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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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Box Office: Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Leads ($21M+), Audiences Love It More Than Critics Do; ‘How to Rob a Bank' Bombs ($4M+), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Drops 75%

The film opened in Europe on Wednesday, and the audience scores there have been very strong. Now American audiences agree: an "A-" on CinemaScore and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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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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‘Oppenheimer’ Review …

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The word “operatic” comes to mind when describing Christopher Nolan’s maddening, flawed, sometimes-brilliant “Oppenheimer.” It’s his boldest, most dense film and one that might come into clearer focus on subsequent viewings.

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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Set as Centerpiece Selection of 60th New York Film Festival

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What kind of fall movie season are we in for if Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” has been chosen as the Centerpiece selection of the 60th New York Film Festival.

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Mel Gibson Currently Shooting ‘Flight Risk’ in Vegas

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Mel Gibson, who has directed five films over a thirty-year timespan, has been shooting “Flight Risk” in Las Vegas since June 16th, according to Production Weekly.

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Box-Office: ‘Barbie’ Tracking at $158M Opening, ‘Oppenheimer’ $65M

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Barbie” is turning into this behemoth of a blockbuster. Projections are now saying a $158 million weekend awaits Greta Gerwig’s movie. It’ll be giving ‘Super Mario Bros’ a run for its money as the 2023 box-office champ.

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Samuel L. Jackson Doesn’t Want to Say if He’s in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in six of Quentin Tarantino’s nine movies, so when asked if he’s going to appear in “The Movie Critic” Jackson is staying mum about it.

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Christopher Nolan on Directing Next Bond Movie: “It Would Be An Amazing Privilege to Do One”

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Finally someone asked Christopher Nolan about directing the next Bond. It hasn’t really been asked at all in the interviews Nolan has given in promoting “Oppenheimer.”

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Kurt Russell Joins Andrew Patterson’s ‘Rivals of Amziah King’

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It does look as though Kurt Russell has joined the cast of Andrew Patterson’s “The Rivals of Amziah King,” Matthew McConaughey had already been announced as the lead back in May.

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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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