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May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins the Golden Lion at Venice — Surprise!

The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.

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Cory Finley's 'Reasonable People,' Starring Paul Rudd and Sam Rockwell, Shoots This Fall

Cory Finley, a talented filmmaker, has directed three films so far: "Thoroughbreds" (2017), "Bad Education” (2020), and "Landscape with Invisible Hand.”

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Bassam Tariq Says Making ‘Blade' at Marvel Was ‘“a Different Thing”: “Somebody Else Is Running This”

Bassim Tariq was the first one in the chair. The "Mogul Mowgli" director spent two years building out the Mahershala Ali vehicle before exiting in 2022, and he's now letting the air out on this one.

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‘The Family Stone’ Sequel Greenlit at Searchlight, Fall Shoot, Reunites the Entire Cast — Except Diane Keaton

Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Tyrone Giordano, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Schneider, and Brian White will all be back.

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Critics Are Fighting About ‘Fjord’ at TIFF; Sebastian Stan: “Not A MAGA Movie”

I was curious how Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" would be received this fall. The Palme d'Or winner has become a culture-war flashpoint, and critics are more split on it than you might expect.

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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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George Clooney’s ‘The Boys In The Boat’ Sets Christmas Day Release Date

June 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline’s exclusively reporting that George Clooney’s “The Boys in the Boat” has had such high test screening scores that MGM have given it a coveted awards-bait release date on Christmas Day.

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‘Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ is Pretty Great, Better Than the First One [Review]

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This animated take on the Marvel superhero is probably the best Spidey movie since Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2.” It’s also the closest a movie has come to making a comic book spring to life.

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Cormac McCarthy Will Write ‘Blood Meridian’ Film Adaptation

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Today, via The Playlist’s “Bingeworthy” podcast, filmmaker John Hillcoat revealed that the screenplay was written by McCarthy himself.

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Variety Film Writer Admits He’s Never Seen ‘Casablanca’

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Because of Taika Waititi’s recent comments about “Casablanca”, Clayton Davis’ 2020 comments have re-emerged on social media, to the point where he’s decided to tweet a defense:

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Martin Scorsese is Very Serious His Next Film Will Be About Jesus

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a video absolutely nobody has reported on today, it involves Martin Scorsese and his upcoming film about Jesus, which I now firmly believe will be his next film.

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‘Barbie’ Set Design Caused an International Shortage for Pink Paint

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It goes without saying that if you hate the color pink then steer far away from Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”

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The Best Robbery Movies [Sponsored]

June 2, 2023 John Torre

Robbery stories were among the first to appear on the screen.

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The Best Uma Thurman Movies [Sponsored]

June 2, 2023 John Torre

Although she will be immortalized as "Quentin Tarantino's main muse", Uma Thurman's acting talent is much broader.

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Why gamers should try out Slingo [Sponsored]

June 2, 2023 John Torre

You pick a game, find your grid, and then concentrate. As soon as you spin the wheel, the fun begins.

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Lights, Laughter & Las Vegas: Exploring The Best Comedies Filmed In Sin City [Sponsored]

June 2, 2023 John Torre

Las Vegas: the dazzling city of bright lights, towering casinos, and endless entertainment. Known as the Entertainment Capital of the World, this iconic destination has not only captivated visitors but also provided a stunning backdrop for numerous films.

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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Based on Jim Sheldon?

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Well, it turns out that Jim Sheldon was an actual film critic who wrote in the same magazine as Margold. Tarantino fooled us. Thanks to fine folks at the Tarantino subreddit Waltz With Tarantino for this info.

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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘How Do You Live’ Won’t Publish Any Image or Trailer Ahead of Japanese Release

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Studio Ghibli will not publish any image or trailer from Hayao Miyazaki’s next film “How Do You Live?” ahead of the film’s July 14 release in Japan.

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Tom Cruise is Unhappy ‘Oppenheimer’ Stealing IMAX Screens Away From ‘Mission: Impossible 7’

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

July is setting up to be a very interesting month for movie fans. There’s Nolan’s R-rated “Oppenheimer,” Gerwig’s “Barbie,” and McQuarrie’s seventh ‘Mission Impossible’ film.

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‘The Exorcist’ Test-Screens Again

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On 05.10.23 I wrote about the catastrophic test screening for “The Exorcist” in New York.

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NBC Journalist Says Risqué Comedy Needs to Be Toned Down Until Racism and Inequality Ceases to Exist

June 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An MSNBC journalist has decided to lecture us about what is and isn’t right to joke about in comedy. This piece could come straight out in The Onion, but it’s very real and very frightening.

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John Carpenter Confirms He’s Directed A New Limited Series Titled ‘Suburban Screams’

June 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

John Carpenter was a guest of honor at Texas Frightmare Weekend. In the process he was also part of a Q&A session.

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Oscars: Variety Has ‘Maestro’ #1 in Their Early 2024 Best Picture Predictions

June 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival concluded this past weekend with a few potential Oscar contenders likely to have been screened.

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Surprise: Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ is Rated R

June 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This would be Nolan’s first R-rated movie in over 20 years, the last time that happened was with 2002’s “Insomnia.”

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What’s Been the Defining Film of the 2020s So Far?

June 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an email I received from a reader by the name of Andy. It does make a good point:

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Damián Szifron Writing a ‘Wild Tales’ Sequel

June 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview, filmmaker Damián Szifron confirmed that one his next two projects would include a sequel to “Wild Tales.”

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Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.”

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Paul Thomas Anderson Has Already Chosen His Next Film, Jonny Greenwood Says

“Paul is getting close to pressing the button on the next film, I believe, and I’m already trying to learn a new instrument that would be central to it,” Greenwood tells Screen Daily. 

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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

Cinephiles another Todd Field movie, and although we might have to wait for his next directorial effort, “The Girls” will have to suffice for now.

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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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