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Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With 39% on Rotten Tomatoes — A Beautiful, Boring Post-Apocalyptic Misfire

It’s no wonder 20th Century decided to dump the movie during the last week of August—a place where movies are set up to die quietly before the fall movie season begins.

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‘The Uprising: Rise of Robin Hood’ —Andrew Garfield Movie Gets a Surprising New Title

Much like the Ryan Gosling/Bamm-Bamm movie, this is not a story out of The Onion. This is real — and that’s despite some online thinking it’s fake news. It is not.

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Ryan Gosling To Star in Live-Action ‘Flintstones’ Movie About Grown-Up Bamm-Bamm?!

The news is being met with justified disbelief and confusion: Who was asking for a Bamm-Bamm movie? Is Hollywood now coming up with ideas via a Mad Libs generator?

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Dolly Parton Dies at 80 ..

Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved figures in American entertainment, has died at 80 in Nashville. A country music legend, Parton also became a major film star, appearing in “9 to 5.”

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Richard Kelly Wants Multiple ‘Donnie Darko’ Sequels After Writing an 800-Page Novel for Nearly 20 Years

Kelly’s plan is to have this novel adapted into an animated/motion-capture movie and then continue the story with a live-action project that jumps 28 years into the future.

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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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‘The Exorcist: Believer’ — $27M Domestic Opening [Updated]

October 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Exorcist: Believer” easily topped the box-office this weekend with a $27M 3-day opening. It easily recouped its $30 million budget with its $45M worldwide tally.

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Greta Gerwig Says Her Next Film is Already Giving Her Nightmares

October 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We must assume that she’s probably talking about her upcoming “Chronicles of Narnia” movie which, if I was her, would also cause me unending anxiety. It’s quite the undertaking.

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Francis Ford Coppola Calls Martin Scorsese “The World’s Greatest Living Filmmaker”

October 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In celebration of this month’s release for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a critics poll of Martin Scorsese’s best films should be published next week.

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Ridley Scott says His 4-hour Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ to be Released on Apple TV+

October 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In late August we broke the news that Ridley Scott was working on a director’s cut of “Napoleon” that would clock in at around 4.5 hours.

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Scorsese Poll: All 130 Ballots

October 8, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here are all of the ballots counted for the Martin Scorsese poll.

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Quentin Tarantino Had “Passionate Ideas” for Canceled Star Trek Movie

October 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In December 2017, Quentin Tarantino pitched an idea to J.J. Abrams for an R-rated ‘Star Trek’ movie.

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First Look at Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh, Canada, Already Two Weeks into Production

October 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada” has been in production for over two weeks now; today was day 15. The film, based on Russell Banks’ 2021 novel “Foregone,” stars Jacob Elordi and Richard Gere.

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Ridley Scott Didn’t Like the Way ‘Joker’ “Celebrated Violence”

October 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Todd Phillips’ “Joker” was this fascinating, dark and despairing arthouse movie that happened to have also been made by a big studio. That’s how I viewed the film when I saw it four years ago.

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Gaspar Noé Says He’s Adapted Burroughs’ ‘The Soft Machine’ Into A Script

October 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last night, Alfonso Cuaron and Gaspar Noe took part in a masterclass at the London Film Academy and one of our readers, Nico, was in attendance.

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Terrence Davies, 77, Has Passed Away

October 7, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Terrence Davis, the filmmaker behind such landmarks as “Distant Voices, Still Lives” and “The Day Closes” has sadly passed away. He was 77.

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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Adds Christoph Waltz

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

During an interview with Collider, Guillermo Del Toro confirmed that he’s cast Christoph Waltz in his upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic monster story, “Frankenstein”.

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Luca Guadagnino is NOT Directing Audrey Hepburn Biopic

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Luca Guadagnino confirmed, via a Q&A at the BFI London Film Festival, that he is no longer involved in the Audrey Hepburn biopic, starring Rooney Mara.

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Sean Durkin’s ‘The Iron Claw’ Trailer on Wednesday

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Sean Durkin’s “The Iron Claw,” being released theatrically on December 22nd, is apparently not premiering at any of the fall festivals. This likely means that A24 sees zero awards potential in this film.

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William Friedkin: “(When I Die) I Plan to Possess David Gordon Green and Make His Life Hell”

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This made me chuckle. The late William Friedkin’s spirit is alive and well! He’s no fan of David Gordon Green’s ‘Exorcist’ reboot.

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Chad Stahelski Already Has Ideas Written for ‘John Wick’ 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking with Inverse, Stahelski confirms already has ideas written down for five more John Wick sequels. Yes, chapters 5-9.

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Spike Lee Says Lily Gladstone Deserves to Win the Oscar: “She’s Got My Vote”

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Spike Lee has seen “Killers of the Flower Moon” and thinks it’s a “great film.” He also believes Gladstone can win the Oscar, calling her performance a “lead role”:

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Scorsese on ‘King of Comedy’: “People Hated it When it Came Out”

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“King of Comedy” is one of Martin Scorsese’s most under appreciated films; mostly because, when it was released in 1983, it wasn’t loved by critics. Scorsese was coming off the sobering triumph of “Raging Bull” and both films couldn’t have been less alike.

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Fremaux on ‘Furiosa’ Cannes Premiere: “I Hope it Will Be At Cannes”

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We had first reported that George Miller’s “Furiosa,” and Warner Bros, were eyeing a Cannes 2024 works premiere and now it’s been backed up by Variety.

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‘Coda’ Director Siân Heder’s Next Film is a Rom-Com

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

After “CODA,” director Siân Heder probably has plenty of projects to choose from when it comes to what her next movie might be. The sky‘s the limit and the industry seems to have come calling.

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Scott Derrickson Says ‘Barbie’ Deserves to Win Best Picture Oscar

October 6, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” will be damn-near impossible to avoid this awards season, so get used to it. It has its legions of fans, including critics, and I can easily see it getting nominated for Picture, Director …

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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