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‘Man of Tomorrow’ Hit With Reshoots, Scrapped Cameos — No Final Cut for James Gunn?

Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.

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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Dave Chappelle's ‘Stick and Stones' is a Bold And Fearless Ticking Time-Bomb

September 1, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

I wrote on social media about Dave Chappelle’s subversive “Sticks and Stones” which is his latest Netflix stand-up special.

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‘The Irishman': New Images Revealed From Martin Scorsese's Crime Epic

September 1, 2019 Theo Fisher

With only a few weeks to go before the great Martin Scorsese reveals his new, highly anticipated mobster movie “The Irishman,” Empire (online) debuted some exclusive pictures, showcasing the extreme acting talent Scorsese has at his disposal yet again.

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Best Actress

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

1) Renee Zellweger (Judy)
2) Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
3) Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
4) Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
5) Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)

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Telluride Film Festival Recap [Updated]

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

In just a day of screenings the Telluride Film Festival has shaped the awards-season narrative with some of the biggest fall titles being launched at the Colorado-based fest.

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Roman Polanski's ‘An Officer and a Spy' Praised by Europeans, but Scolded by U.S. Critics

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy” drew the ire of American critics this past Friday at its Venice premiere.

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First ‘Joker’ Reactions are Love/Hate but There's Across-the-Board Praise For Joaquin Phoenix’s Performance

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

“Joker” has just premiered at Venice Biennale this morning (August 31), and the first reactions are mostly praising the film, with only a few critics deciding not to chime in due to, I presume, the potential of being scolded by fanboys for their negative takes.

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Telluride Audiences Polarized by Adam Sandler-starring ‘Uncut Gems'

August 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Benny and Josh Safdie’s “Uncut Gems” has polarized the Telluride Film Festival.

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Best Supporting Actor

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

1) Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
2) Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
3) Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
4) Al Pacino (The Irishman)
5) Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)

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The 10 Best Space Movies: From ‘2001: A Space Odyssey' to ‘Gravity'

August 30, 2019 Theo Fisher

Space movies are a dime a dozen but only a handful have actually captured the zeitgeist and become cinematic landmarks. What are some of the essential films set amongst the stars?

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Summer Movie Report Card

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

‘Tis the season for great movies. After a comatose-like summer movie season empty in artistic ambition, it is now time to look ahead to the fall movie season. But, before we do that, how about we cheer the movies that actually mattered this summer.

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‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ New Trailer: Linda Hamilton is Back as Kickass Heroine Sarah Connor

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The “Terminator” franchise has been DOA for many fans ever since 2003's "The Rise of the Machines."

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‘Mindhunter' Season 2 Review: David Fincher's Netflix Crime Series Continues to Impress

August 30, 2019 Theo Fisher

David Fincher’s deliciously addictive thriller shifts gears for its second season.

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Joaquin Phoenix Lost 52 Pounds to Play ‘Joker'

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Joaquin Phoenix is one of the very best actors working today. Movies as varied and essential as “Her,” “The Master,” “You Were Never Really Here,” and “Two Lovers” have cemented his reputation as a cinematic iconoclast. He brought everything he had to those roles, but it does look like he went that extra mile for his turn in “Joker.”

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Everything We Know About the New James Bond Film so Far

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

What to expect from Bond 25.

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‘Justice League’ Cinematographer Was So Angered By Joss Whedon’s Cut That He Cried While Watching It

August 30, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s another doozy, “Justice League” Cinematographer, and Zack Snyder-loyalist, Fabian Wagner says he actually cried whilst watching Joss Whedon’s released cut of the movie. Just to confirm, these were not happy tears.

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Best Supporting Actress

August 29, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

1) Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
2) Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
3) Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
4) Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
5) Florence Pugh (Little Women)

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Noah Baumbach's ‘Marriage Story' Wows Critics at Venice

August 29, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

We assumed Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” (starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson) would be the most critically acclaimed movie of the fall season and now, after having premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this morning, I think that assumption has all but been confirmed.

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Richard Linklater To Spend Next 20 Years Shooting Movie Musical Starring Beanie Feldstein

August 29, 2019 Theo Fisher

Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein to lead the 2040 Oscar Race?

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Roman Polanski: #MeToo is ‘Convict and Condemn Without a Fair Trial or a Right of Appeal'

August 29, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The 76th Venice Film Festival will no doubt be thrust into controversy tomorrow when Roman Polanski’s new movie “An Officer And A Spy” premieres in Competition.

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Best Director

August 29, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

1) Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
2) Sam Mendes (1917)
3) Todd Phillips (Joker)
4) Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
5) Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

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