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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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Jeffrey Wright Joins Spike Lee's ‘High & Low' Remake

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Recent Oscar-nominee Jeffrey Wright has joined Lee’s film, produced by A24 and Apple, which already includes Denzel Washington and, possibly, Halle Berry (as reported by Daniel Richtman and Roger Friedman).

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New ‘Furiosa' Trailer ...

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

You can complain all you want about the overuse of CGI in this latest trailer for George Miller’s “Furiosa,” but I’m still looking forward to watching this at Cannes.

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‘Popeye' Live-Action Movie in the Works

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This is set to be the first live-action revisiting of the material since Altman’s 1980 film “Popeye,” led by Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall. The character was somewhat relevant back in the day, but not today.

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Gosh, This Isn't Ending Any Time Soon.

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

One look at the list of Jewish “creatives” and “professionals” denouncing Jonathan Glazer, and the names on the list are Eli Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rod Lurie, Debra Messing, Ari Arad, and Amy Pascal. Where’s Steven Spielberg?

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Michael Mann says ‘Heat 2' is “Definitely” His Next Film; Summer 2024 Shoot Eyed

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Michael Mann is telling Radio France that he is deep in pre-production mode on “Heat 2” and that, judging by the stacks of papers on his desk, it’s “definitely” his next film. A summer 2024 shoot is being eyed.

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George Miller Says ‘The Irishman' Turned Him Off From Using De-Aging for ‘Furiosa'

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s going to be five years since Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” was, briefly, released in theaters by Netflix. There’s still heated debate over Scorsese’s decision to de-age Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in the film.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rumored to Have Been Offered Role as Next James Bond

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I see many are taking The Sun’s word that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been cast as the next Bond. Yes, The Sun is a tabloid so let’s just wait and see what the trades say.

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‘The Sopranos’ Creator David Chase to Direct Horror Film

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

‘Sopranos’ creator David Chase and writer Terence Winter are teaming on an untitled horror film. This is part of Chase’s first look deal over at Warner Bros. Chase plans to direct the film, and is co-writing it with Winter. This will be Chase’s first film since 2012’s “Not Fade Away.”

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The Overdue Comeback of Media Inspired by the American West

March 19, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

You could say that media inspired by the American West was at its height before full color TV broadcasts were regular. That said, it's making a comeback.

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‘Beetlejuice 2’ Trailer Delayed to Next Week

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been delayed to next week. Warner Bros decided to release “Furiosa” instead.

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Original ‘The Crow’ Director Criticizes Remake

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Alex Proyas, who directed 1994’s “The Crow,” went on Facebook to voice his displeasing reaction for the trailer of the remake (via IndieWire), which is set for theatrical release on June 7, 2024.

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David Mamet Says He's Writing A Hunter Biden Film

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This past January, Mamet revealed that he recently wrapped a film with Shia LaBeouf, titled “Henry Johnson.” Now, he’s saying that he’s been asked to write a script about Hunter Biden’s life.

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Did ‘Joker 2: Folie à Deux' Test Screen?

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

So, supposedly, a person who attended this showing of “Joker: Folie à Deux” shared their thoughts on the film, and it’s spread like wildfire all over social media.

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‘Rebel Moon: Part II' Trailer ...

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic “Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver” has a trailer. “Rebel Moon Part 1: A Child of Fire” premiered on Netflix last December, and we’re getting this sequel in April.

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Filming Begins on ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Within the Next 2 Months

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with GQ, ‘Euphoria’ star Sydney Sweeney confirms that the show is supposed to start filming within the next two months. So, either April or May? A 2025 premiere seems to be in the plans for the show.

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Christopher Nolan Praises ‘La La Land': “I Don't Usually Like Musicals"

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Tom Shone’s book “The Nolan Variations” has so many great Nolan nuggets, it’s the definitive book about the “Oppenheimer” filmmaker and well worth a read for fans of his films.

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Leigh Whannell's ‘Wolf Man' Starts Production

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Leigh Whannell is back in the director’s chair for Universal’s upcoming “Wolf Man.” The film has started production and is eyeing an October 25, 2024 release.

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Box-Office: ‘Kung-Fu Panda 4' Barely Tops ‘Dune 2'

March 18, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The numbers are in and ‘Panda’ ($30M) beat ‘Dune 2’ ($29.1M) by a mere $900,000 this weekend. The good news is that people are going to theaters, and the latest ‘Ghostbusters’ will likely continue that trend next weekend.

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Nicolas Cage to Star in Werner Herzog's ‘Dead Man's Wire'

March 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The last time Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage made a film together was 2009’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” — a completely deranged take on Abel Ferrara’s 1992 film.

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Timothée Chalamet Photographed for First Time as Bob Dylan

March 17, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Shooting on the James Mangold-directed Bob Dylan “biopic,” titled “A Complete Unknown,” is currently underway in New York City, and the first set photos of Timothée Chalamet as Dylan have emerged.

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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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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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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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