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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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Guy Maddin to Direct ‘The Confessions,’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke and Harry Melling

Before "Rumours," Guy Maddin, the great Canadian surrealist, hadn't shot a feature in more than seven years. Now, two years after that film premiered at Cannes, he already has his next one lined up.

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‘Dune: Part Three' Social Embargo Lifts December 2, Reviews Drop December 9

This morning, invites went out to press for screenings of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Three." I got one, and my screening is set for December 1. That's 17 days before the film opens in theaters.

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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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Jordan Peele Teases ‘Nope’ Sequel

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Dear heavens, no! Jordan Peele is teasing more “Nope” in our future. We really don’t need this talented writer-director to embark on his own cinematic universe.

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‘The Son’ Teaser Released …

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: The trailer, more of a teaser, has been released.

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Critics Poll: The Best Movies of Summer 2022

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This was a bad, very bad, summer movie season.

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Netflix Dates “Bardo”, “White Noise”, “The Good Nurse” and More …

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has announced a few key release dates for the fall season. The below titles chosen are their top awards season contenders. I’m sure I’m missing some under-the-radar films …

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Damien Chazelle Will Present ‘Babylon’ Footage at TIFF

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out, that not only will Damien Chazelle be having an “In Conversation With …” at TIFF, but he will also be presenting exclusive footage of his upcoming “Babylon.”

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Neil Jordan’s ‘Marlowe’ Sets December Release Date

August 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We were wondering what was going on with this one. We can now scratch it off our “What’s Left?” piece.

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87-Year-Old William Friedkin Set to Direct First Movie in Over a Decade

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve always thought of William Friedkin as one of the more important, and underrated, US auteurs of the ‘70s.

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‘Bardo’ Spans Multiple Time Periods, Including a Historic 19th Century Battle Sequence

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu produced, wrote, directed, edited and composed “Bardo.” Who are we kidding here? It’s his “Roma,” or at least that’s what he’s aiming for.

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IndieWire Praises Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Un Couple’

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Known for his lengthy 3+ hour documentaries, the legendary Frederick Wiseman is back in fiction, directing a 64-minute movie about a long term relationship between a man and a woman.

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Venice Boss Defends Roman Polanski

August 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Venice Film Festival launches on Wednesday with Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise.” Venezia boss Alberto Barbera is making the rounds with some interviews, including one with THR where he is asked about “canceled” directors.

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Andrew Dominik’s ‘Blonde’ Will Be Theatrically Released on September 16th

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Oddly enough, one of the most recurrent questions I get via email is whether Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” will be theatrically released.

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Confirmed: Shia LaBeouf Cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, we reported the rumor that Shia LaBeouf had joined Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.” This casting news surprised many, given that Laboeuf has been persona non grata in Tinseltown for over a year now.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘What Happens’ Scheduled to Shoot This Fall

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev had a serious bout with COVID last year.

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‘The Whale’ is Set Entirely Inside an Apartment

August 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

When Darren Aronofsky was adapting Samuel D. Hunter’s divisive play I figured there was a chance it would be a “bottle” movie.

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Quentin Tarantino Slams Truffaut, Comparing Him to Ed Wood

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In the September issue of Sight & Sound, Quentin Tarantino and his “Video Archives Podcast” co-host Roger Avary discussed the films of French heir to Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol.

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‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Bombs at the Box-Office

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

After its mixed response at Cannes, George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing“ was obviously going to underperform at the box-office. Wasn’t this the movie Variety’s Clayton Davis swore could be a Best Picture contender after seeing it on the Croisette?

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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Screeners Have Been Sent Out For Oscar Consideration

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A total of eight titles have been sent over to Academy voters for Oscar consideration.

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Inching Closer to $700 Million Mark, and Oscar Nominations

August 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The miserablist in me really wants to dislike how the simple-minded “Top Gun: Maverick” could have become such a phenomenal success at the box-office.

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Florence Pugh Severely Limiting Press Interviews at Venice

August 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Florence Pugh could clearly see a “Don’t Worry Darling” trainwreck coming from miles away. She’s decided to “severely limit her promotional press” at the Venice Film Festival [via Deadline].

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‘My Son Hunter’: Hunter Biden Movie is as Deranged as it Sounds [Trailer]

August 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

If you had told me this trailer was a comedy skit, I would have believed you.

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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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