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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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First Look at the Set of Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ in Morocco

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ sequel will be starting production this month. It’s been a long time coming, but the film, which has been in development for a decade now, is finally ready to shoot.

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Christopher Nolan says the Color Scenes in ‘Oppenheimer’ are “Subjective” and the Black-and-White Scenes are “Objective”

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” will hopefully hit theaters like a nuke next month. It’s really the only big studio blockbuster being released this season that is actually meant for an adult audience.

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Disney/Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Might Bomb Hard [Box-Office]

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Early projected box-office numbers for Pixar’s “Elemental” are not good. In fact, it looks like a disaster in the making for Disney.

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Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Carnival at the End of Days’ Casts Lead Actor

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The premise for the $30 million costing “The Carnival at the End of Days” would revolve around God wanting to wipe out humanity, because he's so disappointed by what has gone down on planet earth.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Was Shot on a Stage in 16mm: “It’s A Very Different Style”

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, this upcoming film was literally shot on a stage in 16mm. There’s also stop motion animation. It does sound very different to previous Andersons.

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Official: Wes Anderson Set to Shoot New Film This Year, Michael Cera to Star

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: What a coincidence that I’ve just come out of my second viewing of “Asteroid City” and we now have it confirmed that Anderson will indeed begin shooting his next film.

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Scott Rudin Played a MAJOR Role in Getting ‘Past Lives’ Made

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview, Celine Song explains how she got “Past Lives” made, but completely omits the elephant in the room. She’s been doing this in every interview.

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‘Bottoms’: SXSW Hit Looks Like A Hot Mess [Trailer]

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m telling you right now that whatever raves Emma Seligman’s “Bottoms” got from SXSW should be taken with a major grain of salt.

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Bryan Singer Has Been Living in Israel Since 2019, Set to Direct an Israeli Movie

June 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Variety goes on to say that Singer, who is working without an agent, has been meeting with would-be investors about backing the films, one of which is set in the 1970s. They would be made for $10 million apiece.

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Disney Might Be To Blame for ‘The French Connection’ Censorship

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, the rights holders to the film are none other than Disney. Criterion had nothing to do with the censorship. It is presumed that the sequence was removed by Disney, which bought the film’s original owner, 20th Century Fox in March of 2019.

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Leos Carax is Currently Shooting His Next Film, ‘C’est Pas Moi’

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Carax is coming off the Cannes-winning “Annette.” If this film is finished on time, it will surely be in Cannes competition next year. You just don’t say no to Carax.

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You Just Have to Laugh

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As it goes, and if the rating stands, “The Idol” is set to be the worst-reviewed show in HBO history. It currently has a 27% rotten rating, not to mention its 24 Metascore. I believe the transgressive nature of “The Idol” has riled critics up.

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‘The Flash’ is Actually Pretty Terrible

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, after all the hype, it turns out that “The Flash” stinks. Its second half is practically unwatchable. I was duped.

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‘Maestro’ Test Screening, Again …

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Hey, maybe “Maestro” will turn out okay in the end, but current word of mouth isn’t filled with praise. They’re also editing this film to death which is why these test screenings keep happening.

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A24’s ‘Talk to Me’ is the First Great Horror Movie of 2023 [Trailer]

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Twin filmmaking duo Danny and Michael Philippou's “Talk to Me” completely subverts the clichés of the genre. Yes, there are some first-timer mistakes here and there, but these boys have vision to spare.

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Netflix Told Zack Snyder ‘Rebel Moon’ Had to Be Less Than 120 Minutes: “Under 2-Hour Movies Do Better”

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There have been countless examples of streaming services adhering to algorithms when creating new content. It’s counterintuitive to the artistic process, but that’s just how these streamers roll.

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A24 Set to Produce ‘Past Lives’ Filmmaker Celine Song’s Next Film

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was inevitably going to happen, but A24 has already hopped on-board Celine Song’s next film, via The Playlist.

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Cannes Announces 2024 Dates

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival has announced its 2024 dates: May 14-25, 2024. Too early to speculate, but one can surmise that …

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SAG Members Unanimously Vote to Strike

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

SAG-AFTRA have overwhelmingly voted to approve a strike. This will cause massive disruption in the industry, much more so than the current WGA strike.

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Some Woody Allen/‘Coup de Chance’ Intel

June 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s some intel about Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance,” via The Film Stage:

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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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