.One of France’s most important independent film companies, a distributor in France of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” and Ken Loach’s “I: Daniel Blake” among its biggest foreign hits,…
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Nicolas Winding Refn Stands with Hollywood Strikers: ‘Burn It All Down’
Nicolas Winding Refn is sharing his support — and bafflement — with the current state of Hollywood.The “Drive” and “Only God Forgives” writer-director discussed with IndieWire the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes that have put Hollywood at a standstill.“I’m all for it. Burn it all down to make it emerge again, almost,” the Danish director…
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Every Movie Directed by Albert Brooks, Ranked
Albert Brooks is best known for being a comedian and an actor, with perhaps his best-known role, at least for younger people – and for better or worse – being that of voicing Marlin in Finding Nemo. But even when it comes to acting, it’s not fair to entirely pin him down to the comedy…
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This Drug-Fueled Drama Gave Us Unhinged Mads Mikkelsen Before ‘Hannibal’
No doubt Hollywood’s favorite Dane, Mads Mikkelsen is currently turning heads as the latest Indiana Jones baddie in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, though his career actually began with an entirely different kind of franchise much more concerned with the grittiness of drug-dealing than any kind of Hollywood spectacle. The franchise in question…
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Only God Forgives: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Controversial Follow-up to Drive
There aren’t many films like Drive. Sure, you don’t have to look far to find ’80s-inspired throwbacks with enough neon lighting and synth soundtracks to delight any cinephile nostalgic for an era they never experienced, but Drive’s delicate mix of art house sensibilities pushed through the filter of a commercial blockbuster, making it that rare…
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Japan’s Sabu to direct Korean-Language Thriller ‘Under Your Bed’
Sabu, the Japanese actor and director who has at times enjoyed cult status, is to direct his first Korean-language film, a thriller called “Under Your Bed.”In doing so, Sabu (real name Tanaka Hiroyuki) joins a growing list of international directors attempting to catch their own piece of the Korean wave by making movies in South…
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‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Trailer: Nicolas Winding Refn Returns to Denmark with Stylish Netflix Series
In recent years, Nicolas Winding Refn has become known to many domestic audiences for his neon-tinged, Los Angeles-set films such as “Drive” and “The Neon Demon.” But before that, the Danish director rose to prominence for documenting the criminal underbelly of Copenhagen in the “Pusher” trilogy. When the Covid-19 pandemic prevented him from traveling outside…
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Netflix Unveils Details of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’
Netflix has officially announced that it has boarded “Copenhagen Cowboy,” a poetic neon-noir series by Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish filmmaker of the “Pusher” trilogy, “Drive” and “The Neon Demon.”“Copenhagen Cowboy” is a thrill-inducing series set in six episodes about a young heroine, Miu (Angela Bundalovic) who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal underworld. The six-episode drama…