Daniel Radcliffe - Kill Your Darlings #3

**baileycat** · 01-19-2013, 05:44 AM

Kill Your Darlings

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

Principal Filming begins in March in NYC

Director: John Krokidas
Writers: John Krokidas, Austin Bunn
Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen and Jack Huston

At Sundance with the cast and director

**baileycat** · 01-19-2013, 05:59 AM

Reviews:

Daniel Radcliffe Proves Himself a Star in Sundance's 'Kill Your Darlings' | Hollywood.com

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Even after a string of other performances (including the gothic Woman in Black), the question still lingers whether Radcliffe will evolve past his lightning-scarred former character into a viable leading man. Kill Your Darlings puts the speculation to rest.

Are they EVER going to stop using "puts speculation to rest"? He's gotten that with How to Succeed, A Young Doctor's Notebook and now this....

Newsflash! That "speculation" ended a looooooooong time ago.

Sundance 2013: Kill Your Darlings star Daniel Radcliffe leaves Potter far behind with gay love scene - thestar.com

Kill Your Darlings | Variety

Kill Your Darlings: Sundance Review - Hollywood Reporter

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Radcliffe can be a slightly recessive screen actor, but his subdued quality works well here in a role that calls for him to be both a part of a burgeoning scene and to some degree a contemplative outsider looking in. While he fully conveys the excitement of a young rebel determined to break down the establishment walls, he also anchors the film with well-judged vulnerability. And one scene in which he decisively embraces his sexuality will likely be viewed as a major step for the actor toward distancing himself from the Harry Potter persona. The boy wizard never pinned his knees behind his ears.

Oh my!

Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...g-8458473.html

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but Radcliffe provides a defining performance. He is simply terrific as the 18-year-old Ginsberg, fumbling with his sexuality as well as his spectacles, and entirely in the thrall of his friend, fellow writer Lucien Carr. Lawless actor Dane De Haan makes him part Talented Mr Ripley, part Brideshead's Sebasian Flyte, and under his tutelage, Ginsberg goes from nice Jewish boy to college drop out, wild-eyed on narcotics and drunk with his emerging talent.

**LilMouse** · 01-19-2013, 11:05 AM

Great reviews

So happy this film is doing well at Sundance and the hard work put into it pays off.

People need to stop mentioning Potter in every damn review.

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The boy wizard never pinned his knees behind his ears.

Damn boy!

eta EW interviewed the cast
http://owlgalleon45.tumblr.com/post/40932839335
Harry would win in a fight. There's no question.

**baileycat** · 01-19-2013, 05:22 PM

Oh! I didn't know that was were the term Kill Your Darlings came from! Interesting.

Here's some more reviews:
Sundance Video Blog #3: Spectacular Now, Mud, Kill Your Darlings And Terror In The Eccles Tent - CinemaBlend.com

Sundance Reactions: Jerusha Hess’ ‘Austenland’ and John Krokidas’ ‘Kill Your Darlings’ | /Film

Fast Forward to the 3:20 ish mark

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/new...-New-Film-Role

MischiefManaged1980 · 01-19-2013, 05:28 PM

Yes glad all their hard work is paying off, WOO!! Yeah, Dan proved himself already but glad to see people are taking him more seriously. If this is any indication Horns and The F Word are gonna be wicked!

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The boy wizard never pinned his knees behind his ears.

WTF?! LOL.

**baileycat** · 01-19-2013, 05:41 PM

I just can't get enough of those guys just chillin and talking about making the film together. I get this unnatural high just watching it. Is that weird? I mean they're better than one on one interviews because you get to see the comraderie and stuff, you know?

The MTV Josh and Dan bromance continues....now in Utah.

http://thepostlab.com/sundance-13-dp...p-reed-morano/

**LilMouse** · 01-19-2013, 06:44 PM

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Oh! I didn't know that was were the term Kill Your Darlings came from! Interesting.

I didn't either but now it makes so much sense.

I love whenever Josh interviews Dan. I'm really looking forward to it. The bed pics make it look like it will be hilarious.

MischiefManaged1980 · 01-19-2013, 07:31 PM

Josh and Dan FTW! I can't wait to see this interview,hehehe.

**heaven85** · 01-19-2013, 08:54 PM

Love love those two and their bromance.

Thanks for the new thread.

