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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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Taika Waititi’s ‘Next Goal Wins’ to World Premiere at TIFF

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After multiple delays, which included extensive reshoots, Taika Waititi’s “Next Goal Wins” released a trailer this past April.

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What Goes to Telluride?

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Telluride tracker Michael Patterson has posted his first batch Best Bets for the 50th Telluride Film Festival. I’ll just post the main fall fest biggies that he has:

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Guillermo del Toro Still Watches “Three Movies A Day”

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Its been a long time since I counted the number of movies I watch on any given year. I’d say my guesstimate would, maybe, be around 300, tops.

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Sean Baker Has Had Offers to Direct Big Blockbusters: “I Don’t Like Marvel Movies Enough to Direct Them”

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Although he used to get offered blockbusters, once “Red Rocket” was released and seen, these offers abruptly stopped.

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Wes Anderson on Why Cinema Will Always Be Better Than Television

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the last 5 years, we've had Steven Soderbergh, David Lynch, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion, Woody Allen, Alfonso Cuaron, Noah Baumbach, Spike Lee, and many more making the jump to the small screen.

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‘Secret Invasion’ Among Lowest-Rated Marvel/Disney+ Shows Ever

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The first episode of “Secret Invasion” premiered on Disney+ last Wednesday. The viewership numbers are not good and another sign of a crumbling Marvel universe.

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Scarlett Johansson Only Earned $4,000 A Week for Two Months of Work on ‘Asteroid City’

June 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A Variety cover story on Scarlett Johansson tells us that she didn’t get paid that much for her work “Asteroid City.”

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A-List Actors, Including Streep and J-Law, Threaten to Strike in Letter to SAG

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Rolling Stone has just received a letter, signed by more than 300 actors, addressed to the SAG-AFTRA Leadership. It sounds threatening, they’re not kidding around.

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David Corenswet Cast as Superman in James Gunn’s ‘Superman: Legacy’

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Wrap is reporting David Corenswet has nabbed the coveted role of Superman in James Gunn’s upcoming “Superman: Legacy.” Rachel Brosnahan has also been cast as Lois Lane.

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Wiseau’s ‘The Room’ Turns 20

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In 2003, “The Room,” a film financed by self-proclaimed impresario Tommy Wiseau for $6 million, was supposed to be the culmination of his imagined talents, his ultimate artistic statement, and the capstone to his suspiciously vague career

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Jennifer Lawrence Looks Back on 2017’s Polarizing ‘mother!’

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Darren Aronofsky became the most polarizing figure in movie culture back in the fall of 2017. His controversial “mother!” provoked a volcanic stir of reactions.

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Schrader on ‘Pacifiction’

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Fincher already raved about Albert Serra’s brilliant “Pacifiction.” He recently confided to Brad Pitt his love for the film:

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Cameron Diaz/Jamie Foxx Comedy ‘Back in Action’ in Post-Production Limbo

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on “Back in Action,” starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, took place in late February and finished in late April.

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RUMOR: Paul Thomas Anderson Has Started Shooting His New Film in Mexico???

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Obviously, just a rumor and I’m trying to corroborate it with a few sources, but for now here’s the post from the Paul Thomas Anderson subreddit:

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Why You Shouldn’t Miss Out on Being a Bookmaker VIP [Sponsored]

June 27, 2023 John Torre

Most sports bettors can get by just enjoying the standard promotions that come in a sports book like match deposits or daily tasks.

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Sean Baker Confirms New Film ‘Anora’; Condemns Today’s Censorship in American Movies

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sean Baker was the guest on honor at the 38th edition of Cinema Jove. Based on what I’m reading, he’s not very happy with the way freedom of speech and creativity is being stifled in American film.

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Time’s Honest Reaction to ‘Barbie’; Sequel Already in the Works

June 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Is it bad that Time Magazine’s Eliana Dockterman was granted access to interview Greta Gerwig at her Chelsea office and still managed to write this about “Barbie”:

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Ari Aster’s Next Film is a Contemporary Western Set During the Pandemic

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ari Aster’s interview with Italian outlet La Reppublica hasn’t been covered by any outlets.

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HBO Abruptly Pulls the Plug on ‘The Idol’? Six-Episode Series Ends Next Week With Episode 5 [Updated]

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

HBO is abruptly pulling the plug on “The Idol.” The Sam Levinson-The Weeknd series was announced as six episodes when the deal was signed, but now the show will end with just five episodes.

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Tarantino Gives More Details on the Lead Character in ‘The Movie Critic’

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, in an in-depth interview with Le Monde, Quentin Tarantino described the lead character of his upcoming “The Movie Critic” as closely resembling Travis Bickle.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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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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