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Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Next Film ‘Foreign Correspondent,' Stars Wagner Moura

"Foreign Correspondent” marks the first time Kleber has publicly put a name to the project. And yes, ‘Secret Agent’ star Wagner Moura is coming back with him. We should have known this would be the case.

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Rian Johnson Calls James Gray's ‘Paper Tiger' “An American Masterpiece” and His Favorite Film of the Year

The "Knives Out" filmmaker took to Instagram to declare Gray's crime drama his favorite film of 2026, writing: "I've seen some very good films this year, but this is still my favorite [..] t's an American masterpiece."

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Box Office: ‘Godzilla Minus Zero' Scores $31.6M Opening, ‘You Can See Everything' Dips Just 23%, ‘Wild Horse Nine' Impresses With $6M

Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” opened to $31.6M this weekend from 3,254 theaters, the highest opening ever for a live-action foreign-language movie in North America.

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Steven Spielberg's Next Film, a Western, Eyes 2027 Shoot, Janusz Kamiński Confirms

A 2027 shoot would mean a 2028 release at the earliest. Spielberg and Kamiński, finally out in the snow and fog of the American West? Sign me up.

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Peter Greenaway's ‘Lucca Mortis,’ Shot in 2024, Starring Dustin Hoffman, Is Caught in a Final Cut Battle

Over the last year, quite a few readers have asked about Peter Greenaway's "Lucca Mortis," starring Dustin Hoffman, which was shot almost three years ago and still hasn't been released.

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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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Disney Blaming ‘The Marvels’ Failure on Nia DaCosta

December 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As part of his damage control campaign, Disney CEO Bob Iger is now indirectly smearing “The Marvels” director Nia DaCosta, the first female black director to ever helm an MCU movie.

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Doug Liman and Jake Gyllenhaal “Pissed” That Their ‘Road House’ Remake is Going Straight to Streaming

December 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In regards to Joel Silver’s firing, for “verbal abuse”, as producer on the Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake of 1989 action film “Road House,” Variety has some interesting details about that …

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Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘AND’ Is Renamed ‘Kinds of Kindness’

December 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Yorgos Lanthimos‘ fourth film with Emma Stone, originally titled “AND,” has been renamed “Kind of Kindness.” We can expect this one sometime in 2024.

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Cahiers du Cinéma’s Top 10 of 2023 Includes Spielberg, Triet and Kaurismaki

December 1, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Cahiers du Cinéma never cared about hive-mind or “groupthink,” they live in their own passionate world of auteur-driven moviegoing.

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‘Furiosa' Trailer ...

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

As promised, the trailer for George Miller’s “Furiosa” has been released and … it looks like ‘Fury Road.’ Miller seems to be copying the same blueprint, visually speaking, and the action scenes look familiar.

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Readers Poll: ‘Oppenheimer’ or ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’?

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s your chance to chime in. I gather many of you have seen both films, hopefully on the big screen — which one deserves it more? Both are 3+ hour epics with some of the finest filmmaking of the year, but what’s been the bigger achievement?

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Jodie Foster: “Hopesfully People Will Soon Be Sick” of Superhero Movies

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

“The Marvels” will not be breaking the $100 million mark domestically at the box office, and that only reinforces the fact that audiences might finally be getting sick of superhero movies .

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Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ Will Have A Sequel, Set for 2025 Release

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Well, that didn’t take long. Less than three weeks since it got theatrically released, Eli Roth‘s “Thanksgiving” has already been greenlit for a sequel.

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‘Maestro’ Review …

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The life and times of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein is the crux of Bradley Cooper's "Maestro," a vanity statement that doesn’t quite hit the mark.

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NYFCC: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Named Best Film of 2023

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The 89th New York Film Critics Circle announced its winners this morning.

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Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic Starts Filming in L.A.

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A video has surfaced of Jafaar Jackson performing as Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s biopic of the late, legendary singer. Filming began on the film two days ago. The resemblance between Jafaar and his uncle is uncanny.

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Todd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’ Set to Star Elizabeth Olsen; March/April 2024 Production Start

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I wasn’t sure what the status of Solondz’s next project, “Love Child,” was, but it looks like he might finally be making it soon. Elizabeth Olsen is set to star in the film, according to a new casting notice. A Spring shoot is scheduled.

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Trailer for Bertrand Bonello’s ‘The Beast’ Released

November 30, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A French trailer for “The Beast” is now online. Bertrand Bonello’s critically acclaimed sci-fi mindbender, starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, will be released in 2024.

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CEO Bob Iger Says Disney Will Focus on “Entertaining” and Not “Messages” in Their Films

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Disney CEO Bob Iger was a guest at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday. I’ll now be covering some of the key parts of his speech, via CNBC’s Alex Sherman.

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Ali Abbasi (‘Holy Spider’) to Direct ‘The Apprentice,’ Sebastian Stan to Star as Donald Trump [Updated]

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

In September, I had exclusively reported that director Ali Abassi, who made waves at Cannes with two films, “Border” and “Holy Spider,” was set to shoot his third feature in October.

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First Image of ‘Furiosa’

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The Warner Bros booth at CCXP in Brazil, features a preview of George Miller’s upcoming prequel, “Furiosa.” The image, although not in high quality, can be seen above.

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Scott Derickson to Direct ‘Black Phone 2’ — Set For June 27, 2025 Release

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Released in 2022, Derickson’s film was shot on a shoestring $16 million budget and ended up grossing over $160 million worldwide. It was a good film, a small fever-dream of a thriller that riled up our nerves.

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‘Alita’ Sequel Still in the Works — Will James Cameron Direct?

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Disney boss Bob Iger made it very clear that the only way this would happen was if Cameron directed it himself and not original director Robert Rodriguez.

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Presales for ‘Beyoncé: Renaissance’ Are Low — Projected $15 Million Opening Weekend

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline is reporting that presales are low for Beyoncé’s concert film, “Renaissance.” They are comparing the numbers to those of “West Side Story” and “In the Heights”, which both turned out to be box-office failures.

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I Wouldn’t Take These ‘Wonka’ Reactions Too Seriously …

November 29, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

The social media embargo has lifted, but I wouldn’t put much stock into these “Wonka” reactions. I’ll tell you why at a later date …

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