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Ridley Scott Says He’s Not a “Filmmaker,” He’s an “Influencer” Because He’s Always Been “Ahead of the Game”

Ah, yes — Ridley Scott must be promoting a new movie, which means lots of ridiculous quotes from the many interviews he’s doing. Here’s the latest example.

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Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee Filming Secret Lesbian Romance in London

Ferguson had briefly teased the movie as a romance, while Lee previously told Screen that she was “scared to do it,” explaining that it’s a romance between two women and a role she hadn’t tackled before.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Has a $280M Budget, Making It One of Netflix’s Most Expensive Movies Ever

We now have a number, courtesy of “Narnia” DP Seamus McGarvey, who, in a recent podcast appearance, casually remarked that the film had a $280M production budget.

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Meghan Markle Dropped From Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Just 24 Hours After Casting Reports

Not more than 24 hours later, Guy Ritchie’s role offer to Markle has now reportedly been withdrawn. The story goes that they don’t want her in the show anymore “after intense backlash in the U.K.”

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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Eyes $1.9M Weekend in Wide Expansion — Post Your Review!

Now that “Camp Miasma” has reached a wider rollout, what did our readers think of the film? Does it deserve all the raves it’s been getting? I’ll give it a rewatch soon, but for now, I’m in the mixed camp.

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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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‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Trailer …

December 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding,” produced by A24, now has a trailer, and it’s bloody chaotic. The film will have its world premiere at Sundance next month.

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‘Spaceman’ Teaser …

December 19, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Principal photography on “Spaceman” began in April 19, 2021 and wrapped on July 1, 2021 in the Czech Republic. Yes, when it finally starts streaming, it’ll have been almost three years since production had wrapped on the film.

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Update on Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Things seem be revving up when it comes to Mann’s actual next project. The Guardian is reporting that Mann’s “Heat” sequel is definitely happening. In fact, it’s going to be his next film.

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Sequel to Shoot in Spring 2024

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing Universal/Blumhouse’s “Five Nights at Freddy‘s” will have its sequel shoot in the spring of 2024. A Halloween 2024 release date is being eyed for this second film — talk about a quickie!

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Marvel Fires Jonathan Majors

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Well, that didn’t take long. As expected, Disney has just fired Jonathan Majors from the handful of Marvel-related projects he was supposed to star in.

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Timothee Chalamet Says He Will Be Shooting a Mysterious Ping-Pong Movie in 2024

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Although he remains secretive about it, he’s saying it’s a Ping-Pong movie. Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t the Safdies rumored to direct a Ping Pong movie starring Chalamet? Those rumors quickly got squashed.

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Script for Steven Spielberg’s ‘Bullitt’ is Being Written and “Soon” Finished

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger has now given us an update on the current status of ‘Bullitt’ and it’s a positive one. The script is almost finished.

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Jonathan Majors Found Guilty of Assault and Harassment

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty by a New York jury of assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment.

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‘Triple Frontier’ Sequel in the Works at Netflix

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to The Mary Sue, Charlie Hunnam revealed that he is working with Netflix on a sequel, but that it’s in the very early stages of development.

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First Look at Willem Dafoe as “Crazy Vampire Hunter” in ‘Nosferatu’

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Now, this is great casting. We have our first look at Willem Dafoe as a “crazy vampire hunter” in Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.” (12.25.23)

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‘The Kitchen’ Trailer …

December 18, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s “The Kitchen” had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on October 15, 2023. The reviews out of that fest resulted in decent reviews — 66 on Metacritic and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Golden Globes Voters Threatens to Boycott

December 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

TheWrap’s Steve Pond is reporting that 64 voters for the Golden Globe Awards “are threatening to withhold their final ballots after being told that they will not be given tickets to the Globes ceremony in January.”

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‘Wonka’ Nabs $39 Million Weekend

December 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros’ “Wonka” hit the high end of projections and grossed an estimated $38.5M domestically this weekend. The film, which also amassed $53.6M internationally, now has its worldwide total standing at $151.4M.

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Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Blossoms’ Premieres Next Week in China — Consists of 30 Episodes

December 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that, after nearly three years of filming, “Blossoms” will premiere on Chinese television in ten days, on 12.27.23. The series is a whopping 30 episodes of around 50 minutes each — this totals 25 hours of television.

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Mike Leigh’s Next Film is Titled ‘Hard Truths’

December 17, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Leigh, who is 80, started shooting this mysterious new film in May and, I was told, production wrapped in August. I can now also report that the title of this new film is “Hard Truths.”

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Quentin Tarantino’s R-Rated ‘Star Trek’ Wasn’t Made Because He Didn’t Want it to Be His Final Film

December 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Tarantino backed away for the simple reason that he didn’t want ‘Star Trek’ to be his final film, having already determined that he would direct 10 movies and then retire.

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Live-Action Remake of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Going Straight to Disney+ in June 2024

December 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch”, an upcoming American live-action/CGI remake of Disney's 2002 animated film, will be sent straight to Disney+ in June 2024.

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‘Cliffhanger’ Sequel to Start Production in Summer 2024

December 16, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

Would you believe it if I told you that 77-year-old Sylvester Stallone is set to return for a sequel to his 1993 action thriller “Cliffhanger”?

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‘Leave the World Behind’ is #1 on Netflix — Readers’ Thoughts?

December 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks ago, I had posted my review of Sam Esmail’s “Leave the World Behind.” I did not expect it to become this much of a hot button topic.

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‘May December’ Tops Film Comment’s Best Films of 2023

December 15, 2023 Jordan Ruimy

One such list has arrived. I always look forward to Film Comment’s year-end poll of critics, filmmakers and curators. This year’s results are interesting to sift through. A lot of unusual choices, and some obvious ones.

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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

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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