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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Gets Mixed Reviews, 52% Rotten Tomatoes, Eyes $23M Opening Weekend

Given the low budget, “Ebenezer” will probably amount to a win for Depp. For West, I hope this was a one-time paycheck before he goes back to R-rated filmmaking.

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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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More Than a Third of Americans Believe That Movie Theaters Should Close Due to Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

A Morning Consult and The Hollywood Reporter report, which surveyed more than 2000 U.S. adults, says that more than 38% of Americans support the closures of movie theaters due to the Wuhan virus outbreak.

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Disney Postpones Release of ‘Mulan,’ ‘The New Mutants’ and ‘Antlers’

March 12, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

More postponements as Disney has decided to delay the releases of “Mulan,” “The New Mutants,” and “Antlers” due to Wuhan virus concerns. A predictable set of events as today has been a game-changing day in the country as numerous schools, and businesses suspended activities for the foreseeable future. Not to mention Tom Hanks and Justin Trudeau having been quarantined for the virus.

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‘Soul': Pixar's Latest Has Jamie Foxx's Jazz Musician Scrambling to Find Home [Trailer]

March 12, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

At one point in time, specifically from 1995 to 2010, Pixar could do absolutely no wrong, it seemed like they were releasing classic after classic, and seemed unbeatable in the animation game. What else would call a stretch which included "Finding Nemo,” “WALL-E,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,” “Up!” “Monsters Inc,” and the first three “Toy Story” movies?

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‘Fast 9' Pushed Back A Year to Summer 2021 Release Date Amid Coronavirus Fears

March 12, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

“Fast 9” has had its release date pushed back by a year to an April 2021 release. .

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‘A Quiet Place Part II' Release Delayed Due to Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Another domino fell in the movie industry today as the release of John Krasinski’s much-anticipated horror-sequel “A Quiet Place Part II,” which was set to be released on March 20th, has been delayed to an undetermined date due to Covid-19 Coronavirus fears.

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus

March 11, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline is reporting that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson were tested positive for the Covid-19 Coronavirus. The married couple are currently down in Australia for pre-production work on Baz Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis Presley movie.

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Not Worth Reviewing

March 11, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

BLOODSHOT is bad. A very empty sci-fi actioneer with terrible direction & one of the worst screenplays in a very long time. Vin Diesel trying to showcase his dramatic acting chops turns into Razzie-worthy stuff.

— Jordan Ruimy (@mrRuimy) March 11, 2020
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison

March 11, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. That was Judge Burke’s ruling on Wednesday morning in New York City for his recent rape and criminal sexual assault convictions.

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Cannes President “Optimistic” Fest Will Take Place If Epidemic Reaches Its Peak in March

March 11, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

The Cannes Film Festival has been defiant these last few weeks, what with an impending cancelation looming large over the fest, due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus. The organizers have been continuing on with their work. There even was an April 16th announcement set forth to reveal the lineup for the 2020 edition. Otherwise, word has been hush-hush around the campfire over Cannes’ fate.

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David Lynch Working on a Netflix Limited Series Starring Naomi Watts and Laura Dern?

March 10, 2020 Jordan Ruimy
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It’s been 3 years since David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” changed the TV landscape forever and 14 years since Lynch’s last feature-length film, 2006’s “Inland Empire.” 

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Claire Denis Defends Roman Polanski's Best Director Win at the Césars

March 10, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

It was just 10 days ago that filmmaker Claire Denis presented the controversial Cesar for Best Director to “An Officer and A Spy” helmer Roman Polanski. We all know what happened next, with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actress Adèle Haenel walking out of the ceremony in protest of Polanski’s win.

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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always': Abortion Drama Is One of the Best Movies of the Year So Far [Review]

March 10, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Director Eliza Hittman made good on the promise of her excellent 2018 films “Beach Rats” by delivering the thoroughly gripping “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” the best movie I saw at Sundance 2020.

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The Case for Woody Allen's Innocence

March 9, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

This past weekend’s announcement that Hachette publishing was dropping Woody Allen’s memoir “A Propos of Nothing” did not sit very well with me.

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Legendary Actor Max von Sydow Passes Away at Age 90

March 9, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

According to Paris Match, Legendary Swedish actor Max von Sydow has passed away at the age of 90.

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‘Big Time Adolescence’: A Mixed Bag Saved By Pete Davidson's Excellent Turn [Review]

March 9, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Once high school is over, there are a lot of decisions to be made about the future. Not every 17-year-old flourishes beyond that, it’s already an egregious task to give to someone so young, choose the path that will likely be the next 40 years of your life.

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‘Onward' is Tops With $40 Million Debut; Ben Affleck-Led ‘The Way Back' Opens at #3

March 8, 2020 Theo Fisher

Disney and Pixar’s latest original “Onward” delivered solidly if a bit below expectations amid Coronavirus concerns, as “The Invisible Man” holds strong.

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Italian Movie Theaters Will Remain Open With A Rule Requiring Audiences to Sit Three Seats Apart

March 7, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

The Italian government is trying its best to have movie theaters remain open.

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Kelly Reichardt Says Tarantino's ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' of Being ‘Too Macho'

March 7, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Director Kelly Reichardt, bless her maverick heart, is one of the great American filmmakers of the last ten years, what with a track record that speaks for itself ("Wendy and Lucy," "Meek's Cutoff," "Certain Woman") and a contemplative, minimalist and distinctive style that is meant to isolate mainstream audiences.

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‘A Quiet Place: Part II’: Positive First Reactions for John Krasinski’s Horror Sequel

March 6, 2020 Theo Fisher
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John Krasinski’s much-anticipated horror-sequel gets a much-needed boost from critics 

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‘Swallow' Bites Off More Than It Can Chew [Review]

March 6, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis wants to make a statement on female isolation in his upsetting and, unusually, disappointing film, “Swallow.”

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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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

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