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‘The Odyssey’ ($1.8M) Is Back at No. 1 at the Box Office, Dethroning ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ ($1.7M)

Watch out for “The Odyssey,” which, after a $1.8M Wednesday, is back at #1 at the domestic box office, dethroning “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” which grossed $1.7M.

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‘Bucking Fastard’ is Bucking Bad [Review]

There are a few laughs, mostly at the start, and occasional visual treats, including a jaw-dropping cave setting in the final stretch, but the movie increasingly feels like an experiment in narrative improvisation.

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Telluride Lineup includes ‘The Debut,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ ‘Tender Loving Care’ ‘Alpha Gang’ and ‘The Long Winter’

World Premieres will include Simon Stone’s “Elsinore,” Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” Mike Leigh’s “Tender Loving Care,” Andrew Haigh’s “A Long Winter,” and The Zellner’s “Alpha Gang.”

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Monica Barbaro and Margaret Qualley in the Mix for Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire Biopic

The actresses being considered to play Adele Astaire — Fred’s older sister — in the Paul King-directed biopic are now down to Monica Barbaro and Margaret Qualley.

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‘The Uprising’ Draws Negative Early Reactions — Not A Robin Hood Movie?

Andrew Garfield leads the peasant revolt in Paul Greengrass’ “The Uprising,” and the first reactions are mostly mixed-to-negative, which is unusual these days

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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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‘Apollo 10 1/2’: Richard Linklater’s Sweet Homage to ‘60s Innocence [Review]

March 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I love Richard Linklater’s films. Their authentic feel derives from the fact that Linklater has a poet's eye and ear for the way people communicate with each other.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Bones & All’ Eyeing Venice World Premiere

March 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This message comes directly from Luca Guadagnino. Emailed about Bones & All potentially going to Cannes and he said he’ll be filming a new movie in Boston all through May and June.

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David O. Russell’s ‘Canterbury Glass’ in Late Editing Stages

March 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

David O. Russell appeared at Santa Barbara Festival during a Q&A for the 10th Anniversary of “Silver Linings Playbook” and said that his upcoming “Canterbury Glass” is in the editing phase.

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If ‘CODA’ Wins the PGA …

March 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Since 2009, only three movies have won PGA and not gone on to win the Oscar for best picture — “The Big Short”, “La La Land” and “1917”.

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Martin Scorsese’s Moving Ode to ‘The Power of the Dog’

March 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Forgive me for being late to the party when it comes to Martin Scorsese’s moving speech to Jane Campion and “The Power of the Dog” at Wednesday evening’s New York Film Critics Circle ceremony.

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Cannes 75 Intel & Updated Predictions

March 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The 75th Cannes Film Festival is just two weeks away and I’m hearing Thierry Fremaux is very late in completing his selection of films. In fact, not many have been selected.

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NYFCC: Lady Gaga Delivered Nauseating 13-Minute Speech Accepting Her Best Actress Award

March 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

And you wonder why she didn’t get an Oscar nomination …

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Ti West’s ‘X’ is a Lurid Mix of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and ‘Deep Throat’ [Review]

March 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Ti West has made a career out of deconstructing the horror genre with films such as “The House of the Devil,” “The Innkeepers,” and “The Sacrament.”

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Starts Filming in New Mexico; First On-Set Photo

March 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Production on Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has commenced in New Mexico. We also have our first on-set photo.

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The Oscars and ABC Are Getting Very Desperate

March 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Just to be clear, the biggest movie tune of 2022, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is not nominated for Best Song at the Oscars. Rather, Dos Oruguitas,” another song from “Encanto,” is nominated and will likely win the category (mostly because voters will probably think it’s ‘Bruno.’)

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SXSW: Cringe-Fest ‘I Love My Dad’ Wins Top Prize [Review]

March 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The SXSW award winners were announced last night. James Morsini’s “I Love You Dad” won the top prize. You can call this one a shocking win. The polarizing film received mixed reviews and was even called out by some.

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Cannes: Nicole Kidman Might Be This Year’s Jury President

March 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Cannes has not yet announced who will be part of this year’s Official Competition jury, nor have they revealed who will be the jury President.

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Controversial Filmmaker Tony Kaye Set to Direct First Film in Over 10 Years

March 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 1998, there weren’t many cinephiles who hadn’t seen Tony Kaye’s “American History X.”

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Paul Schrader Clearly Disliked ‘The Power of the Dog’

March 15, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It doesn’t look as though Paul Schrader is a fan of Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.”

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Elvis’ Confirmed For Cannes

March 15, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I already mentioned that “Elvis” and Top Gun” had out-of-competition slots booked for Cannes. The trades are now confirming it. I’ve also been hearing for a few weeks now that Pixar’s “Lightyear” was headed to the Croisette as well.

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‘Pig’ Was Rejected by Cannes

March 15, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Hidden inside IndieWire’s recent interview with Nicolas Cage is the actor’s admittance that his critically-acclaimed 2021 film “Pig” was actually rejected by the Cannes Film Festival.

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Jane Campion’s Turbulent Last 24 Hours

March 15, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It’s almost comical how Jane Campion went, in the court of Twitter opinion, from feminist superheroine to total racist in the span of just a few hours.

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The 10 Best Actresses of the 21st Century

March 14, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve already tackled the best actors of the 21st century. Now it’s time for the ladies.

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‘Deep Water’ Getting Trashed By Critics

March 14, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, come on you puritan film critics! Yes, I know Adrian Lyne’s “Deep Water” isn’t high art, but it’s quite the outrageously watchable film. So far, it has a 30% on Rotten Tomatoes. Yikes. Metacritic ended up relegating it to its TV section since it’s premiering on HULU this Friday.

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Oscars: How did Ariana DeBose Undeservedly Become the Supporting Actress Frontrunner?

March 13, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Ariana DeBose has just won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. This, in addition to her important SAG win sets her up to undeservedly win the Oscar.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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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