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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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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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Rob Reiner’s ‘This is Spinal Tap’ Sequel to Start Production in February

November 27, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Rob Reiner, who directed “This is Spinal Tap,” has confirmed that a sequel is happening and will start production in February. He adds that there will also be a ton of cameos …

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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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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

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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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