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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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First Look at Wes Ball’s ‘The Legend of Zelda’ — Video Game Adaptations Are Taking Over Hollywood

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After 20 punishing years of superhero movies, Hollywood has now shifted its franchise obsession toward video game adaptations. The gold rush to claim every big IP is here.

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James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez Have A “Sworn Blood Oath” to Make ‘Alita’ Sequel

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron is now telling ‘Alita’ fans not to worry — with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” now in the can, it sounds like development is speeding up on that sequel.

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Tom Cruise Finally Gets His Oscar — The Honorary Kind

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

He should have won for “Magnolia,” but Tom Cruise, 63, finally has an Oscar — the Honorary kind, picked up this weekend at the Governors Awards.

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‘One Battle After Another’ Crosses $200M Worldwide — 65% of Total Gross Comes From Overseas

November 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an original creation, unbound by IP, that has somehow managed to hit $200M worldwide this weekend. In 2025, that would be a feat unto itself if it weren’t for that ridiculous budget

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David Zucker Says ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot “Totally Missed It”

November 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Zucker noted that, alongside brother Jerry and Jim Abrahams, they had found “a certain method to the madness” with their 1988 spoof starring Leslie Nielsen.

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Ryan Coogler Confirms ‘Black Panther 3’ is His “Next Movie”

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After the success of “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler could have probably made any movie he wanted, with almost any studio happily giving him the budget needed, and yet he’s decided to go back to Marvel.

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Park Chan-wook Admits He’s “Struggling” to Fund His Next American Project

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re a regular reader, then you might already know that the two projects Park is referring to are “Brigands of Rattlecreek,” a western written by S. Craig Zahler, and “Genocidal Organ.”

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Shot in Boxy 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio on 35mm Film

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The best modern example of this approach, that I can think of, is another Eggers film, “The Lighthouse,” which was shot entirely in 1.19:1, an almost square frame.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘The Running Man’? $16M Weekend Expected

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

My biggest issue with “The Running Man” is that it didn’t feel like an Edgar Wright movie, missing his signature fast-paced editing, energetic camera work, and visual storytelling.

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Box-Office: ‘Keeper’ Bombs With $2M Weekend, D+ CinemaScore

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Still, the film was made for under $10 million. It was a quick, low-budget horror project shot during the WGA strikes, starring non-union actors and written by a non-union Canadian writer — so all is still well in Perkins-land, for now.

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SAG Awards Change Name To ‘The Actor Awards’ [Updated]

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s no coincidence that the name change comes only two years after the ceremony moved to Netflix for its 30th edition. Organizers were likely “encouraged” by the streamer to rethink the show’s presentation

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Ruben Fleischer Says ‘Zombieland 3’ Talks Underway — and Reveals He Turned Down ‘Mission: Impossible 4’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

‘Zombieland 2’ was released in 2019 with the same cast, writing team, and director (Ruben Fleischer). The sequel made more money ($125M) but earned inferior reviews.

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Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to Direct ‘ Star Trek’ Reboot for Paramount

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Since we won’t be getting Quentin Tarantino’s “batsh*t crazy” R-rated “Star Trek” movie, we’re going to have to make do with a brand new Paramount-approved reboot.

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First Look: Jack O’Connell in Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic ‘Ink’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The first image from Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a Rupert Murdoch biopic, has been revealed featuring Jack O’Connell in his role as Larry Lamb, former editor of The Sun. 

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The Attempted Cancellation of Sydney Sweeney: Ruby Rose, Politics, and the Backlash Against ‘Christy’

November 14, 2025 Leora Witkowski

Whether Sweeney weathers it depends on the goodwill she’s built in Hollywood and whether audiences and industry insiders can separate her work from her politics.

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First Look: Anne Hathaway as Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We have Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, with Mia Goth’s Melantho, one of the maids in the palace, lurking in the background.

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Box-Office: ‘Now You See Me’ ($2.1M), ‘Running Man’ ($1.9M) Lead Thursday Previews

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Those early projections for Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” seem to be accurate. The soft remake of the 1987 movie might debut below the $20M threshold this weekend.

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Oscars: ‘Zootopia 2’ Might Be Animation Oscar Frontrunner, Based on Early Reactions

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The last great hope to find a front-runner comes to us via Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” which premiered last night with a select few press in attendance.

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Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like Neon is already preparing for that seventh straight Palme d’Or. They have just added to their 2026 sandbox a film that will quite possibly be in Cannes competition next year.

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Wong Kar-Wai Faces Career-Ending Backlash in China as ‘Blossoms’ Scandal Explodes

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The slow-burning disaster surrounding “Blossoms Shanghai,” which is supposed to have its North American premiere next month, has now reached a point where it’s hard to see how he recovers from this.

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

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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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