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Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Custom of the Country’ Collapsed at Apple, Reemerges as Feature Film Starring …Sydney Sweeney?
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Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 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.

Aug 19, 2019

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Jackie Chan Was Originally Asked to Play Michelle Yeoh’s Role in EEAO

February 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Michelle Yeoh’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” role was initially supposed to go to Jackie Chan. Yeoh confirmed it last night on the Graham Norton Show.

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M Night Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’ Gets C on CinemaScore

February 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

M Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” was supposed to open with a 20+ million opening this weekend, but early numbers are pointing towards that not happening, at all. It just made $1.5 million in previews on Thursday.

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Emily Blunt’s Stylist Hops Onboard the ‘Oppenheimer’ at Cannes Train

February 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Le Film Français is France’s Variety, so when they mentioned yesterday that Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” could possibly premiere at Cannes, people listened.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ Sets November 2024 Release Date

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount has just dated the Ridley Scott directed follow-up to “Gladiator” for Nov. 22, 2024. That’s Thanksgiving weekend, so they have high commercial prospects for this one.

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Seth Rogen: ‘No One’s Made A Good High School Movie’ Since ‘Superbad’

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greg Mottola (underrated director) gave us the hijinks of McLovin’ and his gang back in 2007 with “Superbad.”

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Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ Test-Screens to Wildly Positive Reactions

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Saltburn” is Emerald Fennell’s upcoming thriller starring Rosamund Pike, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Carey Mulligan. It test-screened yesterday in Culver City, California and reactions have been wildly positive.

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Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Released From Prison

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The hunger strike worked. Iranian authorities probably didn’t want to have a dead Cannes-winning director in their hands. Jafar Panahi has been released from Iranian prison. Great news!

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Céline Sciamma Compares ‘Saint Omer’ to ‘Jeanne Dielman’

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Céline Sciamma, speaking to the New York Times, is trying to push hard for Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer” to be the next “Jeanne Dielman.”

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The Script for The Safdie Brothers’ Upcoming Film with Adam Sandler is 340 Pages Long

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ever since their double whammy of “Good Time” and “Uncut Gems,” the Safdie Brothers have become one of the most interesting filmmakers working today.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Premiering at Cannes?

February 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

My inbox had a few emails this morning from French readers. They’re pointing me to a paywalled article from France.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Sold For $38 Million, Jordan Peele Fired Manager After Losing Auction

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

How good is this “Weapons” screenplay penned by Zach Cregger? I mean, seriously, what are we to expect here, the second coming of cinema?

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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Confirmed to Score David Fincher's ‘The Killer’

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Good news. Two-time Oscar winners Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor will be scoring David Fincher’s “The Killer.”

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Ana de Armas’ ‘Deep Water’ Co-Star Criticizes Her ‘Blonde’ Oscar Nom: “It Doesn’t Make Sense to Me”

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I thought there was a code of honor in Hollywood that if you worked with someone on a movie or any kind of project, it’s best not to publicly criticize them, let alone say that they didn’t deserve an Oscar nomination.

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So, Who’s Winning Best Actor?

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

For most of the fall season, the pundits, predictors, whatever you want to call them, were saying that Brendan Fraser was going to win Best Actor at the Oscars. I feel like the tide has slightly changed, don’t you?

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First Look: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s ‘About Dry Grasses’

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses” (new title) was accepted, many months ago, by Thierry Fremaux for next May’s edition on the Croisette. Now we have our first look at the upcoming film (above).

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Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ Being Considered For Cannes or Venice

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Elsa Kesslassy’s recent piece titled “Is Roman Polanski’s New Film ‘The Palace’ Going to Cannes or Venice?,” for Variety, has a few neat tidbits buried in the lede.

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‘Knock on the Cabin’ Gets Polarizing Reviews

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was bound to happen, but the embargo has lifted on M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” and, much like Radio Raheem’s knuckles in “Do the Right Thing,” the reviews are split into two camps. Love and Hate.

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‘Barbarian’ Director’s Mysterious New Film Said to Be About “Witchcraft and Missing Children” [Updated]

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: I’ve done some digging these last 24 hours to try and find out more details about this mysterious new Zach Cregger’s movie, “Weapons.”

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‘Godland': Hlynur Pálmason’s Striking Crisis of Faith [Capsule]

February 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Another Un Certain Regard keeper that should have probably been in last year’s Cannes competition.

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Jafar Panahi Starts Hunger Strike in Iranian Prison

February 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has announced that he’s going through a hunger strike to protest his continued incarceration in Iranian prison.

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