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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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Trailer for ‘Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie’ Shows Why Matt Johnson’s Comedy Is Pure Genius

December 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’d never even heard of Nirvanna The Band The Show before catching this film at TIFF in September. Turns out the movie version is not only hilarious, but it’s endlessly inventive.

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YouTube Acquires Oscars TV Rights!

December 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

ABC has held the Oscars for nearly 50 years and is officially relinquishing the rights when its current contract expires in 2028.

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Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Eyes $380M Global Opening

December 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The sequel stands to earn $380M globally by Sunday evening. Not bad. Let’s remember, ‘The Way of Water’ nabbed a $445M global opening weekend. Is Avatar fatigue upon us?

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LOL: Captain America to Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’ Because Nostalgia Still Sells

December 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Over the past 48 hours, I’ve been watching Marvel fanboys completely lose their minds over a leaked teaser for “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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James Cameron Admits He Wrote ‘Point Break’ but Never Got WGA Credit: “I Flat Out Got Stiffed”

December 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron admits real frustration that he wrote ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 action classic “Point Break,” which officially credited its script to W. Peter Iliff. 

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‘Soulm8te’: Universal Pulls ‘M3GAN’ Spinoff From January Release, Shops Film to Other Distributors

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After this summer’s “M3GAN 2.0,” the franchise is basically dead. The first film made over $180M worldwide, but the sequel could only muster $39M.

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Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ Dominates, ‘Sirât’ Surges, and ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Snubbed

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Oscars shortlists in 12 categories have been announced, including documentary feature, international feature, cinematography, original score, original song, sound, and visual effects. “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” performed as expected.

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Martin Scorsese Hails ‘Frankenstein’ as A-List Directors Keep Praising Guillermo del Toro’s Epic

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Some of the film’s most outspoken supporters include Francis Ford Coppola, Jon Favreau, Jason Reitman, Bradley Cooper, Emerald Fennell, Martin Scorsese, and Alfonso Cuarón.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Releases New Images

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s EW with fresh new images from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, featuring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Himesh Patel.

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Ava Duvernay to Direct ‘Heist of Benin,’ Starring David Oyelowo

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Set against the backdrop of contemporary London, “Heist of Benin” is described as a “thriller that intertwines art, love and restitution.”

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Andrew Stanton’s ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Dumped on HULU With February Release Date

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film finally has a release date, and it’s worrisome. Not only is it being dumped in February, but it’s skipping theaters and going straight to HULU.

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‘Disclosure Day’: Steven Spielberg’s UFO Movie Has A Trailer!

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our first look at “Disclosure Day,” Spielberg’s return not only to sci-fi but, more importantly, to the UFO genre that propelled him to the A-list with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T.”

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First Look: Hugh Jackman in Michael Sarnoski’s ‘The Death of Robin Hood’

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our first look (via EW) at Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgård in Michael Sarnoski’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” which is coming to us from A24.

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Reviews Are Mixed — 60 on Metacritic

December 16, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo has finally lifted on James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, and yes—I think I’m now allowed to admit that I was dozing in and out while watching it.

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Dwayne Johnson Says His Next Big Team-Up Is With J.J. Abrams — A Meta Movie About Movies

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Six years later, Abrams finally directed a new film (“Ghostwriter”) and seems to have another one in the works. 

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‘Gaston’: Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Spin-Off

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Disney has greenlit a live-action spinoff that absolutely nobody asked for: the story of Gaston, the villain of 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

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Ted Sarandos: Netflix Would Release Warner Bros. Films “The Same Way They Do Today”

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s come to the point where Sarandos has now picked up the mic and is directly speaking to us about his intention to keep the status quo over at Warner Bros if he acquires the studio.

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Finally Gets Physical Media Release — Heads to Criterion in March 2026

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will finally receive a physical media release via Criterion in March 2026, finally ending years of uncertainty and fan demand for a disc edition of Scorsese’s epic.

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IndieWire Critics Poll Topped by… Do I Even Need to Say It?

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Another poll, another win for Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” At this point, the only real suspense left in awards season is whether it will lose anything at all.

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Donald Trump Blames Rob Reiner's Death on “Trump Derangement Syndrome"

December 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In the category of things that probably should have been left unsaid…

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

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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

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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