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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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Andrew Haigh’s ‘Strangers’ Set for December 22nd Release

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Haigh’s new film has been retitled “All Of Us Strangers” and has also set up a December 22, 2023 release date, via Searchlight. A first look image, above, has been unveiled.

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‘Saltburn’ to Open BFI London Film Festival

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There were many wondering why Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” did not show up inside the Toronto and Venice lineups.

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Ira Sachs’ ‘Passages’ Earned the Highest Per Screen Average this Weekend

August 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This weekend’s highest per screen average was not “Barbie,” but rather Ira Sachs’ NC-17 rated “Passages,” starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

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Visually Gorgeous, But Adolescent ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ Opens to $43M Domestically [Review]

August 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jolted by positive reviews, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” exceeded expectations with a $43 million opening at the weekend box-office.

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‘Sound of Freedom’ Smeared by Media After One of its 6,678 Crowdfunders is Arrested

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Sound of Freedom” is a watchable movie, but it’s not really what one would call high art. It wouldn’t even come close to making my top 50 list of the year’s best films.

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Disney Working on ‘Tangled’ and ‘Princess and the Frog’ Live Action Remakes …

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The mouse house is already working on “Lilo & Stitch” and “Moana” remakes, but we can now add “The Princess and the Frog” and “Tangled.” (via The DisInsider).

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Emily Blunt Says the Script for ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel is Done and Ready to Go

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Emily Blunt says the script for the “Edge Of Tomorrow” sequel is done and that she’s ready to film it. During an interview with Josh Horowitz, on his Happy Sad Confused podcast, Blunt says she’s “so ready.”

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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Will Compete for Multiple Oscars, Including Picture and Director

August 5, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

At this point, I think it’s pretty obvious that Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be contending in some of the major Oscar categories. This will have plenty of viewers tuning in since these are two of the most popular movies of the year, so far.

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Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Compared to Melville’s ‘Le Samourai’

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Not many films this fall are as highly anticipated as “The Killer.” What else would you expect? The film is directed by David Fincher, whose best works (“The Social Network,” “Zodiac,” “Fight Club,” “Se7en”) have come to define their respective decades.

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Gerwig, Gosling and Robbie Are Not Signed On For ‘Barbie’ Sequel

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A THR report is making the rounds on this Friday evening and it’s quite the interesting one.

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Directors Who Have Gone Quiet

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can’t tell you how many emails I get asking about what happened to this or that director. There are so many great filmmakers who haven’t released a film in 10+ years, for various reasons.

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‘Oppenheimer’ Has No Deleted Scenes, Directors Cut Was Released

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” clocks in at 3 hours, and that seems to be the exact runtime Nolan intended to be seen in cheaters.

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‘The Bikeriders’ to World Premiere at Telluride

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve had it confirmed that Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” will have its world premiere at the 50th Telluride Film Festival this coming labor day weekend.

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John McTiernan: “I Hate Superhero Movies. I Think They are Socially Toxic”

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Of course, McTiernan isn’t the only filmmaker who has come out against the superhero genre, there are too many to name.

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David Zaslav Claims the Writer and Actors’ Strikes SAVED Warner Bros $100 Million

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

David Zaslav is at it again. The man we like to call “The Destroyer” is saying that Warner Bros. Discovery has attributed over $100M in savings to the ongoing work stoppage due to the dual strikes by WGA and SAG-AFTRA.

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What I’m Hearing About ‘Dune: Part Two’ Being Delayed …

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

‘Dune’ fans rejoice. It seems as though the rumors of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” being delayed weren’t so credible.

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‘Barbie’ to Cross $1 Billion Today, on Greta Gerwig’s Birthday

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Happy birthday to Greta Gerwig, who turns 40. A wonderful indie actress, I’ll always cherish her turns in “Frances Ha”, “Greenberg” and “Hannah Takes the Stairs”. Her directorial debut “Lady Bird” was also class.

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Paul Schrader Hated ‘Mission: Impossible 7’: “There’s No Reason AI Couldn’t Have Written This Script”

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

No, ‘Dead Reckoning’ was not as good as ‘Rogue Nation’ or ‘Fallout,’ but what Schrader doesn’t get is that you don’t watch these movies for the script.

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A ‘Talk to Me’ Prequel Has Already Been Shot

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Danny and Michael Philippou‘s “Talk to Me,” a small indie horror film that A24 bought at Sundance, opened with an impressive $10 million take this past weekend.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar’ is 100 Minutes, A “Radical” Stage Play

August 4, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We can confirm that, if all four films were to be put together, Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar” is around 100 minutes long. It also turns out to be a little more complicated as a film .

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