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    Ric Anello, executive VP/executive creative director of D’Arcy Masius Benton Bowles’ North American unit, announced he is retiring from the advertising business on Oct. 1. His ad career spans 28 years, the last 11 with St. Louis-based D’Arcy….Directors Harry Karidis and Malcolm McNeill are joining Santa Monica-based Tropix Films, a satellite of Atlas Pictures, Santa Monica….Director Jeff Roland has signed with bicoastal Reactor Films….Director Art Haynie has joined Circle Productions, Vancouver, B.C., and Toronto….Noted feature filmmaker John Frankenheimer (i.e.—Ronin, The Manchurian Candidate, The Birdman of Alcatraz) has made another foray into the spot arena, helming an International 7-Up commercial for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco. The job was done via Aegis, a bicoastal shop launched earlier this year by bicoastal Johnson/Burnett (SHOOT, 1/18, p. 7). The James Bond-themed action/adventure ad was shot on location in Toronto, and facilitated by Johnson/Burnett’s recently opened Toronto production services office (SHOOT, 6/2, p. 8)….Los Angeles-headquartered Milk & Honey Films has opened a studio facility in Prague to serve the international feature film and commercial production industries as well as to host its own productions. The company has acquired two large stages and is closing a deal on a third to create Milk & Honey Studios Letnany. Milk & Honey Films maintains offices in six countries, including the Czech Republic. Milk and Honey maintains two divisions: Milk & Honey Production Services—with offices in Prague, Montreal, Mexico City, Moscow, Rome (via an alliance with Panorama Films) and London—facilitates and orchestrates feature, TV, commercial and music video shoots; and Milk & Honey Pictures produces creative content for the feature, TV and home video markets…. Composer Dave Metzger has joined Chicago-based music/sound design house Catfish Music; Metzger was most recently on staff at Chicago and San Francisco-based Plug’d Music & Sound Design, a sister shop to H-Gun Labs…..Devlin VideoService, New York, has been renamed Devlin Video International. Former manager Cari Davis had been upped to executive VP of operations, and sales manager Mick O’Connor has been promoted to VP of sales….

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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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