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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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Kevin Spacey's Pandemic Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Awakening' Is Coming in November: “The Film They Don't Want You to See”

Who's "they," exactly? The Illuminati? The Deep State? Hard to say. The film premiered at Italy's Matera Film Festival on November 10. No reviews have trickled in yet.

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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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Venice Programmer Warns That ‘Poor Things’ Might Be Very Divisive

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cinephiles have been wondering if Yorgos Lanthimos has again delivered a great film with his upcoming Searchlight-produced “Poor Things.”

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Michael Haneke’s ‘Kelvin’s Book’ Has Been Shelved

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We haven’t heard much from Michael Haneke since 2017’s “Happy End”. He just turned 81 years old. The man is a legend.

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Brett Easton Ellis Doesn’t Listen to Film Critics Anymore: “I’ve Been Burned Too Many Times”

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Prominent film historian and critic, Jonathan Rosenbaum, once trashed modern-day reviewers of film as the cheerleaders and Pied Pipers of the film industry.

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Vanessa Kirby to Play Sue Storm in ‘Fantastic Four’

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On the Hot Mic podcast, Jeff Sneider is saying that Vanessa Kirby has signed on to play Sue Storm in the MCU’s upcoming “Fantastic Four.”

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Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ Starts Shooting September 25

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off her “Happening” winning the Golden Lion at Venice in 2021, Diwan announced in May she was remaking softcore porn classic “Emmanuelle.”

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Is Paul Thomas Anderson Still The Current ‘Master’ of Cinema?

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last May, at Cannes, I had an interesting lunch conversation with a few journalists from Paris. The topic was who is the current master of cinema.

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Marc Maron Says Men Who Dislike Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Are “F*cking Insecure Babies”, Calls it A “Masterpiece”

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Marc Maron, of the ultra-popular WTF podcast, is calling “Barbie” a “Masterpiece” and attacking “certain men” who are criticizing Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster (via THR).

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‘Sound of Freedom,’ at $153 million, Has Grossed More Than ‘Fast X,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘The Flash’

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

How much of that $153 million total comes from the Pay-it-Forward program? Will the numbers ever get released? Regardless, you can’t deny that it’s been a major success.

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Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) and Michael Fassbender (“The Killer”) Won’t Be Attending Venice

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

No Zendaya, Cooper, Stone and Fassbender. No stars, no problem. Let the films speak for themselves.

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Larry Charles’ Upcoming A24 Film Re-Titled ‘Dicks: The Musical’ — Updated With Trailer

August 3, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has a stacked slate of films ready to go for the fall, one of the more low-key ones is a musical directed by “Borat” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” filmmaker Larry Charles.

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Maggie Gylenhaal Set to Direct ‘The Bride’ for Netflix — Christian Bale and Peter Saragaard to Star

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Maggie Gyllenhaal is directing a remake of “Bride of Frankenstein” for Netflix with Christian Bale and Peter Sarsgaard set to star in the film, via Production Weekly.

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‘Scream 7’ Reportedly in the Works; ‘Happy Death Day’ Filmmaker Attached to Direct

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The ‘Scream’ franchise’s sixth instalment was a success at this year’s box office, which meant that another one of these movies was inevitably going to happen.

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The Epidemic of Rude Moviegoers

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Barbenheimer” might be good for theaters, but it’s bringing out all sorts of wildly disrespectful moviegoers in the process.

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Richard Kelly Says He Has “Many Things in Development” With Some “Major Studios”

August 2, 2023 James Collins

As we speak, director Richard Kelly has only helmed three films in his strange career: 2001’s “Donnie Darko,” 2006’s “Southland Tales” and 2009’s “The Box.”

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Trailer for Roman Polanski’s ‘The Palace’ — Italian Dubbed

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a first look trailer for Roman Polanski’s “The Palace,” but it’s, amusingly, dubbed in Italian.

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George A. Romero’s “Final Zombie Movie” Plans Late 2023 Shoot

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Romero had written the script for the movie before he passed away and regarded “Twilight Of The Dead” as the conclusion to his “Living Dead” saga.

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Zack Snyder Wants His ‘Sucker Punch’ to Get A Director’s Cut

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Zack Snyder, via a Letterboxd interview, is saying that his critically panned “Sucker Punch” deserves its own “Director’s Cut.” Is this going to be another #ReleaseTheSnyderCut?

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A24 and Nicolas Cage’s “Totally Bonkers” ‘Dream Scenario’ to Premiere at TIFF

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Up next for Nicolas Cage is a role in A24’s “Dream Scenario.” The film is directed by Kristoffer Borgli, who helmed last year’s Cannes gem “Sick of Myself.” It has just been announced as a TIFF world premiere.

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Jonathan Glazer’s ‘The Zone of Interest’ in Theaters on December 8, New Image Released

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Having seen Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” I can tell you that it’s a very unnerving experience, but one filled with inventive brush strokes.

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‘Wonder Woman 3’ Being Developed by James Gunn, Gal Gadot Set to Return

August 2, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

While most of Hollywood has been noticing “superhero fatigue” red flags at the box-office, James Gunn is moving along with his rebooted DCEU. Wise decision?

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

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