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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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‘Fjord’ Trailer: Cristian Mungiu’s Divisive Palme d’Or Winner Takes Aim at “Left-Wing Fundamentalism”

I am very curious how Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” will be greeted this fall — the Palme d’Or-winning film has turned into a culture-war ticking time bomb among critics, who are more split on it than you might think.

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‘Heat 2’ Adds Odessa Young as Charlene, With More Casting Still Underway

Here’s another “Heat 2” update. Odessa Young has nabbed the role of Charlene, previously played by Ashley Judd. Young is coming off her supporting turn in “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”

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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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Antoine Fuqua Wants to Release His 5-Hour Cut of ‘Magnificent Seven’

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What’s with all of these studio filmmakers wanting to release lengthy cuts of their past films? After Zack Snyder and David Ayer, this week sees another director touting his own cut.

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Gary Oldman Cast in Paolo Sorrentino’s New Film

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Gary Oldman is in the cast of Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s as yet untitled new film. Whether it’s a large or supporting role remains to be seen.

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Legendary French Filmmaker Phillipe Garrel Gets #MeToo’ed

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This past March, Garrel won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival. His film “The Plough” was critically-acclaimed — so were his last few films which include “Jealousy,” “In the Shadows of Women” and “The Salt of Tears.”

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Telluride Boss Raves Colman Domingo’s Performance in ‘Rustin’

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Now that the cat’s out of the bag … A few weeks ago, I had spoken to to Telluride boss Julie Huntsinger about George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” but in particular Colman Domingo’s work in the film.

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‘Saltburn’ Teaser …

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A gorgeous teaser for Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has been unveiled. Cinematographer Linus Sandgren shot the film in unique 1.33:1 aspect ratio and the photography here is quite beautiful to look at.

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Telluride Lineup Includes Payne, Lanthimos, Haigh, Nichols and Fennell

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

If you’ve followed my spitballing of the Telluride Film Festival then not many of the titles, in the just-announced lineup, come as a surprise.

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Robert Downey Thinks His ‘Vertigo’ Remake Can Be “Better” Than the Original

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

You don’t mess with greatness. You just don’t. Gus Van Sant learned that the hard way with his 1998 remake of Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”

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‘The Equalizer 3’ is A Tired and Worn Down Action Movie

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The reviews are out for Antonie Fuqua’s “The Equalizer 3,” the project marking Denzel Washington’s final outing as Robert McCall.

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‘Ferrari’ Trailer …

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here is the nearly dialogue-free trailer for Michael Mann’s “Ferrari.” There’s some great tension buildup here.

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‘The Marvels’ 98-Minute Runtime Makes it the Shortest MCU Movie Ever

August 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Directed by Nia DaCosta, “The Marvels” will see the return of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, who fans last saw in “Avengers: Endgame.”

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‘Bottoms’ Review …

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s all about managing expectations with this one, which has little in common with the tensely dry humor of “Shiva Baby”.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Now Opening Wide, Official Posters Released

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Apple has announced that Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will no longer have a limited release on October 6th and will instead be release worldwide on October 20th.

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First Look: Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn,’ Shot in 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for “Saltburn” will be released tomorrow, but before that happens we have a Vanity Fair exclusive with our first images of Fennell’s highly anticipated film.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Trailer Released

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The film will have a limited theatrical release on October 27th and will be available to stream via Netflix on November 10th.

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James Gunn Calls Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Knight’ Movies “Awful”

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tweets from more than a decade ago have resurfaced in which Gunn openly hates on Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies. Some are calling for Gunn’s head. I find it all very amusing.

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Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel Sets Production Date of January 2024

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview, actor Jim Caviezel confirmed that “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection” will start filming in January of 2024. The film will be in Aramaic and Latin. Mel Gibson is set to direct.

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‘The Idol’ Cancelled at HBO

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

HBO has cancelled Sam Levinson’s “The Idol,” starring The Weeknd and Lily Rose Depp. Here’s the network’s statement on the cancellation:

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‘The Book of Clarence’ Trailer

August 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

If you are at all interested, Jeymes Samuel’s “The Book of Clarence” has a trailer.

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‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Teaser …

August 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Say what you will about Harmony Korine, but he couldn’t care less about appeasing mainstream tastes.

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‘Napoleon’: Ridley Scott Has A “Fantastic” Four and a Half Hour Cut He’d Like to Release

August 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” hasn’t even been released yet, but its filmmaker is already banging the drums for his original director’s cut to get released.

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