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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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Rumor: ‘Mickey 17’ Delayed to Summer 2024, Cannes Premiere

October 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a delay that actually turns out to be great news. I’m hearing Warner Bros will most likely be delaying the release of Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17.”

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Austin Butler Calls Denis Villeneuve “One of the Greatest Filmmakers Alive”

October 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a conversation with his “Dune: Part Two” co-star Josh Brolin, via Interview Magazine, Austin Butler praised director Denis Villeneuve with the kind of glowing praise some readers here would agree with:

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Alexander Payne Says “There Are Too Many Damn Long Movies These Days.”

October 23, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A poll conducted this past week by The Journal, with over 8,000 regular moviegoers polled, indicates that two hours is the limit for most audiences (34.3%) followed by two-and-a-half hours (27.9%).

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Ninja Thyberg is Directing ‘Witches of Eastwick’ Remake

October 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Ninja Thyberg impressed me with her 2020 directorial debut, “Pleasure,” and she’s now attached to direct a “Witches of Eastwick” remake for WB and Red Wagon Entertainment

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DiCaprio Annoyed De Niro and Scorsese With “Endless” Improv of His Lines

October 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In a new piece in The Wall Street Journal, Martin Scorsese says Leonardo DiCaprio brought an “endless, endless, endless!” amount of improv to his lines, which prompted De Niro and Scorsese to roll their eyes.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ — $24 Million Opening Weekend

October 22, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The latest numbers have it opening at around $24 million. Not bad. It’s the third-best nationwide opening of Scorsese’s career.

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Martin Scorsese Might “Co-Direct” His Next Film, ‘The Wager’

October 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Scorsese is turning 81 next month, he has said that he wants to make “one or two more films”. We’re all pushing for that to happen.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

October 21, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many readers bought a ticket for Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” this weekend. This is a thread where you can post your thoughts on it.

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‘The Marvels’ Tracking for $75M Domestic Debut

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

There are some folks utterly shocked by THR’s box-office forecasting of “The Marvels.” Pamela Mcclintock’s writeup suggests that “superhero fatigue” will lead the latest MCU movie to a $75-$80 million domestic opening.

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THR Has ‘American Fiction’ as the Best Picture Frontrunner

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As much as I love “American Fiction,” and it does have its TIFF award as a momentum booster, I don’t believe it stands a chance at winning Best Picture. THR’s Scott Feinberg believes that it does, and has it as his current #1 with Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” at #2.

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Kathryn Bigelow to Shoot ‘Aurora’ in “Early 2024”

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been six long years since Kathryn Bigelow released her last film, “Detroit.” It turns out the Oscar-winning filmmaker has had a project brewing since March 2022, which is when she signed on to direct “Aurora” for Netflix.

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Todd Solondz Says ‘Happiness’ Could Never Get Made in 2023

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, I wrote about the 25-year anniversary of Todd Solondz’ “Happiness.” A little over 25 years after its Cannes debut, this film still rattles people. It seems to have aged just fine.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Made $2.6 Million From Thursday Previews

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some really good numbers are coming in for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” It slightly exceeded expectations, earning $2.6 million in Thursday previews.

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Errol Morris Does it Again With ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ [Review]

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Errol Morris’ reputation is that of a titan of the non-fiction genre. Every documentary the 75-year-old filmmaker releases, and there have now been 13 of them, is its own kind of movie event.

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Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ Still Has No Trailer

October 20, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

What are Disney/Searchlight doing with the Jonathan Majors- starring “Magazine Dreams”? It’s less than two months away from release and no promotional material has been released.

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‘The Iron Claw’ to World Premiere on November 8th … in Dallas?

October 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Iron Claw” sounds like the type of film that would have absolutely benefited from a film festival. Durkin is coming off two notable features, especially 2011’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and there’s lots of buzz for this one.

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Sofia Coppola Has Never Heard of Letterboxd

October 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan, there’s mention on his part about how Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” has been reappraised in recent years because of such film platforms as Letterboxd. Coppola’s response is priceless.

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Brie Larson Wants to Quit MCU Over Toxic Fans

October 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Brie Larson might be leaving her “Captain Marvel” character behind, as a new report claims the MCU actress is disillusioned with the backlash her role has been receiving.

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Lanthimos’ ‘AND’ Coming in 2024

October 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Brazilian outlet, “Poor Things” cinematographer Robbie Ryan confirms that Yorgos Lanthimos’ “AND,” starring Emma Stone, will be released in 2024.

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‘Deadpool 3’ Delays Release Date

October 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Only half of the film had been shot before the July 14 strike began. This is a crushing blow for theaters, with Deadline reporting that we can soon expect more summer titles to get delayed.

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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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