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Cult classics -- like Ed Wood's films and "Showgirls" -- are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits.

'Antichrist': A husband and wife grieving over the loss of their son retreat to a cabin in the woods, where things go from bad to worse.

Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe leads the world premiere cast of Richard Foreman's Idiot Savant , which officially opens at the Public Theater Nov.

This week Trembles takes us a little off the beaten path into a true tale of sex addiction and murder: Paul Schrader's 2002 Auto Focus starring Greg Kinnear as TV star Bob Crane and Willem Dafoe as his video technician buddy John Carpenter .

Strange timing: With hordes of moviegoers turning out this month for the minimalist, gore-free "Paranormal Activity," along comes Danish provocateur Lars von Trier, delivering unto the art-house and video-on-demand marketplace a film that is maximalist, not minimalist; laced with images of outlandish cruelty and violence; and a cinematic "scream" ...

Photos provided by Universal Picture/ Crepsley welcomes Darren to a new world in Cirque Du Freak.

Cult classics - like Ed Wood's films and "Showgirls" - are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits.

Willem Dafoe is one of the stranger actors in Hollywood. He gives me sort of a Christopher Walken vibe, the kind of guy that you know is really talented but doesn't necessarily seem all there.

Idiot Savant will not feature a five-minute penis dance. Apparently, Richard Foreman 's Idiot Savant features insufficient ducks.

Caption: Jack Nicholson and Paul Rudd on the film set of an untitled James L. Brooks Project at the Widener Office Building Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .... JACK NICHOLSON almost lost out on the role of The Joker in 1989's BATMAN movie - because SPIDER-MAN star WILLEM DAFOE was director TIM BURTON's first choice.

Let's get this out of the way immediately: Antichrist , Danish director Lars von Trier's new sylvan horror film, contains graphic scenes of a penis ejaculating blood, a self-inflicted clitorectomy and a hobbling that rivals James Caan's in Misery .

Willem Dafoe goes up against an art-loving serial killer in Anamorph. Struggling artists across the city should take note: Apparently morality is what it takes to succeed in the art business.

Yep, that's right, Danish bad boy Lars 'Dogmaslayer' von Trier's latest spine-shattering splatterfest, aptly titled Antichrist , hits cinemas soon.

Antichrist Review Posted by Len Archibald on 10.23.2009 Does Lars Von Trier's new film deserve the title of "Most Controversial Film of 2009"? Will "Chaos Reign"? Read on to find out... "Antichrist" Review Willem Dafoe - He Charlotte Gainsbourg - She Written and Directed by Lars Von Trier Produced by Zentropa Entertainments Distributed by IFC Films ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe are grieving parents who plunge into darkness after their child's death in Lars von Trier's "Antichrist.'' By any and all measures you care to come up with, "Antichrist'' is the Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier's most extreme work yet.

John C. Reilly stars in Cirque du Freak: The Vampirea TMs Assistant. Photograph by: Handout, Files Starring: John C. Reilly, Chris Massoglia, Josh Hutcherson, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek and Willem Dafoe.

Cirque du Freak stars, from left, Chris Massoglia, Willem Dafoe and John C. Reilly.

Has there been a more harrowing and courageous performance this year? Willem Dafoe plays a wholly evil man occupying a wholly evil world in Lars on Trier's "Antichrist," a new film that challenges its viewers so boldly that some have fled from the theater.

If you're looking for a great date movie, you'll probably want to steer clear of "Antichrist," the newest bit of strangeness from Danish writer-director Lars von Trier It makes for some mighty uncomfortable viewing, as it's about a couple whose marriage and shared mental stability are coming apart at the seams when their infant dies in an accident.

Here's my Report # 6 on the Chicago Int'l FILM FESTIVAL: October 12th saw the Chicago Int'l Film Festival's "Gala Presentation" for "ANTICHRIST", the latest film by Danish director Lars von Trier.