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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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The 119 Most Anticipated Films of 2025 [Updated]

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: I’ll continue to update this post throughout NDecember, and if there’s stuff missing, which I’m sure there is, then please mention it in the comments section below. I currently have 106 films listed.

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Paul Thomas Anderson on Rumors Circling His Next Film: “I Need to Start Figuring Out What the F*ck To Say"

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The L.A. Times decided to email PTA and ask him firsthand about his new film, but his answer was of no help. He’s keeping his cards close to his chest and instead offering an amusing response.

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David Fincher Says Netflix Has No Interest in Releasing His “Content" on Physical Media

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Fincher is well aware of Netflix’s refusal to release physical media, and in a new interview with Collider, tackling the recent 30th anniversary 4K restoration of “Se7en,” briefly tackled this topic.

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Joseph Quinn Drops Out of Bret Easton Ellis' ‘Relapse'

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Joseph Quinn will no longer be in Bret Easton Ellis’ next movie, “Relapse.” Ellis confirmed on his podcast last night that Quinn was no longer involved due to a scheduling conflict with Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies.

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Armie Hammer Says His Acting Career Has Picked Up: “Now the Conversation in the Industry Is ‘Man, That Guy Got F—ed"

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A few months ago, Armie Hammer admitted that his acting career was “nowhere now.” He added that he was no longer allowed to play in the Hollywood sandbox, but that he was “making my own sandbox” by writing a screenplay with a friend named Jerry.

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Cannes Spitball #1; Ramsay, Jarmusch, Malick, Anderson, Lanthimos, and More

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve already tackled the 118 most anticipated films of 2025, and now it’s time to have our official first spitball of this coming May’s Cannes Film Festival. I’ll be writing one of these every month until the announcement of the lineup in April.

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Kubrick's ‘Barry Lyndon' Available to Stream For Free on YouTube

January 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A New Year’s treat for movie fans. “Barry Lyndon,” one of Stanley Kubrick’s greatest films, can now be streamed for free via Warner Bros’ YouTube channel.

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New Trailer for Mel Gibson's ‘Flight Risk'

January 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

For obvious reasons, Gibson’s name isn’t mentioned in the trailer, instead we get a “From The Acclaimed Director of BRAVEHEART, HACKSAW RIDGE, APOCALYPTO.” Way to go, Lionsgate. I still believe having Gibson’s name stamped on the screen would have actually helped marketing.

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Oliver Stone Says ‘Wicked’ is Best of 2024

January 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t know if Oliver Stone has taken too many sugar cookies, but he’s decided to go to bat for John M. Chu’s “Wicked,” citing it as the best film he’s seen this year. No, really. The filmmaker behind “Platoon” and “JFK” is madly in love with Chu’s musical.

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Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Squid Game’ Season 3?

January 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Speculation arose after an exclusive report from Korean news outlet OSEN, which dropped today. “Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio will be appearing in the Netflix mega hit Squid Game 3,” it said. 

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Justin Baldoni Says Blake Lively Stole, Rewrote and Recut ‘It Ends With Us'

January 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni feud is turning into total Hollywood grotesquerie. I still believe this all has to do with who gets to nab the rights to the ‘It Ends With Us’ sequel, which Baldoni currently owns.

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Legendary/WB Working on ‘Dune 4’

December 31, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Denis Villeneuve hasn’t even shot “Dune Messiah” yet, but Warner Bros and Legendary are already planning ahead in milking this franchise to death.

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‘Nosferatu’ Extended Cut Coming on 4K — 3 Hour Version?

December 31, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Robert Eggers has confirmed that “Nosferatu” will be released on 4K Blu-Ray in an extended cut. Is it the near 3-hour version that was test screened earlier in the year? Quite possibly.

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Jordan's 10 Best Films of 2024

December 31, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

As we entered December, I had a shortlist of 20 or so candidates for my choice of the best films of the year. There was no film that stepped forward and announced itself as the “year’s best.” Then again, a best films list should be a celebration of cinema, not a chopping process. I finally settled on 11 titles.

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Luca Guadagnino Says Cronenberg's ‘The Shrouds' is Best Film of 2024, and More

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s IndieWire’s annual survey where directors pick their favorite films of the year. This year, there were 65 participants, including Edward Berger, Robert Eggers, Coralie Fargeat, Todd Field, Luca Guadagnino, Radu Jude, and David Lowery.

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Rumor: Harrison Ford to Star in ‘Air Force One' Sequel?

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, Sony is developing an “Air Force One” sequel, or maybe it’s just a reboot? Scooper Daniel Richtman isn’t quite sure either, but he’s hearing Harrison Ford, 82, who starred in the original, might be starring in this one.

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Film Delayed to 2026?

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Is my hearing right? Has “The Town” podcast’s Matt Belloni just reported that Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film was “punted” to 2026 by Warner Bros? That’s what he’s saying at the 13-minute mark.

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Oscars: Is There A Best Picture Frontrunner This Year?

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

This has been one strange awards season. Unlike, other years, I’m struggling to believe that we have a frontrunner (“Anora”). In fact, there might not even be one this year.

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Jason Momoa Cast as Lobo in DCU's ‘Supergirl'

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jason Momoa, formerly Aquaman, has been cast as Lobo in “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” (via Deadline). It should be noted that THR’s Bory Kit had originally reported the potential casting of Momoa in 2023.

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Brad Bird's ‘Ray Gunn' Set For 2026 Release on Netflix [Update]

December 30, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: I’m told Brad Bird will not be directing “The Incredibles 3.” He’s just producing the Pixar sequel. A simple reason for this, Bird is too busy with “Ray Gunn.”

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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

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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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