Tag: Only God Forgives
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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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Nicolas Winding Refn Announces Animated TV Series in the Works
Nicolas Winding Refn is expanding into the animated world.While Charlie Kaufman and Guillermo Del Toro have announced new emphases on animation, Refn exclusively told IndieWire that he is current working on an animated TV series.“I’m doing an animation show which I’m very, very, actually really excited about,” the “Only God Forgives” auteur said. “I’ve been…
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Nicolas Winding Refn Tried Using ChatGPT to Write a Script. It Told Him to ‘Seek Professional Help’
Nicolas Winding Refn has taken ChatGPT for a drive, and he’s not impressed.Discussing all things strike- and AI-related, the “Drive” and “Only God Forgives” director told IndieWire that artificial intelligence is only good for producing “empty” content devoid of artistic meaning. In fact, ChatGPT even encouraged Refn to seek psychological help after he broached unsavory…
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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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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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Copenhagen Cowboy Lets Nicolas Winding Refn Pay Homage to Himself
There is a very funny and telling excerpt from an interview between filmmakers William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn that went semi-viral some years ago. In the video, Refn labels his own film, Only God Forgives, a masterpiece. How much irony is baked into the statement is left up to the viewer to interpret, but…
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Nicolas Winding Refn wraps noir series ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ for Netflix
Thriller marks director’s first project in native Denmark in 15 years.Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn has wrapped filming on a six-part noir series Copenhagen Cowboy for Netflix.Angela Bundalovic stars as a young woman who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld.Copenhagen Cowboy marks Winding Refn’s first production in his native Denmark in 15 years. He is best…
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Nicolas Winding Refn to make noir series ‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ for Netflix
Thriller marks director’s first project in native Denmark in 15 years.Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn has wrapped filming on a six-part noir series Copenhagen Cowboy for Netflix.Angela Bundalovic stars as a young woman who travels through Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld.Copenhagen Cowboy marks Winding Refn’s first production in his native Denmark in 15 years. He is best…
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‘The Gray Man’ Review: Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans Try to Out-Kill Each Other in This Spectacular Netflix Fireworks Show
At age 13, Ryan Gosling was spreading cheer on “The Mickey Mouse Club.” But something must have snapped in the dozen years between “The Notebook” and “La La Land.” The Canadian heartthrob seems committed to convincing us that he can be a cold-blooded, even-keeled, unsentimental killer. Starting with Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive,” followed by the…
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Ron Howard’s Thai Cave Rescue Movie, Thirteen Lives, Is Coming To Theaters And Streaming In August
At this point, it feels like there have already been 13 movies made about the 2018 Thai cave rescue, with “The Cave,” “The Rescue,” and now Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” flooding the market — not unlike the cave system where 12 boys and their soccer coach were once trapped and in need of rescue. “Thirteen…