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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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The 95th Academy Awards [Live Updates]

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The 95th Academy Awards are currently underway in Los Angeles. I’ll be live blogging the winners and memorable moments as they occur.

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Sean Baker Has Shot and Completed A New Film in Upstate New York

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project” and Red Rocket,” I’m being told Sean Baker has already shot and completed his next movie in Upstate New York.

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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ is Ready?

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I was actually surprised by this morning’s news that post-production work on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” had been completed.

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Francis Ford Coppola's ‘Megalopolis’ Has Finished Filming

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Remember in January when the trades claimed this film was in danger of not being completed? Well, it’s now been completed. The cinematic heavens are rejoicing today.

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Can Andrea Riseborough Still Win?

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not saying Andrea Riseborough will win Best Actress tonight, it’s a longshot, but there’s just this creeping feeling that she’s a much bigger threat than people believe her to be.

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Roger Deakins: ‘The Batman’ Had the Best Cinematography of 2022

March 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Roger Deakins, a legendary cinematographer, one of the greatest ever, is saying “the best cinematography [of 2022] wasn’t Oscar-nominated.”

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Razzies Name ‘Blonde’ Worst Picture of the Year

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The idiots who run the Razzies decided to name Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” their Worst Picture award — an award that, over time, will age like milk.

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‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Embargo Lifted, 82 on Metacritic

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last year’s test-screenings for the upcoming “Dungeons and Dragons” were very good, but it was still surprising to see the overly enthusiastic reviews start to pop up today.

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J-Law’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ Trailer Becomes Most-Watched R-Rated Comedy Trailer in History

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I laughed watching the trailer for Jennifer Lawrence’s “No Hard Feelings,” and, apparently, so did many other viewers. This one might be a hit.

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‘RRR’ Director SS Rajamouli Admits ‘Parasite’ Made Him Fall Asleep, “It Was A Little Slow”

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last week I posted “RRR” director SS Rajamouli’s unique Sight and Sound ballot, one that included “King-Fu Panda” and “Aladdin,” and briefly mentioned that he had fallen asleep while watching Oscar-Winner “Parasite”

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DC Writer Confirms James Gunn is Directing ‘Superman: Legacy’

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tom King, who is a DC Studios writer, accidentally let it spill that James Gunn was writing and directing “Superman: Legacy.”

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Lynne Ramsay Hopes to Shoot ‘Stone Mattress’ Later This Year

March 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Director Lynne Ramsay will adapt the Margaret Atwood story “Stone Mattress”, with Julianne Moore and Sandra Oh set to star.

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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Dracula’ is Still Happening

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off the stink of her “Eternals,” an unmitigated Marvel disaster, Chloe Zhao is currently working on her next project which is a “Dracula” movie for Monster-verse studio Universal.

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Anonymous Oscar Voter: “Viola Davis and the Lady Director Need to Sit Down, Shut Up, and Relax.”

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Entertainment Weekly posted a slew of anonymous ballots this morning, one of which has some on social media raging to no ends.

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‘Scream VI’ Scares Up $6M in Thursday Previews, Aiming For $45-50 Million Weekend

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There’s no doubt that people are back at the cinemas. But mostly for sequels, prequels, reboots and superhero stuff.

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Great Directors Not on the Sight and Sound Poll’s Top 250

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

No, this is not me complaining again about the Sight and Sound results. Just a simple observation about the great filmmakers that didn’t crack the top 250.

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‘Alien: Romulus’ Starts Production in Hungary

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Did we really need another ‘Alien’ movie? Of course we not. And, I really liked Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus”! That one felt very different to the all the other films we’ve gotten in this franchise.

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Joaquin Phoenix, Regina Hall and Viggo Mortensen Rumored to Be Part of Mysterious New PTA

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Jeff Sneider tweet below goes well with my hunch from last week that PTA’s next film might be “Vineland.” Hall would be a great fit to play the character of DL.

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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is the Most-Awarded Movie Ever, Surpassing ‘Return of the King’

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to IGN’s calculations, “Everything Everywhere All At One” is now the most-awarded film ever with 158 mentions to date from major critics organizations and awards bodies.

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‘65’ Reviews Are Bad

March 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Not even two weeks ago, Sony had test-screened “65” in the West Coast. Here’s the kicker: two versions of the movie, in two auditoriums, were being shown simultaneously.

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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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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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