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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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James Gunn Calls Out ‘Really Lazy’ Superhero Movies and Bad Endings

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not saying James Gunn is responsible for “The Flash” debacle, but his calling out of superhero movies as “lazy” is quite the timing

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‘Napoleon’ Runtime is 157 Minutes

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This intel comes from Scott’s epic having already been rated in South Korea from its official rating boards website — indicating that the film has been completed.

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Lucrecia Martel Defends Her Jury Giving ‘Joker’ the Golden Lion, Calling it “Incredible”

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a fun little interview with “Zama” director Lucrecia Martel. She’s currently in post-production on her elaborate documentary “Chocobar” which doesn’t look like it’ll be released this year.

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Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Postcards From Earth’ Completes Production, Blend of Fiction and Non-Fiction

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had reported last December that Darren Aronofsky was already in pre-production on his next movie, which was set to shoot this past March. It was said to be called “Postcards from Earth”

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Analyst Estimates That Disney Has Lost $900 Million on Last Eight Studio Releases

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A well-known Box office analyst has estimated that the Walt Disney Co. has lost over $890 million on their last eight studio releases.

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Nicolas Winding Refn is Currently Shooting an Adaptation of Children’s Book ‘The Famous Five’

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Nicolas Winding Refn is developing an adaptation of children’s book “The Famous Five” for the BBC. What an odd pairing.

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Wes Anderson’s Next Film is a “Dark” Espionage with Benicio del Toro in Every Single Shot

June 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Le Monde, Wes Anderson gave more details about his next film, still untitled, which he describes as “espionage”.

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Warner Bros’ ‘The Flash’ Could Lose the Studio More Than $200 Million

June 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Flash” completely collapsed this past weekend at the box-office. Andy Muschietti’s film fell 75 percent from its weak $55 million start, adding only $15 million to the weekend.

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The Main Problem With ‘Tenet’ …

June 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After rewatching Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” last week, I came to the conclusion that A) although clever, the screenplay was a tad too convoluted and, more importantly, B) John David Washington is just not that good of an actor to carry such a film.

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Jon Hamm Read the Script for Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’: “I Don’t Know How He’s Going to Make This Movie”

June 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent appearance on the Back to One podcast, actor Jon Hamm admitted that he was part of a table read for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”

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Another Bad Michael Mann Movie?

June 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Many, including myself, thought 2015’s “Blackhat,” the last movie he released, was a one-off, but, based on a recent test screening of his upcoming “Ferrari,” maybe it wasn’t.

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Good Question, Mr. Schrader

June 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Schrader is wondering how one can firmly grasp Film history without watching problematic films such as Riefenstahl’s “Triumph of the Will,” Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation” and Bertolucci’s “Last Tango In Paris.”

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‘Twin Peaks’ Creator is Not Helping Tame Down the Latest David Lynch Rumors

June 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ever since I posted about David Lynch being spotted filming something in West Hollywood, I’ve received, at least, 50 emails about it.

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‘Apartment 7A’: Paramount’s Prequel to ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Said to be “Very Intense”

June 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After a recent test-screening, I can now report that “Apartment 7A” is actually a “Rosemary’s Baby” prequel about the woman who died outside the apartment when Rosemary moved in.

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‘Oppenheimer’ Screening for NY/L.A. Press on July 18th

June 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

They are really going to wait until the very last week to screen Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” and that’s alright. Most of the recent Nolans also screened very close to the release date.

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Warner Bros is Backing Paul Thomas Anderson’s Mysterious New Movie

June 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, now we have a good indication as to who will distribute the next PTA. It’s none other than Zaslav!

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‘The Flash’ Drops Whopping 81% in its Second Weekend

June 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not a fun time to be Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav. Case in point, the resounding failure of “The Flash.”

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‘Barbie’ Audience/Press Screening Tonight, Many Critics Not Invited

June 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s clear what Warner Bros is doing with their NYC/L.A. screening tonight, the first one, of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”

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Elvis Presley Estate Slams ‘Priscilla’: “Horrible. Feels Like A College Movie”

June 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One estate official, who saw the film, was quoted as saying that Coppla's writing and directing was "horrible.”

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Ethan Coen Says ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ is the First of a Planned “Lesbian B-Movie Trilogy”

June 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to Coen, in regard to his previous work, “Drive-Away Dolls” is most comparable to Coen classics “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “The Big Lebowski“

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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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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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