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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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‘No Hard Feelings’ Projected Opening is at Soft $10 Million

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Puck’s Matt Belloni has a few box-office projections for us. We’ve covered most of these, but not the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence starring “No Hard Feelings.”

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First Look at Animated Film ‘Orion and the Dark’ … Written by Charlie Kaufman?

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had no idea that Charlie Kaufman penned the script for an animated movie. I guess this one should be on our radar now.

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Michael Shannon is the Latest Actor to Bash Their Own Superhero Role

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Michael Shannon is the latest star to criticize his own superhero work. He played Zod in the DCEU’s ‘Man of Steel’ and appears in “The Flash.”

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Disney/Searchlight Still Hasn’t Released ‘Barbarian’ on Physical Media, and Maybe Never Will

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There has been a disturbing trend when it comes to Disney and their push to make physical media go obsolete.

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Golden Globes Dissolves the Hollywood Foreign Press Voting Body

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Golden Globes will continue on, but their infamous voting membership has been axed.

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Wes Anderson Stands By Bill Murray: “He is Really Part of My Family”

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Attention to all journalists, Wes Anderson is not going to take the bait.

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Steven Soderbergh Has Two New Movie Projects He’s Working On

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Soderbergh is a workhorse. He never stops. Ever since unretiring in 2017, has averaged at least one movie or series a year since reemerging.

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Strong Buzz for Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ as Fall Premiere Looms

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Just to elaborate on “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell’s upcoming thriller starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Ewan Mitchell and Rosamund Pike. If you remember, it test-screened in February to wildly positive reactions.

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Sylvester Stallone Acknowledges Arnold Schwarzenegger Was the ‘Superior’ Action Star of the ‘80s and ‘90s

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not much of a contest: Arnold Schwarzenegger was the best action movie star of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

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Shia LaBeouf Suddenly Drops Out of New Film, Calls Production “Unprofessional and Unprepared”

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The reason given was “on account of the unprofessional and unprepared nature of the production.” That’s LaBeouf’s excuse.

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Zoe Kravitz’s Directorial Debut ‘Pussy Island’ Screens, Might Have Been Retitled ‘P Island’ …

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last August, Kravitz stood by the movie’s title, even as she encountered pushback for her to change it. She told The Wall Street Journal that “the title came from that world. The title is the seed of the story.”

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‘Past Lives’ Continues Strong Box-Office Performance

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A24’s “Past Lives” continued its strong box-office performance this past weekend, even cracking the top 10.

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Spike Jonze Set to Direct Sci-Fi Limited Series for Netflix, Joaquin Phoenix in Talks [Updated]

June 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’ve all been wondering what Spike Jonze has been up to, his last film was the 2013 masterpiece “Her.” Since his debut, “Being John Malkovich,” Jonze has only directed four movies in 24 years.

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Harvey Keitel Quit ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ After Stanley Kubrick Made Him Do 68 Takes of a Walking Scene

June 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s well known that Stanley Kubrick was a demanding filmmaker, infamous for doing an innumerable amount of takes and even driving some of his actors to the brink of insanity.

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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Might Hit $60 Million Opening Weekend

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The top 2 movies in America are CGI-heavy and based on toys/comics. How lucky are we to live in these times — this bodes well for “Barbie.”

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The Russos Believe Quentin Tarantino Just Wasn’t “Born to Make A Marvel Movie”

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Russo Brothers have an answer as to why Quentin Tarantino dislikes Marvel movies so much, going as far as to call the filmmakers who make these movies “hired hands.”

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Ari Aster’s ‘Beau is Afraid’ Debuts on VOD this Tuesday, June 13

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in April, Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” garnered mixed reviews and an unenthusiastic box-office — that 3-hour runtime surely didn’t help.

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Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and .. Ezra Miller?

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An IndieWire writeup from Eric Kohn asks the question “Why Does Ezra Miller Get a ‘Flash’ Pass, but Not Woody Allen or Roman Polanski?”

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‘Fast X’ is now available on Digital, Only 3 Weeks After the Film’s Theatrical Release.

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Louis Leterrier’s “Fast X” has only been in theaters for three weeks, but it’s now available to view on digital. I’m no fan of this series, but there’s something seriously wrong with this.

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Joel Schumacher's ‘Batman Forever’ 170 Minute Cut Exists and Kevin Smith Has Seen It

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A super-sized version of “Batman Forever” reportedly exists in the form of a nearly three-hour director's cut. Now Kevin Smith is saying that he has received a copy of the Schumacher Cut.

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