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Bruno Dumont Made His Next Film ‘The End’ Entirely With AI

Um, what? Bruno Dumont, one of the most uncompromising filmmakers alive, has made his next feature, "The End," entirely with generative AI.

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Sebastián Lelio, Oscar-Winning Director of ‘A Fantastic Woman,' Dies at 52

This one is shocking. Sebastián Lelio — the Chilean filmmaker behind “Gloria” and the Oscar-winning “A Fantastic Woman,” and one of the most vital voices in Latin American cinema this century — has died at just 52.

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‘Klara and the Sun' Averaged $17 Per Theater This Week, Sony Stops Tracking Box Office Receipts

The budget? That depends on who you ask. Sony originally pegged it at $20M, but it's now being reported at $40M. Given how studios try to lowball costs, I'd bet on the latter being the actual figure.

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‘Cliff Booth’ Trailer Is Finally Here

The first real trailer for ‘Cliff Booth’ has dropped two weeks out from release. David Fincher directing a Quentin Tarantino script. Brad Pitt back as Cliff Booth. On paper, this is the easiest sell of the season.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero' Surprises With $6.7M+ in Previews, and a $40M+ Opening Is Now on the Table

‘Minus Zero’ has been tracking for a $30M+ domestic opening, but that number now feels conservative. We’re looking at a real shot at $40M.

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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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Amy Adams to Star in ‘Cape Fear’ Series Remake

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Amy Adams will be joining Javier Bardem in the cast as one of the leads of “Cape Fear.” The script must be good for such talent to take part, right?

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Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme' to Premiere at Cannes? Sets May 30 Release Date via Focus

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” has been picked up by Focus Features. A limited release of May 30 has been set up with a wide expansion on June 6. A Cannes premiere is now inevitably going to happen for the film.

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Laura Dern Joins Bradley Cooper's ‘Is This Thing On?'

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After “A Star is Born” and “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper recently set up his third feature as a director. Cooper will be teaming up with Laura Dern, Will Arnett and Andrew Day on the Searchlight-produced “Is This Thing On?”

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Brett Ratner Working on A Donald Trump Documentary

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A few weeks ago, we heard about Brett Ratner and Amazon/MGM teaming up on, of all things, a Melania Trump documentary which will be co-produced by the first lady herself. Amazon/MGM reportedly dished out close to $40M to acquire the rights to the film.

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‘A Complete Unknown' Hits VOD on February 25 — Two Months After Theatrical Release

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As audiences try to catch up with all 10 best picture nominees, Searchlight just made it easier for them to catch “A Complete Unknown.” James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic releases on digital platforms on February 25 — exactly two months after its theatrical release.

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‘Friendship' Trailer Has Paul Rudd & Tim Robinson in Hilarious A24 Comedy

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last September, A24 acquired Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship” in a deal said to be in the seven-figures. Given that it now has a May released date, “Friendship” will easily be one of the most gut-bustling and hilarious comedies of 2025.

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Ben Affleck to Direct & Star in ‘Animals’ — Shoots in March [Updated]

February 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: Steven Yeun and Kerry Washington have joined the cast of “Animals” (via THR). I’m wondering if Netflix would want to fast track this one for a late 2025 Oscar run. It’ll all depend on the quality of the film, and how much confidence Netflix actually has in its awards chances.

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Paul Giamatti to Star in Radio Silence’s Art Bell Biopic

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The filmmaking team known as Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett) are teaming up with Paul Giamatti for a biopic about the late Art Bell.

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Mel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection of Christ’ Starts Shooting in March [Updated]

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t know about you, but contrary to what Mel Gibson might have indicated last month, ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’ might actually be starting production in the coming weeks.

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Michel Gondry’s Shelved ‘Golden’ is Actually “Charming” and “Very Creative”

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out that, just a few weeks ago, “Golden” had test screened in Pasadena, and the reception that came out of that screening did not match what Universal, Gondry and Williams are telling us.

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Terry Gilliam Bewildered by ‘Jeanne Dielman' Topping Sight & Sound Poll

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s filmmaker Terry Gilliam (“Brazil”), interviewed by Phil Stubbs, echoing Quentin Tarantino’s bewilderment. He’s also never seen ‘Jeanne Dielman’ and goes as far as to question the purpose of claiming it to be the “greatest” film ever made.

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Jesse Garcia & Will Yun Lee Have Joined Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jesse Garcia (“The Mother,” “Flamin’ Hot”) and Will Yun Lee (“San Andreas”) have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan‘s “The Odyssey” (via Deadline). Also, after some talks, it looks like a scheduling conflict will not permit Mia Goth to take part in Nolan’s upcoming epic. Production on “The Odyssey” is set to begin in late February.

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‘Lilo & Stitch' Was the Best Super Bowl Spot

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last night, we had Super Bowl teasers for ‘Mission: Impossible 8,’ “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” “Thunderbolts,” “F1,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Smurfs.” Studios spent over $7M for 30-second spots, and, quite honestly, the best one didn’t even show any movie footage.

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How Is This Even Possible?

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Fine, “Emilia Perez” was already hated before Karla Sofia Gascon went all Nazi on us, but this alone cannot explain how the film has a 17% user rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Who is Actually Excited For ‘Thunderbolts'?

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In case you didn’t know, Marvel premiered a 2-minute trailer for the MCU’s “Thunderbolts” during last night’s Super Bowl. The best I can say about this one is that it’s an improvement on the last teaser, released in November, and which was dubbed “Thunder-Meh.”

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First Look ‘Euphoria' Season 3

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

So, it’s actually happening? ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 began filming last week, and as proof of life, HBO decided to release a first look image of this much-anticipated final season — above.

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Martin Scorsese Praises Radu Jude's ‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World'

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

During an interview, conducted last week, with TCM’s Dave Karger, Scorsese mentioned films by directors Radu Jude, Cristian Mungiu, Cristi Puiu, and Corneliu Porumboiu as recent cinema that he finds brilliant: "I really like Romanian films." 

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Barry Keoghan & Riley Keough to Star in Kantemir Balagov’s ‘Butterfly Jam’

February 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s surprising to learn that Russian filmmaker Kantemir Balagov hasn’t shot a single frame of his upcoming film “Butterfly Jam”. In fact, the leads have only just been cast.

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Teaser for ‘Mission: Impossible 8' Has Tom Cruise Dangling Off A Plane

February 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the Super Bowl spot for Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.” Paramount spent around $7M to air the teaser during tonight’s big game.

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Teaser for Joseph Kosinski's ‘F1'

February 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s Super Bowl Sunday which means we’re going to be getting a handful of anticipated trailers/teasers coming in this evening. First up, and released online, a few hours before the big game, is the teaser for Joseph Kosinski’s “F1” starring Brad Pitt.

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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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