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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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Three New Photos of Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Have Been Released [Updated]

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A teaser was shown at CinemaCon for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Scorsese was on-hand to Introduce the footage.

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April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune: Part Two” will be in theaters on November 3. Frank Herbert‘s 1965 novel has a lot of admirers, including superfan Denis Villeneuve. It’s been a passion project of his since he was in his 20s.

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A 3-Minute Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Will Be Released in Two Weeks

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan confirmed yesterday that a full trailer of “Oppenheimer” will be shown before “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” screenings. That’s in exactly two weeks.

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Screenplay for Taika Waititi’s ‘Akira’ Soon to Be Submitted to Warner Bros.

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A proposed live-action remake of the animated cyberpunk classic “Akira” has been rumored for more than ten years now. It’s the kind of project that has jumped from director to director.

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Ethan Coen Delivers?

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

When Joel and Ethan Coen decided to split up to direct their own movies we weren’t really sure how that was going to work out for them.

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‘Oppenheimer’ Footage Screens at CinemaCon

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can understand why some are not totally on board with the idea of Christopher Nolan tackling J. Robert Oppenheimer’s story on-screen.

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Amy Winehouse Biopic ‘Back to Black’ Has Completed Production

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Amy Winehouse’s beehive hairdo can be installed on just about any female actress and you’ll get Winehouse’s eccentric persona. However, there’s something very … off about Abela donning it.

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Sam Esmail’s ‘Leave the World Behind’ Has Test-Screened Four Different Endings

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not that word of mouth is necessarily bad for Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind,” it’s just that the filmmaker and Netflix can’t seem to make up their mind on what ending they want for the film.

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Atrociously Bad ‘Ghosted’ is the Most Watched Movie in Apple TV History

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Apple TV Plus are trying to take a page out of the Netflix playbook by making big dumb action movies starring famous stars.

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‘R.M.N’: Cristi Mungiu Tackles Xenophobia in 21st Century Europe [Review]

April 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In “R.M.N,” you get the sense, much like the Dardennes, that Cristi Mungiu hasn’t necessarily evolved his well-known style, but stuck by it these last 15 years.

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Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ Exists! Trailer Released …

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After multiple delays, which included extensive reshoots, Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” has released a trailer.

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Nicolas Cage Says ‘Pig’ Was His Best Movie and Performance

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Nicolas Cage’s latest Shaman-like acting feat, this one is called “Renfield,” was released in theaters a few weeks ago.

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Spielberg Loved ‘Indy 5’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m watching “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” in about three weeks time at the Cannes Film Festival. My expectations are reserved but I’m ready to be surprised.

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Paul Schrader Didn’t Like ‘Beau’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I thought Schrader was gagged by Magnolia Pictures in posting anything on social media?

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Steven Spielberg Admits That it Was A “Mistake” Editing Guns Out Of ‘E.T.’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2002, the 20th anniversary version of Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” digitally replaced the guns used by the federal agents with walkie-talkies.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer to Be Released Very Soon, Possibly Early May

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though we’ll be getting a trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” in the next couple of weeks, possibly in early May.

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Trailer for Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way of Life’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Pedro Almodovar’s “Strange Way of Life” is going to the Cannes Film Festival, it’ll be screened on May 17th down on the Croisette.

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First Reactions For ‘The Flash’ Are Predictably Great [CinemaCon]

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was predictably going to happen, but “The Flash” screened at CinemaCon and it’s practically all raves.

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Lucrecia Martel Has Only Edited About 1/3 of Her Upcoming Doc ‘Chocobar’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As far as I could tell, Lucrecia Martel has been working on her documentary “Chocobar” since, at least, 2018. That’s a year after her celebrated “Zama” premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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Jafar Panahi Leaves Iran For the First Time Since 2009

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is finally allowed to leave Iran after 14 years of travel ban over his anti-regime activities.

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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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