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Quentin Tarantino Fired Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds' for Skipping the Table Read

Imagine firing Isabelle Huppert from your movie. One of the great actresses of all time, the woman behind "The Piano Teacher," "La Cérémonie" and "Elle," dropped because she missed a table read.

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Park Chan-wook Says ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek' is “Very Violent” and the “Most Brutal” Film He's Ever Made

Are we really that surprised? The original draft was written by S. Craig Zahler, the guy behind "Bone Tomahawk," "Brawl in Cell Block 99" and "Dragged Across Concrete."

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Francis Lawrence Calls James Gunn “An Impediment” to ‘Constantine 2,’ Says He's “More Hopeful" Now That They're Gone

James Gunn wrote on Instagram this week that he was "incredibly relieved" to be out at DC Studios. Turns out he's not the only one.

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Jim Caviezel Was “Heartbroken” When Mel Gibson Recast Jesus in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'

For 20 years, the assumption was that whenever Mel Gibson got his "Passion of the Christ" sequel off the ground, Jim Caviezel would be front and center.

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Steven Spielberg Will Direct a Stage Musical, Written by Tony Kushner

Kushner has been Spielberg's go-to screenwriter for two decades now: "Munich," "Lincoln," "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans." All four were Best Picture nominees.

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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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TIFF: Midnight Madness Lineup Announced Next Tuesday

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Now that the core of its 2022 lineup has been revealed, the Toronto International Film Festival is set to announce the sidebars. First comes the Midnight Madness section on Tuesday.

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Will Smith Apologizes: ‘I’m Trying Not to Think of Myself as a Piece of Sh*t’

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith’s assault of Chris Rock during the last Oscars put his career in jeopardy, or at the very least in temporary hiatus.

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‘She Said’ to World Premiere at NYFF

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In her latest Oscar rundown for IndieWire, Anne Thompson might have let it slip that Maria Schrader’s “She Said” will screen at the New York Film Festival:

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Steven Spielberg’s Best Films

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

There’s always heated debate around here whenever Steven Spielberg’s name comes up in a conversation.

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Best Inspiring Netflix Movies That Will Give You Motivation to Study In 2022

July 29, 2022 John Torre

If you’re in search of the movies that motivate you to study, you’ve come to the right place.

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What’s Left?

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

With TIFF announcing around 70% of its lineup, and Venice unveiling its full lineup, these are the orphaned titles that could still figure in the conversation in Toronto (another announcement from them coming in August).

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Could Still Come Out This Year

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a war of words going on between pundits Erik Anderson and Clayton Davis on Twitter.

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Alfonso Cuarón Set to Direct ‘Jane’

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re wondering what Alfonso Cuarón might be doing next, or after he completes his Apple+ starring Gary Oldman, then look no further than a movie about Phillip K. Dick.

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Telluride Lineup Taking Shape ..

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Every year, the curation at the Telluride Film Festival is almost second-to-none. If you want a good idea of what quality films to expect this fall season then what Telluride head Julie Huntsinger selects is the way to go.

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TIFF Lineup to World Premiere New Films By Farrelly, Hong, Lindholm and Selick

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Today’s announced lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival looks good, but the omissions are worrying.

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‘Blonde’ Trailer Gives Off Eerie Vibes, But What’s Up With That Accent?

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Here is the full trailer for Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” which seems to have leaked earlier than expected.

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‘Vengeance’: B.J. Novak’s Assertive Debut Tries to Find Answers in a Polarized America [Review]

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak), a journalist and podcaster from New York City, travels to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Teaser Officially Released

July 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The teaser for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has officially been released. The Black and White looks sumptuous. Again, we must ask, is the entire film in black and white?

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Cannes 2023 Evolving …

July 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In his recent book titled, “Selection Officielle,” Thierry Fremaux alluded to, how after every Cannes edition wraps, he makes a rough list of the titles he would be seeking for the next year’s edition of the festival.

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TIFF Announcing First Wave of Titles Tomorrow

July 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m being told not to expect too much from tomorrow‘s first wave TIFF announcement.

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Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ Screens to Positive Reactions [Updated]

July 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ll be updating this post when I get the two reactions I was promised later this morning, but, suffice to say, Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” test-screened last night in a Nanuet, New York multiplex.

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‘Disappointment Blvd’ Actor Says Ari Aster “Has Created His Own Film Genre”

July 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, it crushed us to learn that Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd” was only going to be released next year. This is a film that even the actors who worked on it can’t seem to properly describe.

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Fremaux Out of the French Oscar Submission Committee

July 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This is a bit of a game changer if you follow the race for the Best International Oscar.

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No, Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ Isn’t Going to Telluride

July 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Venice boss Alberto Barbera might have had a little too much Chianti before giving out interviews this afternoon.

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‘Bones And All,’ ‘Tar’ and ‘Bardo’ Confirmed For Telluride

July 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera just had a fascinating interview with Variety in which he spoke about potential Telluride films:

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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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