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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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‘Knock on the Cabin’ Gets Polarizing Reviews

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was bound to happen, but the embargo has lifted on M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” and, much like Radio Raheem’s knuckles in “Do the Right Thing,” the reviews are split into two camps. Love and Hate.

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‘Barbarian’ Director’s Mysterious New Film Said to Be About “Witchcraft and Missing Children” [Updated]

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: I’ve done some digging these last 24 hours to try and find out more details about this mysterious new Zach Cregger’s movie, “Weapons.”

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‘Godland': Hlynur Pálmason’s Striking Crisis of Faith [Capsule]

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Another Un Certain Regard keeper that should have probably been in last year’s Cannes competition.

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Jafar Panahi Starts Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has announced that he’s going through a hunger strike to protest his continued incarceration in Iranian prison.

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What’s the Best Coen Brothers Movie?

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As we await the next Joel and Ethan Coen collaboration, the former was a guest of honor at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

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Writer: “Viola Davis Being Robbed of Oscar Nom is Peak White Privilege”

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Metro writer Alicia Adejobi is right. Viola Davis was ROBBED of an Oscar nomination because the Academy didn’t check their white privilege at the door.

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‘Megalopolis’ Looks … Wild

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can’t tell you how many emails I get about these “Megalopolis” set photos. The costumes look flamboyantly over-the-top.

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Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ Still Has No U.S. Distributor

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Another example of the strange, shape-shifting phase that theatrical currently is in, one of our most anticipated films of 2023, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari”, still has no American distributor.

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M Night Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Already Causing A Stir For Being Too Religious

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The embargo for M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” will be lifted tonight. I liked the film. One of the better ones he’s released in recent years.

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40 Films That Might go to Cannes

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s February, which means the time has come for my monthly Cannes update. Press and industry accreditation has officially opened this morning, which also means we’re closer to the main event than we think.

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Andrea Riseborough Will Keep Her Oscar Nomination, Following Academy Investigation

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Finally, this nonsense Andrea Riseborough “investigation” has come to and end.

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‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ Places at #146 on Sight and Sound Poll

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A whole separate article needed to be written about David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” placing at #152 on Sight and Sound’s Greatest of All-Time List.

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Vanity Fair and the Latest Hit-Piece on Andrea Riseborough

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

They have her emails! Oh no, the crimes, all the crimes. No, but seriously, this is getting ridiculous.

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Will Smith Set to Star in ‘Bad Boys 4’

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith has announced that the fourth Bad Boys movie, called “Bad Boys 4,” is officially happening. Why couldn’t they just call it “Bad Boys 4 Life”?!

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James Gunn Calls ‘The Flash’ One of the ‘Greatest Superhero Movies’ Ever Made

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

When James Gunn took the the stage this morning to announce the upcoming DCEU slate, there was probably a great deal of speculation as to what the future would hold for Ezra Miller and “The Flash.”

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Sight and Sound Reveals Entire Top 250: ‘The Thing,’ ‘The Matrix,’ and ‘Magnolia’ Among New Entries

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

BFI/Sight and Sound have just released the full top 250 of their prestigious per-decade film poll. I can’t highlight everything, but here you’ll get to see the full rundown.

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Almodovar Admits His Cannes 2017 Presidency Was a Sh*tshow

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are some real doozies in Pedro Almodovar’s recent Spanish-language interview. I’ve covered many of them already in the past 24 hours.

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French Thriller ‘Full Time’ Rattles Your Nerves Like a Safdie Joint [Capsule]

January 31, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

If you want a film that’ll rattle your nerves then look no further than Eric Gravel’s “Full Time,” which is being released in select theaters this Friday.

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Paul Schrader Supports Andrea Riseborough: “She’s Got My Vote. Go Ahead, Investigate Me.”

January 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in November, way before it was even cool to do so, Paul Schrader was raving about Andrea Riseborough’s incredible work in “To Leslie.”

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Sundance: “Cancel Culture Scaring Filmmakers From Taking Real Chances”

January 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Sundance Film Festival had its final screenings last night. After the last two editions went virtual, it was a somewhat successful return to in-person for the Utah-based fest. Close to 101 films were screened over 10 days.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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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