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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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Richard Linklater is a ‘Barbie’ Fan: “It’s Worth Seeing A Couple of Times”

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Linklater has been doing interviews for the film, and, speaking to NME, he’s a big “Barbie” fan. In fact, he’s seen it multiple times, citing how impressed he was by the musical numbers.

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Chris Pine’s ‘Poolman’ Destroyed by Critics: “One of the Worst Movies to Ever Play at A Festival”

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What happened to Chris Pine’s “Poolman”? I had reported about the disastrous premiere screening on Tuesday, before reviews had even come out, but things have only gotten worse since then.

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‘Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom’ Trailer, If Anybody Cares

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not entirely sure which version of “Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom” will be released since, at least, three different ones have been test-screened. Regardless, a trailer has been released.

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Matthew Vaughn Rumored as “Top Choice" to Direct James Bond

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve and Danny Boyle, here’s another name that is added to the list of potential Bond directors.

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Trailer for Wes Anderson’s ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the trailer for Wes Anderson’s “The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar.” I know some of our readers, actually, a lot of them, have grown to dislike Anderson’s highly stylized cinema, but I’m not one of them.

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Guy Maddin’s ‘Rumors’ Set for October Shoot

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin, the man behind “The Saddest Music In The World” and “My Winnipeg,” among many others, is one of the most eccentric filmmakers out there.

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Sony CEO: If Strike Continues, There Will Not Be A Lot of Films Around in Early to Mid-2024

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman-CEO Tony Vinciguerra is sounding the alarm on a potential lack of movies for next year. It was to be expected.

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‘The Color Purple’ Reaction …

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday, I asked around for any additional “The Color Purple” reactions, I found one and it’s pretty positive:

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TIFF Report #7 — All Hail Jamie Foxx in Conventionally Made ‘The Burial’

September 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Burial,” a courtroom drama directed by Maggie Betts and written by Doug Wright, is the type of baity drama that used to get made in the ‘90s and I do mean that as both a good and bad thing.

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‘Past Lives’ Secures SAG-AFTRA Exemption, Allowing the Film’s Cast to Oscar Campaign

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There’s no end in sight with the strike, it could very well go on until next year, which means awards campaigning will be severely affected by this situation,

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The Best TIFF 2023 Films, So Far ..

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are still five days left at the Toronto International Film Festival, but practically every big title has premiered now. I can safely say that this has been one of the best TIFF editions in recent years.

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Martin Scorsese is Against Making “10 Best Lists” of Films

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ranking your favorites films, listing them, has been part of cinephile culture for years. Critics’ year-end ten best lists have been around since, at least, the late ‘60s. However, Martin Scorsese wants no part in that tradition.

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‘The Color Purple’ Oscar Buzz Might Be Artificial, Test-Screened Four Times Already

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The general reactions I had gathered about “The Color Purple,” when it was test screened in the fall of 2022, was that it wasn’t a very good movie.

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Celine Song Says the Film That’s Influenced Her the Most is … ‘Inglourious Basterds’?

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Celine Song’s first film, “Past Lives,” is one of the most acclaimed movies of the year. A delicately hushed debut feature that has had critics raving about it ever since its world premiere at Sundance this past January.

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France’s Oscar Shortlist Revealed

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

France hasn’t won a Foreign/International film Oscar in over 30 years. Maybe this will finally be the year.

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‘Pain Hustlers’ Reviews Are Bad

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s another movie that rips off Scorsese’s ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ — there have been many of them lately. David Yates’ “Pain Hustlers” premiered at TIFF, and the reviews have been terrible.

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New ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Trailer Released …

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

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Martin Scorsese Says Modern Cinema is “Fragmented and Broken Up” and Filmmakers Are Being “Co-Opted” by Studios

September 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese has described modern cinema as being “fragmented” in comparison to his earlier years. This comes from his Time interview from yesterday.

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TIFF Report #6 — ‘His Three Daughters’

September 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a film that needs to be tackled. Azazel Jacobs’ “His Three Daughters” which still has no distributor, has turned into one of the more acclaimed films of this year’s festival.

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Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’ Still Has No Distributor

September 12, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The big question here at TIFF is who will pick up Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man”? The film has screened to great reviews and Glenn Powell could get a serious push for Best Actor this awards season. He’s that good in it.

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