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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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‘The Iron Claw’ Has Turned Into A Sleeper Hit for A24, but Where’s the Oscar Love?

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s a real shame that Sean Durkin’s “The Iron Claw” got lost in the shuffle of late-December releases. It deserved better than this.

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‘Ferrari’ Sets January 23rd VOD Release Date

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Despite good reviews, Michael Mann’s ”Ferrari” has been underperforming theatrically with just $23.4 million earned so far, on a $95 million budget.

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It’s Now Danielle Brooks’ Turn to Slam ‘Color Purple’ Producers: “We Didn’t Have Our Own Dressing Rooms”

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Danielle Brooks is the latest ‘Color Purple’ star to complain about her less-than-ideal working conditions while making the musical.

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James Mangold’s Bob Dylan Biopic, ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Starts Production in Late March

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After numerous delays due to the strike, “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold, finally starts production in late March. Shooting will be done in Montreal and New York.

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Jo Koy Admits He Had an “Off Night” as Golden Globes Host

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jo Koy knows he messed up as the host of the 2024 Golden Globes. I don’t think there’s any way to spin it. His jokes fell flat. You can watch his full 10-minute monologue here. Word of caution: it ain’t pretty.

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A Few Thoughts on the Globes, Jo Koy Bombing as Host, and the ‘Oppenheimer’ Triumph

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I was tuning in and out of the ceremony last night, but did catch host Jo Koy bombing his monologue. I felt bad for the guy, he was clearly not the top choice to host the ceremony, but there he was, a second-tier comedian trying to make people laugh.

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Box-Office: ‘Wonka’ Continues to Rack Up Money, ‘Aquaman 2’ Hits $100 Million

January 8, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Wonka” was once again box-office champ this weekend, claiming first place with $14.4 million in its fourth weekend of release. It’s a crowd pleaser that was released at the absolute right time.

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Jacob Elordi Joins Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein,’ Replacing Andrew Garfield

January 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Garfield has dropped out of Guillermo del Toro’s “Dr. Frankenstein” and been replaced by, Mr. bathwater himself, Jacob Elordi.

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Judd Apatow Says It’s “Insulting” to Put ‘Barbie’ in Adapted Screenplay

January 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Gosh, here comes Judd Apatow, disagreeing with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to classify Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” as an adapted screenplay rather than original.

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‘The Accountant’ Sequel, Starring Ben Affleck, to Shoot in March [Updated]

January 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

‘The Accountant 2’ is officially a go, according to Daniel Richtman. Amazon will produce the film. Gavin O'Connor is directing again and Ben Affleck will reprise his role.

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Boots Riley Set to Shoot New Film This Spring

January 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Boots Riley turned some heads at Sundance 2018 with “Sorry to Bother You,” a madcap vision about corporatist America.

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First Reaction to Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Blossoms’

January 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, after nearly three years of filming, Wong Kar-wai’s “Blossoms” premiered in China. The series is a whopping 30 episodes, around 50 minutes each — this totals to 25 hours of television.

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Paul Verhoeven Says ‘Young Sinner’ to Start Production This Year, an “Erotic Thriller” Set in D.C.

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Verhoeven released his excellent “Benedetta” in 2021, but the 85-year-old filmmaker isn’t slowing down. His impressive filmography, which includes “RoboCop,” “Total Recall,” “Starship Troopers” “Basic Instinct” and “Elle,” will be adding another project very soon.

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‘Past Lives’ Named Best Picture of 2023 by National Society of Film Critics

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The NSFC, founded in 1966 and made up of more than 60 critics from across the country, is one of the most distinguished groups of awards season.

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Michael Mann Planning to Shoot ‘Heat 2’ on Film

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Mann hasn’t shot on film since 1999’s “The Insider.” These last 20 years he’s garnered a reputation as a trailblazer in digital filmmaking.

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Taraji P. Henson is Now Attacking ‘The Color Purple’ Producers …

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As I had recently written, “The Color Purple” has had its Best Picture chances sliding away in recent weeks — it missed BAFTA, The Golden Globes, Guilds, and, after a strong start, barely made a dent at the box-office.

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Taylor Sheridan Slams Critics, Insinuating They Have A Political Agenda

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been some major critical resentment towards Sheridan’s recent work. You won’t find “Yellowstone” nominated for any Emmys. Critics haven’t been any kinder, as backlash has developed over his work

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Denis Villeneuve Isn’t Sure if ‘Dune: Messiah’ Will Be His Next or His Second Next Film

January 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview with Korean outlet 씨네21, Villeneuve is now saying that maybe, just maybe ‘Messiah’ might be next.

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Tarantino’s Best Film? James Gunn Thinks it’s ‘Jackie Brown’

January 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We can debate all day what Quentin Tarantino’s best film is — I’ll personally vouch for “Pulp Fiction,” but there are plenty of other great ones in contention.

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BFI Slaps “Trigger Warnings” on James Bond Movies: “Will Cause Offense”

January 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In celebration of Bond composer John Barry, the British Film Institute is presenting a series of films he worked on and have decided to tag “trigger warnings” in the process.

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