John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Directed by: Andrew Stanton. Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciarán..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW 2012 Film Lineup Announced

'21 Jump Street' selected as Centerpiece Film

"...to search for the last surviving Tasmanian tiger. Cast: Willem Dafoe, Frances O'Connor, Sam Neill (U.S. Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bite Me

Graham Reynolds performs score for 'Nosferatu'

"...(That film cast another actorly freak-a-leek, the equally vulpine Willem Dafoe, as the actor Schreck.)..."

Oct. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Releasing 'Fireflies in the Garden'

Julia Roberts pic filmed 3 years ago in Austin area has U.S. release date

"...Back in 2007, Austinites were tantalized by Willem Dafoe sightings at Whole Foods while he was in..."

Aug. 28, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miral

Directed by Julian Schnabel, this film tells the story of an orphaned Palestinian girl who is caught between emotions on the eve of the Intifada.

"...Julian Schnabel. Starring: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Omar Metwally, Willem Dafoe, Alexander Siddig and Vanessa Redgrave. Not reviewed at..."

April 15, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Farewell

Loosely based on historic events surrounding the end of the Cold War, this French espionage film shows how some spies are just regular folks.

"...Alexandra Maria Lara, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Philippe Magnan, Fred Ward, Willem Dafoe, David Soul and Niels Arestrup. This French espionage..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

"...psychological suffering are fearlessly expressed by Lars von Trier, Willem Dafoe, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. They truly go where angels..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...106 min.)
Director: Paul Schrader
Writers: Noah Stollman Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Walker

Woody Harrelson stars as a professional escort for political wives in this Paul Schrader movie about sex, murder, scandal, and adultery in Washington, D.C.

"...Ned Beatty, Moritz Bleibtreu, Mary Beth Hurt, Lily Tomlin, Willem Dafoe and William Hope. Armed with a wardrobe of..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Paris, Je T'Aime

Eighteen short films by an international who’s-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood.

"...Steve Buscemi, Marianne Faithfull, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Barbet Schroeder, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Natalie Portman, Rufus Sewell,..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Film News

Stars litter the Austin landscape, the real Oprah Effect, and other nuggets of film info

"...Stars light up 'Fireflies,' 'Kings' Add Willem Dafoe to the star power behind Fireflies in the..."

April 13, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Inside Man

Although with Denzel, Jodie, and Clive in tow it would be difficult to go wrong, Spike Lee and screenwriter Russell Gewirtz have created a truly original film from various shopworn genre clichés.

"...Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kim Director and James Ransone. With..."

March 24, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down and Dirty

Pasty people vs. pretty people, low budget vs. big budget, Peter Biskind vs. Robert Redford: the 20th annual Sundance!

"...progress called The Clearing, in which he co-stars with Willem Dafoe; the other was a movie he produced: the..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Once' Needs to Be Seen More Than That to Make Sense

"...especially with the cast that Mr. Rodriguez got together: Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp, Salma Hayek, Rubén Blades,..."

Sept. 16, 2003 Postmarks

Sour Notes For Robert Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez runs into conflict with the Austin musicians' union over scoring his new release.

"...Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Rubén Blades, and Willem Dafoe, is pretty close to a sure thing...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Good Show

It was a good year -- not a great one -- for the Toronto International Film Festival.

"...as the former TV star, while frequent Schrader collaborator Willem Dafoe lends creepy support. Neil Jordan delivered one of..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Will Video Kill the Celluloid Star?

Most loves fade over time, and the romance of a hundred-plus years of filmmaking seems to be losing its luster as well. At least, that's what the new High Definition video vanguard, led by George Lucas and Robert Rodriguez, is saying. Is video the future of film?

"...I was shooting this movie with Johnny Depp and Willem Dafoe, and I couldn't get too nervous about it..."

June 21, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

In Play

Michael Chamy gets caught in Spidey's web. On his Playstation2, that is.

"...is, unless you've been pumpkin-bombed by the flying Goblin, Willem Dafoe cackle and all, one too many times. During..."

June 7, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Chamy

Top 10 Gene Hackman Films

A Salute to America's Anti-Hero, Gene Hackman

"...FBI agent is at odds with his young partner (Willem Dafoe) over the disappearance of three civil rights workers...."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Short Cuts

Mark Miks and Murder in Small Town X, festival season upon us, and pre-production on The Life of David Gale.

"...the Light, as well as second-unit work on the Willem Dafoe/Donnie Wahlberg vehicle Bullfighter and his own short film..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

American Psycho

Mary Harron's film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, American Psycho, frequently hits the mark, thanks to leading man Christian Bale.

"...Bale, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Willem Dafoe...."

June 22, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

The Gospel According to Hollywood

Easter is a time for resurrectiing Hollywood's biblical epics.

"...Jesus is tortured and torn but inspired; Scorsese/Schrader's Jesus (Willem Dafoe) is merely neurotic. Jesus may have been insane..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Short Cuts

A report from the Vanity Fair Oscars party and other film-related news and upcoming events.

"...wasn't!" Nagaoka's list of drool-worthy moments include hanging with Willem Dafoe and family ("One fine fox!"), Paul Reubens, and..."

April 6, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta frees her inner dork, with big ups for The Lone Gunmen and BattleBots, among others. Also, a partial Oscar ballot.

"...Willem Dafoe, Shadow of a Vampire..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Blood Feast

Shadow of the Vampire isn't just an imaginative riff on the making of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu. "It is an allegory of an aspect of what cinema is at its heart," says director E. Elias Merhige. "It's this dangerous, mad kind of science."

"...The casting of John Malkovich as Murnau and Willem Dafoe as Schreck could not have been more perfect...."

Jan. 19, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Critics Poll 2000

"...Kudos -- MaleChristian Bale (American Psycho), Geoffrey Rush (Quills), Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire)..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nosferatu, The Golden Arm Film Project

The first release in the Alamo Drafthouse's silent-film-with-live-musical-accompaniment series is a video every self-respecting Austin hipster should own.Produced by the Co-op's Barna Kantor and the Golden Arm Trio's Graham Reynolds, this is a complete reverse of the Alamo Drafthouse's series -- these are silent films inspired by music.

"...it in anticipation of Shadow of the Vampire, starring Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck in a heavily fictionalized account..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Screen Play

Austin Film Festival Reviews

"...the dark limelight. With John Malkovich as Murnau and Willem Dafoe as vampy Max Schreck, there's no telling how..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...German Expressionism Nosferatu, with John Malkovich as Murnau and Willem Dafoe biting the hand that feeds him as Max..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Of Moose and Movies

Nine days and nights at the Toronto International Film Festival

"...films creating stirs were Shadow of the Vampire, starring Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich in a fervid reimagining of..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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