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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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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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‘Creed III’ Reviews …

February 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had to skip the press screening for Michael B. Jordan’s “Creed III” but am set to attend another showing next Wednesday. The reviews are in and the positive test-screenings turned out to be fairly accurate.

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‘Succession’ Ending After Season 4

February 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Series creator Jesse Armstrong told the New Yorker that this upcoming season will be the final one:

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‘The Fundraiser’: Todd Field’s ‘TÁR’ Berlin Short Will Never Be Screened Again

February 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As the Berlin Film Festival winds down, Todd Field and Cate Blanchett were in attendance to premiere their short film “The Fundraiser,” which takes place inside the “TarVerse.”

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Sarah Polley on ‘The Woman King’ and ‘Till’ Snubs: “The Game is Rigged”

February 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I always liked Sarah Polley’s unique filmmaking vision. If you’ve seen “Take This Waltz” or “Away From Her,” then you know what I’m talking about.

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Rumor: Paul Thomas Anderson Looking For an Actress to Play Marjorie Taylor Greene in New Film

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There aren’t many confirmed details about Paul Thomas Anderson’s mysterious new movie, set to shoot this summer. Here what we know and what’s been rumored…

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Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ Not Going to Cannes, November Release Date [Updated]

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As I reported a few weeks ago, Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” is being released in November. It won’t be going to Cannes, but, rather, a very likely launch at Venice is now expected.

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Cannes Boss Spotted in L.A. For ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Screening

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Variety’s Elsa Keslassy has the scoop that Cannes Director Thierry Fremaux traveled to L.A. earlier this month to watch Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

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‘Cocaine Bear’ is Reasonably Silly, But No Future Cult Classic

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear” could have been so much more, but we’ll have to settle with what we got, which is a very dumb, Fargo-esque comedy.

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Production on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Set to Continue on April 21st

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The controversial “Rust” will have its tumultuous production start up again on April 21st in Livingston, Montana.

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‘The Flash’ Will Screen in April at CinemaCom

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This, my friends, is another sign of the confidence that Warner Bros had towards “The Flash.” It’s their golden nugget this year and they’re not even hiding their enthusiasm.

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Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman 2’ Starts Shooting in November

February 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The highly anticipated sequel to “The Batman” will start production this coming November with Robert Pattinson set to return in the titular role.

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Berlin: Christian Petzold’s ‘Afire’ Screens to — Mostly — Positive Reactions

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

German filmmaker Christian Petzold’s “Afire” just screened at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s probably, for many, the most anticipated film of this year’s festival.

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‘Cocaine Bear’ Reactions Are As Expected: Wildly Unhinged

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There is currently a review embargo when it comes to Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear,” but you’ll be highly amused by the scene where 12-year-olds do cocaine. I’m not kidding.

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‘Wonka’ Budget is $125 Million

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to The Evening Standard’s Tom Davidson, Paul King’s upcoming “Wonka” has a budget of around $125 million. That’s a lot for such a risk-taking project.

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In France, ‘The Fabelmans’ is the Most Critically-Acclaimed Film of the 21st Century

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was a given that French critics would be blown away by Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” The filmmaker has been gaining in esteem there these last few years, especially with his latter-day films being so well-reviewed.

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A.O. Scott No Longer New York Times Film Critic

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Scott’s decision to shift into book reviewing was announced on Tuesday. That basically leaves us with Manhola Dargis, another SJW who has still been more interesting to read than Scott.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ to World Premiere at Cannes?

February 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This is more or less a confirmation that Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” will have its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

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‘Poor Things’ Rated R for Strong & Pervasive Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Disturbing Material & Gore

February 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

First things first, I’ve heard from a few sources that Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” is going to Cannes. You can put it in the bank. I have no idea why it’s been delayed for this long, but at least we now know where it’ll be having its world premiere.

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Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ Stuns Berlin + Trailer [Updated]

February 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: I’ve updated this post since a trailer has just been released for the film.

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Spielberg to Adapt Kubrick’s ‘Napoleon’ Script For HBO Limited Series

February 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

For years we’ve been wondering about Stanley Kubrick’s unrealized “Napoleon” screenplay. It’s become one of the mythic lost projects in movie history.

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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

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

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