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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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Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Has A Trailer

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I was reminded of this drought while watching the newly released trailer for Pixar’s latest feature, this one titled “Elemental.” It looks promising, on paper, at least, but still left me wondering if Pixar has lost a bit of its edge.

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Matt Damon Has Seen ‘Oppenheimer’: “It's Fantastic. It's Three Hours. Cillian [Murphy] is Phenomenal”

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As with all Christopher Nolan films, “Oppenheimer” has been shrouded in secrecy and will most likely remain that way until it starts getting screened in the summer.

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Jean-Luc Godard Made “Several” Films Before His Death

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We know that the 20-minute “Funny Wars” will most likely be at Cannes in May. But Brenez is telling Critikat that we could look forward to others in the near future.

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Questlove Has Decided To Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Aristocats’ Remake

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What do you do after your first film, a critically-acclaimed doc, won a slew of awards, including an Oscar? Well, you hop on the Disney train and sell your soul to greed.

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Ari Aster’s ‘Beau is Afraid’ Starts Screening For Press This Week …

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Beau’ will be launched without a festival run by A24 — a strategy also used for Aster’s “Midsommer.” A24 seems to believe a festival-less route is the best way forward for Aster’s 3-hour movie.

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Sets October 6th Release Date

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As previously mentioned, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will premiere at Cannes then get rolled out in the fall.

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Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Potentially Premiering at Cannes

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A fascinating Variety interview with Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux is making the rounds.

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Variety Confirms ‘Indy 5’ at Cannes

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

80-year-old Harrison Ford has said that “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” will be the fifth and final time he plays the titular hero.

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David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ Adds Diane Kruger, Replaces Léa Seydoux

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cronenberg has mentioned that ‘Shrouds’ is part of the aborted Netflix project we had previously reported on.

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Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ Now Has A Totally Different Cast

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though we’ll now have to settle with Adrian Brody, Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones. Not too shabby.

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Jonathan Majors Charged With Multiple Counts of Assault By NY DA [Updated]

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The NYPD were told that the alleged assault victim on Saturday was Jonathan Majors' girlfriend — and, according to her, they had gotten into an argument while in a taxi returning home from a bar in Brooklyn.

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Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis,’ Released in 2024, Will Also Have A Graphic Novel Accompanying it

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A bit odd, but Syzygy Publishing, the new Image Imprint headed by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, announced they are collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola on a graphic novel tie-in to his upcoming film, ”Megalopolis”.

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Best Action Movies of the 21st Century?

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Action was reinvented in the 21st Century. It had to. After all, we were coming off the ‘90s, which saw the last days of the testosterone-fueled action of Michael Bay, Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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‘NightBitch’ Test Screens to Polarizing WTF Reactions

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Marielle Heller’s “NightBitch” test-screened a week ago. I waited until I could gather up a few reactions, but all I could muster up were two brief ones.

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Celine Sciamma is Done With Film Festivals: “Joyless, Speculative Competitions”

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A roundtable discussion between Céline Sciamma (Portrait of A Lady on Fire) and Carla Simón (Alcarras) occured in Barcelona this morning, two of the most important voices in today's European film scene.

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Surprise! ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ is the #1 Streamed Movie on Netflix

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

American audiences must be enjoying S. Craig Zahler’s “Dragged Across Concrete,” it wouldn’t be #1 on Netflix if they weren’t.

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Thoughts on ‘John Wick 4’?

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many of our readers, from many countries, all over the world, had a chance to watch “John Wick: Chapter 4” this weekend.

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‘Shazam 2’ Only Grossed $9 Million This Weekend, Zachary Levi Has a Meltdown Online

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Now, I just feel bad for Zachary Levi whose ‘Shazam’ sequel is tanking hard at the box-office. To the point where he’s practically begging people to watch it over ‘John Wick 4.’

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Jonathan Glazer Has Screened ‘The Zone of Interest’ For A24

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On Thursday, I emailed around to try and figure out what was going on with Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.” It’s been highly anticipated for a few years now, his first since 2013’s “Under the Skin.”

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Jonathan Majors Arrested in NYC

March 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve been very big on Jonathan Majors’ acting talents — even banging the drums hard for his “Magazine Dreams” performance, which is very much Oscar-worthy.

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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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