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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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Quentin Tarantino Confirms ‘The Movie Critic’ is Based on Real-Life Porn Critic

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline has the details on Quentin Tarantino at Cannes. More is revealed about his upcoming “The Movie Critic.”

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New Trailer for Jennifer Lawrence’s R-Rated Comedy ‘No Hard Feelings’

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I semi-chuckled throughout this one. The first trailer became the most-watched trailer for an original comedy in its first 24 hours, with 50M+ views across all platforms.

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James Cameron Confirms He’s Currently Writing A New ‘Terminator’ Movie

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, James Cameron was a featured speaker at the Dell Tech World convention and surprised the crowd with an interesting update on the creative front.

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Variety Believes Cannes Films Should Have “Trigger Warnings”

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s another one from Variety writer Clayton Davis. He’s triggered about the lack of trigger warnings for films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. You can’t make this stuff up.

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Screen Daily Spitballs Venice

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Screen Daily’s spitballing of the upcoming Venice Film Festival. The lineup is set to be announced in July.

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First Reactions for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Are Positive

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This summer movie season will be about Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning” and this one …

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Rebel Wilson Auditioned for Role in Next Bond Movie

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure what James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is concocting when it comes to her next 007 adventure, but it might involve Rebel Wilson.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Coming Back Down to Earth

May 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As I mentioned a few days ago, after a much-buzzed Cannes premiere, the reviews for Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” wouls likely even-out to what will be a mixed response.

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David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ Starts Production

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” has begun in Toronto. It was originally set to start its in March, but casting issues resulted in minor delays.

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‘Pot A Feu’ is Food Porn Mixed With Exquisite Romance [Cannes]

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m surprised to report that Tran Anh Hung‘s “The Pot au Feu” is richly satisfying. It’s one for the foodies, you can call it “food porn” if you’d like, but mixed with wonderful romance.

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Karim Ainouz Remaking Bellocchio’s ‘Fists in the Pocket’ With Kristen Stewart

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Despite his “Firebrand” garnering mixed reviews at Cannes, it sits at a rough 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, it appears that filmmaker Karim Aïnouz has already lined up his next film

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‘Problemista’: A24 and Julio Torres’ SXSW Sensation

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had not heard much about writer/director, and actor Julio Torres, but A24 and Tilda Swinton co-signed him for “Problemista,” his feature-length debut. Here’s today’s released trailer.

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Cannes: Day 9 — Bellocchio, Polls and What’s Screening

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last night, Marco Bellocchio’s “Kidnapped” screened, it’s a competition title, but will likely not win any awards on Saturday.

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Eva Longoria: “A White Male Can Direct’ a $200 Million Flop and ‘Get Another One.’ I Can’t.”

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Has Longoria shown any ability to direct? She made one movie about Cheetos and now calls herself a director.

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Victor Erice Pens Scathing Letter Against Cannes

May 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Victor Erice’s “Close Your Eyes” was one of the best films of this year’s Cannes lineup. In fact, people were puzzled by its absence from the main competition. What happened?

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Sofia Coppola Describes ‘Priscilla’ as “Marie Antoinette in Graceland”

May 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” is not screening at Cannes, now it’s actually rumoured to premiere at Venice.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Screens to Divisive Love/Hate Reactions [Updated]

May 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I just got out of “Asteroid City” and it’s certainly a Wes Anderson movie. I’ll share more thoughts soon. The reviews are DIVISIVE. It’s a love it or hate it kind of film.

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Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘The Island’ Scrapped Due to Insurance Issues

May 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline’s reporting that bond companies are now refusing to insure movies ahead of a potential SAG strike on July 1.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho to Shoot New Film Set in 1970s Brazil

May 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Any fans of Kleber Mendonça Filho? The Brazilian filmmaker is planning to shoot a new film in Brazil, set in the ‘70s, with actor Wagner Moura.

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Jessica Hausner’s ‘Club Zero’ Gets Booed at Cannes

May 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There were boos at my screening of Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero,” but, this time, for good reason. This is a film that tries to shock you but fails miserably.

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

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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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