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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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‘Babylon’ Release Bumped Up By Two Days to Nationwide December 23rd Date

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Today, Paramount changed that date and “Babylon” will instead be released nationwide on December 23rd.

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Carey Mulligan Submitted in the Best Supporting Actress Category for ‘She Said’

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Kazan’s “She Said” co-star Carey Mulligan, who gives the better performance of the two, will be campaigned in this year’s very weak Best Supporting Actress category. Know what? She has a shot.

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James Gray Finally Admits His Cut of ‘Ad Astra’ Was “Taken” From Him During The Edit

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Total coincidence, but after reposting yesterday’s 2019 piece on the turbulent post-production process James Gray had to endure during “Ad Astra,” the filmmaker finally admitted today that it indeed wasn’t his cut released in theaters.

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Park Chan-wook Confesses ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Made Him Cry

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Over the weekend, the second annual Academy Museum Gala had a special screening of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”

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When Will A24 Release ‘The Whale' Trailer?

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Why hasn’t A24 released a trailer for “The Whale”? I’m pretty sure it’s the only big awards player that hasn’t done so yet.

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Review embargo for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' lifts on November 8 at 12pm EST.

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I have a 9am screening of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” on 11.08.22. The embargo is said to lift a few minutes after the screening ends at noon.

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Gay Writer on ‘BROS’: It Bombed Because it’s Preachy Dumpster Fire

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Gay journalist, Isaac Grafstein, has tried to explain why Billy Eichner's “Bros” tanked at the box office.

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What Was the Best Movie of 2019?

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Kris Tapley, formerly of Variety and In Contention, now working with Netflix, tweeted: “I’m realizing I haven’t been truly levitated since The Irishman/Parasite/1917.”

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Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Scenario,’ His Last Film, Might Get Released

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Mitra Farahani was at MOMA to present her latest project. She’s also the producer of, what was supposed to be, Godard’s final film, “The Image Book.”

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Of Course, Cate Blanchett is the Greatest Living Actress …

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Rolling Stone’s David Fear asks “Is Cate Blanchett Our Greatest Living Actor?” Notice, not actress, but ACTOR. Is she just the best living actor working today? That’s a hell of question to ponder.

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Flashback: ‘Ad Astra’ Had Reshoots Without James Gray’s Approval …

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I remember, in 2019, getting a lot of heat from 20th Century Fox about a piece I wrote concerning the post-production chaos surrounding “Ad Astra”. The gist of it was that the released version was ABSOLUTELY NOT James Gray’s intended vision.

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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Snubbed by Critics Choice Documentary Awards

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Critics Choice Documentary Awards announced their nominees this afternoon, and Sara Dosa’s volcano-set love story “Fire of Love” led the field with seven nominations.

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‘The Good Nurse’ is Fairly Gripping and Includes Another Strong Performance From Chastain [Review]

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

My expectations were fairly tamed down when I entered the Princess of Wales theater at TIFF for Tobias Lindholm’s “The Good Nurse,” and know what?

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Amy Taubin Describes ‘TÁR’ as “The Most Racist S**t I Have Ever Seen”

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a small, albeit vocal, pushback going on in regards to Todd Field’s “TÁR.”

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Noah Baumbach has Begun Work on His Next Film With Actress Emily Mortimer

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I watched Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” last night. That’s for another post, but I will say solid first hour and mediocre second.

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Sandra Hüller is in Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’

October 17, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The parents in Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” will be played by award-winning actors Sandra Hüller (Toni Erdmann) and Christian Friedel.

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‘Terrifier 2’ Shocking Audiences, Makes 4x Its Budget at the Box-Office

October 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I can count in less than two hands the amount of times I’ve been shocked or repulsed at the movies and/or covered my eyes in genuine disgust: “The Human Centipede 2,” “Irreversible,” “A Serbian Film,” “Pink Flamingos,” and Hostel Part II” come to mind.

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Janelle Monáe Admits Being Inspired By Johnny Depp’s Acting Career

October 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Janelle Monáe is coming off a triumphant performance in “Knives Out: A Knives Out Mystery,” she might very well get an Oscar nom for her work in that film.

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Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ is the Best Debut of the Year [Capsule]

October 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

This Cannes Critics’ Week title had everybody talking on the Croisette. Debut filmmaker Charlotte Wells depicts the personal story of the melancholic and bittersweet resort holiday she took with her father (Paul Mescal) twenty years ago.

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2000s or 2010s: What Was the Better Decade For Movies?

October 16, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Now that we are well into this latest decade, it’s time to assess the last one (and the one before it). A simple question for our readers, which decade was the better one for movies? The 2000s or 2010s?

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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

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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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