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Bradley Cooper’s ‘Ocean’s’ Prequel Starts Filming in Europe

A June 25, 2027 release date has been set for “Oceans.” This will be Cooper’s fourth directorial effort after “A Star Is Born,” “Maestro,” and “Is This Thing On?”

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‘Gentle Monster’ Trailer: Léa Seydoux Learns Her Husband is into Seriously Disturbing Stuff in Clunky Cannes Drama

The trailer for Marie Kreutzer’s “Gentle Monster” dropped today. Netflix surprisingly picked up the Cannes drama, clearly betting on Léa Seydoux as an awards contender. I’m not convinced.

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Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Is the Only Movie to Hit All Four Major Fall Film Festivals

Inspired by a true story, “Bucking Fastard” follows sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, played by Rooney and Kate Mara, in total sync, as they live by their own social and emotional standards and rules.

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Michael Haneke Has Retired From Filmmaking: “He Made His 10 Movies, Just Like His Idol Robert Bresson”

It’s an understatement to say that Michael Haneke has had an immense impact on cinema—“Caché,” “The Piano Teacher,” “Funny Games,” and “Amour” are cinematic landmarks.

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Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake Sets June 2027 Release at Paramount

Yep, they’re going ahead with it. One of the most puzzling remake announcements in recent years is not only currently in production, but has also just been dated for release.

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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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George Miller Teases “Another” ‘Mad Max’ If “Planets Align”

March 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

George Miller is telling Vulture that  “if for whatever reason the planets align,” he would make another ‘Max’ movie, but his next film project is not ‘Max.’

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PTA’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Test Screening Again This Week

March 2, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I would imagine Warner Bros is still trying to figure out when to release “One Battle After Another.” It currently has an August 2025 date, but chances are  very likely that it’ll be moved further down the calendar.

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Natalie Portman & Lena Dunham's ‘Good Sex' Sells For Whopping $55M To Netflix

March 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has beaten out multiple studios, in a heated biding war, and closing up a worldwide deal for Natalie Portman and Lena Dunham’s “Good Sex.” The final deal could reach a near-record $55M.

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‘Emilia Pérez’ Wins 7 Césars, Including Best Film & Best Director

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The French love affair with “Emilia Pérez” continued on tonight as the film swept the 50th Césars Awards on Friday evening, winning seven awards, including Best Director and Best Film.

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First Look: Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Eleanor The Great’ — Tipped for Cannes Premiere

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Word of mouth is good on Scarlett Johansson’s “Eleanor the Great.” The actress’ directorial debut has been submitted for the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. We now have a first look (above).

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Razzies: ‘Madame Web’ Nabs Worst Picture, Coppola Accepts Worst Director For ‘Megalopolis’

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Much to the shock of absolutely nobody, “Madame Web” led Razzie nominees this year with three wins, including Worst Picture. The catastrophic Sony extravaganza beat out “Megalopolis,” “Borderlands,” “Joker: Folie á Deux” and “Reagan”

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Francis Ford Coppola on ‘Megalopolis' Razzie Nomination: “I Chose to Not Follow the Gutless Rules"

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola has now gone on his Instagram to “accept” the Razzie nominations, and backhandedly slams the notion that a film, such as his, which strives to break the installed rules of cinema, would ever care about such nonsense.

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James Gunn's ‘Superman' Described as “Terrible" After Test Screening

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What exactly is going on with James Gunn’s “Superman”? There have been whispers that a recent cut screened internally over at Warner Bros was not up to the standards of the studio brass. A few weeks later, another cut was screened, and word was only slightly better.

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‘Alto Knights' Tracking at $3M Opening — $50M Budget

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Barry Levinson somehow got $50M to shoot his mob movie “Alto Knights,” starring Robert De Niro. This is a film that has been described as, Warner Bros head honcho, David Zaslav’s “pet project.”

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Kathleen Kennedy Denies, Then Confirms, Reports That She’s Leaving LucasFilm

February 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s an awkward interview that’s just been published between Dwadline and LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy. If you read between the lines, there’s a lot to decipher.

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Early Reactions for Steven Soderbergh's ‘Black Bag' Are Positive

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Black Bag,” which is being dubbed a “spy thriller,” is set up with a March 14, 2025 release date via Focus Features. Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in the film alongside Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke and Pierce Brosnan.

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Martin Scorsese Loved ‘I'm Still Here'

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Rodrigo Teixeira, one of the film's producers, is now telling the Dois Pontos podcast that none other than Martin Scorsese wrote an email to Salles after seeing the film. Predictably, Scorsese was gushing about “I’m Still Here” which he loved.

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Gene Hackman's Death Now Ruled as “Suspicious"

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Authorities are now reversing course. In a leaked search warrant, Hackman and Arakawa’s deaths are now being deemed as “suspicious.” They are saying there was “no obvious sign of a gas leak.” A “thorough investigation” is currently underway.

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Teaser for ‘Shrek 5' — Zendaya to Star as Shrek's Daughter

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you thought the ‘Shrek’ franchise was DOA, think again. A fifth film is happening over at DreamWorks. Not just that, a teaser was just released. The film is set to hit theaters on December 23, 2025.

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Sean Durkin to Direct ‘Deep Cuts' for A24 — Austin Butler & Saoirse Ronan to Star

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler are set to star in Sean Durkin’s “Deep Cuts,” A24 will produce. The project is an adaptation of Holly Brickley’s debut novel which was released in bookstores this month. Durkin is writing the screenplay.

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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum' Delayed to 2027

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a lot of talk about Andy Serkis’ upcoming “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum,” which would reunite the original cast for this new instalment. Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Orlando Bloom have been been asked to return.

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‘Starship Troopers' Remake in the Works at Sony

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While Paul Verhoeven is struggling to find financing for “Young Sinner,” one of his classics is being developed for a remake. Given Hollywood’s current IP obsession, this tracks.

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MUBI Acquires Paolo Sorrentino's ‘La Grazia’ With Toni Servillo — Shoots in the Spring

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Paolo Sorrentino has already set up his next film. “La Grazia” (“Grace”) is set to star Sorrentino muse Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”). Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is being described as “a love story set somewhere in Italy.”

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Trailer for A24's ‘Death of a Unicorn' — John Carpenter's Score Replaced

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer has been released for A24’s “Death of a Unicorn.” I have not been hearing good things about this film, shot in July 2023, which has test screened a handful of times already. The trailer hasn’t tampered down any of these doubts.

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Gene Hackman, 95, Has Passed Away

February 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hackman was one of the great actors of the ‘70s, standing toe to toe with De Niro, Pacino, Hoffman and Nicholson. What a man. What a career. The term “legend” should not be used in vain, but Hackman was just that.

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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Flawed but Astonishing Spectacle — Rave Reviews Confirm Best Picture Frontrunner

There is something undeniably powerful about a film that swings this hard, that embraces myth, spectacle, and the strange dream logic of ancient storytelling.

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Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets Reshoots, Won’t Premiere at Venice Film Festival

About a month ago, Variety published a piece saying that “The Social Reckoning” was being submitted to the Venice Film Festival. I can confirm now that will definitely not be happening.

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Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Delayed to 2027

The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but no plot details have been revealed. All we know is that it’s a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.

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Christopher Nolan’s Place in Cinema History: Genius, Overrated, or Something In Between?

Nolan has changed what a modern blockbuster can be, and that alone is a significant legacy. The bigger question is whether he has truly transformed cinema itself, or simply reinvented the blockbuster.

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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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