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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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Disney’s ‘The Creator’ Stumbles With $14 Million Opening

October 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A poor box-office weekend for the industry. The lack of actor promotion is starting to have an effect on performance, especially when it comes to Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator.”

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Test Reaction: Nicolas Cage is Great as a Serial Killer in ‘Longlegs’

October 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Nicolas Cage has been on a roll these last five years. He’s now starred in four critically-acclaimed performances, “Mandy,” “Pig,” “Dream Scenario,” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.”

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Reviews for Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’ Are Very Bad [NYFF]

October 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Garth Davis’ “Foe” screened for press at the New York Film Festival, and the reactions aren’t good. Scratch this one off as any kind of contender.

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Todd Solondz’s ‘Happiness,’ 25 Years Later

September 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Miami Herald’s Rene Rodriguez, a buddy of mine, screened Solondz’s sickly twisted “Happiness” for his film students last week. The reaction was, shall we say, of profound outrage:

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Abdelatif Kechiche Shot A TV Series in France

September 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Still missing from action, since the infamous 2019 Cannes screening of “Mektoub: My Love — Intermezzo,” Abdelatif Kechiche seems to have found his next project.

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Sarah Polley’s ‘Bambi’ Might Not Include the Mother’s Death Due to Today’s More “Sensitive” Times

September 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Many had their hearts torn to pieces by the death of Bambi's mother. It’s the most iconic scene of the entire film, and has surely traumatized many who first saw it.

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Oceangate Titan Tragedy Being Turned Into A Movie, From the Director of Tommy Wiseau Movies

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Oceangate, the submersible tragedy that caught the world’s attention this past summer, is being turned into a movie, with E. Brian Dobbins set to co-produce.

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ Had Four Weeks Left of Shooting

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One of the real bummers of the SAG-AFTRA strike was the production halting of 93-year-old Clint Eastwood’s “Juror #2.”

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Thursday Previews: ‘Saw X’ $2M, ‘The Creator’ $1.6M

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Powered by good reviews, the latest installment in the ‘Saw’ franchise, “Saw X”, is destined to top the box office this weekend (unless “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” slightly overperforms).

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Oscars: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Multi-Layered Performance in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is One of His Best

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Whenever the topic of DiCaprio’s acting talents comes into conversation, it’s either he’s overrated or underrated, there’s no in-between.

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Michael Caine Says He’s Retiring After He Plays Charles Darwin: “I Won’t Do Another One After That”

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s quite amazing how the legendary Michael Caine is still acting in movies. He’s 90 years old and has “The Great Escaper” being released very soon in the UK.

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James Cameron Says ‘The Abyss’ Could Have Been A Better Movie

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

James Cameron was at Beyond Fest to talk about his “first really big, kind of mega-budget movie,” 1989’s The Abyss. He described it as a film that “wasn’t kind of a slam dunk in the way Aliens was.”

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Polanski’s Producer on ‘The Palace’: “In 20 Years, People Will Get It”

September 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in early September to bewildered reviews. This is easily the worst-received film of Polanski’s career and, especially with this reception, it’ll probably not get theatrically released in the United States and France.

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Jane Campion to Shoot New Film Next Year

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This is big news considering Campion hadn’t released a film in over 12 years before 2021’s critically acclaimed, and Oscar-winning, “The Power of the Dog.”

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‘Gladiator’ Sequel Had 50% of Filming Completed When Strike Shut Down Production

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2” shut down its production on July 13th, just hours before the SAG-AFTRA strike began. Due to the ongoing strike, the shutdown is costing Paramount/Universal $600,000 per week.

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Mediocre ‘Saw X’ Nabs Surprisingly Positive Reviews, Franchise-Best

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After it was test-screened to surprisingly good notices, I decided to attend Tuesday morning’s press screening of “Saw X.” Did I expect the positive reviews that it’s gotten so far? No. An 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews, is ridiculous.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Jupiter’ to Shoot Next Spring

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Andrey Zvyagintsev, the Russian filmmaker behind “Loveless” and “Leviathan,” will be directing his next film, “Jupiter,” in Spain and France next spring.

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‘Prey 2’ in Development at HULU

September 28, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A listing in this week’s Production Weekly has a sequel to Dan Trachtenberg‘s “Prey” now in development at HULU. The first film, a distant “Predator” spin-off, was very well-reviewed.

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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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