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Tim Basaraba – What I admired most about David Lynch, the recently departed director most famous for his Twin Peaks television series, was his refusal to explain the intent or meaning behind his work. He wasn’t just a master craftsman creating complex, challenging and beautiful films—he was a man of principle.
Nosferatu (2024) Directed by Robert EggersStarring Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgard and Aaron Taylor-Johnson When I saw Robert Eggers’ second feature-length film, 2019’s The Lighthouse, it felt like a revelation. It…
Tim Basaraba – Oscar buzz. Is it organic, manufactured, or a bit of both? After Pamela Anderson snagged a Best Actress nomination for a Motion Picture – Drama at the Golden Globes, followed by a nod at the SAG Awards, I’m still not convinced.
Tim Basaraba – Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu arrived at the end of 2024 with the weight of cinematic history on its shoulders. His decision to remake F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Sympathy of Horror (1922)—the unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula—places him alongside giants like Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931), Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958), Werner Herzog with Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), and Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992).
Tim Basaraba – James Mangold is a master craftsman—no argument there. His last two films earned glowing reviews from yours truly (Ford v Ferrari and, yes, even Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny). So, when Mangold announced A Complete Unknown, a Bob Dylan biopic, expectations were naturally high.
