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‘National Treasure 3’ Is Finally Happening, 20 Years Since Last One — Nicolas Cage Will Return

The sequel will arrive more than 20 years after the original and nearly two decades after “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” with Turteltaub returning to direct.

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‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Sets February 24, 2027 Release

That $100M budget is a steep investment for a movie without conventional A-list headliners — unless Lily James and Pierce Brosnan fit that description for you.

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Mark Ruffalo Accuses Ellisons of “Genocide,” Paramount Calls Remarks “Antisemitic”

Something tells me Mark Ruffalo won’t be starring in a Paramount movie again anytime soon. Ruffalo is now accusing the Ellison family of complicity in “genocide,” escalating his already fierce merger opposition.

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Josh Brolin Says ‘Sicario 3’ Is “Happening” and Will Shoot “Soon” — But Who’s Directing?

This is a significant update for a project that has been stuck in development for years, and comes roughly a year after Brolin said “Sicario 3” was a maybe.

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‘The Odyssey’ Hits VOD, 4k Blu-Ray Release on November 17 — Exactly 120 Days After Theatrical Release

Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” followed a similar four-month window, landing on digital and physical media at the same time. Universal also waited until roughly a month before making it official.

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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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Spike Lee's ‘High and Low' Remake Starts Production, Lensed by Matthew Libatique

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We already know that Denzel Washington and Halle Berry will be starring in Lee’s film, which is being helmed by A24 and Apple Studios. The film will be a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller of the same name.

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Leos Carax's ‘C'est Pas Moi' is Only 40 Minutes Long

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Leos Carax was a guest at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event in Qatar. The filmmaker spoke about his career, his total hatred of digitally shot films and his upcoming 40-minute cinematic self-essay.

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Trailer for Steven Zaillian's ‘Ripley,' Shot in Black and White by Robert Elswit

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Scott stars in Netflix’s “Ripley,” based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel. The “All of Us Strangers” actor portrays the sinister grifter, originally portrayed by the likes of Matt Damon, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper.

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Daniel Day-Lewis Says “He's Done," Not Unretiring

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Filmmaker Jim Sheridan, a close friend of the actor, is telling Screen that he regularly speaks to Day-Lewis and he’s pretty sure that whatever hopes we might have for an acting comeback won’t be coming to fruition.

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‘Oppenheimer' Wins ASC

March 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Oppenheimer” DP Hoyte van Hoytema has won the American Society of Cinematographers, the most prestigious awards body of the craft. I guess the ASC loved all the close-up shots in Nolan’s film.

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Austin Butler Getting Ready for ‘Heat 2'?

March 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This past January, Mann did confirm his plans to shoot “Heat 2” in 2024. A few days later, he mentioned that he wanted to shoot it on film — something he hasn’t done since the aughts.

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Wong Kar-Wai is Working on His First Film in Over 10 Years

March 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It was recently reported that French Couture giant Saint Laurent, which recently launched a feature-film production banner, would be helming Wong Kar-Wai’s next film — his first one since 2013’s “The Grandmaster.”

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‘Dune: Part Two' Tops Box-Office With $81.5 Million Debut

March 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This weekend was all about “Dune: Part Two,” and not much else. And, for good reason. The sequel to the 2021 film, based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel, brought in $81 million between Thursday and Sunday.

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‘American Fiction’ Wins USC Scripter Award

March 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In what amounted to a considerable upset, Cord Jefferson took home the USC Scripter Award for his “American Fiction” screenplay, besting its closest competitor, Christopher Nolan and “Oppenheimer.”

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Disney Wants Johnny Depp Back for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 6'

March 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In what could be a very smart business decision for Disney, they might be bringing back one of their most beloved and popular characters on the big screen.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Dune: Part Two'?

March 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I gather some of our readers went to see the film this weekend. What did you think? My review was positive. It’s an upgrade of the first one — both visually and story-wise.

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RESULTS: Readers' Best Films of the 2020s, So Far

March 2, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We’re close to halfway through the 2020s and over 200 readers voted on the best films of the decade, so far. A brilliantly constructed film about “cancel culture” topped our list.

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They Allowed Renny Harlin to Direct Three ‘Strangers' Movies?

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

For some reason, journeyman director Renny Harlin has managed to convince a studio to let him direct three new ‘Strangers’ movies (yes, three), all hitting theaters in 2024.

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Denis Villeneuve Clarifies, “I Don’t Hate Dialogue”

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to Sharp Magazine, Villeneuve reflects on his controversial comments and acknowledges the absolute need for dialogue in cinema. However, he makes it clear that visuals will always be prioritized in his own work.

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Benny Safdie's ‘The Smashing Machine' to Shoot in April — 2024 Release?

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I didn’t expect Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” to roll its cameras this early, but a Production Weekly listing has production on the A24-produced film set to begin in April.

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Sam Raimi's ‘Spider-Man 4' Could Happen ...

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

No offense to ‘Across the Spider-Verse,’ which I liked, but, for the longest time, Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 2” was known as not only the best Spidey movie ever made, but also one of the best comic book movies ever made.

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Denis Villeneuve Says He's Working on A “Secret Project" That's Time Sensitive

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve shot both ‘Dune’ movies back-to-back, without even an hour in between. He’s telling THR “I physically need to recover for a couple of weeks.”

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Damien Chazelle Writing a New Script, but Uncertain About Post-‘Babylon' Future: “Maybe I Won’t Be Able to Get This One Made”

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon” tanked at the box-office, making $63 million against a production budget of a little under $100 million. The film ultimately lost Paramount an estimated $87 million.

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$12 Million in Previews for ‘Dune: Part II' [Updated]

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Dune: Part II” earned $12 million in Thursday previews — it’s the biggest amount any movie has taken in since “Barbie” and it beat out the “Oppenheimer” total by half a million dollars.

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It's Not ‘Superman: Legacy' Anymore, It's Just ‘Superman'

March 1, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The ‘Legacy’ has been dropped — it’s now called “Superman.” James Gunn explained that his sudden reversal on the title only came after locking the final draft of the script.

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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

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

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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

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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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