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‘You've Got Mail' Remake in the Works at Warner Bros. — Why? Because David Ellison Loves IP

Of all the '90s studio comedies that could use a remake, Warner Bros., under David Ellison's IP-hungry leadership, has decided the one that needs redoing is Nora Ephron's "You've Got Mail,"

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Janusz Kamiński, Unprompted, Calls ‘Digger' “Magnificent" and “One of the Best Films I Have Ever Seen"

Janusz Kamiński is part of the “Digger hive.” He called it "magnificent" and "one of the best films he has ever seen." Nobody had brought the film up in the interview. Kamiński just decided to firmly plant his stance.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Plans U.S. Remake of Claude Chabrol's ‘Just Before Nightfall’

The book has already been adapted twice, by two filmmakers who mean a lot to Hamaguchi. Naruse turned it into "The Stranger Within a Woman" in 1966, and Chabrol made "Just Before Nightfall" in 1971.

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‘I Play Rocky’ Presales Are Very Strong, Could Open to $20M+

A big opening would only help the film's Oscar chances, which have been growing by the day. At this point, why wouldn't "I Play Rocky" get a Best Picture nomination?

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Report: DCU Is Rebooting, Ellison Claimed ‘Superman' Underperformed, Gunn Was Writing ‘Superman 3' When Fired

Gunn and Safran thought they were safe and were already plotting a third "Superman" movie, which Gunn had begun writing, when Ellison came knocking.

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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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‘Creed III’ Test-Screening Through the Roof; “Best Villain” of the ‘Rocky’ Franchise

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Of all the big movies coming out next Spring, not many of our readers would put “Creed III” as one of their most anticipated titles. Maybe we should start tracking this one m because buzz is growing for Michael B Jordan’s directorial debut.

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‘Holy Spider’: Graphic Serial Killer Noir Works Better as Iranian Indictment [Review]

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Set 21 years ago in Masshad, Iran, Ali Abassi’s “Holy Spider” shocked quite a few people at Cannes for its depiction of violence towards women.

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Sight and Sound Voter: ‘Hitchcock Was a Predator’

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A Tinseltown producer, who shall remain nameless, emailed me this morning a very depressing, and concerning, exchange he had with an East Coast film critic last month. It had to do with the upcoming Sight and Sound poll.

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‘Nomadland’ Has Not Aged Well

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I budged last night and rewatched Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland.” The film won Best Picture during the surreal pandemic-inflicted 2021 Oscar ceremony.

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Oscars: This Year’s Best Director Race is Thoroughly Unpredictable

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Upon request, I’ve decided to update my Best Director contenders list. Clearly, things have changed since I first published in June.

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Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Johnny Depp at Cannes 2023?

October 21, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Thierry Fremaux might have a dilemma next year due to Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Johnny Depp potentially having new films ready for the Croisette.

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Projected to Make $175 Million on Opening Weekend

October 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A serious question for WoR readers: Is anybody actually looking forward to “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”?

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Netflix Boards Safdies-Sandler Movie, Set Around the World of High-End Sports Card Collecting

October 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline’s Justin Kroll is reporting that the new Safdies Brothers film, which I had some intel on a few weeks ago, will revolve around the “high end sports card collecting” world. That very much sounds like a Safdies movie.

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Kevin Spacey Found Not Guilty, Again

October 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

These past five years have not been good for Kevin Spacey, but things seem to slowly be turning around for the actor.

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Tom Hanks is ‘A Man Called Otto’ [Trailer]

October 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for Marc Forster’s “A Man called Otto” was unveiled this morning. It looks very middle of the road, but could be a genuinely pleasing surprise this holiday season.

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Ti West’s ‘MaXXXine’ Has Started Production in Los Angeles

October 20, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

After gracing us with “X,” and “Pearl” this year, filmmaker Ti West started production this week on his trilogy capper “MaXXXine.”

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Warner Bros Rejected Clint Eastwood’s Latest Project [Update]

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Just to recap, ever since David Zaslav came is as the new Warners CEO, he’s been cleaning house; he’s reduced HBO Max’s original content, forever shelved “Batgirl,” and criticized the studio’s six-decade friendship with Clint Eastwood.

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Women Talking’s Rooney Mara Being Campaigned as Lead, But it Doesn’t Really Matter

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I wasn’t even going to post about this latest Oscar news, but, on a day with barely anything to write about, it seems to now be a topic of conversation in the film world.

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The Best Non-Fiction Films of the 21st Century

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Can you believe, in its 93-year history, there has never been a documentary nominated for the Best Picture Oscar?

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Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ Goes From NC-17 to R-Rating After Re-Edit

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, the MPAA slapped Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool” with an NC-17 rating, but an appeal was said to be the next move.

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Still at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Friday is when Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” gets released theatrically. I’ve already weighed in on it, and even stated that it’s the best movie I’ve seen so far this year.

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Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ Currently in its Final Editing Stages

October 19, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

A WoR reader from Greece recently sat down with Jerzy Skolimowski, who not only directed the Cannes-heralded “EO” but also co-wrote Roman Polanski’s upcoming “The Palace”

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‘Black Adam’ Reviews Are Not Good

October 18, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

As much as I like to complain about Marvel movies, at least there are a few that turn out to be good. Can the same be said about the DCEU? Not really.

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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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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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