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Netflix Says David Fincher Is Why ‘Mindhunter’ Never Got Season 3, Contradicting the Director’s Account

There have even been fan petitions circulating to convince Netflix to bring it back. Maybe those fan petitions should have been directed at Fincher instead.

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Mike Leigh Says ‘Tender Loving Care’ Is “Almost Certainly” His Final Film: “I’m Now Somewhat Handicapped”

He explains that even if another film were approved, “it wouldn’t get made for two years,” leaving him uncertain about “what state I’ll be in at 85, if I’m still here.”

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Inde Navarrette Auditioned for ‘Heat 2,’ But Sources Say She Was Never Offered the Role

A person with knowledge of the situation suspects Navarrette’s reps may have helped leak the “Heat 2” narrative to Page Six: she was never offered the role in the first place.

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Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Ali G’ Faces “Racist” Backlash as UK Cinema Chain Has “No Plans” to Screen Film

Picturehouse Cinemas, a UK cinema chain, have confirmed they will not screen “Ali G: Who Iz I?” In October — a decision that comes amid a campaign accusing the character of racist stereotypes.

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

Cinephiles another Todd Field movie, and although we might have to wait for his next directorial effort, “The Girls” will have to suffice for now.

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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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Money on the Silver Screen: Exploring the Fascinating World of Movies About Money [Sponsored]

August 8, 2023 John Torre

With America having a truly capitalistic culture, it’s not a surprise that the Hollywood movie industry releases so many films that revolve around money.

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Adam Devine Criticizes Hollywood for Making Comedies With “Hidden Messages”

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Devine has been making comedies for many years now, but he isn’t a superstar. He’s the kind of actor whose face you might recognize more than his name

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Sports Betting in Movies: An Accurate Portrayal? Or Not So Much? [Sponsored]

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sports gambling has been a focal point of many great movies. While fans of the based-on-real-life film Casino mainly remember Ace Rothstein as the head of the Tangiers, the story also tells his backstory as a sports betting savant and a bookie.

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‘Fair Play’: Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor Play Gender-Induced Mind Games in Netflix’s Erotic Thriller [Thriller]

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play” has been released, via Netflix. The film was one of the highlights of this past January’s Sundance Film Festival.

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Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ on VOD August 22nd

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As Celine Song’s “Materialists” gets ready for a fall shoot, it’s SAG exempted, her critically acclaimed “Past Lives” has set up an August 22nd release on VOD. I’d like to watch this one again — my first viewing verdict was “good, but not great.” Who else has seen “Past Lives”?

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Mark Rylance on Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’: “I Hope That Terry Eventually Completes the Film”

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Terrence Malick’s “The Way of the Wind” completed shooting in the fall of 2019. Ever since then, four years later, Malick’s still been editing the film.

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‘Suzume’ Director Makoto Shinkai Praises ‘Elemental’

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of this summer’s biggest surprises has been Peter Sohn’s “Elemental” which, after a weak opening, has had very strong legs at the box office.

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‘Ali G’ Movie in the Works, Sacha Baron Cohen to Reprise His Role

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cohen will always be a legend for creating Borat, Bruno, and Ali G for HBO's now-classic "Da Ali G Show."

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Bill Maher Criticizes “Preachy, Man Hating” ‘Barbie’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

HBO late-night host Bill Maher despised “Barbie” so much that he had to vent out his feelings on Twitter. He’s consequently triggered the hate of Greta Gerwig fans.

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David Ayer Rants About His Director’s Cut of ‘Suicide Squad’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Should we believe David Ayer when he says that his cut of 2016’s “Suicide Squad” is “vastly better” than the theatrically released version?

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Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Instead of ‘Blade Runner 2049’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott directed both “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” two stone-cold classics of the sci-fi genre and he’s continued to delve deep into these worlds, 40 years on.

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Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Screening on September 3rd at Venice, No Telluride

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We can now officially scratch off any chance, albeit minimal, that David Fincher’s “The Killer” will be going to Telluride.

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Steven Soderbergh Calls “Oppenheimer” A “Real Accomplishment”

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

These last few weeks we’ve heard of filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Schrader, Oliver Stone, John Waters and Guillermo del Toro buying tickets to one or both of the ‘Barbenheimer’ movies.

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William Friedkin Dead at 87

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Director William Friedkin, a maverick U.S. filmmaker, if there ever was one, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.

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John Waters Says ‘Beau is Afraid’ is Some “Really Great Shit” and His Favorite Film of the Year

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

While we await for some kind of ending to the actors strike, and John Waters being able to direct his first movie in over 20 years, the writer-director is out there promoting his new novel “Liarmouth.”

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‘Napoleon’ Slap Scene Ignites Controversy

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” hasn’t even been released yet and, already, a scene in the upcoming epic has come under fire.

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Andrew Haigh’s ‘Strangers’ Set for December 22nd Release

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Haigh’s new film has been retitled “All Of Us Strangers” and has also set up a December 22, 2023 release date, via Searchlight. A first look image, above, has been unveiled.

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‘Saltburn’ to Open BFI London Film Festival

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There were many wondering why Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” did not show up inside the Toronto and Venice lineups.

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Ira Sachs’ ‘Passages’ Earned the Highest Per Screen Average this Weekend

August 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This weekend’s highest per screen average was not “Barbie,” but rather Ira Sachs’ NC-17 rated “Passages,” starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

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Visually Gorgeous, But Adolescent ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Opens to $43M Domestically [Review]

August 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jolted by positive reviews, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” exceeded expectations with a $43 million opening at the weekend box-office.

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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

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

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