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Lars Von Trier Has Almost Completed the Screenplay For His Final Film

Lars Von Trier is working on the 15th—and likely final—film of his career, “After,” and according to his producer, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, the screenplay is supposed to be completed this month

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Mel Gibson Says ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Not in Aramaic Because the Story Is Too “Complex” for Subtitles

Gibson isn’t shooting the sequels in Aramaic and Latin. They’re in English. He now explains the decision, saying the material became too complicated to ask audiences to process through subtitles.

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David Ellison Ready to Sign Three-Year Deal Promising 30 Paramount/Warner Bros. Movies a Year in Theaters

Paramount/Skydance’s David Ellison is making a big promise to theater owners as he tries to get that proposed $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal across the finish line.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Dominates With $145M Second Weekend as Sexless ‘One Night Only’ Bombs With $5M

“Spider Man: Brand New Day” with the highest 10-day domestic run ever. Through tomorrow, the US total will be $653M, and $1.7 billion worldwide. Talk about a blockbuster—this is the definition of one.

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Confirmed: ‘Digger’ Runtime is Actually 2 Hours 8 Minutes

Iñárritu is certainly one to indulge. His last film, “Bardo,” ran 159 minutes, while “The Revenant” was 156 minutes, “Biutiful” 148 minutes, “Babel” 143 minutes, and “Amores Perros” 154 minutes.

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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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Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Has A Teaser!

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Can Julia Ducournau win the Palme d’Or again? Here’s our first teaser for “Alpha,” Julia Ducournau’s anticipated follow-up to “Titane,” which screens tonight at Cannes.

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Wes Anderson & Richard Ayoade Writing New Film Together [Cannes]

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Anderson will once again team up with Roman Coppola, his frequent co-writer, along with Richard Ayoade, who starred in “The Phoenician Scheme,” in a total scene-stealing performance.

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Box Office: Andrew DeYoung’s ‘Friendship’ Scores Big With $23K Per-Theater Average, Set for Major Expansion Over Memorial Day

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a buzzy six-screen debut last weekend, Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship” pulled in a spectacular $1.4M from just 60 theaters in its second frame

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Denzel Washington Earned $35M Salary to Star in Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix is also shelling out a massive $35M to lock in Denzel for the newly announced crime thriller “Here Comes the Flood,” which will also star Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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Guillermo del Toro Says His ‘Frankenstein’ Is More Heart Than Horror

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro is steering his adaptation of “Frankenstein” away from traditional horror and leaning into something far more personal and emotional.

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Safdie, Baumbach, Berger, Guadagnino and Lanthimos Tipped for Venice

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re only halfway through Cannes, but chatter has already shifted to what might surface on the Lido later this year. It’s looking like a strong lineup of films will be unveiled.

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Andrew Garfield in Talks to Lead Paul Greengrass’ Peasant Revolt Epic ‘The Rage’ as Focus Eyes $11M U.S. Deal

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Garfield is now in active negotiations to take over the lead role from Matthew McConaughey, who had previously been attached. 

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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ is Beautiful, Puzzling and Sorta Empty [Cannes]

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I haven’t had the time to write a review for Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme,” but at first viewing, I’m underwhelmed by it. As it stands, it’s one of his lesser efforts.

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‘Die, My Move’ Sells to MUBI for $20M

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The first major deal out of Cannes has landed—and it’s a big one. MUBI has snapped up U.S. rights (along with several other territories) to Lynne Ramsay’s latest

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Justine Triet’s Next Film “In English With Some Major Stars”

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following her Palme d’Or win and Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Justine Triet—the French filmmaker behind “Anatomy of a Fall” —has been attracting serious attention from Hollywood.

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Box-Office: ‘Final Destination’ $53M, ‘Sinners’ Beats ‘Thunderbolts’

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

To think, ‘Bloodlines’ was initially planned as a streaming-only release on HBO Max, and only switched to theatrical in August 2024. Goes to show how important theatrical can be for a film.

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Sylvain Chomet’s Next Film is ‘Triplets of Belleville’ Sequel

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re eagerly anticipating Chomet’s “The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol,” set to be his first animated feature in 15 years. The film premiered yesterday at Cannes.

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Kathryn Bigelow Involved in A24’s ‘Near Dark’ Remake Series

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Near Dark,” Kathryn Bigelow’s awesome 1987 vampire neo-Western is being developed as a series over at A24. Bigelow herself is involved in some capacity.

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‘Die, My Love’ Elevated by Jennifer Lawrence’s Extraordinary Performance [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Lawrence has never been one for half-measures, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen her go this raw, this unfiltered, this dangerous.

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‘Nouvelle Vague’: Linklater’s Homage to Godard’s New Wave is A Playful Hangout Movie [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Richard Linklater has always been more interested in moments than plot. In “Nouvelle Vague,” his tribute to Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” he turns the French filmmaker’s story into — what else — a hangout movie.

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Ang Lee “Struggling” to Make ‘Bruce Lee’ Biopic Due To Budget Concerns

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Deadline, Lee admits he’s been struggling with budgeting and is still seeking approval from Sony Pictures to move forward with the film he’s been developing for years.

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The Chronology of Water: Praise & Disappointment Greet Kristen Stewart’s Debut [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Stewart mentioned having submitted a very rought cut of ‘Chronology’ for Cannes, and that she will now be going back to the editing room after the festival.

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‘Eddington’ Opens With 1.5 on Screen’s Cannes Jury Grid

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

So far, only six Competition titles have unspooled at this year’s Cannes, with 22 slated to screen by the time the curtain falls on May 24. But already, one thing seems certain: we may have found our basement.

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Trailer for Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a trailer for Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” which is set to screen less than four hours from now here at Cannes.

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Coen Brothers’ Horror Film Delayed as Joel Goes Solo Again

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re all hoping for a reunion between the Coen brothers. They’re one of the great living filmmakers. Sadly, fans will have to be patient a little longer.

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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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