Willem Dafoe news stories on Newser

Daybreakers Dim, But It's No Twilight

Harry Kimball — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:05:00 CST

Critics agree that Daybreakers is visually inventive, but the B-movie charms of this vampire/oil allegory don't snare everyone. Some opinions: Willem Dafoe "and his Southern drawl goose things up," Joe Neumaier writes for the New York Daily News , and Ethan Hawke "has a greasy romanticism." But directors the Spierig brothers...

Brutal Antichrist a Torture-Porn Nightmare

Jason Farago — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:20:51 CDT

Some critics call it a cinematic masterpiece, others say it's little more than a snuff film. But everyone agrees: Antichrist , the latest from Danish provocateur Lars von Trier, is unforgettable. The film's scenes of brutal sex and violence are "undeniably shocking," writes Andrew O'Hehir of Salon, but Antichrist is loaded...

Antichrist Shocks Cannes

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:14:59 CDT

Lars von Trier’s Antichrist quickly became the most talked-about film at Cannes, eliciting audience reactions that ran the gamut from laughter to applause to boos at its screening last night, Reuters reports. The film, which one critic called “offensive,” features graphic sexual mutilation and a talking fox, among other questionable...

Basterds Headlines Cannes

Kevin Spak — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:02:19 CDT

The Cannes Film Festival unveiled this year’s roster today, and it’s packed with regulars like Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, and Terry Gilliam, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Among the most buzzed-about selections is Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s violent World War II pic. Anticipation is also high for The Imaginarium of...