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‘Splitsville’ Director Sets Next Film at Netflix, Dark Comedy ‘The Last Fix’
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Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 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.

Aug 19, 2019

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Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ on VOD August 22nd

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As Celine Song’s “Materialists” gets ready for a fall shoot, it’s SAG exempted, her critically acclaimed “Past Lives” has set up an August 22nd release on VOD. I’d like to watch this one again — my first viewing verdict was “good, but not great.” Who else has seen “Past Lives”?

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Mark Rylance on Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’: “I Hope That Terry Eventually Completes the Film”

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Terrence Malick’s “The Way of the Wind” completed shooting in the fall of 2019. Ever since then, four years later, Malick’s still been editing the film.

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‘Suzume’ Director Makoto Shinkai Praises ‘Elemental’

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of this summer’s biggest surprises has been Peter Sohn’s “Elemental” which, after a weak opening, has had very strong legs at the box office.

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‘Ali G’ Movie in the Works, Sacha Baron Cohen to Reprise His Role

August 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cohen will always be a legend for creating Borat, Bruno, and Ali G for HBO's now-classic "Da Ali G Show."

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Bill Maher Criticizes “Preachy, Man Hating” ‘Barbie’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

HBO late-night host Bill Maher despised “Barbie” so much that he had to vent out his feelings on Twitter. He’s consequently triggered the hate of Greta Gerwig fans.

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David Ayer Rants About His Director’s Cut of ‘Suicide Squad’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Should we believe David Ayer when he says that his cut of 2016’s “Suicide Squad” is “vastly better” than the theatrically released version?

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Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Instead of ‘Blade Runner 2049’

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott directed both “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” two stone-cold classics of the sci-fi genre and he’s continued to delve deep into these worlds, 40 years on.

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Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Screening on September 3rd at Venice, No Telluride

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We can now officially scratch off any chance, albeit minimal, that David Fincher’s “The Killer” will be going to Telluride.

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Steven Soderbergh Calls “Oppenheimer” A “Real Accomplishment”

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

These last few weeks we’ve heard of filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Schrader, Oliver Stone, John Waters and Guillermo del Toro buying tickets to one or both of the ‘Barbenheimer’ movies.

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William Friedkin Dead at 87

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Director William Friedkin, a maverick U.S. filmmaker, if there ever was one, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87.

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John Waters Says ‘Beau is Afraid’ is Some “Really Great Shit” and His Favorite Film of the Year

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

While we await for some kind of ending to the actors strike, and John Waters being able to direct his first movie in over 20 years, the writer-director is out there promoting his new novel “Liarmouth.”

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‘Napoleon’ Slap Scene Ignites Controversy

August 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” hasn’t even been released yet and, already, a scene in the upcoming epic has come under fire.

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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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