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Linus Sandgren to DP Shawn Levy's ‘Ghost Rider' on Film — Connor Storrie in Talks to Co-Star

Marvel's "Ghost Rider" just hired one of the best cinematographers working today. Linus Sandgren will serve as DP on Shawn Levy's MCU flick, and, most notably, the project will be shot on film.

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Jafar Panahi Sentenced to Five Years in Prison as Iran Orders His Assets Seized

It keeps getting worse for Jafar Panahi. The Palme d'Or-winning director of "It Was Just an Accident" has been sentenced by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to five years in prison.

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‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Lands at HBO

Hollywood remaking anything connected to Hitchcock has rarely produced memorable results. Yet the industry keeps trying, despite overwhelming evidence that it’s a fool’s errand.

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‘One of Them Days’ Filmmaker Lawrence Lamont to Direct Ice Cube-Penned ‘Last Friday’ Sequel

Lawrence Lamont, whose “One of Them Days” was one of the more pleasant low-key surprises of early 2025, has been tapped by New Line to direct “Last Friday,” the fourth instalment of the “Friday” franchise.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme' Ruled Eligible for Best Animated Feature Oscar — Crashes the Race Against ‘Wildwood’ and ‘Toy Story 5’

Should "Coyote vs. Acme" even be considered an animated film? The Academy requires animation to cover 75% of a film's runtime, and somehow this movie cleared that bar.

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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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Disney/Searchlight Still Hasn’t Released ‘Barbarian’ on Physical Media, and Maybe Never Will

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There has been a disturbing trend when it comes to Disney and their push to make physical media go obsolete.

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Golden Globes Dissolves the Hollywood Foreign Press Voting Body

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Golden Globes will continue on, but their infamous voting membership has been axed.

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Wes Anderson Stands By Bill Murray: “He is Really Part of My Family”

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Attention to all journalists, Wes Anderson is not going to take the bait.

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Steven Soderbergh Has Two New Movie Projects He’s Working On

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Soderbergh is a workhorse. He never stops. Ever since unretiring in 2017, has averaged at least one movie or series a year since reemerging.

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Strong Buzz for Emerald Fennell’s ‘Saltburn’ as Fall Premiere Looms

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Just to elaborate on “Saltburn,” Emerald Fennell’s upcoming thriller starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Ewan Mitchell and Rosamund Pike. If you remember, it test-screened in February to wildly positive reactions.

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Sylvester Stallone Acknowledges Arnold Schwarzenegger Was the ‘Superior’ Action Star of the ‘80s and ‘90s

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not much of a contest: Arnold Schwarzenegger was the best action movie star of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

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Shia LaBeouf Suddenly Drops Out of New Film, Calls Production “Unprofessional and Unprepared”

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The reason given was “on account of the unprofessional and unprepared nature of the production.” That’s LaBeouf’s excuse.

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Zoe Kravitz’s Directorial Debut ‘Pussy Island’ Screens, Might Have Been Retitled ‘P Island’ …

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last August, Kravitz stood by the movie’s title, even as she encountered pushback for her to change it. She told The Wall Street Journal that “the title came from that world. The title is the seed of the story.”

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‘Past Lives’ Continues Strong Box-Office Performance

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A24’s “Past Lives” continued its strong box-office performance this past weekend, even cracking the top 10.

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Spike Jonze Set to Direct Sci-Fi Limited Series for Netflix, Joaquin Phoenix in Talks [Updated]

June 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’ve all been wondering what Spike Jonze has been up to, his last film was the 2013 masterpiece “Her.” Since his debut, “Being John Malkovich,” Jonze has only directed four movies in 24 years.

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Harvey Keitel Quit ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ After Stanley Kubrick Made Him Do 68 Takes of a Walking Scene

June 11, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s well known that Stanley Kubrick was a demanding filmmaker, infamous for doing an innumerable amount of takes and even driving some of his actors to the brink of insanity.

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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Might Hit $60 Million Opening Weekend

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The top 2 movies in America are CGI-heavy and based on toys/comics. How lucky are we to live in these times — this bodes well for “Barbie.”

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The Russos Believe Quentin Tarantino Just Wasn’t “Born to Make A Marvel Movie”

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Russo Brothers have an answer as to why Quentin Tarantino dislikes Marvel movies so much, going as far as to call the filmmakers who make these movies “hired hands.”

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Ari Aster’s ‘Beau is Afraid’ Debuts on VOD this Tuesday, June 13

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in April, Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” garnered mixed reviews and an unenthusiastic box-office — that 3-hour runtime surely didn’t help.

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Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and .. Ezra Miller?

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An IndieWire writeup from Eric Kohn asks the question “Why Does Ezra Miller Get a ‘Flash’ Pass, but Not Woody Allen or Roman Polanski?”

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‘Fast X’ is now available on Digital, Only 3 Weeks After the Film’s Theatrical Release.

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Louis Leterrier’s “Fast X” has only been in theaters for three weeks, but it’s now available to view on digital. I’m no fan of this series, but there’s something seriously wrong with this.

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Joel Schumacher's ‘Batman Forever’ 170 Minute Cut Exists and Kevin Smith Has Seen It

June 10, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A super-sized version of “Batman Forever” reportedly exists in the form of a nearly three-hour director's cut. Now Kevin Smith is saying that he has received a copy of the Schumacher Cut.

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Claire Denis Set to Shoot Next Film in Cameroon

June 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a chat with The Guardian, Denis revealed she just finished writing a new feature and that she’ll start location scouting it this month in Cameroon.

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Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17’ Screens, Reaction is Flat-Out Rave!

June 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Those lucky enough to have attended a test screening of Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” last night supposedly got quite the experience.

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Nintendo’s ‘Zelda,’ ‘Super Mario 2,’ ‘Donkey Kong,’ and ‘Luigi’ in Development at Illumination

June 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this year, Universal Studios gave the masses what they wanted. I just honestly didn’t know it was going to be a Nintendo movie.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

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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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