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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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$100 Million “Batgirl” Movie Shelved by Warner Bros, Never to Be Seen

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This story shocked everyone today. Warner Bros’ “Batgirl,” already complete and budgeted at $100 million, is not getting released

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Leos Carax’s Next Film With Jennifer Lawrence?

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

What was the point of Leos Carax meeting with Jennifer Lawrence in New York other than having to do with a possible new project?

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‘I Love My Dad’: Mediocre Cringe-Fest Won Top Honors at SXSW [Review]

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The SXSW jury awarded James Morsini’s “I Love You Dad” the top prize in March. You can call this one a shocking win. The polarizing film received mixed reviews and was even called out by a few.

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Venice Rejected Some Big Directors This Year

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Some more sleuthing occured this weekend. This time it was emailing festival contacts to figure out what was submitted to and rejected by Venice.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ Completely Dumped By Amazon

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Remember when MGM planted stories to the press that Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” had such uniformly positive test-screening reactions that the studio decided to schedule the film’s release during Thanksgiving weekend, right at the thick of this year’s awards season schedule.

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‘White Noise’ to Open the 60th New York Film Festival

August 2, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” being chosen as the New York Film Festival opener probably means no TIFF for this expansive and ambitious film.

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Brainless ‘Bullet Train’ Continues One of The Worst Summer Movie Seasons in Ages [Review]

August 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This has to be the worst summer movie season I’ve ever experienced. No other year has come close to the lack of quality that we’re currently experiencing at the movies.

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Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey7’ Starts Shooting in the UK

August 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We had reported on 12.20.21 that Bong Joon-ho was setting his sights on his next film and that Tilda Swinton was going to be part of it.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Still in Post-Production, DP ‘Hopeful’ For 2022

August 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I decided to do some detective work on David Fincher’s “The Killer” this weekend. As far as it stands, save for the Scorsese, it’s the last remaining question mark of 2022.

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‘The Fablemans’: Judd Hirsch Said to be Standout in 10-Minute Role

August 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Every single one of the reactions I gathered for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans mentioned Judd Hirsch as a standout.

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‘Blonde’ Reaction Hints at Artsy Statement With Limited Dialogue

August 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A redditor claims to have seen Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde.” I have no recollection of it being test-screened, but maybe I missed the boat on this one:

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Top 5 Best Asian Movies About Love and Dating Worth Watching

August 1, 2022 John Torre

It's a known fact that love moves the world. The same can be applied to the movie industry.

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Wilde/Pugh Feud Isn’t Imaginary

July 31, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I was trying to avoid the gossip between Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh, but yesterday’s New York Post story seems to have broken the dam, so to speak.

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‘Emily the Criminal’: Aubrey Plaza Steals the Show in ‘70s-inspired Drug Thriller [Capsule]

July 31, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

If you like Aubrey Plaza as much as I do, then don’t miss this one — being released next Friday.

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Sight & Sound: Prestigious Poll Has Officially Sent the Ballots

July 31, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Ballots have officially started being sent out for Sight and Sound’s “The Greatest Films of All Time” critics poll.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Not Ready Until October

July 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro is in London putting the finishing touches on the score for his upcoming “Pinocchio.” The film will be ready in early October, according to a source.

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Box-Office: ‘Nope’ Drops 70% in Second Weekend, Will Be Available on VOD Next Month

July 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Jordan Peele’s “Nope” had a 70% drop with a $5.84 million Friday. This brings its domestic total to $67 million, the budget of the sci-fi epic is said to be around $68 million (not counting marketing costs).

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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ [Capsule]

July 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

My general rule when it comes to SXSW is that anything that gets raved there is suspect.

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Oscars: Anne Thompson Omits ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once' in Her Predictions

July 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I took a closer look at Anne Thompson’s early Best Picture predictions and NOT ONCE did she mention “Everything Everywhere All At Once” as a possible contender.

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‘The Wager’: Scorsese Set to Direct DiCaprio in 1740s Sea Epic

July 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

While we anticipate Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the legendary filmmaker is already setting his sights on another movie produced by Apple.

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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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