Motherless Brooklyn MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (2019) Starring Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Leslie Mann, Willem Dafoe, Josh Pais, Michael Kenneth Williams, Ethan Suplee, Dallas Roberts, Robert Ray Wisdom, Fisher Stevens, Radu Spingel, Peter Lewis, Nelson Avidon, DeShawn White, Deborah Unger and Candace M. Smith. Screenplay by Edward Norton. Directed by Edward Norton. Distributed by Warner Bros. 144 minutes. Rated R. Edwar

Love, Antosha LOVE, ANTOSHA (2019) Featuring JJ Abrams, Sofia Boutella, John Cho, Marlon Clark, Ian Cripps, Willem Dafoe, Joe Dante, Paul David, Ryan Dean, Drake Doremus, Ben Foster, Jodie Foster, Craig Gillespie, Dave Glowacki, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Jones, Avy Kaufman, Martin Landau, Frank Langella, Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Lester, Mark Palansky, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Jon Poll, Zachary Quinto, Parush Rao, Zoe Saldana, Luke Shaft, Sophie Simpson, Kristen Stewart, Anya Ta

Aquaman AQUAMAN (2018) Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Temuera Morrison, Ludi Lin, Randall Park, Michael Beach, Graham McTavish, Natalia Safran, Sophia Forrest, Leigh Whannell, Robert Longstreet, Andrew Crawford and the voices of John Rhys-Davies, Djimon Hounsou and Julie Andrews. Screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by Warner Brot

Vox Lux VOX LUX (2018) Starring Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Ehle, Stacy Martin, Natasha Romanova, Maria Dizzia, Erik King, Maria Severny, Daniel London, Matt Servitto, Christopher Dylan White, Sophie Lane Curtis, Candace Smith, Micheal Richardson, Allison Winn, Fred Hechinger, Leslie Silva, Meg Gibson and the voice of Willem Dafoe. Screenplay by Brady Corbet. Directed by Brady Corbet. Distributed by Neon. 110 minutes. Not Rated. Thi

Golden Globe Awards Assessing Last Year’s Movies Through the Lens of This Year’s Golden Globe Nominees by Brad Balfour Just as the Waterford ball drops, so does the anticipation for the 75th annual Golden Globes — the first major awards show of 2018. Being broadcast live, the show can be seen on NBC, Sunday, January 6th, starting at 8 pm ET. Since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 90 or so critics divide their cinematic choices into two oddly skewed categories — “Best

Murder on the Orient Express MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017) Starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari, Olivia Colman, Lucy Boynton, Manuel Garcia-Fulfo, Sergei Polunin, Tom Bateman and Miranda Raison. Screenplay by Michael Green. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. Agatha Christie was one of the

Sean Baker at the Philadelphia Film Festival screening of “The Florida Project” at the Prince Theater Sean Baker Looking at the Dark Side of the Happiest Place on Earth with The Florida Project by Jay S. Jacobs Much like the characters in his films, indie director Sean Baker has spent most of his life toiling under the radar. In a writing/directing career that has spawned seven movies in 17 years (plus shorts, TV series and TV movies), Baker has specialized in small, intimate

The Florida Project THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) Starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto, Bria Vinaite, Christopher Rivera, Mela Murder, Josie Olivo, Caleb Landry Jones, Macon Blair, Sandy Kane, Karren Karagulian, Carl Bradfield, Terry Allen Jones, Aiden Malik, Jason Blackwater, Jim R. Coleman, Kelly Fitzgerald, Sabina Friedman-Seitz and Gary B. Gross. Screenplay by Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch. Directed by Sean Baker. Distributed by A24. 115 minutes. Rated R. Sc

Finding Dory FINDING DORY (2016) Featuring the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Sloane Murray, Idris Elba, Dominic West, Bob Peterson, Kate McKinnon, Bill Hader, Sigourney Weaver, John Ratzenberger, Willem Dafoe, Allison Janney, Brad Garrett, Austin Pendleton, Vicki Lewis and Stephen Root. Screenplay by Andrew Stanton. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  10

Wes Anderson at the NY press day for “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” Photo copyright 2014 Brad Balfour. Wes Anderson The Director Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel by Brad Balfour On the surface, the narrative driving Wes Anderson’s eighth film is pretty simple. During the fictional glory days of The Grand Budapest Hotel (starting back in 1932), its exacting Concierge Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes) fiercely maintains its high standards and demands exceptiona

The Fault In Our Stars THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014) Starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Nat Wolff, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe, Lotte Verbeek, Ana Dela Cruz, Randy Kovitz, Toni Saldana, David Whalen, Milica Govich, Allegra Carpenter, Emily Peachey, Emily Bach, Tim Hartman, Mike Birbiglia, Bethany Leo and Alexis Hodges. Screenplay by Scott Neustaudter and Michael H. Weber. Directed by Josh Boone. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 125 minutes. Rated PG-13. It ta

American Dreamz AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006) Starring Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Sam Golzari, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Yalda, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, Bernard White, Adam Busch, John Cho, Judy Greer, Noureen DeWulf, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Carmen Electra. Screenplay by Paul Weitz. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  107 minutes.  Rated PG-13. At this point in United States history, there are no targets riper for mo

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Auto Focus AUTO FOCUS (2002) Starring Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, Mario Bello, Ron Leibman, Ed Begley Jr., Michael McKean, Kurt Fuller, Michael E. Rodgers, Lyle Kanouse, Christopher Neiman, Nikita Ager and Bruce Solomon. Screenplay by Michael Gerbosi. Directed by Paul Schrader. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.   Rated R.  105 minutes. The bludgeoning death of 60s sitcom star Bob Crane and subsequent uncovering of his dark secret sexual fixation is one of th

American Psycho AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000) Starring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Samantha Mathis, Matt Ross, Bill Sage, Chloe Sevigny, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, Guinevere Turner and Reese Witherspoon. Screenplay by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner. Directed by Mary Harron. Distributed by Lion’s Gate Pictures.  Rated R.  103 minutes. It is rare that a book be so reviled upon release as Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho. Women’s groups and religious groups decrie