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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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First Images of Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s ‘Maria’

October 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on Pablo Larraín‘s “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie, has begun production in Hungary. First images have been released of Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas.

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‘Paddington 3’ Wraps Production

October 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Dougal Wilson replaces King in the Director’s chair as he’s set to tackle the whimsically adorable bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw). These films are wonderful family entertainment.

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Isabelle Huppert Set to Star in Dario Argento’s New Film

October 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

During a press conference at the Lucca Film Festival, Isabelle Huppert announced that she will star in Dario Argento’s next film

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Janusz Films Buys Bertrand Bonello’s ‘The Beast,’ Sets 2024 U.S. Release

October 9, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Beast”, Bertrand Bonello’s critically acclaimed sci-fi mindbender, starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, has been acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films for U.S. theatrical release. The plan is for a 2024 launch.

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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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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

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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

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