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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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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Oppenheimer’ …

July 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s certainly a challenging film, a 180-minute film about men talking science in rooms, but elaborately constructed and with a slew of strong performances. You can read my review here. Now it’s time for our readers to chime in with their thoughts.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Barbie’ …

July 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many of our readers have seen the film now. A core part of the audience has been dressing up in pink to watch it in theaters, did you do the same? Actually, maybe don’t mention that in the comments section below.

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Joseph Kosinski’s F1 Movie Filming as Much it Can Without SAG Actors

July 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Joseph Kosinski’s movie, “Apex,” is continuing to film at Formula One events, but without its star Brad Pitt. Although, there have been rumors of Pitt wanting to defy the strike and just shoot the damn thing.

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Christopher Nolan Considers ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Be Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Best Film”

July 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

These Konbini videos out of France are really a treasure to behold. You can check out their entire library of guests here, even Wes Anderson popped up just a few weeks ago.

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Paul Schrader Says ‘Jeanne Dielman’ Topped Sight and Sound Poll Due to a ‘Rigged Ballot’

July 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s now been eight months since the Sight and Sound “Best Films of All Time” poll was released, but Paul Schrader is still upset by “Jeanne Dielman” being named best film.

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Major Studios Thinking of Moving ALL Late Summer/Fall Releases

July 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The studios are starting to delay the openings of their big fall films because of the SAG strike. We’ve already read about the possibility of “Dune 2,” and “The Color Purple” getting delayed. “Challengers” has officially moved to Spring 2024.

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‘Afire’: Christian Petzold’s Dramedy of Manners [Review]

July 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Christian Petzold’s “Afire” is, for the most part, a mesmerizing character study and probably the best film the German filmmaker has given us.

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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ is “Expected” to Premiere at the New York Film Festival

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are two separate IndieWire articles slyly mentioning that Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” could have a New York Film Festival premiere in October.

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‘Challengers’ Pulled From Venice, Sets 2024 Release Date … [Updated]

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATED: “Challengers” has officially been pulled from the Venice Film Festival where it was supposed to be the opening night film. Amazon has also delayed its release to the Spring of 2024.

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‘Barbie’ Grosses $22.3 Million on Thursday, Best Previews Total of 2023

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Thursday's preview grosses for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are astonishing. And, what’s that? In only its second weekend of release, ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ might land at #4, right behind …“Sound of Freedom”?

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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Rumored as TIFF Opening Night Film

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In Eric Kohn’s informative TIFF write up (via IndieWire), he tackles just how different the Canadian-set festival might look like this year with the actors strike likely to continue into the fall.

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BOMB: ‘Blue Beetle’ Projected to Earn $12-$17 Million Opening Weekend

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Early tracking, via BoxOffcePro.com, has the film earning $12-$17M domestically in its opening weekend, with a total domestic gross of just $27-$55M. Ouch.

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Samuel L. Jackson Cast in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s some predictable news. Samuel L Jackson has been cast in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Movie Critic,” according to insider Daniel Richtman.

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‘Gladiator 2’ Strike Shutdown Costing $600,000 Per Week

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to a new report from Variety, the shutting down of production on Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2,” due to the ongoing actors strike, is costing Paramount/Universal $600,000 per week.

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Gaspar Noé’s Next Film to Star Cate Blanchett and Franz Rogowski

July 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off the 2022 U.S. release of “Vortex,” one of the best movies of his career, French director Gaspar Noé had already previously hinted at what he might be doing next.

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‘Dune 2’ Might Be Delayed to 2024

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic “Dune” might be delayed to 2024, this according to Variety.

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Cahiers du Cinéma, and Others, Not Invited to Watch ‘Barbie’ at Press Screenings in Paris

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In France, "Barbie" was released on Wednesday. It was screened only for “selected” press, and now the uninvited critics, from some major publications, are complaining.

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‘Sound of Freedom’ Crosses $100 Million Domestically

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

How exactly did this happen? “Sound of Freedom” crossing the $100 million mark at the domestic box-office is some kind of achievement. It’s the highest earning independently-financed film of the year, by a long shot.

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Samuel L. Jackson: “I Can Name 4 Instances where I Should Have Won An Oscar”

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Now, let’s play a game. What are the four movies that Jackson seems to be referring to in the Vulture interview?

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Eli Roth’s ‘Borderlands’ Being Released on August 9th, 2024

July 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Eli Roth’s feature version of videogame Borderlands has set an August 9th, 2024 release date, via Deadline. That’s more than a year from now.

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