Tag: The Lighthouse
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Willem Dafoe Gave Us One of His Most Menacing Villains in This YA Movie
Willem Dafoe is an actor renowned for his versatility, but it’s his villainous qualities that have become his most beloved roles. Whether he’s a crazed supervillain like the Green Goblin in Spider-Man, a hulking hitman in The Grand Budapest Hotel, a probing investigator in American Psycho, an insane sailor in The Lighthouse, or a ruthless…
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Are Black-and-White Re-Releases Worth It?
With the recent resurgence of black-and-white cinema, it has become increasingly popular for high-profile filmmakers to embark on distinguished pictures that use the medium to highlight the powerful stories they’re hoping to tell. Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse, David Fincher’s Mank, and Joel Coen’s solo debut The Tragedy of Macbeth all come quickly to mind, and…
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Willem Dafoe In Talks To Join Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
In news that seems both incredibly obvious and shocking at the same time, Willem Dafoe is boarding Robert Eggers’ long-gestating remake of “Nosferatu.” Deadline confirmed the casting in an exclusive report, although they did not detail his potential role. What we know, however, is that he won’t be playing Count Orlok, the harrowing vampire brought…
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Willem Dafoe in Talks to Join Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe is currently in talks for what will be his third collaboration with horror maven, Robert Eggers. According to Deadline, Dafoe is being considered for a role in Eggers’ reimagination of the iconic horror classic, Nosferatu. Dafoe has been featured in all Eggers’ feature films except his feature directorial debut…
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Willem Dafoe in Talks to Reunite with Robert Eggers for ‘Nosferatu’
After working together on “The Lighthouse” and “The Northman,” Willem Dafoe and Robert Eggers are looking to team up for a third time. Dafoe is in talks to join Eggers’ next film, his previously announced “Nosferatu,” sources have told IndieWire.Inspired by the iconic 1922 German silent film from F.W. Murnau, which itself was based heavily…
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This Underrated A24 Horror Will Make You Cry (A Little)
Boasting movies such as The Lighthouse and Hereditary, A24 became a reference for horror cinema in the past decade. That’s why every time a new horror release gets an A24 seal, we are all eager to see what new nightmares the company is bringing us. Still, with 24 horror movies released in the last decade,…
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8 A24 Movies to Get Excited for in 2023
Never afraid to shake up industry norms, A24 is the groundbreaking film studio behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Uncut Gems, The Lighthouse, HBO’s Euphoria, and more. Fresh off a stellar 2022 in which the studio celebrated the release of writer/director Darren Aronofsky’s critically acclaimed drama The Whale and Charlotte Wells’ superb debut Aftersun, A24…
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Is ‘The Northman’ a Failed Art Film, or Is It Robert Eggers’ Stolidly Successful Blockbuster Audition? (Column)
“The Northman,” a violent epic of Viking revenge, is not a good movie. It’s like “Gladiator” without the Colosseum and with a stubbornly uninteresting hulk avenger hero. (It also drags on 45 minutes longer than it should have.) A lot of critics have overpraised the movie because they feel invested in the career of Robert…
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‘The Northman’ Viewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Appreciate the Visionary Viking Saga
It’s rare for a new movie to open in theaters with the vision and scale of “The Northman.” Director Robert Eggers’ third feature after “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse” has the same meticulous blend of period details, atmospheric storytelling, and ominous supernatural events — but it takes those proclivities and injects them into an epic…
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‘The Northman’ Director Robert Eggers On Historical Accuracy, Studio Notes & Not Making A “Movie Schmovie”
After “The Witch” and “The Lighthouse,” director Robert Eggers brings his passion for meticulous historical recreation and his interest in the (often tortured) psyches of past generations to the violent and epic world of Vikings in “The Northman” (read our review). Unlike actor Alexander Skarsgård, who plays the film’s eponymous hero (read our interview with…