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Danny Boyle on ‘28 Years Later: Part III': “We Gotta Raise the Money for It"

Garland's script is written. Boyle called it "fantastic" in that same interview, Murphy says he's ready, and Boyle wants to direct. All that's missing is the money.

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Noah Baumbach's ‘Jay Kelly' Joins Criterion Collection; February Slate Includes ‘The Sweet Hereafter,’ and ‘Kung Fu Hustle’

Noah Baumbach's “Jay Kelly” is joining the Criterion Collection on February 16, 2027. It's one of the headliners of the newly announced February slate, and it's coming out barely a year after Netflix released it.

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Box Office: Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Leads ($21M+), Audiences Love It More Than Critics Do; ‘How to Rob a Bank' Bombs ($4M+), ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Drops 75%

The film opened in Europe on Wednesday, and the audience scores there have been very strong. Now American audiences agree: an "A-" on CinemaScore and a 90% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Kevin Spacey's Pandemic Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Awakening' Is Coming in November: “The Film They Don't Want You to See”

Who's "they," exactly? The Illuminati? The Deep State? Hard to say. The film premiered at Italy's Matera Film Festival on November 10. No reviews have trickled in yet.

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Sony's Tom Rothman Launches Best Picture Campaign for ‘Brand New Day’: “Are You Telling Me There Are 10 Films This Year That Are Better Than This Film?”

This is all Rothman’s idea, by the way. He’s going to pour millions into this campaign because he believes “Brand New Day” is a great movie.

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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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Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ Turns 10. Has it Aged Well?

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Gravity” turns 10 years old next week and with it comes an assortment of anniversary pieces, including one that has Cuarón speaking with Empire about his career-changing film.

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Woody Allen Originally Wanted Seydoux, Huppert and Cassel for ‘Coup de Chance’

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A new Woody Allen profile by french newspaper Libération has several interesting anecdotes about the making of Woody Allen's latest film, “Coup de Chance.”

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Matthew Vaughn’e ‘Argylle’ Releases Trailer

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Vaughn is best known for the ‘Kingsman’ franchise and “Kick-Ass.” One wishes that he could go back to his “Layer Cake” roots, alas, we’ll just have to settle with “Argylle,” for now.

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DuVernay and Netflix in Legal Trouble Over Portrayal of “Racist” Attorney in ‘When They See Us’

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A New York Times piece, about Netflix and Ava DuVernay being in legal trouble, caught my attention, I then started to dig a bit more into this story and, suffice to say, this could become major in the coming weeks.

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‘Foe’ Reaction at NYFF

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Garth Davis’ “Foe” is supposed to be screened for press at the New York Film Festival, but blogger Erik Anderson seems to have broken the embargo by tweeting out a reaction:

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Johnny Depp Starts Shooting ‘Modì’ in Hungary, With Al Pacino

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After premiering “Jeanne du Barry,” his acting return, at the Cannes Film Festival, Johnny Depp has started production on “Modi”, his first directorial effort in 25 years.

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Trailer for Disney’s $200 Million Animated Movie ‘Wish’

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for Disney’s upcoming animated feature, “Wish,” has been released. You can bet the folks at Disney are biting their nails over upcoming features “The Marvels” and “Wish,” both have budgets in excess of $200 million.

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Alfonso Cuarón Directed 5 of the 7 Episodes of Apple TV Mini-Series ‘Disclaimer’

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In case you’re wondering what has taken Alfonso Cuarón so long to make another movie, well, he’s been working on an Apple TV limited series titled “Disclaimer” with Cate Blanchett.

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A24 and Benny Safdie’s ‘The Curse’ Has A Teaser Trailer

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

”The Curse” is set to premiere its first three episodes, totalling 159 minutes, next week at the New York Film Festival.

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Xavier Dolan Says He’s Retiring Because “The World is Burning”

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Dolan sees parallels in how the world is burning up and his retirement from cinema. He’s actually turned into a very doom and gloom kind of person:

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Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Panned in France

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Woody Allen’s 50th film, “Coup de Chance,” is not getting good reviews in France. It currently holds a weak 2.6/5 score on AlloCine, the French equivalent of Rotten Tomatoes.

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Thelma Schoonmaker Says Robert De Niro’s “Greatest Performance” is in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese’s longtime editor, the legendary Thelma Schoonmaker, has witnessed, first-hand, some wonderful De Niro performances. However, she says that the actor’s work in “Killers of the Flower Moon” is his “greatest performance.”

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Gus Van Sant is Back With ‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’

September 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In the ‘90s and ‘00s, there weren’t many American filmmakers as hot in the world scene as Gus Van Sant.

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Shyamalan’s ‘Good Grades’ to Shoot in October, SAG-Exempted

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I can report that there is a SAG-interim agreement set for the film. Production is set to start on October 16th.

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David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Added to NYFF Lineup

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s set to be released in Los Angeles/New York on October 27th and available to stream via Netflix on November 10th.

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Incendiary ‘Fair Play’ Tackles Sexual Dynamics of A Wall Street Relationship [Review]

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Chloe Domont’s “Fair Play,” a scorcher of a film, also has a final trailer, which popped online this afternoon. 

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Report: SAG-AFTRA & Studios Could Meet in A Few Days

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A deadline report is saying that SAG-AFTRA and the studios could be meeting next week. This has everything to do with riding the momentum of the recent WGA and AMPTP deal.

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Rumor: Christopher Nolan Directing Next James Bond?

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

On September 7th, I reported that Christopher Nolan had been in discussions with James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to direct the next 007 movie.

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‘The Creator’ Review Embargo Has Lifted, 66 on Metacritic

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo for Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator” is now a thing of the past. The reactions are what I expected: good, but not great. It currently has a 66 on Metacritic (based on 23 reviews).

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‘Fingernails’ Trailer …

September 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Director Christos Nikou turned some heads with his Venice pandemic entry “Apples,” which felt Lanthimos-light to me, but it had its fans. At the very least, you can’t help but applaud his ambitions in this latest film.

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