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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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‘The Son’ Trailer Released as Reviews Keep Getting Worse and Worse …

October 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures Classics can hold out on whatever amount of hope that is left for Florian Zeller’s “The Son,” but the film crashed and burned at Venice and Toronto. It currently has a 60 on MC and sits at 47% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s dead.

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Zaslav the Destroyer Wants to Write Off $2 Billion in Content

October 26, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The destruction of “Batgirl” was just the start as reports are starting to emerge that Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav aka Zaslav the Destroyer wants to write off between $2 billion — $2.5 billion worth of content in the upcoming quarter.

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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Starts Production, On-Set Photos Leak

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Some photos have leaked from the set of Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.” They show Elvis and Priscilla Presley, husband and wife, strolling outdoors.

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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Test-Screening This Week

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I already have a few spies lined up for a test-screening that will occur in the West Coast this coming week for “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Stay tuned …

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Oscars: IndieWire Believes ‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Could Win Best Picture

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

In their Screen Talk podcast, Anne Thompson and Eric Kohn mention something that didn’t even cross my mind at all: Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” could maybe win Best Picture.

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James Cameron Criticizes Marvel/DC Movies and Their Immature Characters

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We can add James Cameron to the ever-growing list of directors who have criticized superhero movies. The full list of names can be found below.

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Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century?

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Halloween is a week away and horror has been thriving at the box-office this year. Not just that, arthouse horror is very much still being critically-acclaimed with filmmakers such as Robert Eggers, Ari Aster and Jordan Peele leading the way.

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Gothams: It’s ‘TÁR’ vs ‘Aftersun’

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

The Gotham Awards nominations are out and they are definitely not a predictable bunch.

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Aubrey Plaza Set to Audition For John Waters’ ‘Liarmouth’

October 25, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Aubrey Plaza told Dazed that she’s going to audition for John Waters’ upcoming “Liarmouth.” Oh, please let this happen. Plaza in a John Waters movie is just what the doctor ordered.

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Will Smith Screens ‘Emancipation’ For Close Friends

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith was supposed to be a pariah that absolutely nobody would dare come close to in the foreseeable future, but in this day and age of daily social media outrage, the effect of the slap, as millions watched at home, has been watered down to sheer whateverness.

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Variety Believes Oscar Voters Should Take Full Responsibility and Nominate ‘She Said’

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure what Clayton Davis was thinking when he wrote his latest Oscar piece, this one his 10.20 piece called “Will She Said Hit Too Close to Home for Oscar Voters?

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Pawel Pawlikowski’s Next Film Stars Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

We’re getting a new film from Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski, this one starring real-life couple Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara. Exciting.

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Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ Not Going to the Berlin Film Festival

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

It was expected, but a German media outlet is saying that Roman Polanski’s “The Palace,” which is almost ready, won’t be premiering at the Berlin Film Festival next February.

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A Fan Petition Calls for Universal/Blumhouse to Reshoot ‘Halloween Ends’

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

I haven’t really been following the fan response to David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Ends,” but it seems as though the film was met with heavy criticism from not just film critics, but moviegoers as well.

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‘The Whale’ is the Most Famous Movie With Only One Screenshot

October 24, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

You’ve got to really give A24 their due. They’ve built up buzz on Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale” via gone-viral film festival standing ovations for comeback kid Brendan Fraser. A Reddit discussion has only reinforced that notion.

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film is 1940s L.A-Set Jazz Epic? Denzel Washington Rumored to Star

October 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Rumors are again starting to brew that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film will be the 1930s Jazz scene project he kept hinting at making these last few years.

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Critics and Audiences Split, Again, This Time it’s ‘Black Adam’

October 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

Recent pieces from NME, Bloomberg and Forbes this weekend has some people talking. The latest example being pointed out is “Black Adam,” which currently sits at 44% on Rotten Tomatoes

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‘Armageddon Time’: James Gray’s Most Personal and Heartfelt Film [Review]

October 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” is quite the lovely little movie. It’s a heartfelt gesture from one of the great American classicists of the 21st century.

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‘Terrifier 2’ Has Grossed $5.2M on a $250k Budget

October 23, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

“Black Adam” is easily clearing $60M for the weekend will become The Rock's biggest non-“Fast and the Furious” opening ever.

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Tim Burton Claims He’s Done With Making Disney Movies

October 22, 2022 Jordan Ruimy

While taking part in a panel at the Lumière Festival in France, Tim Burton, spoke about how Disney is now focused on Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars franchises.

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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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