**baileycat** · 01-20-2013, 06:03 AM

Okay they can release the trailer anytime now! Heck, I'll take a poster at this point.

http://collider.com/kill-your-darlings-review/

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If poetry doesn’t broaden our view of our world and force us to push the boundaries of our lives, then it’s pointless. Poetry cannot always tap into the chaos and beauty of life if it must be constrained by meter, verse, and rules set down centuries ago. Poetry, when wielded by genius, can seduce, defend, condemn, and most importantly, transform. Words are powerful enough to change the world, but even in the hands of the most gifted writers, they can be futile against our frailties, insecurities, and desires. In his magnificent debut feature, director and co-writer John Krokidas has created a moving, exhilarating, and heartbreaking film in Kill Your Darlings. Led by breathtaking performances by stars Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, and Ben Foster, Kill Your Darlings watches the greatest writers of a generation push the boundaries of modern American culture only to find that even the best words, the most well-spoken words, the most honest words, can fail when spoken to a shattered heart.

After grabbing our attention with an intense opening scene between the two lead characters, Kill Your Darlings circles back to 1943 and a young Allen Ginsberg (Radcliffe) going to Columbia University to follow in his father’s footsteps as a poet. Ginsberg, a fan of Walt Whitman, quickly bristles as the rules his professor attempts to force on poetry. The young man’s rebellion catches the attention of classmate Lucien Carr (DeHaan), who introduces Ginsberg into a “wonderland” of expanded thinking courtesy of big ideas coupled with doses of Benzedrine and nitrous oxide. Through Carr, Ginsberg befriends William Burroughs (Foster) and Jack Kerouac (Jack Huston), and the young men go forth to create “The New Vision”, which will tear down artistic fascism and bring the world into a new age of creative freedom. But a shadow is cast over their glorious, boundary-breaking mission as Ginsberg becomes further enthralled with Carr, and competes for his affections with David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall), who has a complicated relationship with Lucien.

Krokidas shares the passion, the energy, and the erudite rebellion of his main characters. In one of the film’s best scenes, the members of “The New Vision” break into Columbia’s restricted section to liberate material like Lady Chatterly’s Lover and images of pornographic Roman pottery. Up until this point, Krokidas uses period-appropriate music. But once the break-in begins, Krokidas plays the song “Wolf Like Me” by TV on the Radio. Like his characters, Krokidas refuses to play by contemporary rules, and he celebrates the wild, passionate, and aggressive art brought forth by Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Kerouac. Kill Your Darlings brims with vitality and verve because Krokidas knows how to tap into the passion of the characters, but never forgets the subtext of his story.

The director and his co-writer Austin Burr wrap their plot in murder and fill the story with artistic ambition, creative madness, and unrequited love. The dialogue sings with a writer’s voice of carefully chosen words that can deceive, plead, confess, and coerce. Through the script and his cast, the power of poetry becomes unlocked as we understand not only its form, but the majesty of its function. Through the voices of his astonishing cast, poetry comes to life and reaches its full potential.

Radcliffe’s transformation to the next phase of his acting career is complete with Kill Your Darlings. The range and magnitude of his performance here is nothing short of breathtaking. We feel every ounce of Ginsberg’s pain, frustration, and longing, and Radcliffe makes it look effortless. So much is happening inside Ginsberg—from the development of his poetic voice to his guilt over his schizophrenic mother’s imprisonment at an asylum to his love for Lucien—Radcliff perfectly hits every moment in the character’s emotional whirlwind. He is the broken but still beating heart of the story, and his longing for Carr is almost completely devastating.

The sublimity of Radcliffe’s work is matched by the staggering performance from DeHaan. Combined with his recent films, Kill Your Darlings establishes DeHaan as one of the greatest actors of his generation. He is completely and utterly seductive as Lucien, and we become as mesmerized and enraptured as Allen. We immediately understand why Ginsberg and Kammerer would fall for Carr, and why he could recruit geniuses like Kerouac and Burroughs to “The New Vision” even though Lucien lacks even a modicum of their writing talent. When Lucien raises a glass to Allen and says, “To Walt Whitman…you dirty bastard,” DeHaan owns us.

