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    Street Talk for August 22, 2014

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    DNA had signed filmmaker Sanaa Hamri whose work spans features (Something New, Just Wright), TV (Glee, Shameless, Nashville, Desperate Housewives) commercials (Coors Light, Jenny Craig, AT&T) and music videos (for such performers as Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Rihanna Alcia Keys, Prince, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj). The Hamri-directed Minaj video “Super Bass” has been a viral sensation….

    VFX studio Brewster Parsons has brought Jason Cohon on staff as sr. producer. Through his experiences as a hands-on producer for Asylum, Brand New School, Digital Domain, Mirada and SWAY Studio, he has produced groundbreaking live-action and VFX-intensive feature, television, commercial and experiential projects alongside leading industry innovators like directors Dante Ariola, Nicolai Fuglsig, Joseph Kosinski and Rupert Sanders. At Brewster Parsons, Cohon now joins CG/VFX supervisor TJ Burke, who has 24 feature film credits and has worked with Hydraulx and Industrial Light & Magic; VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Louis Mackall, another former Hydraulx talent with credits spanning TV, film and music video projects; and VFX supervisor and lead Flame artist Andrew Eksner, another VFX talent previously with Digital Domain and Method. Over the past year, Brewster Parsons has opened a new finishing suite on its premises in Venice, Calif., and also forged strategic relationships with other leading facilities such as Ollin VFX in Mexico City, and Barcelona-based VFX shop Furia Digital. Over the past 18 months, both companies have contributed to Brewster Parsons projects for Royal Caribbean, and new opportunities are being explored….

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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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