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‘The Batman Part II’ Filming “Extended” Into 2027 as Steven Soderbergh’s Role Expands

Remember when DC Studios told us Steven Soderbergh was coming in for "the final weeks of principal photography" on "The Batman Part II"? Yeah, now it's months.

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Anthony Mackie Says His Sam Wilson “Deserves" a ‘Captain America' Trilogy

"I think every character deserves a second film," Mackie said. "I think with Cap, it's been proven every character deserves three films, right? I mean, if you're Thor, you get four, apparently."

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Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Screens in L.A.: “Tarantino on Speed," and Elizabeth Debicki Steals the Show

A source over at HE calls it "a violent madcap comedy that plays like a love letter to Los Angeles of the late '70s" and described the era as "ten years after, post Star Wars, creeping disco and even creepier corporatism."

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Danny Boyle on ‘28 Years Later: Part III': “We Gotta Raise the Money for It"

Garland's script is written. Boyle called it "fantastic" in that same interview, Murphy says he's ready, and Boyle wants to direct. All that's missing is the money.

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Noah Baumbach's ‘Jay Kelly' Joins Criterion Collection; February Slate Includes ‘The Sweet Hereafter,’ and ‘Kung Fu Hustle’

Noah Baumbach's “Jay Kelly” is joining the Criterion Collection on February 16, 2027. It's one of the headliners of the newly announced February slate, and it's coming out barely a year after Netflix released it.

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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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Steven Spielberg Admits That it Was A “Mistake” Editing Guns Out Of ‘E.T.’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2002, the 20th anniversary version of Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” digitally replaced the guns used by the federal agents with walkie-talkies.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer to Be Released Very Soon, Possibly Early May

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though we’ll be getting a trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” in the next couple of weeks, possibly in early May.

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Trailer for Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way of Life’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Pedro Almodovar’s “Strange Way of Life” is going to the Cannes Film Festival, it’ll be screened on May 17th down on the Croisette.

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First Reactions For ‘The Flash’ Are Predictably Great [CinemaCon]

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was predictably going to happen, but “The Flash” screened at CinemaCon and it’s practically all raves.

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Lucrecia Martel Has Only Edited About 1/3 of Her Upcoming Doc ‘Chocobar’

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As far as I could tell, Lucrecia Martel has been working on her documentary “Chocobar” since, at least, 2018. That’s a year after her celebrated “Zama” premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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Jafar Panahi Leaves Iran For the First Time Since 2009

April 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi is finally allowed to leave Iran after 14 years of travel ban over his anti-regime activities.

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Harrison Ford is De-Aged in ‘Indiana Jones 5’ for the Film’s Opening 25 Minutes

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Indy 5’ director James Mangold has confirmed, via a new interview with Total Film, that Harrison Ford spends the opening 25 minutes of the sequel de-aged to appear the same age he was in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

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‘Beetlejuice 2’ Confirmed by Warner Bros

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2” is currently in pre-production in the UK. It will be Burton’s next film, there’s no doubt about it. His last film was 2019’s “Dumbo.”

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Noah Baumbach Wanted to Direct ‘Barbie’

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig was at CinemaCon with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, they were there to promote ”Barbie,” which Gerwig said was “inspired by “The Wizard of Oz” and disco music.”

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David Zaslav Saw ‘The Flash’ 3 Times, “It’s the Best Superhero Movie I've Ever Seen"

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, David Zaslav might be talking out of his tochus, but we might as well post about this before it screens in just about an hour from now.

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Jessica Chastain Says “Maybe One Day A Movie Like ‘The Woman King’ Can Get Nominated For An Oscar”

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last night Viola Davis was feted via the Film at Lincoln Center’s 48th annual Chaplin Gala. Of course, somebody just had to address the elephant in the room, it was inevitably going to be mentioned.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ to Skip Fall Festivals as Exclusive Footage Screens at CinemaCon

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is gunning for awards season. However, according to Screen Daily, Scott’s film is skipping the fall festivals.

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We Don’t Need ‘The Equalizer 3’ [Trailer]

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Given the sequel’s $102 Million domestic gross, on a $60 million budget, might I add, it was a no-brainer decision for this third film to be greenlit.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ “Stuns” Netflix in Secret Screening

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the most anticipated films of the year, David Fincher’s “The Killer,” was screened for Netflix execs and staff a few days ago.

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Peele, Eggers or Aster?

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the mid-aughts, three filmmakers burst into the indie scene with horror films that felt uniquely original: Robert Eggers, Ari Aster and Jordan Peele.

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‘Extraction 2’ Has A 14-Minute One-Take Action Sequence

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Producers Joe and Anthony Russo spoke to Collider about the upcoming Netflix sequel, simply titled “Extraction 2,” and again starring Chris Hemsworth.

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Robin Campillo’s ‘Red Island’ Sets Very Concerning May Release Date

April 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not a good look that Robin Campillo’s “Red Island” has been given a French release date of May 31st. Have they just given up on showing it at festivals?

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Shot in 2019, Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’ is Still Not Ready

April 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s time for my mid-year update on Terrence Malick’s “The Way of the Wind.” I’ve been doing this for, I don’t know, at least two years now.

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Tom Cruise Tops Research Study of Actors Who Draw Audiences to Theaters

April 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A sprawlingly conceived new study is going around Hollywood and making some real noise.

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Cannes: Catherine Corsini and Jean-Stephane Sauvaire Added to Competition

April 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Catherine Corsini’s “Le Retour” is finally in. The controversy surrounding the film was not enough for the Cannes selection committee to omit her presence.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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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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