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The Russos Defend Shooting ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Without a Finished Script: “We’re Improvisation-Based Directors”

Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.

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Paul Schrader’s ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ Is Now an AI Movie, Antoine Fuqua No Longer Involved

Schrader has been open to AI in filmmaking. He frequently posts AI-generated images of himself on Facebook and has admitted to using AI for script ideas. Did it come up with this new version of “Three Guns at Dawn”?

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Starts Electric, Then Loses Steam [Review]

The film is at its best when it’s simply being loud and messy — which isn’t enough of the time. And it’s fitting that a movie about The Sun should feel exactly that way.

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‘Harry Potter’ Is Back, Again: HBO’s $300 Million-a-Season Reboot Gets First Trailer

The upcoming series is being touted as one of the most expensive shows ever made, with a jaw-dropping $2 billion budget. That’s around $300M per season.

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Inde Navarrette to Get Major Best Actress Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’ Performance

Variety has confirmed that Focus Features is mounting a major Oscars campaign for Inde Navarrette’s breakout performance in “Obsession,” with her being pushed for Best Actress.

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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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‘Oppenheimer’ Trailer Officially Released Online

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Breaking late this evening. Here is the officially released trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” A slightly longer version can be seen during IMAX showings of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” but we’ll take this one …

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‘The Fabelmans’ Will Close the 73rd Berlin Film Festival + Predictions

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Spielberg is set to receive the honorary Golden Bear at this coming February’s 73rd edition of the Berlin Film Festival.

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Variety Has ‘Bones and All’ Ranked as the Third Worst Movie of 2022

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I didn’t think Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All” was fully successful in its attempt to mix the road movie genre with horror and romance, but the best thing I can say is that it was a fairly interesting concept. It never really felt dull or uninspired.

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Thoughts on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’?

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

“Avatar: The Way of Water” nabbbed an estimated 3-day opening of $135M. That’s the 6th best domestic December debut.

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Budgeted At $460 Million, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is the Most Expensive Movie Ever Made

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This past November, THR reported that “Avatar: The Way of Water” had a price tag estimated at $350-$400 million. I had speculated that it might be the most expensive movie ever made. Nobody spoke about that in the film media.

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So, ‘Babylon’ Did Cost $100 Million

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” will be released on December 23rd. There’s already plenty of anticipation for this film, a demented mix of “Fellini’s Satyricon,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” and “Singin’ in the Rain.”

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93-Year-Old Alejandro Jodorowsky Set to Shoot ‘Essential Voyage’

December 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Alejandro Jodorowsky has just announced on Instagram that he's prepping a new movie called "Viaje Esencial" or “Essential Voyage”, in English. Thanks to Antonio for the scoop.

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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is Dominating This Season’s Critics Groups; Now #1 on Gold Derby

December 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I never thought “TÁR” would just win the two most important critical voting bodies, New York and Los Angeles, and then nothing else. That’s it. No other Best Film award. Everything else has gone to, well, ‘Everything Everywhere’ …

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Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Postcards From Earth’ Set For March Shoot

December 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It seems as though Darren Aronofsky has already set up his next movie. According to a Production Weekly listing, It's called “Postcards from Earth” and will start shooting in L.A. on March 14th

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Guillermo Del Toro Set to Direct ‘Frankenstein’ For Netflix, Oscar Isaac Attached to Star

December 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

After teaming up with Netflix for “Pinocchio” and “Cabinet of Curiosities,” Guillermo del Toro will again be working with the streaming giant for his long-gestating passion project “Frankenstein” with Oscar Isaac being attached to star.

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Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘AND' Has Wrapped Filming in New Orleans

December 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m starting to wonder if we’ll be getting two Yorgos Lanthimos films next year, much like we’re supposedly getting a double from Wes Anderson. That’s how jam-packed next year’s lineup of prestige films is looking right now.

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Zack Snyder Killed the DCEU, Not James Gunn

December 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

As much as I like to complain about Marvel movies, at least a handful of them are worth a watch. Can the same be said about the DCEU? Not really.

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‘Bardo’ is Now on Netflix?

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” was released in theaters a little less than four weeks ago, but, thanks to a reader, I just learned that it is now available to stream on Netflix.

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Trailer For Adam Driver’s ‘65’ Has Already Hit 9 Million Views in Less Than 48 Hours

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Driver has decided to go the B-movie route with “65.” The trailer was released just yesterday and it has already amassed 9.2 million views on YouTube.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Opens to $17 Million Thursday Previews

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

“Avatar: The Way of Water” has finally opened all around the world. In the US, its $17 million in Thursday previews has had people taking.

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‘Living’: Bill Nighy Deserves an Oscar Nomination For Brilliantly Understated Performance [Capsule]

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Bill Nighy’s performance in “Living” is sublime. This is brilliantly understated work on his part. The 73-year-old actor, best known for his scene-stealing work in 2003’s “Love Actually,” absolutely deserves to get the first Oscar nomination of his career.

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Leaked Trailer For Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ …

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a little gift while we await the actual trailer being released online (potentially next week). If you can’t wait, a full-length trailer has been stitched up next to “Avatar: The Way of Water” screenings.

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‘Barbie’ Teaser Officially Released … [Updated]

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer/teaser for Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be unveiled either tomorrow or early next week. I am so curious about how this movie will turn out, a trailer will hopefully give us a good indication as to what to expect.

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‘Babylon’ Reviews Are Mixed …

December 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The embargo has lifted and Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” has a 62 on Metacritic (based on 20 reviews). Not that shocking. It does have four perfect 100 scores.

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Leonardo DiCaprio in Talks to Star in New Paul Thomas Anderson Movie

December 15, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Sneider mentioned that he had a major scoop to reveal earlier today and he didn’t disappoint.

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