Opens Friday, Oct 4, 2013 Synopsis: A Rust Belt ex-con must choose between escaping a life of poverty and rescuing his brother from a life of crime in this drama from Crazy Heart writer\director Scott Cooper. With the dream of a better life always just out of reach, Russell (Christian Bale) and his younger brother Rodney (Casey Affleck) find their futures taking a grim turn when Russell ends up in prison. Meanwhile, on the outside, Rodney falls in with a notorious group of criminals who threaten to destroy any hope for a better tomorrow. Later, when Russell is released the temptation to cut his ties with the past clash with his sense of duty to the brother who's headed down the road to ruin. Zoe Saldana, Woody Harrelson, and Willem Dafoe star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe Movie Details Movie Review

...Last Dance" to second place after two weekends at No. 1. "Shadow of the Vampire," starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, expanded from a handful of theaters to wider release, grossing $1.9 million and finishing at No. 18. In limited...

...in just four theaters, averaging $62,645 a cinema, and "Shadow of the Vampire," starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, grossed $150,171 in six theaters for a $25,029 average. The top five movies at North American theaters Friday...

...Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in a drug-war thriller; and "Shadow of the Vampire," with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe. Following are brief synopses of the major holiday films. "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Jim Carrey...

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...Hidden Dragon"; Sarah Polley, "The Claim." BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Skip the nominations and give the statue to Willem Dafoe, who is mesmerizing in "Shadow of the Vampire" as a bloodsucker pretending to be actor Max Schreck on the set of...

...when lesser-known actors in independent films must compete against megastars such as Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks. Willem Dafoe, whose portrayal of an actor and real-life Dracula in the art house release, "Shadow of the Vampire," is creating...

...into theaters in December, Academy members saw enough to nominate Ed Harris and Marcia Gay Harden for "Pollock" and Willem Dafoe for "Shadow of the Vampire." And Kenneth Lonergan's classically independent, Sundance-winning "You Can Count...

...modeled the role mostly after my father (Lloyd Bridges). He shared a quality with Jackson Evans: He loved his work." Willem Dafoe won his second nomination (the first, "Platoon," 1986) for his far-out portrayal of Max Schreck in "Shadow...

...in a school marching band who pass the time flirting, shoplifting and daydreaming. PAVILION OF WOMEN: Luo Yan and Willem Dafoe star in a romantic drama of clashing cultures. Adapted from Pearl S. Buck's novel. PEARL HARBOR: Jerry Bruckheimer...