The great Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1955. Since his first uncredited appearance in Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate” – in which Dafoe, enjoying his first real Hollywood gig before going on to star in Kathryn Bigelow’s arty biker tone poem “The Loveless,” would go on to be fired for lying about speaking Dutch – the Oscar-nominated actor has featured in over a hundred films, all of which are automatically more interesting because he is in them.  

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Dafoe’s career runs the gamut from the arthouse to the larger DC superhero universe; over the course of his remarkable, far-ranging filmography, the actor has undeniably mastered playing all manners of creeps, psychos, and misunderstood souls.

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Thanks to Marvel and the ‘Avengers’ films, summer blockbuster season starts in April now, so technically, our summer movie preview is late. That’s ok. This summer is stacked, as usual, and that does not even account for the upcoming Cannes Film Festival which will have plenty of arthouse blockbusters premieres and mainstream movies like the new Quentin Tarantino film. Yes, summer 2019 is jam-packed. There are all kinds of blockbusters, indies, arthouse films, horror movies—many of which we’ve already covered here— and more.

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It’s been almost 5 years since filmmaker Abel Ferrara debuted his film “Pasolini” at the Venice Film Festival in 2014. Since then, the film has hit theaters in Europe and around the world. Well, all around the world, minus the United States. And thanks to the folks at Kino Lorber, the biopic starring Willem Dafoe will finally get its release in the US in May.

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Interview: Abel Ferrara Talks 'Pasolini,' 'Welcome To New York,' Cinematic Truth & More

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Venice Review: Abel Ferrara’s ‘Pasolini’ Starring Willem Dafoe

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Watch: First Clip For Abel Ferrara's ‘Pasolini’ Starring Willem Dafoe, Plus New Photos, Director's Statement & More

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Watch: First Trailer For Abel Ferrara's 'Pasolini' Starring Willem Dafoe

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NYFF 2014 Main Slate Includes Films From Olivier Assayas, David Cronenberg, Bennett Miller, Mike Leigh & Much More

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Venice 2014 Line-Up: New Films By David Gordon Green, Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Niccol & Peter Bogdanovich

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TIFF First Look: Willem Dafoe Is 'Pasolini,' Brit Marling In 'The Keeping Room' & Ethan Hawke In 'The Good Kill'

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Willem Dafoe To Play Pier Paolo Pasolini In Biopic Directed By Abel Ferrara

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