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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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Dan Trachtenberg in Talks to Direct Marvel Solo Movie — Wolverine?

Dan Trachtenberg is in talks to write and direct an MCU movie for the Mutant era. Per the report, it's a theatrical feature. It's also a single-character film, not an ensemble piece.

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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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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’ to Start Production in May

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Two of the best Irish actors working today, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, are set star in Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet.” It’s being produced by Spielberg’s Amblin Pictures. Production is set to begin this summer.

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Zack Snyder Says He’s Already Working On ‘Rebel Moon Part 3’

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The more Zack Snyder speaks, the more delusional he gets. That’s the only conclusion I can come up with between his desire to “fix” “Sucker Punch” and, now, hinting at a third ‘Rebel Moon’ movie.

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Kathryn Bigelow's ‘Aurora' Scrapped — Netflix No Longer Interested in “Auteur" Films

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Kathryn Bigelow’s “Aurora” was supposed to start shooting this year, but the New York Times is reporting that the filmmaker dropped out of the project “a few months ago.”

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S. Craig Zahler Says ‘The Big Stone Grid' Might Be Next, OR Another Mystery Project

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

S. Craig Zahler is saying that either “The Big Stone Grid” or another "different original project” could be his fourth and next film. Right now, he’s leaning more towards the latter.

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Bong Joon-Ho’s Korean Animated Film to Start Production This Year — Werner Herzog Joins Voice Cast

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A Korean outlet is reporting that director Bong Joon-ho's next project, an animated film about deep sea creatures, will start production during the second half of 2024.

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A24's ‘Civil War’ Opens With $27.5M Domestically

April 15, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s IndieWire’s Tom Brueggemann detailing this historic box-office debut for A24. However, whether the film can recoup its $50 million budget is a whole other story.

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Warner Bros Says ‘Coyote Vs Acme’ is Still Available for Acquisition

April 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A Warner Bros spokesperson is telling The New York Times that “Coyote vs. Acme” is still available for acquisition. Of course, this doesn’t mean that a studio will pick it up, but it’s definitely not been nixed yet.

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JJ Abrams Still in Director's Jail?

April 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Abrams oversaw the entire Star Wras trilogy for Disney, and even directed two of the films (“The Force Awakens” and “Rise of Skywalker”). The end result was a catastrophe. He hasn’t directed since.

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Eleanor Coppola Passes Away at 87

April 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Eleanor Coppola, Francis’ wife, passed away yesterday at the age of 87. She was his lifelong creative partner, and even took up filmmaking for a small part of her life

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon' Not Getting Physical Media Release

April 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

While it’s yet to be officially confirmed by Apple, there’s now a lot of speculation leading towards Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” not being made available on Blu-Ray or DVD in the U.S.

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‘Civil War' — Official Discussion Thread

April 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Alex Garland’s “Civil War” took in almost $11 million yesterday, and is on its way to a $25-30 million weekend. A huge win for A24 — easily their biggest opening ever.

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Walter Hill, 84, Set to Direct A Film Noir

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

However, Hill, who hasn’t released a film since 2022’s “Dead For A Dollar,” isn’t done yet. He’s telling IndieWire that he’s already preparing to direct his next film and is looking to making a few more after that.

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Coppola, Schrader & Lucas Reunion at Cannes 2024

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It was no doubt with great emotion that, on the day it was announced he’d be in Cannes competition for “Oh, Canada,” Paul Schrader shared an image of himself, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas with the caption “Together Again.”

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Lynne Ramsay Confirms Her Next Film is ‘Die, My Love,' Starring Jennifer Lawrence

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Although Julianne Moore had recently hinted that she might be shooting Lynne Ramsay’s “Stone Mattress” at the end of 2024, it might not actually be Ramsay’s next film.

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Luca Guadagnino's ‘Challengers' Earns RAVES From Critics

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Challengers” is earning raves across the board. It’s easily Luca Guadagnino’s most acclaimed film since 2017’s “Call Me By Your Name.” 90 on Metacritic and 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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‘Joker 2’ Trailer: 167 Million Views in 24 Hours, Surpasses ‘Barbie’ Numbers

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros must be ecstatic about the success of their “Joker: Folie à Deux” trailer launch. It was to be expected, and it certainly helped that the trailer was so well put together and included visually ravishing footage.

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James L. Brooks’ ‘Ella McCay' Set for 2025 Release

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As much as I was disappointed by James L. Brooks’ last film, 2010’s “How do You Know,” it’s very hard not to get excited about his latest project, set to be his first film in over 13 years.

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‘Civil War' Nabs $3.5M in Previews — $25M Opening?

April 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Civil War” just opened in 3500 locations and nabbed $3.5 million in previews last night. This could very well translate into a $25 million weekend, which would make it A24’s highest opening ever.

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Dev Patel in Talks to Star in Next ‘Jurassic World' Movie

April 11, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Dev Patel is in talks to star, alongside Scarlett Johansson, in the next ‘Jurassic World’ movie. Gareth Edwards is directing. David Koepp is penning the screenplay. The film starts shooting in July.

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‘Gladiator II' Includes “Sharks, Crazy Wild Monkeys and Bloodthirsty Rhinos"

April 11, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott, appearing via video, introduced an unfinished trailer to the crowd. He also said the sequel was “more extraordinary” than the first one. Once people finally laid their eyes on the footage, the praise was universal,

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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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James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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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