Director Nicolas Winding Refn Addresses Being Booed at Cannes

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Drama, Thrillers, Filmmaking, New Releases,

Though Ryan Gosling wasn't at Cannes to share the brunt of the boos following the premiere of Only God Forgives, director Nicolas Winding Refn kept his cool about the negative response to their film.

When asked about whether or not he was aware of his movie being booed, Refn's initial response was, "Oh, cool." When pressed further about how he could be happy about it, the Danish filmmaker expressed that he still didn't care all that much:

"I mean, how can I expect someone to not react like this when on one hand you are dropping what you do in everyone’s face and at the same time saying, 'Love me, please,' you know? You’re going to get that. You know, great art — horrible thing to say — but art is meant to divide, because if it doesn’t divide, it doesn’t penetrate, and if it doesn’t penetrate, you just consume it."

You can judge Only God Forgives for yourself when it hits theaters July 19.

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Carey Mulligan Praises Drive Director, Ryan Gosling

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Drama, Noir, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, New Releases,

Carey Mulligan loves the "brutal" honesty of director Nicolas Winding Refn. The Oscar-nominated actress worked with the filmmaker on new movie Drive, and says it was a dream come true because he's always been someone she's admired.

"I emailed my agent and said, 'I just want to work with someone like Nicolas Winding Refn - anyone who makes films like he does.' Nick is the most brutally honest person I have ever come across and when we walked into his house he turned around and said, 'Ah, Carey, you were much fatter last time we met!' He will always tell me if I'm being rubbish. And from then on we just had the best time making Drive. He was on my fantasy wish list, so I was just thrilled to be in it."

As well as working with Nicolas, Carey loved starring alongside Ryan Gosling in the film as he was so easy to work with: "With Ryan it was just easy. He is such a brilliant actor. He is so prepared and he doesn't have to warm himself up to be in a scene. He just draws you in. We had scenes where we stared at each other with no words for three minutes until it was, like, weird. But somehow I kinda feel like it works because the rest of the film has all these very complex, witty, intelligent and terrifying characters. And this is the part of the film where there is a little bit of hope. It is quite nice."

In Theaters This Weekend: July 16, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, IFC Films, Warner Bros, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Foreign, Independent, Music, Remakes, Science Fiction, Comedy, Lists, New Releases, Trailers, Videos,

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Inception (PG-13): starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (directed by Christopher Nolan)
• The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (PG): starring Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina (directed by Jon Turteltaub)  **opens July 14**
• Kisses* (NR): starring Kelly O’Neill, Shane Curry, Paul Roe (directed by Lance Daly)
• Operation: Endgame* (R): starring Joe Anderson, Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin (directed by Fouad Mikati)

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In Theaters This Weekend: October 9, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Music, Remakes, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases,

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Couples Retreat (PG-13): starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau (directed by Peter Billingsley)
• Adventures of Power* (PG-13): starring Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Jean-Louis (directed by Ari Gold)
• Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story* (NR): starring Eddie Izzard (directed by Sarah Townsend)
• Bronson* (R): starring Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance (directed by Nicolas Winding Refn)
• The Damned United* (R): starring Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall (directed by Tom Hooper)

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