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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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‘Worst Person in the World’ Filmmaker Joachim Trier to Shoot New Film

May 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Joachim Trier has set up his next film, this one an as-yet-untitled family drama set in Oslo. He’ll team-up with co-writer Eskil Vogt. No other details were given, but the film is set to shoot next year.

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Ben Wheatley Directs ‘The Meg 2: The Trench’ …

May 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jason Statham riding a wave on a jet ski with a spear in his hand and fighting a bigass Shark and a T-Rex? SIGN ME UP. Here’s the trailer.

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‘BlackBerry’: Highly Entertaining Biopic of the World’s First Smartphone [Review]

May 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are some out there who think Matt Johnson’s outrageously entertaining “BlackBerry” can be an awards contender. Let’s all take a deep breath and calm down.

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‘Vast of Night’ Director Sets Next Film With Matthew McConaughey

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Writer/director Andrew Patterson premiered “The Vast of Night” at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival in January 2019. Despite not being a fan of it, I wrote that he was a talent to watch.

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Matt Dillon to Play Marlon Brando in ‘Maria’

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jessica Palud's film about Maria Schneider starring Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon and Jeremie Renier will finally start shooting this month.

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‘The Burial’ Test-Screens, Jamie Foxx Getting Great Notices

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Burial” is a upcoming courtroom drama directed by Maggie Betts and written by Doug Wright. If you‘re not familiar with Betts then get with it — her underrated 2017 lesbian nun drama “Novitiate” was quite good.

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Nicolas Cage to Star in ‘Lord of War’ Sequel

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I really liked Andrew Niccol’s “Lord of War” which featured one of Nic Cage’s best performances.

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Quentin Tarantino Confirms That He Almost Directed ‘Casino Royale’

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Quentin Tarantino has given this fascinating interview with German outlet Zeit Magazine.

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Call Center Outsourcing Company in USA: Tips and Strategies [Sponsored]

May 8, 2023 John Torre

Discover the benefits of outsourcing to professional companies that use cutting edge technology and methods to provide better customer service

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Trailer for Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Officially Released …

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

How will summer movie season audiences, who tend to look for escapism, react to Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”? That’s the big question.

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Trailer for Godard’s ‘Phony Wars’

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been a long time since the late Jean-Luc Godard made traditional or even vaguely conventional “movies.”

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Peculiar Casting Call for Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Hints at Graphic Lesbian Sex Scenes

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls” will be released in September, it’s said to be a road movie akin to “Raising Arizona” with a tinge of Russ Meyer added in for good measure. I’m in.

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Data Shows Studios Are Not Releasing Many Comedies Anymore

May 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Former Amazon Studios head Roy Price noticed some raw data regarding comedies and shared it via Twitter.

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A24 and David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ Starts Production This Month

May 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Lowery’s upcoming “Peter Pan & Wendy” was probably a very nice paycheck for him, but now he’s getting into more serious stuff.

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‘Guardians 3’ Somehow Underperforms With $114 Million Opening

May 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It's still a $114 million opening, so you can’t really call what “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3” grossed this weekend “bad”.

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Latest ‘Oppenheimer’ Trailer Leaks, 3+ Minutes of New Footage

May 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: Get it while you can. I have no idea how official this is. It looks great. Trailer.

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‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ Snipped Down to 2 Hours 45 Minutes

May 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

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

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David Zaslav: James Gunn is “On A Mission From God” to Reboot DCEU

May 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Zaslav has really outdone himself this time. He’s known for making over the top statements but this one might take the cake.

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First Look at Todd Haynes’ ‘May/December’ [Updated]

May 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: I’ve added three new stills below. 

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Disney Sends Out Letter Demanding Showrunners Work During WGA strike

May 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Disney, as usual, is "progressive" when it comes to virtue signaling, but business itself? The mask comes off.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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