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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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What’s Missing? Rose Glass, Bruno Dumont, Jeremy Saulnier, Alex Garland and More

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve updated the last “What’s Missing” article. Even though “The Iron Claw,” “The Bikeriders,” “Dream Scenario,” “Strangers,” and “Foe” have release dates, there are still quite a few “orphaned” titles.

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Surprise: Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’ to World Premiere at NYFF — Test Reaction

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Many of us were surprised to see Garth Davis’s “Foe” show up in the New York Film Festival lineup this morning. Davis isn’t necessarily the type of filmmaker NYFF would select, but consider us intrigued.

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‘The Pot-au-Feu’ Retitled ‘The Taste of Things’ by IFC, Set to Screen at Telluride and NYFF

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

When I saw Tran Anh Hung’s “The Pot-au-Feu” at Cannes, I figured this deliciously sumptuous film would have a strong festival presence in the fall. Today, we learned that it’ll screen at NYFF and, probably, Telluride.

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NYFF Announces Spotlight Lineup — Safdie, Korine, Miyazaki, Garth Davis and Linklater

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The New York Film Festival’s Spotlight lineup has been unveiled. There a few big surprises.

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Jan de Bont Will Not Watch ‘Twister’ Reboot, Criticizes Promising Young Filmmakers Who Sell Out

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Jan de Bont, 79, has only directed five movies in his career, including “Speed” and “Twister.” He hasn’t helmed anything since 2003’s “Lara Croft: Cradle of Life.”

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‘Flowervale St’: David Robert Mitchell’s ‘80s Dinosaur Movie Compared to ‘A Quiet Place’

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to Daniel Richtman, before the strike, Oscar Isaac had been offered the male lead role in David Robert Mitchell’s dinosaur 80s dinosaur movie “Flowervale St.” Anne Hathaway is also set to star.

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‘Blue Beetle’ Review Embargo Lifts, 62 on Metacritic

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The embargo has now lifted on this latest DC movie and the reviews are mildly okay. A 62 on Metacritic, but a much friendlier 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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‘Human Centipede' Director’s Latest Film, Shot in 2019, Cannot Find Distribution

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Director Tom Six is the brains behind the “Human Centipede” trilogy. His latest film, “The Onania Club,” which is said to be a very uncomfortable watch, is having problems finding a distributor.

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‘Circus Maximus’: Secret Film Directed by Noé/Winding Refn/Korine, Now Available to Stream on YouTube

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Circus Maximus,” a secretly shot film, running 75 minutes long and starring Travis Scott, was released in select theaters last week.

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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ Sets North American Premiere at NYFF

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s official, Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will be having its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival during the first week of October. This means no Telluride.

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‘Barbie’ Will Be Released Digitally on September 5th

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Barbie” is still topping the box-office, having today surpassed “The Dark Knight” as Warner Bros’ highest grossing film. It’s a mass cultural event and it hasn’t shown signs of letting up.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Henry Sugar’ Will Also Tackle Dahl’s “The Swan,” “Poison” and “The Ratcatcher”

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The first short story, titled ‘Henry Sugar,’ is 37 minutes and will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

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‘Heart of Stone’ Starring Gal Gadot, Debuts at #1 on the Netflix Charts With Over 33M views

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We already know that most Netflix original movies stink. There’s almost no arguing that. I might make a recent exception for last month’s “They Cloned Tyrone,” which takes risks and doesn’t conform to mainstream tastes.

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Bradley Cooper Accused of “Jewface” Over Prosthetic Nose in ‘Maestro’

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This is something I did not expect to wake up to. Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” has already been hit with controversy.

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Iranian Director Saeed Roustaee Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Screening His Film at Cannes

August 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A court in Iran has sentenced director Saeed Roustaee to six months in prison. His crime? Screening his film "Leila's Brothers" at the Cannes Film Festival last year.

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‘A Most Violent Year’ Sequel?

August 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Almost 10 Years on, J.C. Chandor’s “A Most Violent Year” remains one of the most underrated films of past decade.

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Report: ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Could Lose Up To $100 Million for Disney

August 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

According to a report from Variety, ‘Indiana Jones 5’ could lose upwards of $100 million. ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ might break even, but barely. Both had high budgets of around $300 million each, add in marketing costs, and that signifies potential losses for both parties.

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Spike Lee Says Francis Ford Coppola Screened 30 Minutes of ‘Megalopolis’: “OMG Amazing”

August 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We all want Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” to turn out great. This could be the master’s final film, but, more importantly, one he’s been working on for more than 40 years.

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Flashback: ‘Melancholia’ Was Supposed to Win the Palme d’Or in 2011 …

August 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that the only reason why the jury decided to switch it from von Trier to Malick was due to the infamous “Melancholia” press conference where von Trier made some rather dicey comments

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Rachel Zegler Bashes 1937’s ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ as “Weird”

August 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

When it was greenlit a year ago, Disney's live-action remake of “Snow White” had a problem, after some backlash, the inclusive studio did not want to use “dwarfs” in the the live action remake due to it being politically incorrect.

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