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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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Lee Cronin’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot Is Dead at Warner Bros, Paramount Now in Charge

Warner's version, which had ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director Lee Cronin in talks to write and direct, has been shelved. That leaves only Paramount Primal with plans to make a new Elm Street movie.

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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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Walter Hill Says ‘Woke’ is “Death to the Arts and Death to Creativity”

October 1, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I try not to use the word “woke” in any of my writing because it really limits the conversation and debate.

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French Critics Are Underwhelmed by ‘The Woman King,’ Positive Reviews For ‘Blonde’

September 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The film is projected to make around $7 million this weekend.

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David O. Russell’s ‘Amsterdam’ Has an $80 Million Budget …

September 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Some trouble may be brewing for David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” as its now being reported that the budget for the film is said to be in the upwards of $80 million.

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Variety: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Projected to Gross 40% Less Than the Original

September 30, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

2018’s “Black Panther” made $700 million at the domestic box-office. A lot has changed since then.

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Robert Eggers Officially Set to Shoot ‘Nosferatu’ This Fall [Updated]

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Eggers, who is coming off this past April’s critically-acclaimed “The Northman,” will be shooting his fourth film very late this year.

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‘Blonde’ Gets Released on Netflix, Absolute Hate Ensues

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” is finally available to stream on Netflix today. It is the #1 most-watched movie on Netflix. I’d like to know the percentage of people who actually finished it. All 165 minutes.

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Yorgos Lanthimos’ “AND” Set For October Shoot

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Yorgos Lanthimos‘ follow-up to 2018’s “The Favourite,” “Poor Things,” is still in post-production and will mostly likely be released next year. However, Lanthimos is already set to shoot his next one.

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Dustin Hoffman Cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

When Dustin Hoffman began acting, his aunt warned him "You can't be an actor. You are not good-looking enough."

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Oscars: Adam Sandler and ‘Hustle’ Being Pushed Hard By Netflix

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing Netflix will be pushing hard for an Adam Sandler Oscar nomination in the Lead Actor category.

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The 10 Greatest Films Directed By Women

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve decided to expand and re-edit the original list I had published around five years ago.

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Albert Serra Hints at Possible Kristen Stewart Collaboration

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In the recent issue of Fotogramas, Albert Serra talks about his upcoming Cannes polarizer “Pacifiction” (highly recommended).

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‘Holy Spider’: Graphic Serial Killer Noir Set in Iran [Trailer]

September 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

As I was watching Ali Abassi’s “Holy Spider” at Cannes this past May, never did I imagine this film would be one of the few from this year’s competition with decent post-fest legs.

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Oscars: Jean Smart’s ‘Babylon’ Performance Might Win Her Supporting Actress

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Just a week ago, Best Supporting Actress had the most comfortably placed frontrunner of any category. When Universal decided to pull Michelle Williams out and campaign her as Lead Actress, a total and utter unpredictability showed up.

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Sasha Stone: “Men are Uniquely Built to Be Great Directors”

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Sasha Stone’s 09.27.22 piece titled How to Fix the Oscars: Save Them or Kill Them has caught the ire of film twitter in unimaginable ways. The hate stems from this specific paragraph:

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‘Amsterdam’ Starts at 44 on Metacritic [Updated]

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

They decided to lift the embargo a week earlier for David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam.” Not sure why they did that, the floodgates are now open for critics to bash it before its October 7th release.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ to Use Never-Before-Seen Film Technology

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We are around 5 weeks away before production is said to begin on Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”

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Inarritu Using a Pendulum to Convey the Spirit of Bergman

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The title speaks for itself.

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Spike Lee is Referenced More in Film Schools Than Chaplin, Godard and Scorsese

September 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Jeffrey Wells over at HE has posted a fascinating graph of the most referenced/taught film directors in US film schools.

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Woody Allen Has Started Shooting His New Film in Paris

September 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Vittorio Storaro was interviewed by an Italian newspaper on the set of Woody Allen’s new movie set in Paris. The film has officially started production.

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Set For 161 Minute Runtime

September 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

As if we didn’t need enough indication that Ryan Coogler is hitting for the fences with this one, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is officially 2 hours and 41 minutes.

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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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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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