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The New York Times Is About to Buy Letterboxd for $330 Million

Letterboxd, the app where film Twitter went to live, is finalizing a sale to The New York Times in a deal that values the site at $330M, according to a report from, who else, the New York Times.

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Paul Giamatti Has Never Won an Oscar. That Could Change With ‘The Debut’

Let's get this out of the way: Paul Giamatti should already have an Oscar. He should have won for "Sideways," a performance the Academy didn't even nominate.

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‘John Wick’ Animated Prequel Greenlit With Keanu Reeves Set to Return

Lionsgate, continuing to milk the IP, has given the green light to an animated "John Wick" prequel, and Keanu Reeves is coming back to voice the hitman.

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Peter Farrelly Reveals Sylvester Stallone Has Seen ‘I Play Rocky’: “His Wife Cried the Whole Time”

So Sylvester Stallone has finally seen “I Play Rocky.”That's news, because up until now we had heard absolutely nothing about how Sly felt about Peter Farrelly's movie on the making of the 1976 classic.

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Paul Dano Shooting Pablo Larraín’s 1973 Chile Coup Drama ‘Once’ With Rodrigo Prieto as DP

“Once,” which Larraín describes as a “war movie,” is slated to begin shooting in the second half of 2026. A release next year via Netflix is being eyed for the film.

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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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Park Chan-Wook's ‘No Other Choice' Not Submitted For Cannes

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve been receiving a few emails wondering about the status of Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice.” Last we checked, Park was hard at work in the editing room, and semi-rushing a possible cut of the film for this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Ryan Coogler's ‘Sinners’ Went Overbudget, and Actually Cost $100M

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Sinners” was originally greenlit for $80M but encountered a few setbacks during production. The total costs finally amounted to the film having a $100M budget. The good news for Warner Bros is that Coogler ended up covering the overages out of his fees and backend compensation.

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Kathryn Bigelow's Untitled White House Thriller to Hit Fall Fests

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Bigelow, 73, is the filmmaker behind such films as “The Hurt Locker,” “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Near Dark,” “Point Break,” and the highly underrated “Strange Days.” Her last directorial effort (“Detroit”) was released almost eight years ago.

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A24 to Remake ‘Bloodsport’

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After “Death Stranding” and “Barney,” A24 seeks to acquire more IP, and according to The InSneider, is now in negotiations for the remake rights to the JCVD classic “Bloodsport.”

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‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' to World Premiere at 78th Cannes Film Festival

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s no doubt a real risk to premiere a pricey blockbuster at Venice or Cannes, just ask Disney (‘Indiana Jones 5’) and Warner Bros (“Joker: Folie a Deux”) about that. However, Paramount doesn’t seem to care.

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David Lynch’s Gravestone Unveiled in Hollywood: “Night Blooming Jasmine"

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

David Lynch's gravestone has been revealed at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, featuring a sleek, flat black stone with the mysterious epitaph: "Night Blooming Jasmine."

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David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’ Sequel is Set Eight Years Later & “Not A Sequel"— Starts Production in July

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

New details have emerged regarding David Fincher’s Cliff Booth movie starring Brad Pitt. It sounds like it’s definitely happening, and production begins this summer.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Causes Backlash Over Gender-Swapped Role

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I have no issues with gender swap casting, but only because, quite frankly, as much as I respect C.S. Lewis’ stories, I’m not as passionate a fan as, say, all of the ones crying “betrayal!” over Streep’s Aslan.

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Jaume Collet-Serra Set to Direct Netflix Erotic Thriller ‘An Innocent Girl’

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

He’s built up a peculiar filmmaking career, one steeped in, dare I say, elevated mediocrity. That seems to be his forte. His latest exercise in genre-hopping is “An Innocent Girl.”

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Had A Total of 28 Writers Working on the Script

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you go on the WGA website, the list of names grows exponentially. The number is actually 28 writers, and the list does not include Jason Momoa who recently confirmed having written a specific scene for the film.

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First Look: Rooney & Kate Mara in Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A new Werner Herzog is currently shooting in Dublin. Herzog is directing the wonderfully titled “Bucking Fastard” which stars Kate and Rooney Mara as twin sisters, Joan and Jean, living on the fringes of society.

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Robert De Niro to Receive Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes 2025

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Robert De Niro will receive the Cannes Film Festival‘s honorary Palme d’Or at the May 13 opening night ceremony of the 78th edition, the festival has confirmed.

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‘Michael’ Part 1 & Part 2 Will Both Release in 2026

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael” will be split into 2 two-hour films, and they will both be released in 2026. He’s confirming it via an “exclusive” piece. For now, the film still has that October 3, 2025 release date (it will inevitably get pushed in the coming weeks).

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Lynne Ramsay's ‘Die, My Love' Isn't Ready For Cannes, But Might Be Late Addition

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

One particular film that’s been the subject of much Cannes speculation is Lynne Ramsay’s “Die, My Love,” starring Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence, and according to Deadline, it looks like it might not be announced on Thursday.

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Michael Sarnoski (‘Pig') Set To Direct A24's ‘Death Stranding'

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sarnoski will write and direct the highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Hideo’s genre-defying video game. Coming off “A Quiet Place: Day One,” Sarnoski is currently in post-production on his next film, A24’s “Death of Robin Hood.”

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Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning'

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t know about you, but the title and this latest trailer, recapping the previous seven films, makes it seem like this eighth ‘Mission: Impossible’ instalment might signify the end of an era.

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Trailer for Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

April 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We finally have a trailer for Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” via Focus Features. A limited release of May 30 has been set up with a wide expansion on June 6.

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‘Minecraft’ Earns Incredible $163M Opening Weekend [Updated]

April 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The walkups for Warner Bros’ “A Minecraft Movie” have been incredible. Call it “Moneycraft.” The film earned $53M through Friday evening, and is now being projected for an $163M opening weekend.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’ To Open 78th Cannes Film Festival?

April 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re four days away from Christmas, aka the Cannes Film Festival lineup getting revealed, and we still don’t have an opening night film, let alone the names of the jury, or even an official poster

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Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’ is “Unlike Anything” in Current Cinema, and Has Over 140 Different Characters

April 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Darius Khondji says that Marty Supreme “will be ready at the end of the year”, or at least when he’s done doing the colouring on the film. The film is going to be “unlike anything at the moment.”

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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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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