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Netflix Pushes Greg Kwedar’s ‘Saturn Return’ to 2027

Many thought this one might show up this awards season, especially given the recent pedigree of Kwedar and his writing partner Clint Bentley. The film wrapped production in October 2025.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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Charles Melton to Star in Destin Daniel Cretton’s ‘Naruto’ Live-Action Movie

Cretton, who is directing “Naruto,” also has a “Shang-Chi” sequel in development. After dropping out of “Avengers: Kang Dynasty,” he was hired to direct “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.”

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‘Wonder Man’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Demands Viewership Data, Questions Treatment of Black-Led Marvel Projects

Many were surprised by the cancellation of the Disney+ Marvel series “Wonder Man” after just one season, despite the second season having received a green light in March.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Treasure Island’ Adds Owen Cooper, Hugh Grant Circles Role — Shoots in November

After “The Dog Stars,” set to be released this month, Ridley Scott’s top priority seems to be “Treasure Island,” starring Hugh Jackman and set up at Sony Pictures. This film is coming sooner than we think.

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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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Linus Sandgren is DP on Noah Baumbach's ‘Jay Kelly'

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Oscar winning cinematographer Linus Sandgren (“La La Land”, “Saltburn”, “Babylon”) is lensing Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” which recently wrapped production in New York City.

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Derek Cianfrance's ‘Roofman' Starts Filming in October

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Derek Cianfrance is set to direct his first film in over 8 years. Last February, it was reported that Cianfrance hopped on board a film titled “Roofman,” starring Channing Tatum.

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Poster for Park Chan Wook's ‘The Ax' Remake

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The film, described as Park’s “lifelong passion project”, will be his first outing since 2022’s acclaimed “Decision to Leave.” He’s also co-creator, writer and directing the recent HBO limited series “The Sympathizer.”

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Confirmed: James Wan to Direct ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon' Remake

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

James Wan helming “Creature From the Black Lagoon” has been confirmed (via Deadline). This could very well be his next film. It’ll be part of Universal’s Monstervse.

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Oz Perkins' ‘The Monkey' Has A Teaser Trailer

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

While Neon was relentlessly promoting Oz Perkins’ “Longlegs,” which has so far earned $75M domestically, the filmmaker quietly finished shooting his next film.

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IndieWire Names Steven Spielberg's ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ Best Film of the 2000s

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The list was chosen by the outlet’s editorial staff. They’ve named Steven Spielberg’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” as the best film of the decade. Fair enough. I love that film, it would probably crack my own top 20.

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First Look: Daniel Craig in ‘Queer'

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a new image of Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's “Queer,” set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. It will also be screening at TIFF and NYFF.

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Leaked ‘Snow White' Scene Plays Like Nightmare Fuel

August 12, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A leaked scene from “Snow White” is making the rounds, and it plays like nightmare fuel. It doesn’t look “live action” at all, there’s tons of CGI being used. This is getting justifiably mocked online.

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First Look at Pixar's ‘Hoppers'

August 11, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This weekend, Pixar announced a new original film titled “Hoppers,” which has been dated for March 6, 2026 release. A rough cut of the film was recently screened for Pixar brass in California.

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Alfonso Cuarón Says He's Developing A Horror Film

August 11, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

“I love horror movies,” Cuarón said. “My aspiration is to one day do a horror film,” he told the packed crowd. At the moment, he’s been “flirting” with a script he’s written.

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Trailer for Anna Kendrick's ‘Woman of the Hour'

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Kendrick’s directorial debut was bought by Netflix for $11 million at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The biggest sale of the fest. It currently sits at 74 on Metacritic (based on 15 reviews), and is 90% fresh on RT.

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Box-Office: ‘It Ends With Us' Set For $50M+ Opening; ‘Borderlands' $9M

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Blake Lively’s “It Ends With Us” took in around $16M on Friday and is aiming for a $50M opening. It might or might not dethrone “Deadpool & Wolverine.” It’s a close race for #1.

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‘Tron: Ares’: Nine Inch Nails To Score, Jeff Cronenweth is DP

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It was announced at D23 that two-time Oscar winners Attic Reznor, Atticus Ross aka Nine Inch Nails will be scoring “Tron: Ares.” Not just that, Jeff Cronenweth, who lensed early Fincher, is listed as the Cinematographer.

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Brad Bird to Direct ‘The Incredibles 3'

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Currently a TBD release, “The Incredibles 3” will have a returning voice cast that includes Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, and Samuel L. Jackson.

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‘Avatar 3’ Titled ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Cameron, who traveled from New Zealand, where he’s continuing production on ‘Avatar,’ told the crowd that ‘Fire and Ash’ has the "highest emotional stakes” of the franchise.

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Barry Jenkins' ‘Mufasa' Has A Trailer, and it Looks Terrible

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, man. Barry Jenkins’ “Mufasa” does not look good. I hope the paycheck was well worth it for Jenkins. This looks like a soulless cash grab.

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‘Snow White' Trailer Released at D23

August 10, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last October, Disney decided to delay the release of its controversial live-action “Snow White” by nearly a year. It is now set to open on March 21, 2025. A trailer has finally been released by Disney at their annual D23 convention.

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Todd Haynes' Producer Says Joaquin Phoenix Exit Is A “Nightmare"

August 9, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Vachon has now gone on her own personal Facebook account to post thoughts about the debacle. She’s calling the situation a “nightmare”, and saying that “This was HIS [Joaquin’s] project that he brought to US.”

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Early Reactions for ‘Alien: Romulus' Are Very Good

August 9, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Like most critics, I’ll be watching Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” on Monday, and the review embargo is set to lift on Wednesday at 3pm ET.

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‘Crawl 2' Greenlit at Paramount — Set to Shoot in the Fall

August 9, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The first “Crawl” was a fine-as-it-goes B-movie, set in New Orleans, about a woman trapped in a flooding house filled with alligators. It became a sleeper hit, grossing $90M on a $14M.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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