Fantastic Fest 2014: My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Scenes from a marriage

"...Liv Corfixen's slim but interesting documentary details husband Nicolas Winding Refn's stress and self-doubt as he mounts his..."

Sept. 21, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Neon Demon

Cinema's bad boy, Nicolas Winding Refn, strikes again

"...Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee,..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Only God Forgives

Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn reunites again with Ryan Gosling and adds Kristin Scott Thomas to the mix for this descent into heartlessness.

"...Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya..."

July 19, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Drive

Ryan Gosling plays a getaway driver in this seductive mix of brooding arthouse and heist-gone-to-hell genre picture.

"...Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston,..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summoning The Neon Demon

Nicolas Winding Refn, Cliff Martinez on horror and fashion

"...attraction. For haute couture horror The Neon Demon, director Nicolas Winding Refn wanted to dissect the terrifying power of..."

June 24, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Art of Shock and Horror

Nicolas Winding Refn on his new book of classic film exploitation posters

"...when you run out of wall space? If you're Nicolas Winding Refn, and you own a thousand of the..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

To Forgive, Divine

Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling reunite in 'Only God Forgives'

"...how it breaks the silence: Up to that point, Nicolas Winding Refn's follow-up to the critically acclaimed Drive is..."

July 19, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Arty

First titles, plus Nicolas Winding Refn on exploitation

"...a unique trip into the exploitation cinema obsessions of Nicolas Winding Refn...."

July 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bronson

Tom Hardy delivers a searing performance as Britain's so-called "most violent prisoner."

"...Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King, Amanda Burton..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Gives Us the Horns

Daniel Radcliffe's latest heads up final wave of films

"...Astrologer D: Craig Denney, 96 min., United States Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn hosts a rare screening of this unseen,..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Fashion

Get glamorous with our favorite catwalk flicks

"...easy to see why Gucci wanted modern psychotronic master Nicolas Winding Refn to shoot its stylized commercials, but the..."

June 4, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Lost River

Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives

"...cinematographer Benoît Debie), and garish, oversaturated lighting designs from Nicolas Winding Refn. These influences contribute a visual signature for..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Hijacking

This psychologically tense Danish drama about modern-day piracy doesn't cater to cliches or sentimentality.

"...in the new vanguard of Scandinavian filmmakers (which includes Nicolas Winding Refn and Tomas Alfredson, among others). When the..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fantastic Fest Adds 'Pusher', 'Antiviral' to Lineup

Final additions include docs, sequels, remakes and world firsts

"...Prieto bottle lightning with his remake of Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher? And can Come Out and Play..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest First Wave Films Announced (Finally)

Fantastic Fest 2009, Round One

"...Bronson (dir. Nicholas Winding Refn, 2009, UK) The criminal career of Britain's most..."

July 13, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: 'Frankenstein's Army'/'Hammer of the Gods'

Two different historic takes on the 'squad on a mission' tale

"...Really, it's what a lot of people thought that Nicolas Winding Refn's much more meditative Valhalla Rising would be,..."

Sept. 15, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Back to the Scene of the Crime With Heat 2

Austin author Meg Gardiner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Michael Mann team up for a literary sequel to the classic heist flick

"...including a mess of directors. Mann is all over Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, while the opening sequence of Christopher..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Arts Feature by Joe Gross

Crime Month: Criminal

This comics series is made for and best enjoyed in the dark

"...on his latest projects (such as his collaboration with Nicolas Winding Refn on the Amazon series Too Old to..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Books Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 Horror Films of 2016

Ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and ... turkey basters?

"...Near misses: Rob Zombie's quickfire sleazefest 31, Nicolas Winding Refn's ambiguously supernatural fashion headfuck The Neon Demon,..."

Dec. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: More to Watch This Halloween

Part II: Slavic rednecks, emo vigilantes, and crazed snipers

"...has a rare sense of style. Unabashedly influenced by Nicolas Winding Refn (especially his revisionist Viking adventure Valhalla), Carrer..."

Oct. 31, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Fashionista

Crime and madness in Austin's thrift stores

"...Yet, like Nicolas Winding Refn's high fashion horror, the end result will..."

Sept. 27, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Final Wave

New films from Charlie Kaufman and Owen Egerton join fest

"...the third wave adds a second book signing. First, Nicolas Winding Refn will be showing off his book of..."

Sept. 9, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Wild Boys

The Boy and other examinations of the pre-teen male mind

"...and brutality, cleaves close to the dark mythology of Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising, or Michael Mann's rigorously researched..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...already added appearances by Kurt Russell, Sion Sono, and Nicolas Winding Refn, and the hits keep coming. Locally, the..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cannes Reveals Full 2013 Lineup

Coen Brothers, Soderbergh, Luhrmann, and more

"...(Arnaud des Pallieres) Nebraska (Alexander Payne) Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn) The Past (Asghar Farhadi) Straw Shield (Takashi..."

April 18, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Measuring Up

Slamdance to show Evan Roberts' '33 Teeth'

"...name names, I'm looking forward to seeing what else Nicolas Winding Refn comes up with. And I'll always see..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Screens Feature by Toshio Meronek

Austin Film Critics Association Announces Awards

Hugo wins Best Picture

"...Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive..."

Dec. 30, 2011 Screens Feature

AFCA Anoints 'Hugo'

Austin group hands 'Take Shelter,' 'Drive' multiple awards

"...Best Film: Hugo Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive Best Actor: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter..."

Dec. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: The Battery

Jeremy Gardner and Adam Cronheim swing for the fences

"...sensibilities of the filmmakers. "If you told me tomorrow Nicolas Refn Winding was going to make a zombie movie,..."

Sept. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: 'Jodorowsky's Dune'

Documentary about a film that never was heads this week's releases

"...that it would automatically have been better. Directors like Nicolas Refn Winding (Drive, Only God Forgives) and Richard Stanley..."

July 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker