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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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No, Matt Reeves is Not in A “Chadwick Boseman Situation"

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Hot Mic’s Jeff Sneider is implying that Warner Bros, although understanding of Reeves’ situation, is growing impatient with the status of the project. It’s come to the point where if Reeves is not available to shoot in early 2026, then he might have to exit the project.

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Official: Oscars Add Best Stunt Design Category For 2027

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, the Academy started making inquiries about the possible addition of a Stunts category. President Janet Yang said “stay tuned” for more details in the coming future.

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Best War Movies of the 21st Century?

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

On the occasion of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s “Warfare” hitting theaters tomorrow, what have been the best war movies of the last 25 years?

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Ryan Coogler's ‘Sinners’ Earns Rave Reviews — 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Although not widely screened yet, the review embargo has lifted on “Sinners,” and the write-ups are very positive. The film currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 83 on Metacritic (based on thirteen reviews).

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First Look: Julia Ducournau's ‘Alpha' is “Utterly Divisive"

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Distributed by Neon, “Alpha” stars Golshifteh Farahani (“Paterson”) as well as César award-winning Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”). Ducournau is coming off her Palme-winning “Titane.” All bets are off when it comes to this one.

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First Poster & Image for Ari Aster's ‘Eddington'

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A poster has just been released for “Eddington,” via A24, and a trailer will be coming in the next 24-48 hours. A first look image was also unveiled, and in it we catch just a glimpse of the lethal rivalry to come between Joaquin Phoenix’s Sheriff and Pedro Pascal’s Mayor.

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Cannes: Spike Lee Says ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Will Screen Out-of-Competition

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lee took to Instagram just over an hour after the festival revealed its lineup — which did not include “Highest 2 Lowest,” and announced, in his own style, what Cannes curiously didn’t. Here’s what the filmmaker wrote …

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CANNES 2025 Lineup Includes Aster, Linklater, Anderson, Reichardt, and Ducournau [Updated]

April 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 78th edition of Cannes Film Festival has announced its lineup. Let’s just say that there were a lot of missing titles this year, and internal drama, as many marquee directors were seemingly rejected.

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Matt Johnson (‘Blackberry’) to Direct ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Movie

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Matt Johnson, who helmed the excellent “Blackberry,” is set to direct an adaptation of the Hasbro game “Magic: The Gathering.” Why? Well, $$$$ — he wants to get in on the “Barbie” action.

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‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Might Have Stacked A-List Cast

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The adaptation is set to start production in July. As announced by Lionsgate, Francis Lawrence will be directing the film with Billy Ray writing the script.

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The 20 Most Overlooked Netflix Original Movies

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s become such a daunting task to catch up with, let alone know about, all of these titles that I decided it was maybe a good idea to shed off the fat and come up with the 20 underrated gems from the Netflix Original Films catalog.

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Dwayne Johnson is Unrecognizable in ‘The Smashing Machine'

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” stars Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr. This is said to be Johnson’s first independent film since 2005’s “Southland Tales,” and the first in a string of arthouse roles Johnson is set to embark on.

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‘Adolescence' Season 2 Has Been Confirmed by Netflix

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Producers are currently working on how they can “widen the aperture, stay true to its DNA, [and] not be repetitive,” but story details are firmly being kept under lock and key.

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‘The Batman: Part II’ is Not Shooting This Year

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in February, Pattinson told Deadline that production on “The Batman” sequel would begin during the fourth quarter of 2025. Nexus now has sources telling them that production will most likely be delayed to next year.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ is Ready; Rated R — Cannes or Venice?

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt” has officially completed post-production and is ready to be unveiled, wherever that may be. The film just nabbed an MPA-stamped “R” rating for “language and some sexual content.”

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Cannes 78 Intel Starts to Leak [Updated]

April 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The most pertinent question marks remain new films by Terrence Malick, Park Chan-wook, Bi Gan, Kelly Reichardt, Luca Guadagnino, and Lynne Ramsay.

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Joe Dante’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Reboot Has Been Shelved

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The last year, we’ve seen wonderful filmmakers like John Waters, Todd Solondz, Spike Jonze, Charles Burnett, and John Sayles all having potential new projects fall by the wayside due to lack of funding.

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Robert Pattinson in Talks to Star in ‘Dune: Messiah’

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While it’s unknown who Pattinson will play, if a deal closes, the role is expected to be a “significant” one. If you’ve read “Dune: Messiah,” which character do you think fits Pattinson’s style best?

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Mike White Slams ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Haters; Says Composer Quitting Was A “B*tch Move”

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Mike White has been on a no-filter rampage of late, and he’s attacking anyone who dares criticize him and the wildly divisive third season. He’s even going after the composer.

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Dan Trachtenberg’s “Secret” ‘Predator’ Movie Has A Trailer

April 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer has been released for the anthology film — which can be viewed below — and it looks groovy. I dig the animation style. The three stories told here are of The Predator fighting Vikings, Samurais and WWII pilots.

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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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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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