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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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The Russos Defend Shooting ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Without a Finished Script: “We’re Improvisation-Based Directors”

Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.

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Paul Schrader’s ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ Is Now an AI Movie, Antoine Fuqua No Longer Involved

Schrader has been open to AI in filmmaking. He frequently posts AI-generated images of himself on Facebook and has admitted to using AI for script ideas. Did it come up with this new version of “Three Guns at Dawn”?

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Starts Electric, Then Loses Steam [Review]

The film is at its best when it’s simply being loud and messy — which isn’t enough of the time. And it’s fitting that a movie about The Sun should feel exactly that way.

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‘Harry Potter’ Is Back, Again: HBO’s $300 Million-a-Season Reboot Gets First Trailer

The upcoming series is being touted as one of the most expensive shows ever made, with a jaw-dropping $2 billion budget. That’s around $300M per season.

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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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Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Showing Up’ Will Be Released in Early 2023

September 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It is now official. According to a person I spoke to from A24, Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up” will be released in the Spring of 2023.

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If ‘The Woman King’ is Such a Resounding Success … [Updated]

September 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

If “The Woman King” is the resounding box-office success most prognosticators claim it to be, then why is its second weekend gross so weak?

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‘Till’ Screens For NYFF Press …

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A New York Film Festival press screening occurred earlier for Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till.”

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France Submits ‘Saint Omer’; Where the Race Stands

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

France announced that Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer” will be their selection for the International Film Oscar.

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Will Jean-Luc Godard’s New Film(s) Ever Be Released?

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We know that Jean-Luc Godard was working on two new movies before his death last week.

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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Made $3.1 Million in Thursday Previews

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

On its first day of opening, “Don’t Worry Darling” was the victim of another hit-piece, this one courtesy of Vulture.

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Late Thoughts on ‘All Quiet On the Western Front’

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Although overlong, Edward Berger’s very loose remake, and adaptation of “All Quiet in the Western Front”, features some of the most harrowing war sequences of the 21st century.

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Oscars: Rooney Mara Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Some pundits have switched up their “Women Talking” predictions this morning as it is being said that Rooney Mara will most likely be campaigned as Lead Actress for “Women Talking.”

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Brody Agrees, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ is Not a Stinker

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This week I caught a screening of “Don’t Worry Darling,” and, much to my surprise, it wasn’t that bad. In fact, I far preferred it to “Booksmart.”

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John McTiernan Shooting First Film in Over 20 Years in France

September 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

John McTiernan reinvented the action movie in the ‘80s with “Predator,” and “Die Hard.” The ‘90s fared just as well for him with “The Hunt For Red October,” “The Last Action Hero,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

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‘God’s Country’ is an Immensely Underrated Film

September 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a film that first screened in the “premieres” section at the Sundance Film Festival in January and has been unfairly dumped via a September release.

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Adam McKay Vows to Support ‘RRR’ Calls Snub a ‘Travesty’

September 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Has anybody here seen “RRR”? It’s quite entertaining, the action is deliciously over the top, but you also feel its 3-runtime.

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Godard Admitted to Not Liking David Lynch’s Films

September 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Rarely would the late Jean-Luc Godard accept to be interviewed , but he did just that in 2019 for French outlet Les Inrockuptibles.

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Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Starts Filming in November

September 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In a 09.30.21 piece titled “Is Paul Thomas Anderson Still The Current 'Master' of Cinema?” I named the 10 best directors working today — one of the ten was UK filmmaker Steve McQueen.

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‘Bardo’: Inarritu Has Cut 22 Minutes of the Original Runtime, From 174 to 152 Minutes

September 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t care about the negative reviews it received, I am very excited to catch Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo” in a few weeks.

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Woody Allen Adds More Actors to Upcoming Paris-Set Film, Storaro Confirmed as DP [Updated]

September 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Allen has added to the cast Niels Schneider, Lou de Laage, Melvil Poupaud and Elsa Zylberstein. All confirmed for Allen’s upcoming Paris-set thriller.

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‘The Fabelmans’: Michelle Williams Will Be Campaigned as Lead Actress

September 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan is reporting that Universal will campaign Michelle Williams as a Lead Actress and NOT Supporting.

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Guillermo del Toro Cast in HBO’s ‘Barry’

September 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing Guillermo del Toro will have a role in season 4 of HBO’s “Barry.” It won’t be anything major, and I have no idea if the filmmaker will be playing himself, but consider me intrigued by this news.

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David Cronenberg Shooting ‘The Shrouds’ in Spring 2023, Set to Star Léa Seydoux

September 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Léa Seydoux will star alongside Vincent Cassel in David Cronenberg’s upcoming “The Shrouds.”The feature is set to shoot in March 2023 in Toronto.

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Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ Rated NC-17

September 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This week, the MPAA slapped Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool” with an NC-17 rating, with an appeal currently underway.

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

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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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