Tag: Siberia
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Shia Labeouf Eyed for Comeback Role in New Abel Ferrara Film After Sexual Battery Lawsuit
Abel Ferrara told Variety that he has cast Shia Labeouf in his next directorial feature, in which the controversial actor will star as Italian Saint Padre Pio. Willem Dafoe, who recently collaborated with Ferrara on “Siberia” and “Sportin’ Life,” is also circling a role in the movie. Should the project move forward, it would mark…
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Willem Dafoe on How the Pandemic Impacted His Work and Committing to ‘Hair-Raising’ Abel Ferrara Movies
A year ago, while much of the world remained on lockdown, Willem Dafoe got to work. As film productions gradually started back up, the veteran actor was ready for them. The result is that the ever-versatile performer has a wide range of projects in the pipeline, from “The Northman” (Robert Eggers’ follow-up to “The Lighthouse”)…
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‘Sportin’ Life’ Review: Abel Ferrara and Willem Dafoe’s Chemistry Is the Best Part of Rambling Doc
Roger Ebert often paraphrased what his onscreen sparring partner Gene Siskel said about films he didn’t enjoy: Wouldn’t it have been better to watch a documentary about the same actors having lunch together? It’s a thought experiment that might come to mind watching “Sportin’ Life,” a rambling, hour-long documentary directed by Abel Ferrara. These days,…
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Eliza Hittman’s ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ finishes top of Screen’s Berlin 2020 jury grid
‘Days’, ‘Undine’ come second and third; Abel Ferrara’s ‘Siberia’ last.Eliza Hittman’s teenage pregnancy drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always has won the Screen Berlin 2020 Competition jury grid, with an average score of 3.4.It pipped Tsai Ming-liang’s Days by one point, having gained top score fours (excellent) from three critics: Segnocinema’s Paolo Bertolin, Meduza’s Anton Dolin…
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‘Delete History’ prospers, ‘My Little Sister’, ‘Siberia’ struggle on Screen’s Berlin 2020 jury grid
Christian Petzold’s ‘Undine’ still leads.Benoit Deléphine and Gustave Kervern’s social media drama Delete History has landed in joint-second place on Screen’s Berlin 2020 Competition jury grid, while both My Little Sister and Siberia struggled.Delete History pulled in a 2.7 average from our seven critics, including fours (excellent) from Segnocinema’s Paolo Bertolin and The Morning Star’s…
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‘Siberia’ Trailer Shows Willem Dafoe Wandering The Nightmares And Dreamscapes Of The Mind In New Abel Ferrara Film Premiering In Berlin
Abel Ferrara is teaming up with Willem Dafoe once again! The dynamic duo behind “Tommaso” and “Pasolini” have done it again with the upcoming Berlin Film Festival-bound film “Siberia,” and there’s even a trailer for it ahead of its festival premiere on February 24.The trailer comes from IndieWire, and I wouldn’t blame you for thinking…
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Film Review: ‘Siberia’
Matthew Ross’ “Siberia” is the rare film involving diamond smuggling, international intrigue, double-crosses and Russian gangsters that might have actually been better off jettisoning all of those elements. Starring Keanu Reeves as Lucas Hill, an American diamond dealer who winds up in a remote corner of Siberia trying to salvage a botched deal, the film…