All posts tagged: Josh Safdie

How a Local Outcast Found His Nudist Haven in HBO’s ‘Neighbors’

How a Local Outcast Found His Nudist Haven in HBO’s ‘Neighbors’

[This story contains mild spoilers from the Neighbors finale.] A few days ago, 72-year-old Danny Smiechowski left his house to greet his chauffeur. There was a limousine parked outside, waiting for him. For much of his life, Smiechowski had been an outcast in his San Diego neighborhood, insulted and ostracized for his penchant for wearing nothing but yellow briefs while exercising in his driveway. He describes the treatment as “emotional abuse.” But here he was a local celebrity, the star of a hot HBO/A24 series getting picked up for a splashy finale event in Hollywood. “The neighbors were looking out their window, going, ‘Oh my God, that guy,’” Smiechowski says over coffee (well, he just drinks water) in West Hollywood, acting out their disbelief. “You can’t really believe it could be true, but it’s true.” He’s wearing an A24 sweatshirt as Harrison Fishman and Dylan Redford, the creators of the show, Neighbors, sit on either side of him. They crack up at the story. “Amazing,” Fishman says. “They must be like, ‘What’s going on?!’”  Each …

Marty Supreme Director Reveals Robert Pattinson’s Uncredited Cameo

Marty Supreme Director Reveals Robert Pattinson’s Uncredited Cameo

Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie has revealed that Robert Pattinson has an uncredited role in the Timothée Chalamet ping-pong drama. During a conversation at London’s BFI Southbank on Tuesday, the filmmaker shared that he reunited with the Good Time actor for a tiny, uncredited role in Marty Supreme. “No one knows this, but that voice — the commentator, the umpire — is Pattinson,” Safdie told the crowd. “It’s like a little easter egg. Nobody knows about that.” He continued: “[Robert] came and watched some stuff and I was like, ‘I don’t know any British people’. So he’s the umpire.” Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme You can hear Robert’s voice during the scene where Marty Mauser faces off against Hungarian champion Bela Kletzki (played by Géza Röhrig) in the British Open semifinals. Robert previously worked with Josh Safdie and his brother Benny on the 2017 crime thriller Good Time. In the film, he played the criminal Connie, who goes to extreme lengths to help free his disabled brother from police custody. As part of a recent …

Timothee Chalamet Wins Critics Choice Award, Thanks Kylie Jenner

Timothee Chalamet Wins Critics Choice Award, Thanks Kylie Jenner

Timothée Chalamet scored his first win of the 2026 awards season, taking home the award for best actor at Sunday’s 2026 Critics Choice Awards. The 30-year-old Marty Supreme star looked extremely surprised when his name was called, leaning over to kiss girlfriend Kylie Jenner. The actor has been earnestly upfront about his desire for recognition in this role, which he carried over into his awards speech. “I got a lot of people to thank. I don’t know if I’ll be up here again, so give me a second,” Chalamet told the gathered crowd as he went down his list of those to thank. Chalamet was visibly shaken by the win, stumbling over his words a few times. “Damn, I’m more nervous than I thought I’d be,” he said, correcting his mistake. The actor thanked his fellow nominees, singling out Michael B. Jordan in particular. “Michael, man, unbelievable. Just rewatched Sinners. [I] hadn’t seen the after-credit scene. I’m happy I stuck around the second time.” He also thanked Marty Supreme director Josh Safdie for “crafting a …