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    NOVEMBER 17, 2000
    After nearly eight years as a mainstay in the Chicago community, NuWorld Editorial has announced it will effectively close on Dec. 1….Lesley Robson-Foster has signed with Manhattan Transfer, New York, as a designer/director. Robson-Foster was most recently represented for spots through New York-based Zero 2 Sixty Productions, which she joined in September 1998….Post Logic Studios, the postproduction house with operations in Hollywood and Santa Monica, has appointed Barry Snyder as its president….Composer/executive producer Georg Bissen and composer/business director Shahin Motia have opened New York-based music house MetaTechnik. Victoria Gross is the new venture’s composer/sales rep….Gerry Stoll, an editor/graphic designer for 15 years, has joined Napoleon’s in-house division Code FX, New York….

     

    NOVEMBER 17, 1995
    Computer animation director/designer Henry Anderson, formerly of now defunct interactive house Fab Lab, Melo Park, Calif., is making his return to commercialmaking and Rhythm & Hues, Los Angeles….Director Hank Benson has joined bicoastal Atherton & Associates for exclusive commercial representation….Bicoastal Fahrenheit Films has signed new director Craig Gillespie, who joins the production side after working the past eight years as an agency art director and creative in New York. His most recent agency position was a creative director/VP slot at Ammirati & Puris/Lintas, New York….Steve Cox, formerly an editor at Vuja De, Atlanta, has opened Outback Editorial, Atlanta, a boutique dedicated to commercial production….

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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