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Noah Baumbach's ‘Jay Kelly' Joins the 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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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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Ti West Says A Fourth Entry in the ‘X' Franchise “Might Be" His Next Film

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This might not be the end of Ti West's popular A24 horror franchise. His trilogy, which started with “X” and then “Pearl,” is set to be completed later this summer with “MaXXXine.”

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Gore Verbinski's ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Starts Shooting

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Remember last July, when I told you, exclusively, that Gore Verbinski was working on a new project, his first film in over 8 years, titled “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”?

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Vin Diesel’s ‘Riddick: Furya’ to Begin Production in August

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Vin Diesel is set to shoot the next ‘Riddick’ movie this August. Filmmaker David Twohy, who wrote and directed all three films of the franchise, will come back to helm “Riddick: Furya,”

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Ryan Gosling Says ‘Fall Guy’ Sequel Is Already Written

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

With dismal box-office numbers, it’s quite clear that the Ryan Gosling starring film might not turn into a franchise, or will it? According to Gosling, in an interview with FastCompany, a sequel has already been written.

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First look at David Corenswet as ‘Superman'

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at David Corenswet in James Gunn’s “Superman.” The suit does fit the “Pearl” actor quite well. In the background, some kind of chaos, no doubt started by Lex Luthor, can be seen.

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Willem Dafoe & Sandra Huller to Star in ‘Late Fame', Directed by Kent Jones

May 6, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Critic-turned-filmmaker Kent Jones’ feature debut, 2019’s “Diane,” was well-received and now he’s set up his sophomore outing. Willem Dafoe and Sandra Huller are set to star in Jones’ “Late Fame.”

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Revolutionizing Cinema: The Impact of Web3 on the Film Industry [Sponsored]

May 6, 2024 Kat Zahner

The concept of community-driven movie ventures, where fans could potentially influence what films get made and collect digital merchandise that's impossible to replicate, is now becoming a reality. This transformative potential of Web3 technology, which is built on blockchain platforms, is poised to radically alter the landscape of the film industry.

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‘The Phantom Menace' Finishes #2 at the Box-Office

May 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Star Wars prequels ("Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones," and "Revenge of the Sith") don't exactly have the greatest of reputations with movie fans. However, there is a subculture that absolutely adores them.

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Paul Schrader Calls Jane Schoenbrun “The Most Original Voice in Film" of the Last Decade

May 5, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A major Jane Schoenbrun fan is Paul Schrader. After seeing “I Saw the TV Glow,” he took to his Facebook account to rave about the film and the filmmaker behind it.

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The Final ‘Fast & Furious’ Will Release in 2026

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

‘Fast’ director Louis Leterrier has confirmed a 2026 release for ‘Fast 11’ and they’re going to start production on the film in “early 2025.” It’s set to be the final ‘Fast & Furious’ movie.

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‘Fall Guy’ Budget is Now $150M?! — Opens With $27M Weekend

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The latest and, most trustworthy numbers, have “The Fall Guy” opening with around $27 million this weekend. Some, like Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman, have it at $25 million, but I don’t believe it’ll go that low.

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David Lynch Has “More Ideas" For Another Season of ‘Twin Peaks'

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Sabrina Sutherland, Lynch’s longtime producing partner, confirms Lynch hasn’t scratched off the potential for another season of ‘Twin Peaks’. Sutherland was surprisingly candid when asked about the topic.

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Plot Details for Sean Baker's ‘Anora,' Clocks in at 2 Hours 19 Minutes

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Neon is distributing this one, and “Anora” is also set to be Baker’s longest film. As far as I can tell, there is no other Neon-distributed film in Cannes competition this year.

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Cannes: Palme d'Or Competition Runtimes ...

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here are the runtimes for some of the films vying for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It looks like there will again be many lengthy films, in and out of competition:

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First Teaser for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’

May 4, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Megalopolis has always been a film dedicated to my dear wife Eleanor. I really had hoped to celebrate her birthday together this May 4th. But sadly that was not to be, so let me share with everyone a gift on her behalf.” — Francis Ford Coppola

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Confirmed: Netflix Scrapped David Lynch's ‘Unrecorded Night' Right Before it Was About to Shoot

May 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been seven years since David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” changed the cultural landscape forever, but, more importantly, signaled the return of a true master. However, Lynch hasn’t directed anything since then.

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Denis Villeneuve is Making A “Smaller Movie" Before Directing ‘Dune: Messiah"

May 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A question on many people’s minds is what’s next for Denis Villeneuve? He’s coming off the biggest and most successful film of his career, “Dune: Part II,” and he’s said to be taking a break from the world of Arrakis.

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‘The Marvels' Confirmed as Biggest Box-Office Bomb of 2023 — Lost $237 Million

May 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Now, a new report from Deadline’s Anthony D'Alessandro is laying out the five biggest box-office bombs of 2023. Disney is responsible for four of them. That’s how bad things are at the mouse house.

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‘CODA' Filmmaker Siân Heder Sets Her Next Film

May 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After “CODA,” director Siân Heder probably had plenty of options to choose from when it came to what her next project might be. The sky was the limit, and the industry came calling.

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A24 Picks Up Paolo Sorrentino's ‘Parthenope'

May 3, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has acquired North American rights to Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” ahead of its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

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

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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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