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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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Cate Blanchett is “Serious" About Retirement

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cate Blanchett currently has two films in post-production, but no other projects lined up — she’s more focused on theater and radio plays these days. It seems like she wants it to remain that way.

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First Look: Johnny Depp in Marc Webb's ‘Day Drinker'

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Johnny Depp is officially making Hollywood movies again. Marc Webb’s “Day Drinker,” which is currently in production, stars Depp and Penelope Cruz. A first look image has just been released for the film.

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Justin Kurzel's ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North' Sets April 18 Release on Prime Video

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s finally a buyer for Justin Kurzel’s “The Narrow Road to the Deep North.” Prime Video has acquired the U.S. rights to the limited series, which stars Jacob Elordi. Not just that, the five-part series is now set for release this coming Friday, April 18.

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Harvey Weinstein Asked Errol Morris to Exonerate Him Out of Prison Like The “‘Thin Blue Line’ Guy"

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

During an L.A. Q&A session, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Errol Morris revealed a surprising request he received from Weinstein. It turns out he received a call from New York’s Rikers Island jail, and it was none other than the disgraced former Miramax head honcho.

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Emma D'Arcy Joins Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s Next Film

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A quick note on Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s tentatively titled “Judy,” the film has added Emma D’Arcy (“House of the Dragon”) to its sprawling ensemble cast, which is led by Tom Cruise.

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Laura Wandel's ‘Adam's Interest' to Open 2025 Cannes Critics' Week

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 2025 Cannes Critics’ Week lineup is here, and it features a few nifty entries, including “Left-Handed Girl,” co-written and edited by Sean Baker, and Pauline Loquès’ Théodore Pellerin-led “Nino.”

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Teaser for Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Tackles Political Divides

April 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s June 2, 2020, and the pandemic is starting to make the townspeople in Eddington, New Mexico go loco. This all leads to a major showdown between the Sheriff and the mayor.

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First Look at ‘Wuthering Heights’ Confirms 18th Century Setting

April 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Some were hoping that Emerald Fennell would opt to make a modern-day version of the classic story, but based on these first look set photos, that clearly isn’t the case.

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Eli Roth Blames ‘Borderlands’ Disaster on COVID

April 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Appearing on The Town podcast, Roth was asked about “Borderlands.” Initially reluctant, Roth decided to finally answer a few questions about his infamous film.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘Warfare’?

April 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Now, it’s your turn. I gather many of our readers made the trek to theaters this weekend to watch “Warfare.” What did you think? Does it deserve the praise?

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‘Minecraft’ Eyeing $80M Second Weekend as Rowdy & Disruptive Crowds Continue

April 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What’s perhaps most puzzling are the viral reactions going on inside theaters across the country. You’ve been warned: going to see “Minecraft” in theaters might entail having to deal with an annoying crowd.

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Nicky Katt Passes at 54

April 12, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Nicky Katt, a memorable character actor, has passed away at the age of 54. The cause of death is still not known at this time.

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Gore Verbinski’s New Film Test Screens Through the Roof!

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”? is set to be Verbinski’s first film in over nine years. He’s assembled an excellent cast for his comeback vehicle, including Same Rockwell as the lead.

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‘The Bodyguard’ Remake in the Works

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Warners Bros has confirmed plans to remake 1992’s “The Bodyguard,” which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. The studio has set “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” director Sam Wrench at the helm.

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Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 3’ Confirmed at Warner Bros.

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ll get to this wildly fawning Mike Fleming Jr. interview soon but it’s been confirmed by Warner Bros’ Pam Abdy and Michael De Luca that “Beetlejuice 3” is officially in the works at the studio.

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‘Kiss of the Spider-Woman’ Sets October 10 Awards Season Release [Updated]

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As expected, Lionsgate and Roadside spent $30M to acquire “Kiss of the Spider-Woman” because they believe the film has a shot at awards (via Deadline). Delusional. They’ve now set up an awards season release for the film.

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Amazon & Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Tomb Raider' Has Been Shelved

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a source (via PC Gamer) now saying that ‘Tomb Raider’ is "not going ahead", while an additional source flatly confirms the project is "dead." Neither Prime Video nor Waller-Bridge's representatives have commented.

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J.C. Chandor Set to Direct ‘Zebra Killers' for Sony

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Chandor will be going back to his roots and is set to write and direct “Zebra Killer,” “contemporary thriller” for Sony Pictures which is eyeing a shoot this fall. Roman Vasyanov is the DP.

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Cannes Late Additions Might Include Lynne Ramsay, Bi Gan, and Nadav Lapid

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Some of the missing names cinephiles are wondering about include Ramsay, Park, Bi Gan, Lapid, Campillo, Wandel, Guadagnino, Jarmusch, Nemes, Petzold, and of course, Malick. I’ll try to tackle all of them here, but some of these have just gone dark; there’s no trail to speak of.

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Angel Studios' ‘King of Kings' to Storm Weekend Box-Office With 25M+ Opening

April 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film, loosely based on the Charles Dickens book "The Life of Our Lord," was directed by VFX expert Seong-ho Jang, and comes to us from the distributor of “Sound of Freedom,” a breakout indie hit that managed to gross nearly $250M domestically back in the summer of 2023.

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