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Ethan Hawke Regrets Saying His Next Film Will Be “Among the Greatest Ever Made”: “I Don’t Know Why I Said That”
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‘The Bone Temple’ Reviews Are VERY GOOD — This Film is Much Better Than ‘28 Years Later’
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‘The Bone Temple’ Eyes $20M 4-Day Weekend Opening
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Cinema Isn’t Dead, But It Still Hasn’t Topped 1999 (Or 2007) Yet
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Michelle Williams Joins Damien Chazelle’s Prison-Set Movie
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Aug 19, 2019
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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Ridley Scott on ‘The Counselor’ Being Reappraised: “People Are Getting it Now”

November 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One film that seems to have garnered a cult following over the years is Ridley Scott’s "The Counselor," which had a screenplay written by the late Cormac McCarthy.

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Netflix Gave ‘47 Ronin’ Director $55 Million to Make A Sci-Fi Epic, But He Blew the Money on Stocks and Crypto

November 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix won a bidding war for “Conquest,” with the likes of Amazon and HBO competitive until the end. Rinsch’s epic was pitched as a 13-episode short form sci-fi series.

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Taika Waititi Admits He Directed ‘Thor’ for Marvel Because He Was “Poor” and Needed the Paycheck

November 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Taika Waititi is admitting what a lot of Marvel directors fail to confess in interviews: he took the job of directing his ‘Thor’ movies because he needed the money.

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Variety Tires of Joaquin Phoenix’s “Worst Impulses” as an Actor

November 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, I sensed a small backlash brewing over Joaquin Phoenix’s acting. There are those who believe that he’s now replicating the same performance over and over in every movie that he’s in.

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Box-Office: ‘Wish’ ($31M) is Another Disaster for Disney, ‘Napoleon’ ($33M) Doesn’t Exceed Expectations

November 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Wish,” which cost Disney $200 million, had a 5-day opening of $31 million. I’ve lost count at the number of box-office disasters Disney has had this year.

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Sam Raimi is Again Rumored to Direct ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’

November 26, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

This past September, I reported on a rumor I had heard that Sam Raimi was being eyed to direct “Avengers: Secret Wars” (2026) and that he was actually Marvel’s top choice.

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Margot Robbie Says A ‘Barbie’ Sequel Might Not Happen

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Margot Robbie’s recent comments, expressing doubts about a “Barbie” sequel should not be taken seriously. Here she is speaking to the AP:

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Martin Scorsese Regrets Not Including Joanna Hogg on His Sight and Sound All-Time List

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese is a huge Joanna Hogg fan, so it’s not surprising to read his mention of her. Scorsese has praised Hogg’s “Archipelago” and “Exhibition” in the past, and went on to produce her last three films.

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James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 3’ Has Two Years of Post-Production Left

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Production on the film wrapped in December 2020 and it’s been in post ever since. It will likely continue to be worked on until, at least, 2025 (which is also when it’s supposed to be released).

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Michael Mann Compares Adam Driver to ‘70s De Niro and Pacino

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2019, a certain Martin Scorsese happened to describe Adam Driver as “the greatest actor of his generation.” Scorsese pointed out Driver’s “remarkable screen presence.”

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Rumor: ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel in the Works …

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Supposedly, 20th Century wants James L. Brooks to kickstart a ‘Simpsons’ sequel with creator Matt Groening and the show’s talented writing staff.

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‘Napoleon’ Reaction Thread …

November 25, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Since it’s Thanksgiving, and there isn’t much to report on today, I gather some of our readers caught up with “Napoleon,” or will do so in the coming days.

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Denis Villeneuve Hired Eric Roth to Write Mysterious Film About “Space and Time” [Updated]

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“Killers of the Flower Moon” screenwriter Eric Roth was a guest on the “A Script Apart” podcast. At some point in the interview, Roth mentions that he wrote a screenplay for Denis Villeneuve in secret. It's about “space and time”.

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Isabelle Huppert Has “No Idea” if Michael Haneke Will Ever Direct Again

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

We haven’t heard much from Michael Haneke since 2017’s “Happy End”. He turned 81 years old in the summer. The man is a filmmaking legend.

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‘Aquaman 2’ Long-Range Tracking to Open With $32-42 Million

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The latest comic book movie destined to be cast in infamy is James Wan’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” The first projections are in and Box-Office Pro has its opening weekend nearing anywhere between $32-42 million. That’s not good.

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First Images of Paolo Sorrentino’s New Film, Starring Gary Oldman

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Some stunning first images from Paolo Sorrentino’s as-of-yet untitled new film, they can all be seen below. It looks like the film was shot in black and white.

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‘Napoleon’ Opens Big in France, Despite Nasty Reviews

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Do you blame French critics for hating on Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon”? Their heroic, and historic, emperor-general has been reduced to a mumbling, bumbling Joaquin Phoenix.

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ — Another Image, Trailer Next Month [Updated]

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s another image from “Nosferatu.” This time it’s Nicholas Hoult as Jonathan Harker. And, yeah, that’s Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok that he’s staring at, it’s just purposely blurry.

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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ to Wrap Production This Weekend

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

With the strike over and done with, here’s Clint Eastwood, sporting a recently grown beard, on the set of “Juror #2.” The film is supposed to finally wrap production on Sunday or Monday.

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Anya Taylor-Joy is Reportedly Being Eyed to Play Silver Surfer in ‘Fantastic Four’

November 24, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m starting to suspect that all of the hype surrounding Marvel’s reboot of ‘Fantastic Four’ is, and has always been, a Twitter thing.

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