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‘The Social Reckoning' First Reaction: Aaron Sorkin Blames Facebook for January 6 in His ‘Social Network' Follow-Up

This was always going to be a message movie first. The question is whether that's enough to carry it through awards season. ‘Chicago 7’ managed six Oscar nominations with a similar formula.

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‘La Bola Negra' Trailer: Spain's 3-Hour Queer Epic Is an Oscar Contender Heavy on Ambition ..and Kitsch

It took the Audience Award at San Sebastián this weekend, won the People's Choice Award at TIFF just a week ago, topped the Telluride poll a week before that, and of course, won the Cannes best director prize.

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‘Miami Vice' Gets a “Significantly Recut” Final Act in Michael Mann's New Director's Final Cut — 4k Release on December 15

Moments have been “refined,” scenes have been reordered, and most intriguingly, there's a heavily reworked final act built from unseen footage to reflect "Mann's preferred ending."

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Dan Trachtenberg to Direct ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Movie for Disney

This is an odd pairing. Dan Trachtenberg, known for “Prey” and “Predator: Badlands,” has signed on to direct a new film inspired by “Sleeping Beauty” for Disney.

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Tomi Adeyemi Won't Watch ‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ Says Gina Prince-Bythewood Should be Blamed For “Every Decision"

The author, who co-wrote and executive produced Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of her 2018 novel, tells The Guardian she'll "never" let another of her books become a movie.

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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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‘The Social Reckoning' First Reaction: Aaron Sorkin Blames Facebook for January 6 in His ‘Social Network' Follow-Up

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This was always going to be a message movie first. The question is whether that's enough to carry it through awards season. ‘Chicago 7’ managed six Oscar nominations with a similar formula.

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‘La Bola Negra' Trailer: Spain's 3-Hour Queer Epic Is an Oscar Contender Heavy on Ambition ..and Kitsch

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It took the Audience Award at San Sebastián this weekend, won the People's Choice Award at TIFF just a week ago, topped the Telluride poll a week before that, and of course, won the Cannes best director prize.

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Comment

‘Miami Vice' Gets a “Significantly Recut” Final Act in Michael Mann's New Director's Final Cut — 4k Release on December 15

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Moments have been “refined,” scenes have been reordered, and most intriguingly, there's a heavily reworked final act built from unseen footage to reflect "Mann's preferred ending."

Read more
Comment

Dan Trachtenberg to Direct ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Movie for Disney

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is an odd pairing. Dan Trachtenberg, known for “Prey” and “Predator: Badlands,” has signed on to direct a new film inspired by “Sleeping Beauty” for Disney.

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Tomi Adeyemi Won't Watch ‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ Says Gina Prince-Bythewood Should be Blamed For “Every Decision"

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The author, who co-wrote and executive produced Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of her 2018 novel, tells The Guardian she'll "never" let another of her books become a movie.

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Andrew Scott Makes His Best Actor Case in First ‘Elsinore’ Trailer

September 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The trailer for Simon Stone’s “Elsinore” has just been released, giving us our first substantial look at Andrew Scott in what has quickly become one of the most talked-about Best Actor contenders of the fall.

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Jonah Hill's ‘Cut Off' Heads Into Reshoots After Being Deemed “Unwatchable” and “Unreleasable”

September 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hill, coming off the miserable reviews for this year's “Outcome,” now has yet another film destined for a long delay. This time, it's “Cut Off,” his third directorial effort, which was set to hit theaters this July

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Adam Driver Is in ‘Heat 2,’ Stephen Graham Confirms

September 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Driver will play Otis Wardell, the central villain, psychopathic criminal who operates primarily in Chicago. The character’s presence ties together the prequel and sequel halves of the book’s structure.

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‘Blade’ Director on What Marvel Tells Directors: “This Is a Marvel Movie Directed by a Person”

September 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to Tariq, Marvel is upfront about it. They tell you, politely, that what you're making is "a Marvel film directed by a person .. They crop your shots. They change things.”

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Kristen Stewart Reunites with Olivier Assayas for ‘Spiritual World'; Vicky Krieps, Riley Keough & Wagner Moura Also Aboard

September 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Stewart and Assayas previously collaborated on 2014's "Clouds of Sils Maria," which won her a César, and 2016's "Personal Shopper," which earned Assayas Best Director at Cannes.

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Robert Eggers Wants a “Break" From Horror, So He's Making ‘Romeo & Juliet'

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

At a post-trailer Q&A for “Werwulf,” which opens Christmas Day, Eggers explained why his next movie is Shakespeare’s teen tragedy rather than another gloomy medieval tale.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ First Reviews Are Mostly Positive: 78 on MC, 93% on RT

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Reviews are out: 78 on Metacritic and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's not as good as the first one, which had a ridiculous 99% on RT and an 81 on MC, but it's a good start nonetheless.

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CONFIRMED: Jon Watts Set to Direct ‘Star Wars: Episode X,’ Written by Simon Kinberg

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The timing is interesting. Just days ago, on September 21, journalist Caleb Williams posted on X that a director had been found for the Kinberg trilogy. Turns out, Watts might be the guy.

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Mike Leigh's ‘Tender Loving Care’ Wins Top Prize at San Sebastián

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Tender Loving Care," Mike Leigh’s final film, took the Golden Shell, plus two more prizes: a Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance for Kate O'Flynn and the Best Screenplay award for Leigh himself.

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James Gray Doesn't “Want to Preach” Politics in His Movies, Sets David Lean-Style Epic After 'Paper Tiger'

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

James Gray is hinting at a return to the kind of sweeping, outward-looking, David Lean-inspired filmmaking he last attempted ten years ago — and it won’t be preaching politics.

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Chris Hansen Gives ‘Primetime' a “D" as A24 Movie Heads for $19-20M Opening. Did You See It? Post Your Review!

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Chris Hansen finally saw "Primetime" at a Times Square AMC. He gave Robert Pattinson's portrayal a flat "D," called the whole thing a "fever dream" detached from reality

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Robert Eggers' ‘Werwulf' Gets First Official Trailer, and It's Pure Eggers

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here's our first real trailer of Robert Eggers' “Werwulf,” and it might be the most Eggers movie Eggers has ever made.

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Nobody Wants to Run the Trailer for Alex Gibney's ‘Musk' — Not YouTube, Not TikTok, Not Meta, and Certainly Not X

September 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here's a twist: Alex Gibney’s four-hour Elon Musk documentary, which premiered at Venice, can't get its trailer onto most of the internet, most specifically on social media.

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

September 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Qualley will play Adele Astaire, Fred's sister and his original dance partner. Carpenter takes on Ginger Rogers, the partner who helped turn Astaire into one of the most beloved screen stars ever.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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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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