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‘Rivals of the Amziah King’ Sets August 2026 Release — Over 3 Years After Filming Wrapped
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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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Don’t Ask Neill Blomkamp About The ‘Alien’ Franchise: “It’s Hard To Define How Little I Care”

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Over at UPROXX, Neill Blomkamp gave an interview where he discussed “Gran Turismo,” but when the topic of ‘Alien’ came into the conversation Blomkamp wanted to hear none if it.

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Confirmed: No ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ at Telluride

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday I posted my Telluride predictions and, in the process, also acknowledged the possibility that Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” might show up. Well, scratch that off, it’s not going. It’s been confirmed by a knowledgeable source.

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David Fincher Says ‘The Killer’ is A “Revenge Film”

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Venice Film Festival has released David Fincher’s statement about his upcoming film, “The Killer." The film’s page has also been updated with the first official cast and crew list —

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Uwe Boll is Back With ‘First Shift’

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Over the years, Uwe Boll has participated in a bunch of our critics polls, he’s a reader of this site, so let’s all be nice to him, or, at least, I’ll try to be.

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‘Club Zero’: Jessica Hausner’s Provocative Treatise on Groupthink Has A Trailer

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There were a few boos at my screening of Jessica Hausner’s “Club Zero,” but, this time, I wasn’t in disagreement with the birds.

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Paul Verhoeven Shooting ‘Young Sinner’ in September?

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A report from The Cinemaholic claims that Paul Verhoeven’s “Young Sinner” will be shooting in Los Angeles this coming September.

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Francis Ford Coppola to Screen New Version of ‘One From the Heart’ — 12 Minutes Shorter

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Francis Ford Coppola’s "One from the Heart" will be presented in a newly restored version at the 80th Venice Film Festival. 

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William Friedkin Praised Woody Allen as “The Greatest Living Filmmaker”

August 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a recently unearthed interview with the late William Friedkin who had nothing but immense praise for Woody Allen’s movies, or at least, his earlier ones. Going as far as to call him “the greatest living filmmaker.”

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Netflix Exits Maggie Gylenhaal’s ‘The Bride,’ Starring Penélope Cruz and Christian Bale

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We had reported on August 2nd that Gyllenhaal was directing a remake of “Bride of Frankenstein” for Netflix. This would be a remake of the 1935 film — the sequel to 1931’s Frankenstein.

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Classic Movies Originally Trashed by Critics; What Films Might Be Next?

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Author Stephen King’s assertion that “Babylon” will be viewed as a “classic” twenty years from now got me thinking about other maligned films from the last 10 years that might get the same positive fate.

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Studios Only Now Starting to Realize That Starless Marketing Impacts Grosses

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an excerpt from a THR piece, titled Starless Publicity Campaigns Start to Impact Grosses, that has had the industry buzzing these last 24 hours:

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Scorsese and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ at Telluride?

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Notice how Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” hasn’t shown up at either TIFF or NYFF. This has led to some rumors that it might have its North American premiere at Telluride.

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Matthew Libatique Actually Directed ‘Don’t Worry Darling’?

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A producer wrote to me this weekend that it wasn’t actually Florence Pugh who directed the film, but rather DP Matthew Libatique.

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‘Reptile’ Trailer is Fincher-esque

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a trailer for Grant Singer’s “Reptile.” The film stars Benicio del Toro as a New England detective who works to solve the murder of a real estate agent, and as a result of the case experiences doubts about himself.

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Pawel Pawlikowski Attempting to Revive ‘The Island’ With Mara and Phoenix

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Based on what I’ve been hearing, do not scratch this one off entirely. Pawlikowski still very much wants this to be his next movie.

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Harmony Korine on ‘Aggro Dr1ft’: “We Were Trying Not To Make A Movie, So Maybe It’s Not Even A Movie”

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We don’t know much about Harmony Korine’s “Aggro Dr1ft,” which adds to the mystery of this unusual new film, which is set to have its world premiere at Venice in two weeks time.

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When Alex Jones Interviewed David Lynch About 9/11 Conspiracies

August 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Controversial political commentator Alex Jones’ podcast interview with director David Lynch has been unearthed. In it, they talk about their conspiratorial doubts about 9/11 and the possible universal solutions to the problems we face as humanity.

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This Year, National Cinema Day is on August 27th

August 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, a record number of people went to the movies in honor of National Cinema Day. Thanks to heavily discounted tickets, an estimated 8.1 million moviegoers attended their local multiplex to purchase tickets for just $3.

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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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