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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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‘Sanctuary’ Struggles to Earn its Stagey Runtime [Capsule]

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The film's entire premise continually revolves around the power struggle between a dominatrix (Qualley) and her client (Abbott) when he tries to end their relationship.

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Ruben Ostlund to Shoot Next Film in Fall 2024

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Östlund has been teasing to a some media outlets about his next project, titled “The Entertainment System is Down.” He says that plans are to shoot it next fall, via CineEuropa

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Boyd Holbrook in Talks to Play Johnny Cash in ‘A Complete Unknown’

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Boyd Holbrook has been offered the role of Johnny Cash in James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, Benedict Cumberbatch, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro.

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Oscar-Buzzed ‘Past Lives’ Set to be Released This Friday

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There is a trailer for the film which was greeted with raves at Sundance in January, ditto at the Berlin Film Festival the following month.

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Cannes: Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Still Holds Record For Longest Standing Ovation, 22 Minutes

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Can you just imagine standing and applauding a film for 22 minutes? I’d bail at the halfway mark.

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Shia LaBeouf Teaming With ‘Spree’ Filmmaker and There’s Already Drama

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m also hearing LaBoeuf is already making these strange demands — or at least his camp is — demanding final cut.

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Francis Ford Coppola Joins Instagram

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Francis Ford Coppola has joined Instagram. To celebrate the news, the director of “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now” posted a black and white image of himself, accompanied by a touching message

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Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ Eyeing Venice Premiere

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing that Polanski’s team are pushing hard for a Venice world premiere. Venice boss Alberto Barbera would be hard pressed to say no at this point, especially since Polanski’s last film, “J’accuse,” won him the Grand Jury Prize.

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John Cleese Refuses to Cut ‘Life Of Brian’ Scene Due to “Modern Sensitivities”

May 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago, there was a table read for a stage adaptation of Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” in NYC. The film’s star John Cleese was in attendance.

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‘Succession’ Delivered A Brutally Operatic Finale [Review]

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Succession” climaxed last night in a fitting way — how else could Jesse Armstrong’s HBO series end than with a final backstabbing?

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Lisandro Alonso Was Told by Cannes to Further Edit ‘Eureka’ if He Wanted to be in Competition

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This year’s Cannes Film Festival, just like every other edition of the fest, will have some attendees groaning that this or that film should have been in competition.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘How Do You Live’ is 125 Minutes, No Plans for Festivals

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We are 40 days away until the Japanese theatrical release of “How Do You Live?” the new film by Hayao Miyazaki.

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The 12 Best Films of Cannes 2023

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival came to an end on Saturday night, this was the 76th edition of the most prestigious showcase for cinema in the world.

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Quentin Tarantino: Ryan Reynolds’ Netflix Movies “Don’t Exist in the Zeitgeist”

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A particular point in Quentin Tarantino’s viral interview with Deadline’s Baz is making some waves because there is a lot of truth in what he is saying.

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Upcoming PTA Production Posting

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The above production weekly posting basically sums up where we’re at when it comes to Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film.

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Martin Scorsese to Direct New Film About Jesus

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We were not entirely sure what would be Martin Scorsese’s next film. Many believed it might be “The Wager” with Leonardo DiCaprio, but now Scorsese has sent us in another direction.

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‘The Little Mermaid’ Grosses $95 Million in 3-Day Weekend

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The expensive Disney-backed ‘Little Mermaid’ should gross around $95.5 million for three days, around $118 million for four days. Is that good? Passable, I guess.

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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Scoring … ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

When you’re Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, you have the luxury of picking and choosing projects that you like. Many composers don’t have that kind of freedom of choice.

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Jane Fonda on Jean-Luc Godard: ‘A Great Filmmaker. But as a Man? I’m Sorry, No.’

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After almost two weeks of exhaustive film screenings, Jane Fonda came to Cannes on Friday.

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Chinese State Media Bashes Disney for Casting Black Actress as ‘Little Mermaid’

May 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Although the film is doing well at the U.S. box-office, it’s actually bombing hard in China. The backlash over a black actress playing the titular character seems to be the reason why.

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Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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

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