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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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Over 200,000 Moviegoers Set to Attend Same-Day Viewings of ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cinema really needed the viral phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.”

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Ira Sachs’ ‘Passages’ Stamped With NC-17 Rating

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In today’s culture, you’d expect a film to have absolutely shocking content to get an NC-17 rating. I would have never bet that Ira Sachs’ fantastic “Passages” would be one of those films.

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More Reshoots on ‘Aquaman 2’

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I had previously reported on the catastrophic production of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” and now THR has joined in on this unusual story, which actually sounds very similar to “The Flash” debacle.

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Tom Cruise Asked SAG to Allow Actors to Continue Promoting Their Movies, They Refused

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

People are hating on Tom Cruise today for his, they say, “shortsighted” stance on the current SAG strike.

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Atom Egoyan’s ‘Seven Veils’ Set for TIFF World Premiere

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Gosh, did we really need another Atom Egoyan movie? The man hasn’t directed a strong film since 1997’s “The Sweet Hereafter.” Ok, fine “Chloe” and “Remember” were .. okay, but other than those two, he’s been in a major slump.

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Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Earns Rave Reviews; 91 on Metacritic, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ll be typing out my review for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and hope to publish it later this evening.

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‘A Haunting in Venice’ Trailer

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The latest instalment of Kenneth Branagh’s detective Hercule Poirot series is “A Haunting in Venice.” Here’s the trailer. The film is set to arrive in theaters on September 15th.

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Martin Brest Doesn’t Even Want to Utter the Word ‘Gigli’: “I Refer to it as the “G-Movie”

July 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Remember director Martin Brest? He had quite the streak of successful films going in ‘80s and ‘90s Hollywood: “Going in Style,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Scent of a Woman,” “Meet Joe Black” and, his masterpiece, “Midnight Run.” Then he directed 2003’s “Gigli” and it all went to hell for him.

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David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ Granted Approval by SAG to Continue Filming

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As we speak, waivers are being given out to allow “truly independent projects” to continue filming with SAG members.

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‘Barbie’ Review…

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

You’ve got to hand it to Greta Gerwig, her “Barbie” is one of the weirdest and most audacious big studio summer movies I’ve ever seen, and that turns out to be a good and bad thing. It’s also incredibly self-absorbed in its own virtues.

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Ethan Coen’s ‘Dolls’ Screens …

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The trailer for Tricia Cooke and Ethan Coen’s “Drive-Away Dolls” (originally titled “Drive-Away Dykes”) was released almost a month ago.

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Paul Verhoeven Set to Direct New Film in France

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks ago, I had heard that Paul Verhoeven was preparing a new film, set to shoot this fall.

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Sam Mendes Declines Offer to Direct Next James Bond

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Who will direct the next James Bond? Villeneuve? Nolan? That’s been the pressing question for a few months now, but at least we can scratch off Sam Mendes.

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‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ First Cut Was Nearly Four Hours

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in April, I had posted a positive test-screening reaction for ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning’ and that cut was said to be around 3 hours and 5 minutes.

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BAFTA Adds “Non-Binary” Longlist Directing Category

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

BAFTA has added a non-binary directing category. Their long lists have been divided between male and female. Now, with the inclusion of non-binary, there will be three categories of names to choose from.

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Hans Zimmer Composed the Score for ‘The Creator’

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday, we had a new trailer for Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator.” The budget for this film is said to only be $86 million

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Benny Safdie Confirms He’s Not Directing Adam Sandler Netflix Movie With Brother Josh

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Benny Safdie has confirmed earlier reports that he will not co-direct the next Safdies movie with Josh Safdie, who will be directing the film on his own.

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‘Barbie’ Now Tracking at $110 Million Opening

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I really want to vent about “Barbie,” but I can’t, signed an embargo form yesterday, so it’ll have to wait until the review ban lifts.

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Paul Schrader Calls “Oppenheimer” the “The Best and Most Important Film of the Century”

July 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Talk about praise, Paul Schrader has seen “Oppenheimer” and calls it “the best and most important film of this century.”

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Miyazaki NOT Going to Venice

July 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sorry for the misdirection, but I was told Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” is NOT going to Venice. Scratch it off from your predictions. Not happening.

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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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