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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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The Golden Globes Most Likely Going to Streaming

October 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

So, the Globes are not going back to NBC. Todd Boehly, owner of the Globes, just told CNBC that the plan is most likely for a streaming broadcast (via Roger Friedman). Boehly did not mention which streamer would be picking it up, but my best guess would be YouTube. We’ll surely be getting more info in the coming days.

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‘Zone of Interest’ Trailer, Poster …

October 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a great poster for Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest,” it really conveys the mood of the film and the setting as well.

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Is ‘Dune: Chapter Two’ Still 3 Hours 15 Minutes?

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In July I had reported that Denis Villeneuve’s latest cut of “Dune: Chapter Two” was 3 hours 15 minutes.

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Terry Gilliam Says He Wants to Direct ‘The Carnival at the End of Days,’ but Needs $30 Million

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that, yeah, Gilliam does want to direct ‘Carnival’ as his next feature, but the problem is — let me know if you’ve heard this one before — he can’t find the funding for it

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Julian Schnabel’s ‘In the Hands of Dante’ to Star Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Julian Schnabel’s film is now in production, and added to the cast are Jason Momoa and Gerard Butler,

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New Poster for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is an Improvement

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is four days away from being released. A few weeks back I had posted about the film’s U.S. posters. They made it look like a straight to DVD movie.

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‘American Fiction’ Trailer …

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This past September, Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a confident debut and remarkable feat of comedy, satire and racial politics, won the coveted TIFF People’s Choice Award.

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Martin Scorsese Says “Style and Pacing” on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Was Inspired by Ari Aster’s Films

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s one I didn’t see coming. Martin Scorsese says one of the main inspirations for his montage of “Killers of the Flower Moon” was none other than Ari Aster’s films.

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John McTiernan Says He Keeps Being Offered “Action Movies,” but They All Stink

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

John McTiernan reinvented the action movie in the ‘80s with “Predator,” and “Die Hard.” The ‘90s fared just as well for him with “The Hunt For Red October,” “Die Hard With A Vengeance,” “The Last Action Hero,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

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Alexander Payne to Direct A Western as His Next Film

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Alexander Payne told an audience at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon that his next film might take him to unknown territory.

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Will Smith Gets Repeatedly Cucked by “Wife” Jada Pinkett Smith

October 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Will Smith’s “wife,” Jada Pinkett Smith, has been using her book, titled “Worthy,” to mock Will during her press tour. It’s worked quite well for her, the book is set to debut at #1 on the NYT Best Sellers list.

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Oscars: Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ is Our Best Picture Frontrunner

October 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Firstly, I should mention the EW article, published this morning, which predicted that Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” might break the record for most Oscar nominations for a single film, with 15.

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Rian Johnson Working on ‘Knives Out 3’: “It’s Coming Along”

October 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In March 2021, Netflix had obtained the rights to two ‘Knives Out’ sequels for $450 million; 2022’s ‘Glass Onion’ was the first one.

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Martin Scorsese Says His Next Film is ‘The Wager’

October 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview with The Times of London, Martin Scorsese says that his adaptation of David Grann’s “The Wager” is going to be his next film.

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‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ Fails to Hit $100 Million Weekend

October 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Taylor Swift’s doc was supposed to hit $100+ million this weekend. The projections are now at around $93 million for the 3-day weekend.

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Matthew Vaughn Plans to Reboot ‘Kick Ass’ Next Year

October 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This afternoon, Vaughn took part in a panel at New York Comic Con, and confirmed that he will indeed be rebooting “Kick-Ass” come next year:

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Report: Christopher Nolan Might Not Be “Extremely Interested” After All [Updated]

October 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t think we’re going to be getting rid of these Nolan/Bond rumors anytime soon, especially not when these reports keep coming in.

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Guillermo del Toro Says ‘Past Lives’ is the Best Feature Debut of the Last 20 Years

October 14, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro introduced a screening of Celine Song’s “Past Lives” last night calling it the best feature debut he’s seen in the last twenty years.

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Around 20 Scenes Were Recently Cut from ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom’

October 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking of superhero fatigue … These past few months there’s been some concerning reports about James Wan’s “Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom.”

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Quentin Tarantino Visits Israeli Army Base to “Boost Morale”

October 13, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I was wondering where Israel resident Quentin Tarantino has been since the October 7th Hamas attacks. It turns out he’s fine and has even taken the time to visit an Israeli Defense base to “boost morale.”

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