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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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Miles Caton Lands First Post-‘Sinners' Role Opposite Denzel Washington in Christopher McQuarrie's ‘Compassionate Release’

I was wondering when Miles Caton would book his post-“Sinners” role. Well, here it is. The 21-year-old actor has joined Denzel Washington and Teyonah Parris in Christopher McQuarrie's “Compassionate Release.”

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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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Emily Blunt Says the Script for ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel is Done and Ready to Go

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Emily Blunt says the script for the “Edge Of Tomorrow” sequel is done and that she’s ready to film it. During an interview with Josh Horowitz, on his Happy Sad Confused podcast, Blunt says she’s “so ready.”

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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Will Compete for Multiple Oscars, Including Picture and Director

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

At this point, I think it’s pretty obvious that Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be contending in some of the major Oscar categories. This will have plenty of viewers tuning in since these are two of the most popular movies of the year, so far.

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Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Compared to Melville’s ‘Le Samourai’

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Not many films this fall are as highly anticipated as “The Killer.” What else would you expect? The film is directed by David Fincher, whose best works (“The Social Network,” “Zodiac,” “Fight Club,” “Se7en”) have come to define their respective decades.

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Gerwig, Gosling and Robbie Are Not Signed On For ‘Barbie’ Sequel

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A THR report is making the rounds on this Friday evening and it’s quite the interesting one.

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Directors Who Have Gone Quiet

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can’t tell you how many emails I get asking about what happened to this or that director. There are so many great filmmakers who haven’t released a film in 10+ years, for various reasons.

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‘Oppenheimer’ Has No Deleted Scenes, Directors Cut Was Released

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” clocks in at 3 hours, and that seems to be the exact runtime Nolan intended to be seen in cheaters.

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‘The Bikeriders’ to World Premiere at Telluride

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve had it confirmed that Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” will have its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this coming labor day weekend.

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John McTiernan: “I Hate Superhero Movies. I Think They are Socially Toxic”

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Of course, McTiernan isn’t the only filmmaker who has come out against the superhero genre, there are too many to name.

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David Zaslav Claims the Writer and Actors’ Strikes SAVED Warner Bros $100 Million

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Zaslav is at it again. The man we like to call “The Destroyer” is saying that Warner Bros. Discovery has attributed over $100M in savings to the ongoing work stoppage due to the dual strikes by WGA and SAG-AFTRA.

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What I’m Hearing About ‘Dune: Part Two’ Being Delayed …

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Dune’ fans rejoice. It seems as though the rumors of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” being delayed weren’t so credible.

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‘Barbie’ to Cross $1 Billion Today, on Greta Gerwig’s Birthday

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Happy birthday to Greta Gerwig, who turns 40. A wonderful indie actress, I’ll always cherish her turns in “Frances Ha”, “Greenberg” and “Hannah Takes the Stairs”. Her directorial debut “Lady Bird” was also class.

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Paul Schrader Hated ‘Mission: Impossible 7’: “There’s No Reason AI Couldn’t Have Written This Script”

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

No, ‘Dead Reckoning’ was not as good as ‘Rogue Nation’ or ‘Fallout,’ but what Schrader doesn’t get is that you don’t watch these movies for the script.

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A ‘Talk to Me’ Prequel Has Already Been Shot

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Danny and Michael Philippou‘s “Talk to Me,” a small indie horror film that A24 bought at Sundance, opened with an impressive $10 million take this past weekend.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar’ is 100 Minutes, A “Radical” Stage Play

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We can confirm that, if all four films were to be put together, Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar” is around 100 minutes long. It also turns out to be a little more complicated as a film .

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Venice Programmer Warns That ‘Poor Things’ Might Be Very Divisive

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cinephiles have been wondering if Yorgos Lanthimos has again delivered a great film with his upcoming Searchlight-produced “Poor Things.”

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Michael Haneke’s ‘Kelvin’s Book’ Has Been Shelved

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We haven’t heard much from Michael Haneke since 2017’s “Happy End”. He just turned 81 years old. The man is a legend.

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Brett Easton Ellis Doesn’t Listen to Film Critics Anymore: “I’ve Been Burned Too Many Times”

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Prominent film historian and critic, Jonathan Rosenbaum, once trashed modern-day reviewers of film as the cheerleaders and Pied Pipers of the film industry.

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Vanessa Kirby to Play Sue Storm in ‘Fantastic Four’

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On the Hot Mic podcast, Jeff Sneider is saying that Vanessa Kirby has signed on to play Sue Storm in the MCU’s upcoming “Fantastic Four.”

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Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ Starts Shooting September 25

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off her “Happening” winning the Golden Lion at Venice in 2021, Diwan announced in May she was remaking softcore porn classic “Emmanuelle.”

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Is Paul Thomas Anderson Still The Current ‘Master’ of Cinema?

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last May, at Cannes, I had an interesting lunch conversation with a few journalists from Paris. The topic was who is the current master of cinema.

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