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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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Another Pixar, This One Called ‘Elio’ [Trailer]

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yet another Pixar, it’s called “Elio,” and this afternoon a trailer was released for it.

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‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Halted Due to Writers Strike, Only 40% of the Film Was Shot

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the latest issue of Empire, director Christopher McQuarrie addressed what he called the “unrelenting” string of delays that have hit the production of the franchise closer.

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‘Avatar 3’ Delayed to 2025, ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘Avatar 5’ Pushed to 2029 and 2031

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron will be 76 by the time time the fifth Avatar is released in theaters. He’s going to be making ‘Avatar’ movies for the rest of his life.

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IFC Films and Sapan Acquire Cannes Hit ‘The Pot-au-Feu’

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, Tran Anh Hung won the Best Director award at Cannes for his competition entry “The Pot-au-Feu” — a richly satisfying romance set in the French culinary world.

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‘No Hard Feelings’ Projected Opening is at Soft $10 Million

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Puck’s Matt Belloni has a few box-office projections for us. We’ve covered most of these, but not the upcoming Jennifer Lawrence starring “No Hard Feelings.”

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First Look at Animated Film ‘Orion and the Dark’ … Written by Charlie Kaufman?

June 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had no idea that Charlie Kaufman penned the script for an animated movie. I guess this one should be on our radar now.

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Michael Shannon is the Latest Actor to Bash Their Own Superhero Role

June 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Michael Shannon is the latest star to criticize his own superhero work. He played Zod in the DCEU’s ‘Man of Steel’ and appears in “The Flash.”

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

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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

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