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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Casts Asa Germann as Angel

Marvel's X-Men reboot keeps stacking bodies. Asa Germann — familiar to anyone who watched “Gen V” or sat through “Scream 7 “— is reportedly closing a deal to play Warren Worthington III, better known as Angel.

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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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‘NAZA' Storms Venice With Record-Setting 25-Minute Standing Ovation, Emerges as Golden Lion Contender

“Naza,” a politically charged doc, has taken over the Lido. The film, a late addition to the Venice lineup, is drawing raves and looks like a clear Golden Lion contender.

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Destin Daniel Cretton Follows the Biggest Movie Ever with… a ‘Hawaii Five-O' Reboot

Fresh off "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to direct a "Hawaii Five-O" movie for Paramount. The studio has already hired Chris Bremner, who wrote "Bad Boys for Life," to handle the script.

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Sets NYFF Premiere, October 16 Release via A24

“You Can See Everything” has been added the 64th New York Film Festival, set to debut on Wednesday, September 30 at Alice Tully Hall. Furthermore, A24 has also set an October 16 theatrical release for the film.

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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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Top 10 Kevin Spacey Performances

August 7, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Good guy or bad, does separating the art from the artist justify the acknowledgement that this unpredictable and unconventional actor is a great one?

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Guillermo del Toro Proclaims His “Molecular Love" For ‘The Counselor'

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro expressed his unadorned love for the Ridley Scott film.

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FX's ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story' Set For 2020; Beanie Feldstein to Star as Monica Lewinsky.

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

FX surprised many today by announcing that the next season of “American Crime Story” would focus on the Monica Lewinsky/Bill Clinton scandal.

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‘Portrait of A Lady on Fire' Trailer: Céline Sciamma’s Breathtaking Achievement

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Sexual self-discovery is at the rendez-vous in Celine Sciamma’s “Portrait of A Lady on Fire,” a sumptuously made 121 minute triumph which simmers with slow-burn until it breaks your heart ten-fold.

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Casey Affleck: ‘It Scares Me’ to Talk About #MeToo Movement'

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

An Oscar smear-campaign against “Manchester by the Sea” nominee Casey Affleck turned an actor’s Oscar-buzz into a 3 year bout to try and save his good name.

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Greta Gerwig's ‘Little Women' Most Likely Skipping Fall Festivals

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Back in July, I had, hesitatingly, posted four individual reactions to a “Little Women” L.A. test-screening.

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New York Film Festival 2019 Slate Adds Kelly Reichardt’s ‘First Cow’ & More

August 6, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

There are plenty of noteworthy selections again this year as the NYFF, in conjunction with the Lincoln Center, have announced their full slate of 30+ films for this year’s edition.

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Can Andy Serkis Bring Critical Success to Venom 2?

August 6, 2019 Theo Fisher

News broke last night of ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ alum Andy Serkis being hired to direct the sequel to 2018’s ‘Venom’ for Sony.

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‘IT: Chapter Two' Will Digitally De-Age The Kids From The First Movie

August 5, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Total Film magazine (via Bloody Disgusting), “It: Chapter Two” director Andy Muschietti claims a portion of the upcoming sequel’s budget had to do with de-aging the child actors who appeared in the 2017 first installment.

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ To Close The BFI London Film Festival In October

August 5, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Things are heating up when it comes to Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated “The Irishman.”

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Agnès Varda's Final Movie ‘Varda by Agnès' Still Has No U.S. Distributor

August 5, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The late Agnès Varda, legendary nouvelle vague filmmaker (“Cleo From 5 to 7, “ “Vagabond,“ “Faces Places”) passed away just a few months ago, but managed to leave us with one final statement.

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TIFF's Artistic Director Says ‘Joker' is “A Cinematic Achievement On A High Level”

August 5, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

TIFF Artistic Director Cameron Bailey has built up a little more buzz for Joaquin Phoenix's 'Joker,' Michael B. Jordan's 'Just Mercy' and Renee Zellweger as 'Judy'.

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‘Hobbs and Shaw' Races to the Top; ‘The Lion King' and ‘Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood' Hold On Strong

August 4, 2019 Theo Fisher

“Hobbs and Shaw,” Universal’s “Fast and Furious” spin-off, was the big winner this weekend at the box-office.

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D.A. Pennebaker Dies at 94

August 4, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

DA Pennebaker, the Academy Award-nominated director of some of the most groundbreaking documentaries in cinematic history, whose career encompassed more than 50 years and 60 films, has died at the age of 94.

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Kevin Spacey Appears in Italian Streets Reading Poetry Aloud

August 3, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Spacey needs to act. It’s his drug. He was hooked on acting for close to four decades before he was stripped of that right due to #MeToo allegations brought forth against him two years ago.

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Leos Carax is Back With Musical ‘Annette'

August 3, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Leos Carax. You have to give credit to this wildly imaginative filmmaker. He’s allergic to formula and refuses to adhere to the norm.

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Guillermo del Toro Is Assembling Quite The Cast for His '40s-Set Film Noir

August 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro hasn’t made a movie since 2017’s Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water.”

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It’s Time For Brad Pitt to Finally Win That Acting Oscar

August 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

One of my absolute favorite quotes from late great New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael was how great movies are rarely perfect.

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Edward Norton's ‘Motherless Brooklyn' Closing New York Film Festival

August 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

The 2019 New York Film Festival has announced that Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn” will close out the 57th edition of the festival this coming October.

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Director Adrian Lyne Returning With Yet Another Erotic Thriller ‘Deep Water’; Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck To Star

August 2, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

In the ‘80s and ‘90s the erotic thriller was all the rage. It’s a genre that is all but dead now. I mentioned in my Sex Disappearing From Big Screen? article that I had been “seeing the decline of eroticism and sexuality for a few years now at the movies.”

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Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.”

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Paul Thomas Anderson Has Already Chosen His Next Film, Jonny Greenwood Says

“Paul is getting close to pressing the button on the next film, I believe, and I’m already trying to learn a new instrument that would be central to it,” Greenwood tells Screen Daily. 

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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

Cinephiles another Todd Field movie, and although we might have to wait for his next directorial effort, “The Girls” will have to suffice for 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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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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