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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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Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros Set Up ‘Tenet’ Theatrical Re-Release

January 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Sneider is reporting, via his excellent newsletter, that Christopher Nolan has reunited with Warner Bros for a “Tenet” re-release — the 2020 film will open on Friday, Feb. 23.

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Doug Liman to Boycott ‘Road House’ Premiere Over Straight to Streaming Release: “I Made A Great Film”

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Doug Liman’s upcoming “Road House” was one of the highest-testing films of his career — he’s the director behind “The Bourne Identity,” “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Swingers,” “American Made,” and “Go.”

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Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t’ to Star Aubrey Plaza, Margaret Qualley and Chris Evans

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As I reported last month, Ethan Coen is set to direct “Honey Don’t” which is supposed to be the second film of a planned Lesbian B-movie trilogy that he and his partner/wife, Tricia Cooke, will co-write and co-direct.

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Matthew Vaughn Set to Direct A Musical Written by … Damien Chazelle

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Matthew Vaughn again. He seems to be everywhere these days. As reported earlier, he’s already planning to reboot “Kick-Ass,” and, these past three months, has been filming a secret film going by the working title “Project X.”

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‘Dune: Part II’ Hailed as “A “Masterpiece”

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We’re highly anticipating Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part II,” even those who weren’t particularly keen on the first one are curious about this next chapter. I’m one of them.

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‘Deadpool 3’ Has Wrapped Filming

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After being delayed due to last year’s actors strike, production has finally wrapped on Shawn Levy’s “Deadpool 3.” The trailer will reportedly be shown during the Super Bowl on February 11th. The film, starring Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, is set for theatrical release on July 26, 2024.

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Hilary Chimes in … Spielberg’s Daughter Calls Sexism [Updated]

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig was snubbed in the directing category. Margot Robbie was snubbed in the Lead Actress category. We get it. It’s a travesty stemming from a male-dominated Academy that needs to get with the program.

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Matthew Vaughn Plans to Reboot ‘Kick-Ass’ for Next Year

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Vaughn seems confident about there being real, actual plans to film a new ‘Kick-Ass’ movie next year — a reimagining and/or a reboot, and not a sequel with the existing cast. We didn’t really need this. Nobody asked for it.

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Reviews Drop for Apple’s $300 Million WWII Epic ‘Masters of The Air’

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In November, a trailer for “Masters of Air” was released. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ much-delayed Apple TV+ series will debut its the first two episodes on January 26th, followed by weekly installments until March 15.

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Netflix Won’t Release Already-Shot ‘The Mothership,’ Starring Halle Berry

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Just as Warner Bros pulled the plug on ”Batgirl”, Netflix has disavowed Halle Berry's sci-fi movie “The Morhership,” which reportedly won't be finished (via TheInSneider).

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Neon Buys Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’

January 24, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Another day, another sell at Sundance. This time it’s Neon buying Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” for an undisclosed amount. The reports are saying numerous studios bid for it.

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Oscar-Snubbed ‘The Iron Claw’ Earning Raves in France

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

If it were up to me, this morning’s Best Picture lineup would have included 2023 gems like Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” Michel Franco’s “Memory,” and Sean Durkin’s “The Iron Claw.”

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Oliver Stone Apologizes For His “Barbie” Criticism

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks ago, I had reported on an interview Stone gave in late 2023, with a UK publication, in it he went into a full-on rant about not just “Barbie,” but also the industry, which he found was devolving into a sort of infantilized fantasy land:

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Greta Gerwig Oscar Snub Inevitably Leads to Backlash

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”) being ignored by the directors branch of the Academy has turned into its own social media resistance movement.

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Bidding War for Ryan Coogler’s $90 Million Vampire Film, Starring Michael B. Jordan

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline is reporting that three studios are currently in a bidding war for Coogler’s film: Warner Bros, Universal and Sony. They are “battling it out for a deal that would allow Coogler to start production this summer.”

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Sean Baker Says, After A Rewatch, ‘Tenet’ is a Masterpiece

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In a recently unearthed video, director Sean Baker (“The Florida Project,” Red Rocket”) raves about Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and is basically calling it a masterpiece.

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Claim: Paul Thomas Anderson Wrote ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, NOT Eric Roth [Updated]

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A major claim is being made by The Guardian’s Charles Bramesco. He says that the “Killers of the Flower Moon” script was actually not written by Eric Roth, but, rather, by Paul Thomas Anderson!

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Oscar Nominations … ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominates, Gerwig and Robbie Snubbed, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Surprises! America Ferrera Nominated??!

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” absolutely dominated this morning’s announcement of the 96th Oscar nominations. It garnered a whopping 13 nods.

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David Mamet Recently Wrapped A Film With Shia LaBeouf

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, LaBeouf had revealed that Mamet wanted to film an adaptation of “Henry Johnson” play for the big screen. Is this the project they shot together? I’ll have to dig into my sources and update this post accordingly.

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Justin Kurzel’s ‘Mice’ to Star Nicole Kidman

January 23, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Nicole Kidman is teaming up with director, and fellow Aussie, Justin Kurzel on the thriller “Mice.” Based on Gordon Reece’s novel, the psychological thriller will tackle a mother and daughter pushed to their limits by an unwelcome guest at their home.

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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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