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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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Margot Robbie Will Star in Kristoffer Borgli's ‘The Week of Pain' for A24

Borgli and Robbie had been talking about her starring in his next film, and she's now committed to shooting it sometime in 2027, which means it will likely come out in 2028.

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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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Kevin Costner's ‘Horizon: Chapter 2' to Premiere at Venice Film Festival

July 31, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

After suddenly being pulled from the U.S. release calendar, Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2″ is now set to world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

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Variety's Recent #MeToo Hit Piece on Francis Ford Coppola Debunked As “A Sham"

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last Friday, Variety tried to reignite controversy around Francis Ford Coppola’s behavior on the set of “Megalopolis” by publishing two “exclusive” videos.

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Confirmed: ‘Saturday Night' (Formerly ‘SNL 1975') Gets October 11 Release Date

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s now official. Sony has dated the film for theatrical release on October 11, 2024. I’d be shocked if the film doesn’t have its world premiere at one of the fall festivals.

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James Gunn's ‘Superman' Wraps Filming

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

On its 88th day of production, James Gunn’s “Superman” has wrapped filming. Now its onwards to what will likely be a lengthy post-production process.

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‘Greedy People’ Trailer ...

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“Greedy People” is directed by Potsy Ponciroli who gave us 2021’s underrated “Old Henry” and “Ted K.” It actually looks like it could turn out to be a more than decent film.

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Bennett Miller is Working On His Next Film, Will Tackle A.I.

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Bennett Miller has only directed three fiction films in his strange, but fascinating filmmaking career: 2005’s “Capote,” 2011’s “Moneyball” and 2014’s “Foxcatcher.” All three were critically acclaimed.

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Claire Denis Praises Robert Pattinson's ‘The Batman'

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The last person I thought that would ever chime in on Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is Claire Denis, but it makes sense — she’s collaborated and remained close friends with star Robert Pattinson.

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M. Night Shyamalan Still “Loves" and Defends ‘Lady in the Water'

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with The Atlantic, M. Night Shyamalan defends his 2006 clunker “The Lady in the Water”. He still “loves” the movie. What many viewers saw as chaos, he sees as a kind of “jazz.”

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‘The Deb’: Rebel Wilson Accused of Being Absent from Set for Months

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“The Deb” is Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut, and it’s set to close the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

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‘Disclaimer' First Look: Alfonso Cuaron's “Seven-Hour-Long Movie"

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In case you’re wondering what has taken Alfonso Cuarón so long to make another movie — his last one was 2018’s “Roma” — well, he’s been working on a series titled “Disclaimer,” and starring Cate Blanchett.

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San Sebastián Competition Includes Leigh, Berger, Oppenheimer, Diwan and Serra

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The San Sebastián Film Festival has announced its competition lineup, once again filled with high-profile filmmakers who will compete for the Golden Shell in this 72nd edition of the festival.

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Oscars: Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney Decline to Host 2025 Awards

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

According to Puck’s Matt Belloni, Jimmy Kimmel has turned down the chance to host the Academy Awards for a fourth time. Meanwhile, John Mulaney — who would have been a fantastic host— also turned down the job.

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Robert Downey Jr. Getting $100M to Star in Both ‘Avengers' Movies

July 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel/Disney will need to pay Robert Downey Jr. more than $100 million for those two ‘Avengers’ movies, and that’s not even counting box office bonuses.

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Bradford Young is DP on Asif Kapadia's ‘2073'

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Young had a very promising start to his career (“Arrival,” “A Most Violent Year,” “Selma”), deemed by some as a future great in cinematography, and then he just stopped making movies.

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Robert Downey Jr. Was Eyed to Play Doctor Doom in 2005’s ‘Fantastic Four’

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s already been plenty reported about Robert Downey Jr. returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play Doctor Doom in the next “Avengers” movies.

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Ridley Scott Says ‘Gladiator II’ Has “The Biggest Action Sequence I've Ever Done"

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a major marketing push when it comes to Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II,” and although there was some backlash to the recently released trailer, it did still garner over 16 million views in just two weeks on YouTube.

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Roland Emmerich Exited ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Remake Because James Cameron Was “Very Overbearing"

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

With James Cameron recently teasing that “Fantastic Voyage” was “coming very soon,” one has to look back at the tumultuous journey this film has taken since its inception in the mid-90s.

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Trailer for Kevin Smith's ‘The 4:30 Movie' ...

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Between 1994 and 2001, Smith basically became the spokesman for a misfit generation of geeky basement dwellers with his films “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Mallrats,” “Dogma” and “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.”

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‘28 Years Later' Wraps Production

July 29, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here comes the news that Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” has wrapped production in London. The film, starring Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Charlie Hunman, carries a $60M budget.

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‘Dìdi' Earns Praise and Oscar Buzz

July 28, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It won’t get released to a wider public until mid-August, but I’d keep an eye out on “Didi”. It’s starting to get some much-deserved Oscar buzz.

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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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