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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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‘The Last of Us’ Creator Polished the Script for ‘Dune: Part Two’

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Craig Mazin has become a big name on television as the creator of HBO’s “Chernobyl” and “The Last of Us.”

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Christopher Nolan on People Who’ve Seen ‘Oppenheimer’: “They Leave the Movie … They Can’t Speak”

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with WIRED, Christopher Nolan acknowledges that the people he’s shown “Oppenheimer” to come out of it speechless:

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‘Batgirl’ is Good?

June 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Before it got “destroyed” by Warner head David Zaslav, “Batgirl” was test screened in Sherman Oaks. Twitter insider Viewer Anon attended that screening. He opened up a bit about it last night:

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Letterboxd Top 250 Overhauled and Updated With New Ratings Calculations System; ‘Harakiri’ #1

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some major changes on the Letterboxd all-time Top 250. It was bound to happen after the recently released “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” suddenly showed up as the #1 movie off all-time.

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First Reactions for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Are (Mostly) Positive

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The movie was screened way in advance on Friday, its not supposed to be in theaters until July 12th. I’ll have more on this one soon …

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Oliver Stone: ‘John Wick 4’ is “Disgusting Beyond Belief”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One person who actually hated ‘John Wick 4’ was filmmaker Oliver Stone. He was interviewed by Variety‘s Christopher Vourlias in a 6.19 interview from Romania. Here are his thoughts:

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Kevin Spacey’s Comeback Thriller ‘Peter Five Eight’ Picked Up for U.S. Release

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Spacey’s thriller “Peter Five Eight” has been picked up for multiple territories, including the United States.

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J.C. Chandor’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Has A Trailer

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

J.C. Chandor is, was, in my world, a potential major U.S. filmmaker in the making. His first few films included “Margin Call,” “All is Lost” and, especially, “A Most Violent Year” were impressive.

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Will The Original Cut of Welles’ ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ Ever Be Found?

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the great legends of cinema is the original, still unfound, cut of Orson Wells’ “The Magnificent Ambersons.” Filmmaker William Friedkin once called it the “holy grail of cinema.”

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David Cronenberg's ‘The Shrouds' Wraps Filming

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” began mid-May in Toronto and has just wrapped filming. That’s a month of production, in and out. At 80 years of age, David Cronenberg is as efficient as ever.

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Tarantino Hates Trigger Warnings: “Being Offended By A Movie is the Response of a Very Narrow Mind”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the same interview with La Liberation, Tarantino is asked about his thoughts on “trigger warnings” being shown before movies.

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Quentin Tarantino Describes His Next Film as “Travis Bickle If He Were A Film Critic”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An in-depth interview with Quentin Tarantino has been published via French outlet La Liberation. There’s a lot to chew on here, but I’ll start with Tarantino describing his next film, “The Movie Critic.”

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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ Series for Apple TV+ Cancelled

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sam Esmail’s adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film “Metropolis” has been permanently axed due to the writers strike.

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Oscars Voters: Diversity Rules for Best Picture Are ‘Crazy'

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago I suspected that there were many Academy voters who disliked the Oscars’ new diversity rules, but that they just couldn’t say it out loud.

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A 4-Hour Cut of ‘The Flash’ Exists

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, this is how it usually works with, many, DC movies. Their superhero movies gets released to middling reviews, fans are disappointed, then the filmmaker slyly reveals that there’s a longer cut.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Nabs $800k Weekend, Best Per-Theater-Average Box-Office Since 2017 [Updated]

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

That’s an incredible amount — far and away the best for an indie in the pandemic-era. Anderson’s film is supposed to go wide next weekend.

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Another Rave for David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ …

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the most anticipated films of the year, David Fincher’s “The Killer,” was screened for Netflix execs and staff in late April. I was told that the room was left stunned by the end of the 150 minute film.

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Author Calls ‘Oppenheimer’ A “Stunning Artistic Achievement”

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Oppenheimer” is based on Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s 2005 book, so it’s not surprising he’s one of the first people to have seen Nolan’s film.

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‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two’ Will Not Be the End, More Movies to Come [Updated]

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve spoken to a few critics who attended last night’s first screening of ‘Mission: Impossible 7’. The consensus that I got was that it’s good, but not great.

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Thierry Fremaux Defends Abdelatif Kechiche and the “Male Gaze”

June 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last time we saw a film from Kechiche was at Cannes 2019, when “Mektoub, My love: Intermezzo” shocked the Croisette.

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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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