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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Not more than 24 hours later, Guy Ritchie’s role offer to Markle has now reportedly been withdrawn.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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David Fincher’s Netflix Contract Extended for Three More Years

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Fincher has had a few multi-year deals with Netflix, the latest one was supposed to end in 2024. Well, not anymore. Fincher is telling Premiere Magazine that the contract has been extended for another three years.

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Glen Powell to Star in ‘Emily the Criminal’ Director’s Next Film, from A24 and Studiocanal

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Glen Powell will star in “Huntington,” for A24 and Studiocanal. John Patton Ford, who helmed the surprise 2022 indie hit “Emily the Criminal” is on-board as director.

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Trailer for Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’ — Hits Netflix June 7

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has confirmed to me that they will be giving “Hit Man” a limited theatrical showing the week prior to its June 7 streaming debut.

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Rumor: Julianne Moore Cast in Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Pedro Almodóvar will be shooting his first full-length English-language feature in March. The film, set in New York City, is said to be about three female friends.

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Berlin Competition Includes New Films From Dumont, Sissako, Assayas, Diop and Hong

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

All Competition titles are world premieres with the exception of Aaron Shimberg’s A Different Man, starring Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson, which premiered last night at Sundance.

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PTA’s New Film Has Started Production in Eureka, California

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in the film, alongside Sean Penn and Regina Hall. While not confirmed, there have been a few other actors rumored around for this “ensemble” film, including Viggo Mortensen, and Rachel Taylor.

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Andrew Niccol’s ‘I, Object’ Starts Production in New Zealand

January 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We haven’t heard much of writer-director Andrew Niccol lately. He‘s best known for his Oscar-winning “The Truman Show” script, but he’s also directed 2005’s underrated “Lord of War” and the great ‘90s sci-fi “Gattaca.”

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‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Screens at Sundance to Visceral Reactions: “Blood, Gore, Puking Throughout”

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Needless to say, the reviews out of Sundance for this one confirm the initial reactions from last Spring’s test screenings — forget about subtlety, this is a film that revels in going totally off the rails bonkers.

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Steven Soderbergh Describes Upcoming Spy Thriller ‘Black Bag’ as “Something Entertaining Like Howard Hawks”

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Soderbergh described his upcoming spy thriller “Black Bag,” starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, as trying to mirror one of the greatest filmmakers of the medium

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Debra Granik Confirms Her Next Film is An Adaptation of ‘Nickel and Dimed’

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

What’s next for filmmaker Debra Granik? She’s only directed three (great) films over the last 20 years — 2004’s “Down to the Bone,” 2010’s “Winter’s Bone” and 2018’s “Leave No Trace.” That’s too little for such a gifted filmmaker.

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‘Top Gun 3’ is Progressing Very Well, Something Coming Soon

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Glen Powell — who starred in “Top Gun: Maverick” — says more news about ‘Top Gun 3’ will be revealed very soon. I would bet it’ll most likely be a press release announcing the return of the cast.

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‘Anyone But You’ Has Passed $100 Million Worldwide

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

All a studio has to do is pair two beautiful leads, set them in a beautiful location, and et voila! Not rocket science, it seems. In 2022, we had similar success with Julia Roberts and George Clooney’s “Ticket to Paradise.”

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Sundance: ‘A Real Pain’ Sells to Searchlight for $10 Million

January 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The first big Sundance 2024 sell has arrived. “A Real Pain,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, starring himself and Kieran Culkin, has gone to Disney’s Searchlight for a cool $10 million.

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Another (Negative) Reaction to Barry Levinson’s ‘Alto Knights’

January 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As you might already know, a test screening for Barry Levinson’s “Alto Knights” happened on Wednesday evening in Pasadena, California. I already posted one reaction.

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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ Screens at Sundance …

January 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Another year, another film from the highly prolific, and definitely un-retired, Steven Soderbergh. His latest effort is a spookfest, titled “Presence,” starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, and Julia Fox.

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Jane Schoenbrun’s ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Earns Raves at Sundance

January 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We’re on Day 3 of the festival and, although it looks like a slow start, the main standout seems to be Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow,” produced by A24. The film is screening in the festival’s Midnight section.

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First Look at Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic

January 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Above is our first look at Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, starring as the iconic musician in Antoine Fuqua’s biopic, which is starting production next week.

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Kenya Barris to Remake ‘Wizard of Oz’ and ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ POC in the Lead Roles

January 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Kenya Barris has, for some reason, been given the impossible task of remaking or, rather, updating two classic films: “The Wizard of Oz” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

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Steven Soderbergh’s New Film, ‘Black Bag’ to Star Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender [Update]

January 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: THR is reporting that Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett are set to star in “Black Bag,” a spy-thriller being penned by David Koepp.

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Neon Releases Third Teaser For Oz Perkins' ‘Longlegs’

January 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s Friday, which means the release of another teaser for Oz Perkins’ “Longlegs.” This is the third one in as many weeks. It’s a very sly marketing campaign that seems to be working really well on social media.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

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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

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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