Is it possible to hate the artist but love the art? This was the conversation I recently had with friends over dinner. Of course, Roman Polanski’s recent arrest by Swiss police was mentioned. And then I brought up Lars von Trier’s latest film Antichrist, which elicited controversy at the Cannes Film Festival and beyond.
A leader of the contentious (and oft called pretentious) Dogme 95, producer of hardcore porn (Zentropa) and self proclaimed best director in the world–von Trier is truly a man of extremes. People either hate him or think he’s an absolute genius. He has admitted to suffering from …read more

Ok kiddies, gather round. Universal Pictures is hosting a special sweepstakes in honor of the October 23 opening of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. The winner gets a sneak preview screening of the film along with invites for 200 friends. There will also be a special appearance of one of the stars at the screening. Mysterious! There are other prizes on hand so visit the website for the skinny.
Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan is the popular young adult book series written by Darren Shan, which follows the story of a boy whose life becomes entangled with …read more

There has been a lot of talk surrounding Lars von Trier’s new film, Antichrist. Check out the trailer below.
After the death of their child, a grieving couple (Willem Dafoe & Charlotte Gainsbourg–the only actors in the film) retreat to their cabin in the woods where they encounter strange occurrences–and the darker side of nature unfolds. The film is told in four chapters with a prologue and epilogue.
Gainsbourg won the 2009 Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress. Reviews so far have been positive as well as controversial over what some say is misogynistic and sexually violent. This is nothing Von Trier hasn’t …read more

The Big Apple is having a Comic-Con October 16-18!
Some of this year’s guests include Joe Quesada (Marvel Editor-in-Chief), Jim Lee (All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder), Willem Dafoe, Linda Hamilton, Rob Demerest (Ghost Hunters International) and the Kubert family (Ghost Rider, Batman, X-Men). You can also meet your favorite Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica crew and cast members.
You can purchase tickets for the Big Apple Comic-Con here. Are you gonna be there?
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Universal Pictures is riding the vampire wave with Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant starring John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Willem Dafoe and Salma Hayek. The film is directed by Paul Weitz and is based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires.  He joins a fantastical group of sideshow freaks to fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares. Check out the trailer here and enjoy the new stills and one sheet. Doesn’t John C. Reilly look like the love child of Eddie Izzard …read more

Ethan Hawke, Willem Defoe, and Sam Neill as vampires…wha-huh?
Ethan Hawke is Edward Dalton, a researcher who also happens to be a vampire–like most of the world after a mysterious plague has transformed everyone into the undead.  With humans outnumbered by vampires, they become bloodsicles for vampires plotting to sustain their existence.  Enter Dalton and friends who uncover a way to rescue the human race.
Daybreakers will be released by Lionsgate in January 2010, which is usually a month where movies go to die.  So far press has pushed this film as a futuristic sci-fi thriller that takes vampires in a new direction.  But …read more

For another vampire book-to-film adaptation, Universal Pictures’ The Vampire’s Assistant offerssomething better than Bella and Edward…Salma Hayek as a bearded lady.
Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan is the popular young adult book series written by Darren Shan, which follows the story of a boy whose life becomes entangled with a group of vampires and misunderstood sideshow freaks.  The film stars John C. Reilly (what is up with that hair?) as the vampire that will change young Darren’s life forever.  Willem Dafoe stars as vampire general, Gavner Purl, and there is a cast of interesting characters portraying the Cirque …read more

If anyone can give the devil his due by kicking him in the rear, and sending him crying back to hell, it has to be Willem Dafoe. He is tapped to play the lead role in Lars Von Trier’s 2009 release, called Antichrist.
Best known for his roles in Platoon, Spiderman films, and Shadow of The Vampire, Dafoe’s trademark has always been that of a fearless actor. In Antichrist, he portrays a husband who has lost his son in a tragedy, and he and his wife (Charlotte Gainsburg) go to a cabin…in the woods…to mourn their loss. Of course, some …read more

I’m willing to bet that if you’re a fan of Twilight, you may have already been a fan of the books, and new movie for Cirque Du Freak, which debuts in February 2009.
Cirque Du Freak the movie reveals a scary vision of a 14 year-old boy who attends a traveling side show and meets a vampire (Mr. Crepsley…pronounced creepsly).
He unavoidably breaks a 200 year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires, and now must leave his normal life as a human behind, and take his place (and his fate) with the rest of the show. One of the …read more