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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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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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Letterboxd Top 250 Overhauled and Updated With New Ratings Calculations System; ‘Harakiri’ #1

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some major changes on the Letterboxd all-time Top 250. It was bound to happen after the recently released “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” suddenly showed up as the #1 movie off all-time.

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First Reactions for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Are (Mostly) Positive

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The movie was screened way in advance on Friday, its not supposed to be in theaters until July 12th. I’ll have more on this one soon …

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Oliver Stone: ‘John Wick 4’ is “Disgusting Beyond Belief”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One person who actually hated ‘John Wick 4’ was filmmaker Oliver Stone. He was interviewed by Variety‘s Christopher Vourlias in a 6.19 interview from Romania. Here are his thoughts:

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Kevin Spacey’s Comeback Thriller ‘Peter Five Eight’ Picked Up for U.S. Release

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Spacey’s thriller “Peter Five Eight” has been picked up for multiple territories, including the United States.

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J.C. Chandor’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ Has A Trailer

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

J.C. Chandor is, was, in my world, a potential major U.S. filmmaker in the making. His first few films included “Margin Call,” “All is Lost” and, especially, “A Most Violent Year” were impressive.

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Will The Original Cut of Welles’ ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ Ever Be Found?

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the great legends of cinema is the original, still unfound, cut of Orson Wells’ “The Magnificent Ambersons.” Filmmaker William Friedkin once called it the “holy grail of cinema.”

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David Cronenberg's ‘The Shrouds' Wraps Filming

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” began mid-May in Toronto and has just wrapped filming. That’s a month of production, in and out. At 80 years of age, David Cronenberg is as efficient as ever.

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Tarantino Hates Trigger Warnings: “Being Offended By A Movie is the Response of a Very Narrow Mind”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the same interview with La Liberation, Tarantino is asked about his thoughts on “trigger warnings” being shown before movies.

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Quentin Tarantino Describes His Next Film as “Travis Bickle If He Were A Film Critic”

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

An in-depth interview with Quentin Tarantino has been published via French outlet La Liberation. There’s a lot to chew on here, but I’ll start with Tarantino describing his next film, “The Movie Critic.”

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Sam Esmail’s ‘Metropolis’ Series for Apple TV+ Cancelled

June 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sam Esmail’s adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 sci-fi film “Metropolis” has been permanently axed due to the writers strike.

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Oscars Voters: Diversity Rules for Best Picture Are ‘Crazy'

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago I suspected that there were many Academy voters who disliked the Oscars’ new diversity rules, but that they just couldn’t say it out loud.

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A 4-Hour Cut of ‘The Flash’ Exists

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, this is how it usually works with, many, DC movies. Their superhero movies gets released to middling reviews, fans are disappointed, then the filmmaker slyly reveals that there’s a longer cut.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Nabs $800k Weekend, Best Per-Theater-Average Box-Office Since 2017 [Updated]

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

That’s an incredible amount — far and away the best for an indie in the pandemic-era. Anderson’s film is supposed to go wide next weekend.

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Another Rave for David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ …

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the most anticipated films of the year, David Fincher’s “The Killer,” was screened for Netflix execs and staff in late April. I was told that the room was left stunned by the end of the 150 minute film.

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Author Calls ‘Oppenheimer’ A “Stunning Artistic Achievement”

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Oppenheimer” is based on Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s 2005 book, so it’s not surprising he’s one of the first people to have seen Nolan’s film.

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‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Two’ Will Not Be the End, More Movies to Come [Updated]

June 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve spoken to a few critics who attended last night’s first screening of ‘Mission: Impossible 7’. The consensus that I got was that it’s good, but not great.

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Thierry Fremaux Defends Abdelatif Kechiche and the “Male Gaze”

June 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last time we saw a film from Kechiche was at Cannes 2019, when “Mektoub, My love: Intermezzo” shocked the Croisette.

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A 35mm ‘Tenet’ Rewatch Tonight

June 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tonight I’ll be attending a 35mm screening of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” I haven’t seen the film since its original release back in 2020.

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Is ‘Nightbitch’ Going Straight to HULU?

June 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a reader wondering about Marielle Heller’s upcoming “Nightbitch,” starring Amy Adams.

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Russell Crowe Says, Yes, Movie Sequels Are Lazy, But He Approves of ‘Gladiator II’

June 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A whopping 137 movies sequels are currently greenlit in Hollywood. One of them is Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ sequel.

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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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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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