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M. Night Shyamalan Says ‘Lady in the Water' Is His Most Underrated Film

M. Night Shyamalan tells TheWrap that "Lady in the Water" is the film he most wants reappraised, calling it the closest fusion of his family-film and thriller sides.

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Sabrina Carpenter, Margaret Qualley Join Tom Holland's Fred Astaire Biopic

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Curry Barker Says Netflix Wanted Straight-to-Streaming for ‘Obsession’ Before Focus Won the Bidding War

A bidding war had broken out. According to Barker, pretty much everyone wanted in, with Neon, Focus, and A24 among the suitors. Netflix was in the mix too, but the offer was to just put it straight on Netflix.

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything' Is Rated R for “Graphic Nudity,” and It's Not Who You Think

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The 10 Best Movies I Saw at Venice and TIFF

The power has shifted to Cannes, or just not premiering your film at a festival. There were still some gems, though. Here are my ten favorites among the films I hadn't already seen.

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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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Hollywood Exec Claims Nearly 1/3 of Actors Are Using Fake Vaccination Cards

February 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Are you surprised by the hypocrisy?

The Oscars we’re originally supposed to not require proof of vaccination, but then, after complaints from attendees and on social media, the Academy switched gears and announced that all nominees and invited guests would need to show proof of vaccination and at least two negative P.C.R. tests in order to attend the awards show in March. However, performers and presenters would only need to be tested and wouldn’t have to show proof of vaccination.

So what gives?

It turns out that some people presenting this year remain unvaccinated, and rumours are pointing towards Daniel Kaluuya, Beyoncé, Will Smith and Frances McDormand being one of the many “culprits.”

On 02.02.21 I wrote:

“Fact of the matter is this: For many decades now, Hollywood has had a contingent of anti-vaxxers among its merriment band of artists, including the likes of Jim Carrey, Robert DeNiro, and Jessica Biel. The anti-vaxxer movement in Hollywood has been as deeply ingrained to its fringe DNA as, say, Scientology.”

So, is it that shocking to learn that nearly a third of Hollywood actors have fake vaccine passports/cards? I trust the always-reliable Jeff Sneider when it comes to this story. He wrote the following on 02.23.22 in his Ankler column:

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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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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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