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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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Will ‘The Woman King’ Get Best Picture Nominated?

December 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

If you look at the Gold Derby charts, Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s “The Woman King” is sitting at the precipice of a Best Picture nomination.

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‘Broker' is Kore-eda at His Worst

December 29, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

“Broker” stars Song Kang Ho (Parasite) as a struggling laundromat owner who turns to being a baby broker to pay his debt to local gangsters.

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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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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

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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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