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‘Madame Web' is #1 On Netflix

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s turned into this guilty pleasure on streaming with Netflix audiences flocking to Sony’s botched superhero movie. No doubt, most are curious to see if the movie really is that bad.

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Glen Powell Reveals He Passed On New ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Bourne' Movies

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A THR profile zeroing in on Powell’s ascension tackles his recent career success, as well as upcoming films. And it appears that he’s actually turned down a few major projects that he could have starred in.

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‘Anora' Leads Cannes Critics Poll ...

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a fun little exercise in the Cannes tradition of critics’ grids, which started to take shape in 2010 and has become an essential part of the festival experience.

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‘Megadoc': Mike Figgis' ‘Megalopolis' Behind-the-Scenes Documentary is Ready

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Mike Figgis has been shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary for the past 18 months about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”. It’s called “Megadoc.”

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Ex-Disney Animator Says Disney Should Stop Putting ‘The Message’ or Agendas First

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

John Musker, who worked at Disney for many decades, and contributed to the likes of “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Moana,” left the company six years ago, part of an exodus that had to do with DEI initiatives.

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Sean Baker Says His Next Film is, Again, About A Sex Worker

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Baker says he perhaps won’t always make films about the subject, but teased that “we’re already talking about the next one and it involves a sex worker.”

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A24 Planning Major Oscar Push for ‘The Smashing Machine' —Set for December 2024 Release

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Yesterday, A24 released a first look at Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’ and I had suspected that they might want to rush this one for this year since 2024 lacks prestige contenders.

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Adam Wingard Not Returning for ‘Godzilla x Kong’ Sequel

May 22, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Wingard, who has directed the last two of Legendary’s ‘Godzilla’ hit MonsterVerse movies, will not be returning for a third installment, multiple sources tell THR.

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In ‘Parthenope,' Paolo Sorrentino Has Nothing New to Say [Cannes]

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure why A24 recently decided that it was a good idea to acquire Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” but the film just screened at Cannes and it’s incredibly vacuous and flat.

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Kevin Costner Now Says He's Invested $100 Million on ‘Horizon'

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

At first, he said he only invested $20 million of his own money on the ‘Horizon’ films and then, just a few days ago, claimed it was $38 million. Now, he’s telling a confused Anne Thompson, via IndieWire, that it was $100 million!?

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean' Will Have Two Different Reboots, No Johnny Depp

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is confirming that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise will have a few reboots. Bruckheimer is telling EW: “It’s two different movies. We hope to get ’em both made.”

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‘Anora': All Hail, Mickey Madison in Sean Baker's Chaotically Great Film [Cannes]

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a fascinating movement going on in American indie cinema. Sean Baker and the Safdies are creating what I like to call “Gutter Poetry,” cinema out of the American middle and lower class.

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Pixar's Lays Off 14% of its Employees

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

THR is now that 14% of Pixar’s employees have just been laid off as part of Disney’s cost-cutting measures. It will be the biggest restructuring in Pixar's history.

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‘The Smashing Machine' First Look: Dwayne Johnson Goes for Oscar in Benny Safdie's Biopic

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like cameras are rolling on Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” being produced by A24. A first look image has been unveiled by the studio.

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Confirmed: Jeff Nichols Set to Direct Cormac McCarthy's ‘The Passenger' & ‘Stella Maris'

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In April, I had been told, by two separate sources, that Jeff Nichols was in talks to adapt the late Cormac McCarthy’s last two novels, “The Passenger” and “Stella Maris.” Last I heard, he was close to striking a deal with the McCarthy estate to adapt these works.

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Donald Trump Vows to Sue ‘The Apprentice' Filmmakers; Director Says “I Don't Think It's A Film He Would Dislike"

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Donald Trump’s comms director has issued a statement promising legal action against the filmmakers involved in “The Apprentice.”

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Jessica Lange Says ‘Long Day's Journey Into Night' Film Is “Finally Finished"

May 21, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Now, two years since production wrapped, and formerly stuck in post-production hell, it does look like the end is near. "It's finally finished," Lange, 75, tells PEOPLE "You'll be able to see it in theaters."

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The Daily Beast Calls ‘Horizon' A “Misogynistic, Racist, Retrograde Mess"

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In her review, The Daily Beast’s Esther Zuckerman disliked ‘Horizon’ for another set of reasons. Her headline says it all: “Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ Review: A Misogynistic, Racist Mess.”

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‘The Shrouds': Cronenberg's Latest Tackles Grief With Mixed Results [Cannes]

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It pains me to say this, but David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” is such a disappointment. I was a major fan of his last film “Crimes of the Future,” but this latest one gets lost in muddled ideas and tons of conspiracy theories.

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Mel Gibson's ‘Flight Risk' Sets October 18 Theatrical Release

May 20, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Mel Gibson’s “Flight Risk,” starring Mark Wahlberg, is officially scheduled for theatrical release on October 18, 2024. A prime fall slot that will see it pitted that same weekend against Paramount’s “Smile 2.”

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