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Russell Brand Sentenced to 10 Years and Six Months in Prison

Brand broke into a Hollywood career in the late 2000s. His breakout screen role was rock star Aldous Snow in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” a character he reprised as the lead of “Get Him to the Greek.”

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Denzel Washington & Robert Pattinson's ‘The Take' Is Getting Dumped by Netflix in January

January is where studios put movies they've lost faith in. Netflix had its fall awards slate set and chose not to make room for a Denzel-Pattinson-Meirelles movie.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Next Film ‘Foreign Correspondent,' Stars Wagner Moura

"Foreign Correspondent” marks the first time Kleber has publicly put a name to the project. And yes, ‘Secret Agent’ star Wagner Moura is coming back with him. We should have known this would be the case.

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Rian Johnson Calls James Gray's ‘Paper Tiger' “An American Masterpiece” and His Favorite Film of the Year

The "Knives Out" filmmaker took to Instagram to declare Gray's crime drama his favorite film of 2026, writing: "I've seen some very good films this year, but this is still my favorite [..] t's an American masterpiece."

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Box Office: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero' Scores $31.6M Opening, ‘You Can See Everything' Dips Just 23%, ‘Wild Horse Nine' Impresses With $6M

Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” opened to $31.6M this weekend from 3,254 theaters, the highest opening ever for a live-action foreign-language movie in North America.

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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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Some Folks Want to Strip Sandra Bullock of Her ‘Blind Side’ Oscar

August 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Excuse me for being late with this one, but there are actual people calling for Sandra Bullock to return her Academy Award?

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Box-Office: ‘Blue Beetle’ Projected For Weak $20-25 Million Opening

August 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Blue Beetle” nabbed $3 million in previews on Thursday, and took in less than $7 million on Friday. That’s $10 mil total. It’s facing a disastrous $20-25 million opening weekend, which, still, is better than last month’s projected $13-17 million.

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Rumor: Craig Gillespie to Direct John Lennon Biopic

August 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here what I’ve been told: Recently, a call went out for a caucasian actor in his early to mid 30s with the ability to sing, have moderate experience in playing the guitar and be fine with nudity.

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Lynne Ramsay Completed Filming on ‘Polaris’ Starring Joaquin Phoenix [Updated]

August 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Lynne Ramsay had a masterclass at the Sarajevo Film Festival and gave us some details on her upcoming projects.

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A Reaction to A24 and Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Someone saw Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” which I was told to not get my hopes too high for, and the reaction is utter disappointment:

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Son of Original ‘Snow White’ Director Says Live-Action Remake is a “Disgrace”

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White” has been the victim of toxic word of mouth these last few weeks, and not a single frame of it has been even shown yet.

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Tickets for Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Sold Out in Europe

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the hottest film festival tickets this year, at least in Europe, turns out to be Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance.” Go figure. There’s still an audience for Allen’s movies. Telluride and Toronto wanted nothing to do with this movie.

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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Test Screens: “Conventional Biopic”

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “Bob Marley: One Love” will be released in theaters on January 12, 2024.

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Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here,’ Starring Tom Hanks, Set to Test-Screen Next Week

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Zemeckis’ latest film, titled “Here,” stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Paul Bettany and, much like everything he does these days, it’s steeped in the latest technological breakthrough.

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‘The Flash’ Ends Theatrical Run, Over $100+ Million in Losses

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

With the exception of profitable endeavors such as “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” “Across the Spider-Verse,” “Talk to Me” and “Sound of Freedom,” it’s been a summer movie season of bombs.

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New Image from Harmony Korine's ‘AGGRO DR1FT'

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A new Image from Harmony Korine's 'AGGRO DR1FT' has been unveiled by the New York Film Festival. So far, the marketing for this film has been one big WTF.

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David Lowery Praises ‘Temple of Doom’ as “Some of the Best Filmmaking” of Spielberg’s Career

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We can now also add “A Ghost Story” filmmaker David Lowery as a ‘Temple of Doom’ fan. He was asked by IndieWire to name his favorite films of the 1980s, ‘Doom’ was one the titles he submitted:

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Leos Carax’s ‘C’est Pas Moi’ is “Under an Hour” Long

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

French master Leos Carax already shot his next movie. It’s called “C’est Pas Moi,” but it’s a semi-short film.

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Rose Glass’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Will Be Released “Early Next Year”

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’re hearing that Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding” will be released “early next year” with a possible launch at the Sundance Film Festival. Here’s the test reaction I gathered back in March:

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Sundance Hit ‘Birth/Rebirth’ is Tense Body-Horror [Review]

August 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

At this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, halfway through a screening of Laura Moss’ “Birth/Rebirth,” the Rose Wagner theater had to be evacuated, with paramedics shortly arriving on the scene soon after.

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Maestro’s “Jewface” Crisis Averted, But The Nose Still Looks Ridiculous

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On Tuesday, Bradley Cooper was facing backlash over his apparent use of a prosthetic nose in his depiction of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in the upcoming movie, "Maestro."

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Paul Schrader Criticizes Inclusive Casting: “Don’t Compromise Story in the Name of Token Equality”

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A Deadline piece, titled “Inclusion In Movie Casting Has Seen Little Progress Since 2007” reads exactly as one might expect. The gist of it is that there’s been no inclusive progress in Hollywood, even though there clearly has been.

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Antoine Fuqua Says His Michael Jackson Biopic Will Show “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There was obviously going to be backlash against Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. I would think the makers behind this upcoming film knew this in advance.

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Did Aaron Taylor-Johnson Confirm That He’s the Next Bond?

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We’ve already covered the rampant rumors of Aaron Taylor-Johnson potentially being the next James Bond.

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Trailer for Palme d’Or Winner ‘Anatomy of a Fall’

August 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the NEON-released trailer for Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall.” It deservedly won the Palme d’Or last month at Cannes.

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