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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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‘Oppenheimer’ Narrative Structure Very Similar to ‘Dunkirk’

December 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I received an email from a person who worked on the tech crew of “Oppenheimer.” They elaborated further on what we might expect from Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “bomb” movie.

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Nicolas Winding Refn: “Hollywood Is Falling Apart”

December 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t care if you love or hate Nicolas Winding Refn, but he is 100% right when talking about the current state of Hollywood. It’s not sustainable. Things are drastically changing and nobody’s found a way to stop the bleeding.

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Paul Schrader Criticizes ‘Babylon’ For Lack of Historical Research

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Some are complaining that “Babylon” is a historically inaccurate depiction of 1920s Hollywood debauchery. Of course, these same people are calling the film’s historical details out without necessarily presenting any evidence to the contrary.

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Mark Romanek No Longer Directing ‘Mother Land’

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Although he’s had a legendary music video career (“Hurt” “99 Problems”), Romanek has also managed to direct three critically acclaimed films: 1985’s “Static,” 2002’s “One Hour Photo” and 2010’s “Never Let Me Go.” That’s about it — three films in almost forty years.

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Steven Spielberg Calls ‘Goodfellas’ Scorsese’s Best Film

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Spielberg has called “Goodfellas” his favourite Martin Scorsese movie. Maybe it’s my favourite as well, I don’t really know, but I have never been able to decide what’s Scorsese’s magnum opus. He has too many great ones.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Hits $1 Billion Worldwide

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The good news for “Avatar: The Way Of Water” is that it has somewhat hit early projections and now made $1 billion worldwide after just 13 days in theaters. That makes it the 6th fastest film ever to reach that mark.

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Woody Allen: “These Days You Make a Movie and it's on TV After Two Weeks”.

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Woody Allen has just published a novel of humorous short stories titled “Zero Gravity.” He was promoting the book when he spoke to 'El Intermedio' via video call last week.

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‘A Man Called Otto’ is Very Middling

December 28, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It doesn’t look like it’s going to be very merry Christmas for Marc Foster’s ‘A Man Called Otto’ as the film’s embargo has lifted and reviews (save for a few exceptions) aren’t good.

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Best Director: Does Steven Spielberg Have Any Competition?

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Even I, enormous detractor of “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” find it ridiculous that Variety’s Clayton Davis has Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan at #10 on his Best Director predictions.

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James Cameron Says He’s Reducing Guns in His Movies in Protest of Gun Violence

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

James Cameron has been painstakingly trying to virtue signal his 68-year-old ass through the press circuits these past few weeks. It’s becoming ridiculous.

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‘Babylon’ Might Lose Paramount More than $200 Million

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

When I compared Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” to Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate” last month, I was being very serious.

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Notes: The Best TV Shows of 2022

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t write much about television shows, mostly due to not being able to catch up with everything that gets released. It’s either plunge full-on into movies or TV and I’ll always choose the former.

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‘The Bikeriders’ Aiming For Cannes Premiere

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Nichols wrapped shooting “The Bikeriders” in Ohio last month. The main cast consists of Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy. I’m told it is now aiming for a Cannes premiere next May.

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‘Knock at the Cabin’ Trailer: A New M. Night Shyamalan is Always Welcome

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A full length trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” has been released. I always look forward to Shyamalan’s next movie, even though I seem to constantly be disappointed by the end result.

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‘Seneca’ Going to Berlin …

December 27, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Heartfelt congrars to good friend Matthew Wilder who penned Robert Schwentke’s “Seneca.”

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Thoughts on ‘Glass Onion’?

December 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Now that Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is streaming on Netflix, what did you think? It’s currently #10 on Gold Derby’s Best Picture charts.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Predicted Final Domestic Tally is Now $600 Million

December 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Last weekend, I wasn’t ready to call “Avatar: The Way of Water” a “flop” because that would have been such a foolish trap to embark into.

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The 90 Must-See Movies of 2023 [Updated]

December 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A lot is riding on 2023 being a marquee year, most everyone wants to see cinema bounce back from the current post-pandemic funk it’s been in these last three years.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Released in Theaters 3 Years Ago.

December 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Most people are aware that 2019 was a great year for movies and the oft-repeated titles whenever that year is mentioned: “Parasite,” “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,” “The Irishman,” “Uncut Gems,” “Marriage Story,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” “Pain and Glory,” “Joker,” and “Little Women.”

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‘Women Talking’ Makes Awful $52,000 in Limited Release

December 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s something absolutely nobody is talking about. Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” was released in eight locations this weekend and it’s looking like a $52K three-day, $71K four-day total. The film was released in NYC, LA, Toronto, Austin and Chicago. That’s pretty awful.

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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”

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

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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

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