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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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Zack Snyder Says “More People" Probably Saw ‘Rebel Moon’ on Netflix Than ‘Barbie’ in Theaters

March 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Snyder said he had no regrets about hopping onboard the Netflix train, and deduced, with his own dubious math, that “Rebel Moon” was probably seen by more people than “Barbie” was.

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Sarah Polley No Longer Directing Disney's Live-Action ‘Bambi'

March 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

According to a report, Polley will no longer be directing “Bambi.” No further details were provided, and it’s currently unclear if the project will move forward following the departure of Sean Bailey.

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Troubled ‘Ballerina' Adds to its Cast...

March 7, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

David Castañeda & Sharon Duncan-Brewster have been added to the cast of “Ballerina.” So, they’re adding new characters now? This movie sounds like a real mess.

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Colman Domingo on Rumors He’s Replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang: “I Can’t Tell If It’s True or Not”

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Colman Domingo was playing dumb when recently asked about the rumors that he’d be replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang in the MCU. There was no denial on his part — he’s saying he actually has no idea if he’s signed up for the role.

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Steven Spielberg “Loved" Gosling's ‘The Fall Guy'

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In only a few days, Ryan Gosling will be singing “I’m Just Ken” at the Oscars, backed by 65 male dancers, but, before he embarks in that shtick, he’s gushing about how much Steven Spielberg loved his upcoming film.

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‘Kung-Fu Panda 4' Reviews — Never Trust Rotten Tomatoes

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure why I decided to go and watch “Kung-Fu Panda 4,” I’m not a fan of the series, but I did and, unsurprisingly, found it to be a real bore. It’s projected to have a $50+M debut at the box-office, which is in desperate need of more hits, so I’m not complaining.

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The Most Underrated Films of the 2010s

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The term “underrated,” for me, at least, means a film that slipped under the radar and wasn’t talked about much at the time of its release, or even now. I went through my archives and found these 22 titles that deserved better:

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‘Dune: Part II' Needs to Make $500 Million to Break Even

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part II,” produced by Warner Bros, should handily go past that mark and probably reach $600-700 million worldwide. The film’s got legs. It made $7 million on Monday and $8 million on Tuesday.

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Oscars: Lily Gladstone or Emma Stone?

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The tightest and most interesting race resides in the Best Actress category. Can Lily Gladstone win the Oscar despite not being nominated by BAFTA and her role being a supporting turn? Emma Stone sure hopes not.

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A24's ‘Sing Sing' Trailer ...

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A24’s big deal out of TIFF happened on 09.15.23. That’s when they bought Greg Kwedar’s acclaimed “Sing Sing,” which stars Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José, and Paul Raci.

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Jeremy Saulnier Calls Making of ‘Rebel Ridge' as “Tumultuous" and Says It's Not Yet Ready

March 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Saulnier is now talking, for the first time, about the ups and downs of making “Rebel Ridge,” which did not show up in Netflix’s recently unveiled 2024 lineup. Saulnier described the making of “Rebel Ridge” as “tumultuous.”

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Bob Iger in Panic, Says Disney Has Privately “Killed a Few Projects”

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

During an investor conference Q&A, Disney CEO Bob Iger had to calm down worried investors who wondered if the company’s best days were behind it.

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Bong Joon-ho Planning to Direct Anime Film in Japan

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

During the 2024 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Bong Joon-ho was a presenter and revealed that he’s actively developing an anime movie in Japan.

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Cameron Diaz to Join Keanu Reeves in Jonah Hill's ‘Outcome'

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Keanu Reeves was already set to star in Jonah Hill’s “Outcome” and now Deadline is reporting that, the recently unretired, Cameron Diaz is close to being added to the cast.

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Paul Thomas Anderson's Next Film is Set in 1984 California

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

ABC10 journalist Mark S. Allen seems to know what Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is about, but he’s not dishing all the details out of respect for the cast and crew. However, he does divulge some interesting details …

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Dakota Johnson on ‘Madame Web': “I Will Never Do Anything Like It Again"

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Johnson clearly knows that her film stinks, that’s the first thing you notice in many of the interviews she’s giving: her total reluctance in saying anything positive about “Madame Web”.

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Claire Denis Says Her Next Film is Titled ‘The Fence' and Will Be Shot in Cameroon

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking to Screen Daily in Qatar, Denis says the film is titled '“The Fence”, and noted it centers on “four main characters, three men and a woman,” three of whom have been cast.

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‘MaXXXine' Sets July 5 Release Date

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has given Ti West’s “MaXXXine,” a whodunnit slasher, starring Mia Goth, a July 5, 2024 release date. So, we’ll be seeing it during the thick of the summer movie season. This also means it won’t premiere at Venice.

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Trailer for Apple TV's ‘Sugar,' Starring Colin Farrell — Directed by Fernando Meireilles

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

On April 5th, “Sugar,” starring Colin Farrell, and directed by Fernando Meireilles, will premiere on Apple TV. We now have our first trailer of the private detective story which is a limited series composed of eight episodes.

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Richard Linklater's ‘New Wave' Starts Production, Zoey Deutch Cast as Jean Seberg

March 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In a recent interview, Linklater had confirmed the project and went on to describe it as being “like a New Wave film” — I’m also hearing that it will be shot in black and white.

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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

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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