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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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‘Amsterdam’ Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Exits the Film

August 6, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The film's original Hildur Guðnadóttir has apparently dropped out. No reason has been given for her departure.

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Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive Away Dykes’ Starts Production in September

August 6, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

When Joel Coen did publicity on “The Tragedy of Macbeth” late last year he had mentioned that his brother Ethan was done making movies and would concentrate on theatre.

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Box-Office: ‘Nope’ Projected to Make $8 Million This Weekend

August 6, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Let’s call a spade a spade here: “Nope” is not connecting with its audience. If it were then it would have some legs et the box-office, which it doesn’t.

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Oscars: Doc Race is Taking Shape with ‘Fire of Love’ and ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’

August 6, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love” originally premiered at Sundance in January to raves. It currently has an 83 on Metacritic, and 99% on Rotten Tomatoes (based on 140 reviews).

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Alexander Sokurov: ‘I Am Now Very Disliked in Cannes’

August 6, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We were wondering what exactly happened to Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov’s “Fairytale” which had been submitted to the last Cannes Film Festival.

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‘Ferrari’ DP is Erik Messerschmidt

August 5, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Production on Michael Mann's “Ferrari” has been well underway for a few weeks now. On-set photos have also leaked showing a prosthetically-aged Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari.

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Hirokazu Kore-eda Completes Production on New Film

August 5, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It seems as though Hirokazu Kore-eda has already wrapped production on a new movie. 

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What Festival Titles Will Breakout?

August 5, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Every year, a narrative takes shape as to what will be the must-sees. You can usually tell by what is going to Telluride and Venice. This year, it’s a little wobblier. No film seems to stand out at the present time. 

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Oscars: DiCaprio, Pitt, Denzel & Oldman Are Praising Austin Butler’s ‘Elvis’ Performance

August 5, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A Best Actor campaign for “Elvis” star Austin Butler has clearly been under way ever since the film premiered at Cannes this past May.

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Jeff Nichols to Shoot ‘The Bikeriders’ in October

August 4, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I was doing backflips over Jeff Nichols quitting “A Quiet Place: Part III” last October. The director of “Midnight Special,” “Take Shelter,” “Mud,” and “Loving” surely deserved better than this.

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NYFF: Laura Poitras’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Selected as Centerpiece Film

August 4, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This is a huge momentum boost for Laura Poitras. Her opioid epidemic doc “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” has been selected as the centrepiece film of the 60th New York Film Festival.

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Has Martin McDonagh Going Back to His Dark Comedy Roots [Trailer]

August 4, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

People tend to forget that writer-director Martin McDonagh is first and foremost a celebrated playwright, and not an awards baiter. That’s just the way we like him.

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Warner Bros. May Have Ended Their 50-Year Partnership With Clint Eastwood

August 4, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I wrote back in May about my worries with incoming Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav.

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TIFF: Midnight Madness Lineup Announced

August 4, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Online sleuthing has been rampant over the sprinkle of clues TIFF’s Midnight Madness account has been dropping these last few hours.

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‘Megalopolis’: Shia Laboeuf Joins Cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s Epic

August 3, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Shia Laboeuf has joined Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” This casting news is quite surprising given that Laboeuf has been persona non grata in Tinseltown for over a year now.

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‘Joker 2: Folie A Deux’ to Start Shooting in December

August 3, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Not only did Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ sequel, “Joker: Folie A Deux” get an Oct. 4, 2024 release date, but word is that it starts shooting in December. Will this be a snowy sequel?

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What’s Left? Part Deux.

August 3, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the list of orphaned festival players that have yet to be picked up as of now:

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‘Batgirl’ Reaction Claims it’s … “Fun”?

August 3, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The industry was stunned yesterday by Warner Bros’ total shelving of “Batgirl.”

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SPONSORED: Can You Give a Boost to Your Online Casino Gameplay?

August 3, 2022 John Torre

When seeking out your next favourite casino game at the online site of your choice, it can be hard to know where to start.

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‘Wasp 22’: Woody Allen’s Paris-Set Film Might Starts Shooting in September

August 3, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Woody Allen’s upcoming film, shot almost entirely in French, has set a September production date, according to Production Weekly. The film will be shot in Paris.

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