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Venice Film Festival Cancels Jury Press Conference as Political Questions Mount

Festival press conferences have turned into landmines of political questioning, to the point where some artists would probably prefer to turn down being a juror at Cannes, Venice, or Berlin.

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Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise in ‘Days of Thunder 2’ — Sets June 2, 2028 Release

Hathaway is set to play a racecar team owner and engineer. Cruise will reprise his role as NASCAR driver Cole Trickle. Jonathan Levine (“Long Shot,” “50/50”) is confirmed to direct.

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Alma Har’el Sets ‘Wet’ as First Film Since ‘Honey Boy,’ With Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Connor Storrie abd Odessa A’zion in Talks

It’s been seven years since Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf — she is now set to direct her next film, with a very talented cast.

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Ridley Scott Says ‘Alien’ Franchise “Needs Some Help” After ‘Romulus’ Was Just “OK”: “I’ve Gone Back In”

Scott is suggesting something more significant than a simple return to the series: the filmmaker appears to believe the franchise has drifted off course.

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Ridley Scott’s Best Films, Ranked by 120+ Critics: ‘Alien’ Tops ‘Blade Runner’ in Poll

Critics were asked to submit their personal five favorite Scott films. As you can imagine, since Scott has directed 30 films in a span of 5 decades, there was an assortment of choices available.

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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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August 19, 2019

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Ranking the Palme d’Or Winners of the Last 30 Years

May 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Much like “Titane”, the release of Ruben Ostlund’s Palme d’Or winning “Triangle of Sadness” resulted in polarized reactions. There was no critical acclaim, but a lot of love it/ hate it reactions going on.

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‘Pearl’ Actor David Corenswet in Contention to Play Superman in James Gunn’s Film

May 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

James Gunn will be shooting “Superman: Legacy” next year in Georgia. Casting is currently underway for various roles in this upcoming film.

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Willem Dafoe Joins ‘Beetlejuice 2’

May 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some encouraging news when it comes to Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice. Willem Dafoe has been added to the cast.

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Todd Haynes’ ‘May/December’ Still Has No U.S. Distribution

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I was wondering why no American distributor has yet to buy Todd Haynes’ Cannes comp title “May/December.” It presold to a handful of international territories, but no U.S. buyer has emerged.

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Best of the 1960s Poll: Critics and Directors Lists

May 12, 2023 Leora Witkowski

Over 130 critics and filmmakers voted for the Best Films of the 1960s. The full results were posted earlier this week. Below are the ballots.

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Mel Gibson To Direct First Film Since ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ With ‘Flight Risk’ Starring Mark Wahlberg

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s quite obvious that Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg are now best buds. After they starred in last year‘s “Father Stu,” they’ve decided to reunite again for “Flight Risk.”

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A24 Buys John Crowley’s ‘We Live In Time’

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has acquired domestic rights for John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, which is currently shooting in London.

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Maïwenn Confirms She Pulled Journalist’s Hair and Spat on His Face

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, yes, Maïwenn was accused last month of assault by Mediapart journalist Edwy Plenel. The complaint was filed in March against Maïwenn whom Plenel accuses of having attacked him at a restaurant in Paris.

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Ira Sachs’ Sexy, Smart and Artful ‘Passages’ [Teaser]

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After its buzzy premiere at this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, Ira Sachs‘ “Passages” has a trailer and a release date.

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Poll: Christopher Nolan Fans Believe ‘Interstellar’ is His Best Movie

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Over 5000 Christopher Nolan fans, subscribed to a Subreddit dedicated to the filmmaker, voted on his best films. The top vote-getter? Definitely not the film that critics would have chosen.

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After Reshoots, There’s A New Cut of Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in March, post-production work on Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” had supposedly been completed.

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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ Only Starts Shooting in June 2024

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The above is a Production Weekly posting that says Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet” will start production in the summer of 2024.

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Adele and Léa Look Back on ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’: “The Shoot Wasn’t Normal”

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2013, Seydoux and Exarchopoulos complained about Kechiche, saying his filmmaking techniques were abnormal.

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If You Care About ‘Fast X’ And Don’t Mind Major Spoilers …

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t want to spoil the one scene that will be talked about to no ends when “Fast X” gets released next week. So, you’ve been warned SPOILERS ahead …

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It’s Never Really Going to End

May 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy
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‘The Starling Girl’ Tackles Controversial Romance [Capsule]

May 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Laurel Parmet’s absorbing indie “The Starling Girl” has a 17-year-old girl (Eliza Scanlen) from a Christian fundamentalist community struggling to hide her affair with a youth pastor twice her age.

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Tom Hanks Takes A Stance Against Cancel Culture: “Let Me Decide What I Am Offended By”

May 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tom Hanks seems to firmly oppose “cancel culture” and the modern efforts of policing content for what some people may deem offensive.

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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ to Shoot This Summer

May 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Shyamalan is a brand. His name alone being stamped on a trailer can sell movie tickets. The India-born, Philadelphia-raised filmmaker has been riffing on “Twilight Zone”-type premises for 25 years now.

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Natalie Portman Has Some “Complicated” Feelings About ‘Léon: The Professional’

May 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in the mid-‘90s, Natalie Portman was a pre-teen actress who got her first big break in “Léon: The Professional.”

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‘Poor Things’ Teaser Released …

May 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Nobody told me this was going to look like a Terry Gilliam movie. Anyways, inject this into my veins ASAP.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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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