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Steven Spielberg Will Direct a Stage Musical, Written by Tony Kushner

Kushner has been Spielberg's go-to screenwriter for two decades now: "Munich," "Lincoln," "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans." All four were Best Picture nominees.

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Guy Maddin to Direct ‘The Confessions,’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke and Harry Melling

Before "Rumours," Guy Maddin, the great Canadian surrealist, hadn't shot a feature in more than seven years. Now, two years after that film premiered at Cannes, he already has his next one lined up.

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‘Dune: Part Three' Social Embargo Lifts December 2, Reviews Drop December 9

This morning, invites went out to press for screenings of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Three." I got one, and my screening is set for December 1. That's 17 days before the film opens in theaters.

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Lee Cronin’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot Is Dead at Warner Bros, Paramount Now in Charge

Warner's version, which had ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director Lee Cronin in talks to write and direct, has been shelved. That leaves only Paramount Primal with plans to make a new Elm Street movie.

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Script Is Exactly What You'd Expect: Influencers, Neo-Nazis, ICE Raids, Erika Kirk and… Nukes

"Scapegoat" is a lot. It's a hospital procedural, a doxxing noir, a marital thriller and an apocalypse satire all at once, and, much like "Eddington," the back half turns into a string of absurd, gory set pieces.

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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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Steven Spielberg Will Direct a Stage Musical, Written by Tony Kushner

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Kushner has been Spielberg's go-to screenwriter for two decades now: "Munich," "Lincoln," "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans." All four were Best Picture nominees.

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Guy Maddin to Direct ‘The Confessions,’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Hunter Schafer, Maya Hawke and Harry Melling

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Before "Rumours," Guy Maddin, the great Canadian surrealist, hadn't shot a feature in more than seven years. Now, two years after that film premiered at Cannes, he already has his next one lined up.

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‘Dune: Part Three' Social Embargo Lifts December 2, Reviews Drop December 9

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This morning, invites went out to press for screenings of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune: Part Three." I got one, and my screening is set for December 1. That's 17 days before the film opens in theaters.

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Lee Cronin’s ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot Is Dead at Warner Bros, Paramount Now in Charge

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner's version, which had ‘Evil Dead Rise’ director Lee Cronin in talks to write and direct, has been shelved. That leaves only Paramount Primal with plans to make a new Elm Street movie.

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Script Is Exactly What You'd Expect: Influencers, Neo-Nazis, ICE Raids, Erika Kirk and… Nukes

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Scapegoat" is a lot. It's a hospital procedural, a doxxing noir, a marital thriller and an apocalypse satire all at once, and, much like "Eddington," the back half turns into a string of absurd, gory set pieces.

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‘How to Rob a Bank’ Lands at 50% on Rotten Tomatoes as David Leitch’s $80M+ Film Tracks Toward a Bomb

November 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“How to Rob a Bank” hits theaters on Friday, and the review embargo has finally lifted. The $80M film was already tracking poorly, with an opening in the $9M range, and these reviews certainly won't help.

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‘Cliff Booth' and ‘Werwulf' Get R Ratings, Officially Done With Post-Production

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Cliff Booth’ has been rated R for "some strong/disturbing violence, bloody images, pervasive language, sexual content, nudity and drug use." That's what you get when Tarantino writes your script

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James Gray Is Now Writing Julia Roberts Thriller ‘Kill Your Darlings,’ Says ‘The Sun Also Rises' Would Cost $180 Million

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

James Gray is now speaking about what’s next. He’s given extensive updates on where many of his other projects stand. The news is promising for at least one of them.

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Variety Says ‘Clayface' Won't Break Even Theatrically

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Based on previous trade reporting, we were under the assumption that "Clayface" would be in the green by the end of its run. Variety's sources claim it won't be.

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Ridley Scott's ‘Treasure Island' With Hugh Jackman Delays November Start as Director Recovers From “Medical Procedure”

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

November 1 was supposed to be the day Ridley Scott's "Treasure Island" started production. Scott said so himself back in August, and Sony even built its calendar around that start date.

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Werner Herzog's Next Documentary ‘Walk of Life' Follows Man Who Walked Home for 28 Years — Targets 2027 Premiere

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Karl Bushby's trek was wild, to say the least. He set off from Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998, expecting the walk to take about 12 years. It took 28.

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‘You've Got Mail' Remake in the Works at Warner Bros. — Why? Because David Ellison Loves IP

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Of all the '90s studio comedies that could use a remake, Warner Bros., under David Ellison's IP-hungry leadership, has decided the one that needs redoing is Nora Ephron's "You've Got Mail,"

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Janusz Kamiński, Unprompted, Calls ‘Digger' “Magnificent" and “One of the Best Films I Have Ever Seen"

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Janusz Kamiński is part of the “Digger hive.” He called it "magnificent" and "one of the best films he has ever seen." Nobody had brought the film up in the interview. Kamiński just decided to firmly plant his stance.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Plans U.S. Remake of Claude Chabrol's ‘Just Before Nightfall’

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The book has already been adapted twice, by two filmmakers who mean a lot to Hamaguchi. Naruse turned it into "The Stranger Within a Woman" in 1966, and Chabrol made "Just Before Nightfall" in 1971.

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‘I Play Rocky’ Presales Are Very Strong, Could Open to $20M+

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A big opening would only help the film's Oscar chances, which have been growing by the day. At this point, why wouldn't "I Play Rocky" get a Best Picture nomination?

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Report: DCU Is Rebooting, Ellison Claimed ‘Superman' Underperformed, Gunn Was Writing ‘Superman 3' When Fired

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Gunn and Safran thought they were safe and were already plotting a third "Superman" movie, which Gunn had begun writing, when Ellison came knocking.

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A24 Drops ‘The Debut' Trailer: Julianne Moore Goes Gloriously Off the Rails in Jesse Eisenberg's Surreal Comedy

November 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I saw the film — a surreal theater comedy — back in September. It's a lot of fun, and Julianne Moore is the reason to see it. The second-best reason is Paul Giamatti.

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DC Studios Boss Jeremy Latcham Wants More Faith-Inspired, Family-Friendly Movies

November 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

November 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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”

November 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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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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