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‘Wildwood’ Gets PG-13 Rating as LAIKA’s 140-Minute Stop-Motion Epic Targets Older Audiences

The exact details of the MPA’s rating for “Wildwood” are as follows: Rated PG-13 for “strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide related material, brief partial nudity and language.”

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‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ Sequel Is Happening, Guy Pearce Says: “We’ll Probably Shoot It in 2027”

Speaking of sequels—the unusual kind, which are always the best kind—here’s a major update on one that’s been brewing since the pandemic.

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‘Practical Magic 2’ Tracking $45M+ Opening, the Latest Sign of Hollywood’s ’90s/‘00s Nostalgia Boom

The sequel looks like a vehicle to reunite Kidman and Bullock. Moviegoers are responding. This might turn out to be Warner Bros.’ biggest hit of the year—until “Dune 3”—and will easily outpace “Supergirl.”

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David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Will Get an IMAX-Only Release From Netflix, Playing in Just 350 U.S. Theaters

The latest on “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” starring Brad Pitt, written by Quentin Tarantino, and directed by David Fincher, is that it’s getting an unusually restricted theatrical release.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Opens to OK $15M as ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With $8M at the Box Office

“Coyote vs. Acme,” came very close to never getting released, yet, it almost doubled the weekend box office of Ridley Scott’s much-pricier “The Dog Stars.”

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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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Poster for Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City,’ Confirmed For Cannes

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As speculated last week, we’ll be getting a trailer for Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” tomorrow. In the meantime, FOCUS has released the official poster. Quite interesting how Jason Schwartzman gets top billing in this one …

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ is A Familiar, but Entertaining Underdog Story. Not a Slam Dunk [Review]

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Let’s all calm down when it comes to Ben Affleck’s “Air.” I know that Clayton Davis is saying it’s “2023’s First Slam Dunk Awards Contender,” but it’s way too early to make any assumptions.

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Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Has A Trailer

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I was reminded of this drought while watching the newly released trailer for Pixar’s latest feature, this one titled “Elemental.” It looks promising, on paper, at least, but still left me wondering if Pixar has lost a bit of its edge.

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Matt Damon Has Seen ‘Oppenheimer’: “It's Fantastic. It's Three Hours. Cillian [Murphy] is Phenomenal”

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As with all Christopher Nolan films, “Oppenheimer” has been shrouded in secrecy and will most likely remain that way until it starts getting screened in the summer.

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Jean-Luc Godard Made “Several” Films Before His Death

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We know that the 20-minute “Funny Wars” will most likely be at Cannes in May. But Brenez is telling Critikat that we could look forward to others in the near future.

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Questlove Has Decided To Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Aristocats’ Remake

March 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What do you do after your first film, a critically-acclaimed doc, won a slew of awards, including an Oscar? Well, you hop on the Disney train and sell your soul to greed.

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Ari Aster’s ‘Beau is Afraid’ Starts Screening For Press This Week …

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Beau’ will be launched without a festival run by A24 — a strategy also used for Aster’s “Midsommer.” A24 seems to believe a festival-less route is the best way forward for Aster’s 3-hour movie.

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Sets October 6th Release Date

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As previously mentioned, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will premiere at Cannes then get rolled out in the fall.

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Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Potentially Premiering at Cannes

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A fascinating Variety interview with Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux is making the rounds.

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Variety Confirms ‘Indy 5’ at Cannes

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

80-year-old Harrison Ford has said that “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” will be the fifth and final time he plays the titular hero.

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David Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ Adds Diane Kruger, Replaces Léa Seydoux

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cronenberg has mentioned that ‘Shrouds’ is part of the aborted Netflix project we had previously reported on.

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Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’ Now Has A Totally Different Cast

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though we’ll now have to settle with Adrian Brody, Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones. Not too shabby.

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Jonathan Majors Charged With Multiple Counts of Assault By NY DA [Updated]

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The NYPD were told that the alleged assault victim on Saturday was Jonathan Majors' girlfriend — and, according to her, they had gotten into an argument while in a taxi returning home from a bar in Brooklyn.

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Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis,’ Released in 2024, Will Also Have A Graphic Novel Accompanying it

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A bit odd, but Syzygy Publishing, the new Image Imprint headed by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood, announced they are collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola on a graphic novel tie-in to his upcoming film, ”Megalopolis”.

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Best Action Movies of the 21st Century?

March 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Action was reinvented in the 21st Century. It had to. After all, we were coming off the ‘90s, which saw the last days of the testosterone-fueled action of Michael Bay, Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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‘NightBitch’ Test Screens to Polarizing WTF Reactions

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Marielle Heller’s “NightBitch” test-screened a week ago. I waited until I could gather up a few reactions, but all I could muster up were two brief ones.

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Celine Sciamma is Done With Film Festivals: “Joyless, Speculative Competitions”

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A roundtable discussion between Céline Sciamma (Portrait of A Lady on Fire) and Carla Simón (Alcarras) occured in Barcelona this morning, two of the most important voices in today's European film scene.

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Surprise! ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ is the #1 Streamed Movie on Netflix

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

American audiences must be enjoying S. Craig Zahler’s “Dragged Across Concrete,” it wouldn’t be #1 on Netflix if they weren’t.

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Thoughts on ‘John Wick 4’?

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many of our readers, from many countries, all over the world, had a chance to watch “John Wick: Chapter 4” this weekend.

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‘Shazam 2’ Only Grossed $9 Million This Weekend, Zachary Levi Has a Meltdown Online

March 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Now, I just feel bad for Zachary Levi whose ‘Shazam’ sequel is tanking hard at the box-office. To the point where he’s practically begging people to watch it over ‘John Wick 4.’

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