Tag: The Card Counter
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Best Willem Dafoe Movies to Watch Before ‘Inside’
Willem Dafoe is one of the most consistently engaging, versatile, and respectable actors in the film industry since the 1980s, and its amazing to look at his incredible output over the entirety of his career. In 2021 alone, Dafoe appeared in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the arthouse thriller Siberia, Wes Anderson’s latest ensemble dramedy The…
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Paul Schrader Predicts Controversy For His Hot-Button New Film ‘Master Gardener’: ‘This One Is Going To Piss People Off’
Paul Schrader is under no illusions about “Master Gardener,” the sure-to-be-divisive final chapter in an informal trilogy that kicked off with 2017’s “First Reformed” and continued with last year’s “The Card Counter.” For starters: the film centers on a former white supremacist (played by Joel Edgerton) and his attempts at redemption.“This one is going to…
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‘Master Gardener’ Review: Paul Schrader Still Isn’t Trying to Make You Like Him
Paul Schrader proudly has little concern with how likable he, or his work, is. For his fans this is part of the joy, finding delight in his prickly Facebook posts and reveling in the black, gnarled heart beating at the center of much of his oeuvre. After the recent existential nightmare of “First Reformed” and…
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Paul Schrader Talks Creepiness and Race Relations in Venice Title ‘Master Gardener’ (Exclusive)
Revered writer-director Paul Schrader is enjoying a late career renaissance, with “Master Gardener” being his third successive film to premiere at Venice after “First Reformed” and “The Card Counter.”The film follows Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), the conscientious horticulturist of the historic Gracewood Gardens estate, which is owned by wealthy dowager Norma Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). When…
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Paul Schrader to receive Sarajevo honorary award
Schrader will present ‘The Card Counter’ at the festival and hold a masterclass.US writer-director Paul Schrader will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, which takes place from August 12-19 this year.Schrader will attend the festival to collect his award on August 13, with the presentation followed by a…
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Paul Schrader to receive honorary award at the Sarajevo Film Festival
Schrader will present ‘The Card Counter’ at the festival and hold a masterclass.US writer-director Paul Schrader will receive the honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival, which takes place from August 12-19 this year.Schrader will attend the festival to collect his award on August 13, with the presentation followed by a…
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Oscar Isaac Discusses His Big Year: ‘Having More Ownership of the Creative Gave Me More Energy Back’
Oscar Isaac likes to quote Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard: “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” In the past two years, Isaac has learned this the hard way, pushing himself into ever riskier emotional terrain as an actor.Ever since he broke out in 2013 with his first lead role as a sensitive finger-picking folk singer in…
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Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Title ‘Joyland’ Swooped on by Condor in France (Exclusive)
Condor has picked up French rights to Saim Sadiq’s drama “Joyland” ahead of its world premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. The title, the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes, will vie for the Caméra d’Or.Film Constellation is representing international sales rights. WME Independent is representing North American rights.Sadiq’s debut feature centers on…
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Venice film festival to honour Paul Schrader
Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader will receive the Golden Lion achievement of the 79th Venice International Film FestivalUS director and screenwriter Paul Schrader will receive the lifetime achievement Golden LIon at the 79th Venice International Film FestivalSchrader wrote and co-wrote four of Martin Scorsese’s screenplays: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and…
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Venice to Honor Paul Schrader With Golden Lion for Career Achievement
The Venice Film Festival will honor U.S. director and screenwriter Paul Schrader, a key figure of New Hollywood cinema, with its 2022 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.Schrader wrote Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “The Last Temptation of Christ” and co-wrote “Raging Bull.” He has directed dozens of films, including “American Gigolo,” “Mishima: A Life in…