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Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Has A Trailer

Following “Air,” this is Affleck’s latest stint behind the camera. He has cast himself in the lead role, alongside Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”).

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Jim Caviezel Returns to Studio Movies with Sony's ‘Ghost Soldier' — His First Hollywood Movie Since 2014

Caviezel hasn't led a major studio release since TriStar's "When the Game Stands Tall" in 2014. That changes in November with Sony's "Ghost Soldier."

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‘River': Horror Movie Sells to Universal and Blumhouse for $10M+ TIFF 2026’s First Big Deal

Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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‘Minotaur' Trailer: Andrey Zvyagintsev's Cannes Grand Prix Winner Gets November Release from MUBI

"Minotaur" won the Grand Prix at Cannes. A two-time Oscar nominee who already has the Golden Lion for "The Return," Best Screenplay at Cannes for "Leviathan," and the Jury Prize in 2017 for "Loveless.

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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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1960s Critics Poll Results Next Week …

May 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Readers have been wondering what’s going on with the ‘60s critics poll. I definitely haven’t forgotten about it. It’s now 90% completed. Results should be posted next Monday or Tuesday.

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Sublime Biopic Still in the Works, KJ Apa Mentioned as Possible Lead

May 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A surprising posting on Production Weekly has director Francis Lawrence’s biopic of musical group Sublime progressing in active development.

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‘The Flash’ Production Designer Says Movie is So Good That Fans Will “Forget” About Ezra Miller's Crimes

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks after the first public screening of The Flash” at CinemaCon, where fanboys creamed their pants in unison, the film's Production Deigner is making a bold claim.

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James Gunn Turned in the ‘Superman: Legacy’ Script Last Week, Right Before the Strike

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

DC Studios co-chief James Gunn turned in a draft of “Superman: Legacy” last week, just days before the writers’ strike came into effect.

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Will A.I. Replace Striking Writers?

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An interesting THR piece has popped online. The gist of it is that there are fears that this writers’ strike could push AI into the Hollywood mainstream.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ Sequel Begins Filming in June

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Despite scouting locations in Morocco late last year, it seems as though Ridley Scott has settled on Malta for the shoot of his upcoming “Gladiator” sequel.

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Trailer Released ..

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On a technical level, Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” was wonderful. It was the most concisely visioned-up adaptation of Herbert’s novel.

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I Promise, the Last ‘Barbie’ Reaction …

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I doubt there will be any additional test-screenings of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” so this should be the final reaction I post of the film before its impending July release.

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Is There A Movie That is Universally Liked By Everyone?

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Can a film be indisputably great? Is it outlandish to find fault with “Vertigo”? Or "Citizen Kane?" I don’t think so. I've been trying to think of one film that everyone reading here might agree is absolutely great.

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Casino Zeus: Where to Find the Best Online Casinos in Canada [Sponsored]

May 3, 2023 John Torre

Good casinos can deliver you premium entertainment whenever you want to have a good time, yet it is often challenging to find reliable information about the latest happenings in the gambling industry.

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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Starts Filming Part II, Plans to Shoot Four Movies Back to Back

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Costner, director, is set to get back behind the camera for the first time since 2003’s “Open Range”.

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‘Asteroid City’ Wins Ratings Appeal, Rated PG-13

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” has been rated PG-13 for brief graphic nudity, smoking and some suggestive material.

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Michael Douglas to Receive the Honorary Palme D’or at this Year’s Cannes Film Festival

May 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Michael Douglas will receive the honorary Palme D’or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival to celebrate his career and his engagement for cinema.

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Streaming on Amazon Prime May 12th

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It was released in theaters during the first week of April and has managed to gross $74.7 million worldwide

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Why Pauline Kael Never Saw a Movie Twice

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s well known that one of the greatest of film critics, Pauline Kael, refused to watch a movie twice. Her first reaction was always the one fit to print.

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Negative ‘Napoleon’ Reaction …

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” has already been test-screened twice — I posted three reactions so far, masterpiece, masterpiece and mixed.

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Why Did ‘Are You There There God, It’s Me Margaret’ Bomb?

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One could say that any title with the name “Margaret” in it is bound to fail, but this weekend’s box-office bombing of Kelly Fremon Craig’s “Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret” is more than that.

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Taika Waititi to Direct ‘Klara and the Sun,’ Kazuo Ishiguro Adaptation

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Waititi, supposedly, might, maybe, still make a “Star Wars” film in the near future. Not to mention a live-action remake of “Flash Gordon“ and his adaptation of anime classic “Akira.”

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Jason Reitman to Write and Direct Saturday Night Live Origin Story

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Reitman is reuniting with Sony to tackle the behind the scenes chaos of the 1975 premiere of SNL. Reitman is set to direct and is also co-writing the script with Gil Kenan.

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The Academy Tightens-Up Oscar Campaign and International Rules

May 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Academy has installed new rules and regulations for next year’s race. They’ve actually released a 40 page edict that will take out some of the fun from awards season.

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Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.”

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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

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Todd Field-Written ‘The Girls’ Sets Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic to Direct, November Shoot

Cinephiles another Todd Field movie, and although we might have to wait for his next directorial effort, “The Girls” will have to suffice for now.

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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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