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DC Studios Boss Jeremy Latcham Wants More Faith-Inspired, Family-Friendly Movies

Now that Jeremy Latchman has replaced James Gunn and Peter Safran as DC Studios CCO, the guy’s past will now be scrutinized ad nauseam by online hordes, and it’s already started.

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Sebastián Lelio's Final Film ‘Chilean Poet' Was One Week From Wrapping When He Died

Lelio had been shooting his adaptation of Alejandro Zambra's acclaimed 2020 novel since September in Santiago. Production reportedly continued on November 5, the day before his death.

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James Gray: “You Don't Win Jacksh*t” at Cannes “If You're an American”

James Gray has never been one to bite his tongue, especially about Cannes, a festival he's had a love-hate relationship with for decades, and he’s certainly not about to start now.

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Alex Proyas Directing Antonio Banderas in ‘Cortés’, an “AI-Enabled” Epic, and His First Film in 10 Years

Alex Proyas, who directed “The Crow” and “Dark City,” and a full decade after “Gods of Egypt,” is currently shooting “Cortés” with Antonion Banderas in Paris.

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James Gunn Is “Incredibly Relieved" to Be Fired After “Trying” Four Years, Forgets ‘Supergirl’ Ever Existed

Hours after being shown the door at DC Studios, James Gunn has posted his farewell on Instagram. The gist? He never really liked the job anyway.

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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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Florence Pugh Makes Empire’s 50 Greatest Actors of All-Time List

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This will be a controversial pick. Don’t get me wrong, I really like Florence Pugh but she’s NOT one of the greatest actors of all-time. Not even close. That hasn’t stopped Empire from inserting her into their list of the 50 greatest.

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Reviews Are Mostly Negative

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I couldn’t quite figure out why Sony had been hiding “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” from critics. The buzz hadn’t been that bad.

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‘Fabelmans’ Box-Office Stands at $8.7 Million; Mediocre VOD Performance

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We already went through all the 2022 Oscar movies failing at the box-office. Some even thought Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” would have legs, but it clearly doesn’t.

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Best Picture: #9 and #10 Spots Remain a Mystery, Surprises Await

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Right now, as it currently stands in the Best Picture race, there are quite a few movies that practically look like sure-things for a nomination.

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You’re Kidding, Right?

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Variety’s Clayton Davis is actually wondering if the Oscars will ever get back to that record 57 million viewership from 1998 — that’s when “Titanic” won the big prize and James Cameron heralded himself “King of the World.”

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Sight and Sound’s Best of 2022 Poll Topped By ‘Aftersun’

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” is just having such an impressive showing this awards season. It went from premiering in Cannes’ small-ish Semaine de la Critique sidebar to becoming a total critical sensation.

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Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ Will Only Start Production in Late 2023

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off her “Happening” winning the Golden Lion at Venice last year, filmmaker Audrey Diwan announced in May she was remaking softcore porn classic “Emmanuelle” with Léa Seydoux.

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Women Film Critics Circle Calls Out Gothams For Gender-Neutral Categories

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I had a real chuckle reading about the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) handing out their annual awards, but more specifically adding the Gotham Awards to their Hall of Shame for deciding to go gender-neutral this year.

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India Doesn’t Seem to Love ‘RRR’ as Much as the West

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve gotten a few emails from Indian readers this fall telling me that they find it very amusing how westerners have fallen head over heels in love with SS Rajamouli’s “RRR.”

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Todd Field’s Short Film ‘Fundraiser’ Will Premiere at Berlin; Will Expand ‘TÁR’ Universe

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Berlin Film Festival announced the premiere of a new short directed by Todd Field that expands the “TÁR” universe, it’s called “The Fundraiser.”

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‘Megalopolis’: Coppola On-Set With Adam Driver and Aubrey Plaza

December 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The madman is actually going through with it. Here are some on-set photos of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis.

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James Cameron Admits He’s “in Discussion” to Direct New ‘Terminator’ Movie

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

James Cameron has been doing press left and right for the ‘Avatar’ sequel. However, it’s an interview on the Smartless podcast that caught my attention. In it he reveals having had discussions about bringing the “Terminator” franchise back to life:

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Some Are Panicking Over ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Box-Office …

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not quite ready to call “Avatar: The Way of Water” a failure just yet. I’d wait it out until next weekend which is when we’ll truly see if James Cameron’s movie has the legs needed to fully succeed. At least, that’s what many seem to be implying.

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The 10 Best Movies of 2022

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I think it’s time to look back on the year in movies. There were a lot of good movies, but not enough great ones (both in foreign-language and English).

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Is Quentin Tarantino Directing A ‘Star Trek’ Limited Series?

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Back in November, It had been reported that Quentin Tarantino was working on an 8-episode limited series. It was all revealed on Tom Segura’s podcast. Tarantino’s series would premiere in early 2023. Plot details are as-of-yet unknown.

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James Cameron’s 9 Films, Ranked

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

James Cameron is a straight up risk-taking maniac. He keeps swinging for the fences with every movie. The result is a career filled with industry game changers, but what’s the best movie he’s ever made?

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Keeps Being Insufferably Hyped Up

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A very odd rivalry is being spun by social media nitwits. As you know, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be going head to head on July 21st, 2023. Both films released their trailers last week.

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‘Pirates’ Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Says Screenplay Being Worked on For Johnny Depp’s Return

December 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

“Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer told AP Entertainment that he is working “working on” a potential Johnny Depp return to the franchise and a screenplay is being written for it.

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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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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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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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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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