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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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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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Quentin Tarantino Admits ‘Death Proof’ Shook Up His Confidence as a Director

April 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Any fans of “Death Proof”? Considered by many to be Quentin Tarantino’s worst movie, I’ve always had a soft spot for this grindhouse revenge flick.

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Roman Polanski’s Victim, and His Wife, Defend the Director: “It Was No Big Deal”

April 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

French magazine Le Point has just published an unexpected face-to-face interview between Roman Polanski's wife, actress Emmanuelle Seigner, and his accuser Samantha Geimer. How odd.

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Cannes Lineup Includes Wes Anderson, Glazer, Haynes, Rohrwacher, McQueen and Scorsese

April 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some real out-of-left-field surprises showed up in today’s announcement of the Cannes Film Festival lineup.

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Todd Haynes’ ‘May/December’ Headed to Cannes

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes selection committee are still putting the finishing touches on their lineup, due to be announced tomorrow morning.

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Mel Gibson’s Casting in ‘John Wick’ Spin-Off Causing Heads to Explode

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Neither Mel Gibson’s face or name appears in the teaser trailer for the new Peacock three-part series “The Continental.”

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Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ Pushes its Release Date, Again

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins,” starring Michael Fassbender and Elisabeth Moss, was moved from April to a September 22nd release date. Final? Of course not.

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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Our Apprenticeship’ Scrapped, He’s Instead Working on Another Film

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to The Film Stage, Hamaguchi also elaborated on his much-rumoured “Our Apprenticeship,” which was supposed to be his next film after “Drive My Car,” but it seems as though it’s been scrapped.

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Adrian Lyne on Recent Anti-Sex Uptick in Film: “Awful”

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Fatal Attraction” director Adrian Lyne, known for his ‘80s and ‘90s erotic thrillers, has joined fellow filmmaker Paul Verhoeven in criticizing the recent uptick in anti-sex scene sentiment.

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Timothée Chalamet Will Do His Own Singing For Bob Dylan Biopic, Hires ‘Elvis’ Vocal Coach

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As briefly mentioned a few days ago, Timothée Chalamet is set to do his own singing as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic “A Complete Unknown.”

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Jim Jarmusch Says His Next “Quiet, Funny & Sad” Film Will Begin Production This Fall

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jim Jarmusch hasn’t released a movie in four years, but that will likely change very soon as we now have news of a new project coming from the 70 year-old writer-director.

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Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘The Island’ to Start Production in May

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’re getting a new film from Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, this one starring real-life couple, and excellent acting talents, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara.

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Cannes 76: Final Predictions [Updated]

April 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tomorrow is the day when my relentless spitballing ends and we get the Cannes Film Festival lineup revealed in (almost) its entirety.

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Ari Aster is Grateful A24 Was “Stupid Enough” to Make ‘Beau is Afraid’

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

While introducing the screening in L.A. last night, which was attended by Pedro Pascal, Daniel Kwan, among others, Aster admitted that A24 were fools for giving the green light on ‘Beau.’

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RackaRacka Declined James Gunn’s Offer to Direct A DC Movie

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in January, filmmaking twins Danny and Michael Philippou aka RackaRacka met with DC Studios about a potential superhero project. Some believe it was for “Lobo,” but those are just rumors.

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Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way of Life’ Confirmed For Cannes

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We all knew Pedro Almodovar’s “Strange Way of Life” was going to the Cannes Film Festival, but today it was confirmed by the fest itself.

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‘The Marvels’ Trailer …

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel Studios gave fans a hint of what’s to come this fall with the release of the first trailer for “The Marvels.”

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‘Beau is Afraid’ Review Embargo Lifts; 71 on Rotten Tomatoes

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo for Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” has been lifted and it’s kinda what I was expecting.

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A24’s ‘Talk to Me’ is the First Great Horror Movie of 2023 [Trailer]

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Twin filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou's “Talk to Me” completely subverts the clichés of the genre.

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‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Screens Again to More Glowing Reactions

April 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in February, I posted a positive test-screening reaction for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ which was said to be a 3-hour cut.

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Marvel is Slowly Distancing Itself From Jonathan Majors

April 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As Jonathan Majors’ situation keeps getting worse by the day, the folks over at Disney and Marvel have a very important decision to make: will they keep the guy or replace him?

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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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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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