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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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Jon Hamm and Andrew Koji to Star in Takashi Miike’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bullfrog’

Miike has directed a whopping 114 films and TV productions. Almost nobody has seen all of them, and if you have, you're not just a completist—you're a madman.

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Aaron Pierre to Star in ‘Sisu’ Director’s ‘Fairytale in New York’ at Netflix

Netflix and Lionsgate are teaming up on “Fairytale in New York,” a new action thriller starring Aaron Pierre, with “Sisu” helmer Jalmari Helander directing. Netflix will distribute and Lionsgate will produce.

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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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‘Inside Out 2' Crosses $400M Mark in Just 13 Days — More Than Entire Run of the Original

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The Pixar film also just crossed the $400M mark, after just 13 days in release. This means that “Inside Out 2” has now made $44M more than the 2015 original grossed in its entire run.

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Harmony Korine Set to Direct Anime Gangster Thriller ‘The Trap'

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Harmony Korine has announced his next two films, setting up his anime debut “The Trap,” and an untitled motion capture comedy.

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‘Captain America: Brave New World' Has A Budget of $350M-$375M

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, after receiving negative test scores, and Marvel being underwhelmed by an early cut of the film, Julius Onah’s “Captain America: Brave New World” was delayed to February 2025.

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Ridley Scott Developing ‘O’ Feature Film

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ridley Scott, 86, has added yet another project to his slate of upcoming films, this one is an adaptation of Cirque du Soleil’s “O.”

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David Robert Mitchell's ‘They Follows' Starts Filming in “Early 2025"

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with IndieWire, Maika Monroe is confirming that David Robert Mitchell’s “They Follow” starts shooting in “early 2025.”

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‘A Quiet Place: Day One' Earns (Mostly) Positive Reviews

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Showings for the ‘Quiet Place’ spinoff begin this afternoon and with that the first reviews are finally starting to trickle in. The results, so far, have the film at 68 on Metacritic and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Trailer for Mel Gibson's ‘Flight Risk' ...

June 27, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Mel Gibson is back in the director’s chair, for the first time since his 2016 Oscar-nominated WWII film “Hacksaw Ridge.” We now have a trailer for his “Flight Risk.”

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NO DEAL: ‘The Apprentice' is Apparently Still Seeking Distribution

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Despite prior reports, it looks like Ali Abassi’s “The Apprentice” hasn’t been bought after all. It turns out that one of the film’s producers, Daniel Snyder, a major Trump donor, is blocking the deal.

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Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne's ‘Young Mothers' Set for August Shoot

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here come one of my favorite filmmakers of the 21st Century — Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. We might have to circle a Cannes 2025 invite for their next film.

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‘Blitz' Still Has No Distributor, But Targeting Fall Release — Saoirse Ronan Will Be Campaigned as Lead

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Sneider’s sources are saying that Saoirse Ronan will be campaigned as a Lead Actress in Steve McQueen's “Blitz,” and that Harris Dickinson will positioned as Supporting Actor.

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‘Superman’ Set Pics Reveal James Gunn's Risky Gamble

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

James Gunn is currently filming “Superman” in Ohio. A ton of set pictures have leaked online, giving us a closer glimpse at David Corenswet’s “Man of Steel.” You can see some of them below this post.

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‘MaXXXine' Reviews Are Out ...

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has finally lifted the review embargo for Ti West’s “MaXXXine,” and as expected, reviews are good not great. The film has a 71 on Metacritic (based on 16 reviews).

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‘Here' Trailer ...

June 26, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Zemeckis' “Here” (11.15.24) is a risk-taking endeavor as it was shot from a single POV, without movement or zooms, across a centuries-spanning narrative.

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Eddie Murphy Plans to Remake ‘It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Eddie Murphy is hoping to make his planned remake of the 1963 ensemble comedy classic “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” and he only wants top comedians to star in it.

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IndieWire Names ‘Johnny Guitar' the Best Western of All-Time

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s not hard to figure out the reasoning behind IndieWire selecting Nicholas Ray’s “Johnny Guitar” as the best Western ever made. Their argument is right there, in plain sight, written in the opening paragraph.

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‘The Apprentice' Bought by Briarcliff Entertainment — Sets U.S. Fall Release

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After most studios balked at the idea of releasing Ali Abassi’s “The Apprentice” — the Cannes-premiered Donald Trump movie — it is finally close to being bought by Briarcliff Entertainment.

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Edgar Wright Set to Direct ‘Baby Driver 2'

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I guess my original intel was accurate since Daniel Richtman is reporting that the ‘Baby Driver’ sequel will indeed be Wright’s next film after “Running Man,” which is supposed to start shooting in late 2024.

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Barry Jenkins Working on ‘The Intuitionist'

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jenkins tells IndieWire that there is indeed a script already written for his film adaptation, which he calls “awesome,” and that at the moment he is “trying to put it all together.”

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Ti West's ‘MaXXXINE' Thrills ... and Disappoints

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo for Ti West’s “MaXXXine” still hasn’t been lifted. I can only post my social media thoughts, below. I’ll publish a more in-depth review soon.

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‘Red One' Trailer: Amazon/MGM's Trouble-Ridden $250M Gamble Stars Dwayne Johnson

June 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The trailer for “Red One” has been released. There’s some heavy baggage that comes with this one, and I don’t think we’ve heard the last of these stories.

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