The rest of the cast overflows with talent. David Cross, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Elizabeth Olsen all shine in minor roles. Huston charms and disarms as a Kerouac, who can arouse Ginsberg’s jealousy and also endear the young poet with a few kind words. Hall is both pitiable and pathetic as the lovelorn and desperate Kammerer. And once again, Foster disappears into a role. It took a few minutes for me just to recognize him behind Burroughs’ distinctive wireframe glasses and a voice that is both monotone yet strangely melodic. Foster remains one of the best and most underappreciated actors working today, and his work here would be as notable as Radcliffe and DeHaan’s if Burroughs had more screen time.

These actors and this filmmaker have a way with words, which is perfect for a film that shows the ways words can create and destroy. Today, poetry sadly feels like a bit of a dead art form. Can anyone name the U.S. Poet Laurette? Is that person even any good? Who’s the best poet working today? Kill Your Darlings reignites the urgency of poetry and submerges us in a sublime ode to the transformative power of the written word. Poems shouldn’t be empty words lying naked on a page. Krokidas and his phenomenal cast remind us that great poetry must not be forgotten; it needs to be understood, embraced, and celebrated for the great and horrible power it possesses and how it possesses us.

Rating: A

http://www.examiner.com/review/sunda...allen-ginsberg

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DeHaan and Radcliffe are brilliant in two very tough roles, playing famous people in a way most of us are unfamiliar with. Radcliffe perfectly characterizes Ginsberg's awkward homosexuality, while DeHaan is a cool and charismatic customer one can see inspiring others. Some may be shocked by Radcliffe's rather crude gay sex scenes, and yes he and DeHaan make out at one point, but he's been pushing these boundaries comfortably for awhile now.

http://badassdigest.com/2013/01/19/s...your-darlings/

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The cast of this thing is outrageous. Daniel Radcliffe headlines as Ginsberg, and he's terrific, his usual restraint serving to mellow even the most frenetic scenes.

http://www.film.com/movies/kill-your-darlings-review

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I really can’t say enough good things about Radcliffe and DeHaan. There is a chemistry between the two of them that is more than just sexual. DeHaan’s Bowie-esque stare would have set the Warhol factory ablaze, and Radcliffe’s developed a strong sense of confidence.

http://www.flixist.com/sundance-revi...s-214427.phtml
http://www.hollywoodchicago.com/news...movie-subjects

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/170...-reviews.jhtml (I can't view the video - region blocked - so hopefully a youtube version will be uploaded at some point)

http://moviecitynews.com/2013/01/sun...your-darlings/

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Radcliffe is a revelation here, casting aside all remnants of the cloak of Harry Potter to fully immerse himself in becoming Allen Ginsberg. Radcliffe flawlessly takes Ginsberg on his journey from naïve middle-class Jersey boy to awakening young writer, from an emerging poet inspired by the casting aside of tradition and structure of Walt Whitman to the early stages of manic creative energy that shaped the influential writer he would grow to become. It’s terrific to see Radcliffe making such smart choices in his post-Harry Potter career, establishing himself as a young actor who’s pushing himself and stretching far beyond what anyone might have imagined.

**LilMouse** · 01-20-2013, 04:13 PM

all these reviews make me squee. With this role the naysayers should be silenced. I do hope it's seen by a lot of people.

**baileycat** · 01-21-2013, 07:10 AM

Who ARE these 'naysayers' anyway? Do they have eyes? A brain? The majority of people out there are so supportive and confident about his abilities. And anything a naysayer says is so invalid at this point.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...m-8459138.html

A nice one on one interview with Dan and Dane.
http://www.ctnow.com/videogallery/74...-Darlings-apos

The more interviews I see of Dane the more I love him. His vibe is so much more mellow compared to Dan but equally intelligent and thoughtful and I love how they balanced each other out.

MischiefManaged1980 · 01-21-2013, 10:44 AM

Naysayers can get over it.

Hope we see more interviews with Dan and Dane.

**baileycat** · 01-21-2013, 04:31 PM

Here's at least a part of the MTV Josh and Dan interivew. Not sure if there's more to come or what.

And I have to object here when Josh says this was the first sex scene of his committed to film. UM NO! December boys had a sex scene! That was his first. And then of course 2 sex scenes in A Young Doctor's notebook! So no this isn't not his first. Josh! Do your research!

MischiefManaged1980 · 01-21-2013, 06:40 PM

Maybe he meant that in the sense that this one is more 'full on' if you will. If that made sense, lol.

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