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Bill Skarsgård: 'I had no plan for when I would work again'

The Swedish star wasn’t sure if he was right for the part in Gus Van Sant’s hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire. Turns out, it was the risk he needed to come back from his career break

Evening Standard

49 years after the shocking (but forgotten) true story, Bill Skarsgård plays a scorned kidnapper in Dead Man's Wire, a surprisingly funny crime thriller with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

Exclusive: Bill Skarsgård discusses starring in Gun Van Sant's surprisingly funny crime thriller about real-life kidnapper Tony Kiritsis

Total Film

Dead Man's Wire review: Bill Skarsgård is deeply unsettling in this retro hostage drama

4/5 Gus Van Sant’s retelling of a 1977 kidnapping at gunpoint will make your palms sweat

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Dead Man’s Wire review – an outrageous true crime story told blandly by Gus Van Sant

3/5 A twitchy man takes a mortgage broker hostage in this Seventies thriller, starring Bill Skarsgård and Al Pacino

The Independent UK

Gus Van Sant: ‘My assistant wanted to erect a statue of Luigi Mangione. My generation thought: this is murder’

The Milk and Good Will Hunting director’s new film is about ‘a little guy’ taking violent revenge against the system. He talks about the parallels between Dead Man’s Wire and the homicide case currently dividing Gen Z and boomers

The Guardian - UK

Don’t Let The Timeliest True-Crime Thriller Of The Year Pass You By

Gus Van Sant makes a comeback 8 years later with 'Dead Man's Wire, a lightweight 'Dog Day Afternoon' riff that is a ton of fun.

Inverse

Matt Damon’s best films – ranked!

Ahead of his reunion with Ben Affleck in thriller The Rip – as well as his starring role in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Imax epic The Odyssey – we run through the best work of one of Hollywood’s most reliable heroes

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Smells like tenor spirit: Jake Dunn on the Kurt Cobain opera

Last Days is based on Gus Van Sant’s film, which fictionalised the final week of Kurt Cobain. Jake Dunn, the silent actor at the centre of the show London can’t stop talking about, reveals all

Evening Standard

Last Days at Royal Opera: 'One of the most original operas this century'

5/5 Loosely based on Gus Van Sant’s film, which itself is loosely based on the final days of Kurt Cobain, this opera has its own special atmosphere

Evening Standard

Udo Kier, prolific German actor and favourite star of Lars Von Trier, dies aged 81

The actor who starred in more than 250 films including memorable roles in 'Suspiria', 'My Own Private Idaho' and the films of Lars Von Trier, has died aged 81.

Euronews

Actor Udo Kier dead aged 81

After a career spanning six decades, German actor Udo Kier has died at the age of 81.

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Dead Man’s Wire review – Gus Van Sant calls the shots with surreal true-crime thriller

Al Pacino, Colman Domingo and Myha’la excel in this gripping take on the events of 1977 when an Indianapolis businessman held his mortgage broker hostage

The Guardian - UK

12 películas del Festival de Cine de Venecia que generarán expectativa

El Festival de Cine de Venecia ofrece este año una abundancia de riquezas de autor. La 82ª edición cuenta con películas de Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sofia Coppola, Jim Jarmusch, Gus Van Sant y Luca Guadagnino, por nombrar algunos. Incluso Charlie Kaufman tiene un cortometraje…

The Independent UK

Jonah Hill eyed to star in and direct Cut Off

Jonah Hill is in talks with Warner Bros to direct, star in and write 'Cut Off'.

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7 Oscar-winning movies new to Hulu in March 2025

The 2025 Oscars are closer than you think. Here are seven Oscar-winning movies new to Hulu in March 2025 I think you should stream before the ceremony.

The Guardian - AU

To Die For: all hail Nicole Kidman, the erotic thriller’s secret weapon

Babygirl fans may do well to revisit this Gus Van Sant confection featuring a deliciously twisted Kidman as a femme fatale hellbent on superstardom

The Guardian - UK

‘My slogan is very simple: no education, just liberation!’ – Béla Tarr on how film can fight the political right in Hungary

The Hungarian film director is known for his existentially daunting black and white films. He explains why he left his home country to run his own film school, and why he loves Chekhov, Hitchcock – and Gus Van Sant

TechRadar

5 free movies on Tubi with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Here are five movies worth streaming on Tubi with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Salon

Zac Posen makes "Ryan Murphy fabulosity"

Gap's newest creative director talks about "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans" and why he loves to dress powerful people

Cinemablend

That Time Good Will Hunting’s Director Tried To Shoot His Shot For The Fifty Shades Of Grey Gig By Sending In A Pre-Filmed Sex Scene

Gus Van Sant tried to get the attention of the Fifty Shades of Grey author by filming a sex scene from the book.

Cinemablend

The Best And Worst Thing About Every Major Horror Franchise

We explore major horror franchises' best and worst aspects, delving into their successes, missteps, and enduring impact on the genre and pop culture.

Inverse

Sean Connery Almost Got Robin Williams' Part in 'Good Will Hunting' (and Other Fun Facts)

Inverse caught up with the people behind Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s original team-up, 'Good Will Hunting,' to dig up some fresh details about the Academy Award-winning movie.

Evening Standard

Last Days at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio review: this opera based on Gus van Sant’s film is exemplary

A meditation on a lost soul that could stand for all those who are driven to despair

The Guardian - UK

Last Days review – Leith’s opera is bleak and beautiful

Oliver Leith’s new work, based on Gus Van Sant’s fictionalised account of the final days of Kurt Cobain, keeps its audience at arm’s length, allowing its dense score to articulate and drive the drama

The Independent UK

Last Days review: Extraordinary Kurt Cobain opera avoids all the clichés Nirvana fans might have predicted

Director Gus Van Sant gave permission for the script of his 2005 film ‘Last Days’ to be used as the inspiration for a new production about the Nirvana frontman. The result, staged at Linbury Theatre, is finely wrought and deserving of accolades

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