Tag: Willem Dafoe
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‘No one knew what to do with me’: Ramy Youssef on privilege, fear and his friend Taylor Swift
The star of his own sitcom, Youssef is now appearing in his first big movie role, in Poor Things. He discusses his Muslim American roots, filming in Palestine and working with Willem DafoeThese are strange times for Ramy Youssef. On the one hand, he is about to appear in his first big movie role, in…
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‘I’m never bored’: Willem Dafoe on art, yoga – and alpacas
Willem Dafoe has made more than 150 movies, but in a forced break from filming he leaned into a new role. He talks about art, his new film Poor Things – and gentleman farmingWillem Dafoe is in his apartment in New York, where he is watched over by two works of art. Behind him is…
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From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘American Fiction,’ All the Breakout Films and Performances From Fall Fests
“Poor Things” can win things. That’s a nugget of information we gleaned at the conclusion of Venice, Telluride and Toronto, the three major fall festivals.For starters, Yorgos Lanthimos’ sci-fi dramedy collected the Golden Lion at Venice. Divided into palettes of monochrome and bold color, “Poor Things” is led by a cast of Oscar regulars, including…
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‘Gonzo Girl’ Review — Patricia Arquette’s Directorial Debut Is Unimpressive
Not everyone is charming, eloquent, or genius enough to be an icon. Yet, Willem Dafoe’s Walker Reade has the right amount of rock star energy to make the cut. To be more specific, he is a washed-up, once-great author, who hasn’t written anything meaningful for the past 15 years but is still raved about for…
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‘Finalmente l’alba’ Review: No, Grazie to This Convoluted Story About the Glory Days of Roman Filmmaking
Many native critics have bemoaned the invasion of English-speaking actors turning their hand to the Italian tongue at this year’s Venice Film Festival, easy to spot not, this time, by their proclivity for adding both onion and garlic to a sugo or cream to a carbonara. In this case, it’s Joe Keery, Willem Dafoe, and…
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Saverio Costanzo on Why ‘Finally Dawn’ Starring Lily James as a 1950’s Diva is His Coming of Age Movie
Saverio Costanzo, who was last in the Venice competition in 2014 with Adam Driver-starrer “Hungry Hearts,” is back on the Lido with “Finally Dawn.”The 1950s-set film stars Lily James plays a slightly fading American diva named Josephine Esperanto, who’s shooting a swords and sandals epic at Cinecittà when the famed filmmaking facilities were known as…
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Patricia Arquette Had Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone Do ‘Crazy Experimental Rehearsals’ to Prep for ‘Gonzo Girl’
Patricia Arquette encouraged her cast to get a little gonzo on the set of “Gonzo Girl.”Arquette makes her feature directorial debut with the adaptation of Cheryl Della Pietra’s 2015 novel of the same name, which is inspired by journalist Pietra’s experience working as Hunter S. Thompson’s assistant. Willem Dafoe stars as the Thompson stand-in, named…
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Willem Dafoe and Ramy Youssef Went to Mortician School for ‘Poor Things’
Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming Frankenstein-inspired fantasy “Poor Things” felt like a “college campus” for his cast, including Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Ramy Youssef, who were all tasked with learning new skills.Youssef and Dafoe were assigned to mortician school, with classes based on the 19th-century approach to autopsies and embalming. Dafoe portrays the unorthodox…
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Concept Art Puts Green Goblin in Iron Man’s Suit
Spider-Man: No Way Home merged the worlds of three of our favorite Spider-Men, including two from franchises past. Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire returned to help Tom Holland’s Peter Parker find his own way but with that came with a group of villains we’ve come to know throughout the years. Like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin.…
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James Gunn Finds His Superman and Lois in David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan
Stop the (Daily Planet’s) presses: James Gunn has found his Superman and Lois Lane. David Corenswet will play the lead of Clark Kent/Superman in Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy.” Rachel Brosnahan has been selected as Lois.Corenswet broke out in the A24 horror hit “Pearl.” He’s also known for Netflix’s “Look Both Ways” and HBO miniseries “We Own…