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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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Ridley Scott Kept Re-Writing ‘Napoleon' During Production Due to Joaquin Phoenix's Unpredictable Nature

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

An Empire interview with Ridley Scott has the filmmaker looking back on the filming of “Napoleon” and his time with star Joaquin Phoenix.

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Taika Waititi’s’ ‘Next Goal Wins’ Moved, Again, to September 2023 Release

December 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins,” starring Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss, was moved to next April 21, 2023 as a release date. Now it’s been moved again, for the umpteenth time, to a September 22nd date. Final?

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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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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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