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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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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Starts Screening for Critics on December 1 — Review Embargo Lifts December 16

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The social media embargo is set to lift on December 2 at 1:30 a.m.—yes, a.m.—and the review embargo will lift on December 16, three days before the film hits theaters.

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Martin Campbell Tells Denis Villeneuve: “Don’t “F*ck With” and “Reboot” James Bond

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Campbell, who directed two importantBond reboots, “GoldenEye” and “Casino Royale,” is giving Denis Villeneuve some advice regarding the upcoming Amazon/MGM reboot.

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Box Office: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Poised For $150M+ Opening Weekend

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film is expected to bring in $150M–$180M over the opening weekend from 4,000+ screens—an incredible launch following a rough fall at the box office.

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Netflix Doc Tackles the Landmark Movie Year of 1975

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What film is the true masterpiece of 1975? The Sight & Sound poll was topped by a film from that year (“Jeanne Dielman”). Does it reign supreme, or does another classic — “Barry Lyndon,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” — take your crown?

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Andrew Stanton: Tarantino Can Ignore ‘Toy Story 4’ — “Nobody’s Being Robbed of Their Trilogy”

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you remember, Tarantino called the first three “Toy Story” movies the “perfect trilogy” and made some waves by swearing off ever watching “Toy Story 4,” pretending it never existed.

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A24 Retitles Glen Powell’s ‘Huntington,’ Drops Trailer in Theaters With Zero Notice — Sets February 2026 Release

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Talk about a lack of confidence on the part of A24. I had heard the film was not testing well, but this is quite a way to bury a film you have zero confidence in.

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Oscars: Best Actress Race Dominated by Jessie Buckley’s ‘Hamnet’ Performance — But Rose Byrne Is the Most Deserving

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Best Actress race this year is turning into the Jessie Buckley show. At this point, it’s hard to imagine her losing come Oscar night.

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Roger Deakins Defends AI in Film: “As Long as You Have Something to Say…”

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What Deakins seems to be getting at is that the tool doesn’t matter nearly as much as the intent behind it. If a filmmaker has a genuine vision, then AI becomes just another brush.

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Paramount/Skydance Preps $71 Billion Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Backed by Saudi and Qatari Money

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a rejected takeover offer, David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has decided to bring in new Middle Eastern partners to support its full bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig Already “Starting to Formulate Ideas” for ‘Knives Out 4’

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Say what you will about Johnson’s cinema of cleverness, but few modern filmmakers have managed to turn a whodunit into a bona fide pop-culture franchise.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Reviews Are Not Great — 60 on Metacritic; Oscar Hopes Still Alive?

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The reviews are just not as good as the original. That’s just a fact. Wicked fans will maybe eat it up, but where does that leave the rest of us?

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Cannes 2026: Spitball #1 Includes Almodóvar, Östlund, Refn, Coen, Gray — and Yes, Malick

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If we’re lucky, the upcoming 79th edition of Cannes won’t be short on marquee international directors. Ruben Östlund, whose last two films won the Palme d’Or, will be aiming for a trifecta.

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Trailer: Ryan Gosling Leads Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s Ambitious Sci-Fi Odyssey

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a steady buzz building around Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s “Project Hail Mary,” the upcoming sci-fi film from Amazon/MGM that stars Ryan Gosling and is based on Andy Weir’s bestselling novel.

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‘Christy’ Drops Whopping 92% in Second Weekend — $108K Estimated Gross [Updated]

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It took a few days, but we finally have the numbers, and they are brutal. “Christy” grossed $108K this past weekend, from 817 locations, which is a 92% drop from opening weekend.

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Christopher Nolan Says New IMAX Cameras on ‘The Odyssey’ Have Solved the Sound Problems of His Past Films

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Nolan’s sound editing and mixing has always been a polarizing topic. Many have wondered why he never addresses the issue, given how frequently detractors bring it up.

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Martin Scorsese Turns 83 — What's His Best Film of the 21st Century?

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

My own opinion? In the past 25 years, Scorsese has delivered at least two stone-cold classics: “The Departed” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” These are films that retain his voice — the excess, the violence, the stylized narrative.

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Christian Bale Circling “Major Role" in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2,’ With Leonardo DiCaprio

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The cast for “Heat 2” is starting to take shape. Leonardo DiCaprio was already circling a role in the much-anticipated sequel, and now we can add another great actor to the mix: Christian Bale.

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Live-Action ‘Moana’ Teaser Arrives, and Somehow, the Animated Version Still Wins at Realism

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Oh boy— to the shock of absolutely nobody, here comes another Disney live-action remake. The Mouse House has released the first teaser for “Moana,” starring Catherine Laga‘aia and Dwayne Johnson.

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Francis Ford Coppola Raves ‘Frankenstein,’ Calls Guillermo Del Toro a “Cinematic Genius”

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Francis Ford Coppola is a fan of “Frankenstein,” the latest $100M+ Guillermo Del Toro extravaganza, which is now available to stream on Netflix.

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Judd Apatow to Shoot Glen Powell-Starring Country Music Comedy Next Year

November 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though Apatow’s Glen Powell–starring comedy, announced back in April, will begin shooting early next year. They wrote the script together. The film follows a country western star in free fall.

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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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