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Nicolas Cage Says He Never Agreed to ‘National Treasure 3,' Pitches Epstein Files Sequel Instead

Back in August, director Jon Turteltaub claimed "National Treasure 3" was finally happening, with Cage. The cheers were loud. The headlines were everywhere. Turns out, nobody told Nic.

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Amazon MGM Cuts ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Theatrical Run to One Week

I'm told that this ‘Ali G’ movie will play theatrically for only one week. That's it. The original plan was for a more robust rollout, but things have changed since then.

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Craig Zobel Reunites With Blumhouse to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children'

Zobel broke out with "Compliance" (excellent) and "Z for Zachariah" (fine) before building an excellent prestige TV résumé: "The Leftovers," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and most recently, "The Penguin."

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Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th’ Slammed for Using AI

Ten years after “13th,” Ava DuVernay is back with its companion piece. “14th” screened Friday at the New York Film Festival, and the conversation afterward wasn't really about the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Mike Flanagan Adores IP, Eyes ‘Jaws' and ‘Jurassic Park': “I Thought I Wouldn't Do Franchises or Sequels, and Whoops”

The guy behind "Oculus," "Midnight Mass" and "Hush" (still his best) used to do his own thing. Now? "Carrie" is streaming, "The Exorcist: Martyrs" has a trailer, and two more King adaptations are on the way.

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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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Nicolas Cage Says He Never Agreed to ‘National Treasure 3,' Pitches Epstein Files Sequel Instead

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Back in August, director Jon Turteltaub claimed "National Treasure 3" was finally happening, with Cage. The cheers were loud. The headlines were everywhere. Turns out, nobody told Nic.

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Amazon MGM Cuts ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Theatrical Run to One Week

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I'm told that this ‘Ali G’ movie will play theatrically for only one week. That's it. The original plan was for a more robust rollout, but things have changed since then.

Read more
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Craig Zobel Reunites With Blumhouse to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children'

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zobel broke out with "Compliance" (excellent) and "Z for Zachariah" (fine) before building an excellent prestige TV résumé: "The Leftovers," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and most recently, "The Penguin."

Read more
Comment

Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th’ Slammed for Using AI

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ten years after “13th,” Ava DuVernay is back with its companion piece. “14th” screened Friday at the New York Film Festival, and the conversation afterward wasn't really about the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Comment

Mike Flanagan Adores IP, Eyes ‘Jaws' and ‘Jurassic Park': “I Thought I Wouldn't Do Franchises or Sequels, and Whoops”

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The guy behind "Oculus," "Midnight Mass" and "Hush" (still his best) used to do his own thing. Now? "Carrie" is streaming, "The Exorcist: Martyrs" has a trailer, and two more King adaptations are on the way.

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‘Other Mommy’ Gets a Rare (and Very Bad) D+ CinemaScore

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It's been a rough week at the movies. "Other Mommy" is one of three bad films opening this week. The other two are Aaron Sorkin's sanctimonious ‘Social Reckoning,’ and Ben Affleck's baffling "Animals.”

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Brad Bird's ‘Ray Gunn' Gets Mixed Reviews Out of Its BFI London Film Festival Premiere

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This sucks. Brad Bird's “Ray Gunn” finally had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight, and the reviews are in. The consensus? Mixed. Not a disaster, not a triumph.

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Danny Trejo Says He's “Anti-ICE” After Starring in Ben Shapiro’s “Pro-ICE” Movie

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There's been some controversy over "Pawn Shop," a pro-ICE thriller from Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire in which Danny Trejo stars alongside Harvey Keitel..

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‘Exorcist: Martyrs' Trailer is Here; Mike Flanagan Calls it “The Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Made”

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scarlett Johansson is the lead; she plays a detective who watches a serial killer's execution — only for his murder spree to continue in demonic fashion. “Exorcist: Martyrs” is set to hit theaters on March 12, 2027.

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Barry Levinson to Direct Elia Kazan Biopic ‘A Life’

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.

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Francis Ford Coppola Is Bringing ‘Megalopolis' Back to Theaters in October, and He Wants You Texting During the Movie?

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Audience members will be encouraged to text in their questions before, during and after the screening, with Coppola answering the best ones live.

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Hollywood Defends ‘Digger’— Michael Mann, Jane Fonda, Glen Powell, Ron Howard & More Praise

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is a film that's sparked more conversation over the last week than just about anything else out there, and not just because of the box office carnage.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is 2 Hours and 38 Minutes, Longest Film in the Franchise

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now, for the million-dollar question: will it be any good? I will say that the film has tested very well, whatever that might mean these days.

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Guillermo del Toro Plans His First Spanish-Language Film Since ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ and It May Be Inspired by His Father’s Kidnapping

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview, del Toro confirms a desire to go back to his native Mexico and direct his first Spanish-language movie since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which came out 20 years ago.

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‘28 Years Later: Part III’ Is “On the Back Burner,” Danny Boyle Says — Sony Hits Pause

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The shame of it is that ‘The Bone Temple’ ends on a cliffhanger that sets up Cillian Murphy's return as Jim, the whole reason a lot of people showed up for this revival.

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David Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Gets a Poster, and Reznor and Ross Are Back, but Where’s the Marketing?

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We're about seven weeks out, and there's been barely any buzz. The rollout has been weak, especially for a movie built around Tarantino, Fincher, and Pitt.

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Bong Joon Ho's ‘Ally' Gets July 2027 Release in France, Pointing to Cannes Premiere

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Ally” is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Neon is distributing the film in the United States.

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‘Other Mommy’ Scares Up $3.5M+ in Thursday Previews; ‘Social Reckoning’ Flops With $650K

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Other Mommy” has a budget of just $19M. Even if it craters next weekend and limps to, say, a $60M domestic total, Universal and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster will make money on this one.

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Met With Negative Reviews: “Catastrophe”

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This, I did not expect. Sure, I figured Ben Affleck's "Animals" wasn't going to contend for Oscars in any way (it completely skipped the fall festivals), but for it to be getting such toxic reviews? That's unexpected.

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The Atlantic's “Most Defining Films of the 2020s” List Is a Weird One

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A few readers sent me this URL today, and the reaction was mostly confusion. "A very weird list,” one wrote. Many of these are not “defining” but rather a display of taste.

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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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