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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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Olivia Wilde Calls Netflix’s $20M ‘The Invite’ Offer a “Bribe” to Skip Theaters

Back in January, at the Sundance Film Festival, a bidding war emerged over Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite.” A24, Netflix, Searchlight, Focus Features, and NEON among the studios in the mix.

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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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Box Office: “28 Years Later” Crashes 70% in Week 2; Will The Trilogy Capper Happen?

June 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sony’s “28 Years Later” is struggling to keep momentum in its second weekend, projected to land in fifth place at the box office with a steep 70% drop from its debut.

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Readers' Thoughts on ‘F1'?

June 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Did “F1” live up to the hype for you? Its A CinemaScore, 92% PostTrak and 8.1 on IMDb suggest it’s a major hit with audiences. Not surprised. The film is slick, old-school entertainment.

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First Poster for Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey': “Defy The Gods"

June 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the first official poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which features the tagline “Defy the Gods.” A teaser for the film is rumored to be attached to “Jurassic World Rebirth” screenings starting next Thursday.

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‘Parasite' Tops NYT’s 100 Best Films of the 21st Century Poll [Updated]

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The New York Times has decided to conduct a massive poll of “directors, actors and notable Hollywood names” to come up with the 100 Best Films of the 21st Century.

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Taika Waititi's ‘Akira’ is No Longer Happening — Warner Bros. Quits IP Rights

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to THR, Warner Bros. has officially let go of the movie rights for the 1988 Japanese sci-fi classic. In consequence, Taika Waititi is no longer attached.

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Matt Reeves Confirms ‘The Batman: Part II’ Script Has Been Submitted

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Reeves has confirmed via social media that the screenplay is, at long last, finished. Mattson Tomlin, who quietly contributed rewrites to the 2022 film, is now receiving official credit this time around.

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Amazon's James Bond Shortlist Includes Jacob Elordi, Harris Dickinson, and ... Tom Holland?!

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Variety, three names have emerged as frontrunners on Amazon MGM Studios’ shortlist for the next James Bond; Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland, and Harris Dickinson are reportedly “at the top of [the studio’s] list.”

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James Cameron Calls ‘Oppenheimer’ a “Moral Cop-Out” for Not Showing Japanese Bombing Aftermath

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Nolan has long stood by his creative choice not to directly depict the horrors inflicted in “Oppenheimer.” His reasoning? The story is told entirely via Oppenheimer’s subjective perspective.

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‘Jane': Alfonso Cuarón's Philip K. Dick Biopic is Still Happening

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cuarón, who is coming off his ambitious Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer,” is now, according to Variety, preparing to finally shoot his long-delayed film about Philip K. Dick and his twin sister for Amazon/MGM.

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Brad Pitt’s 12 Best Performances

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve ranked what I believe are the 12 best performances of Pitt’s career — not the most famous, necessarily, but the most revealing. These are the roles where Pitt reminded us he’s more than just a “movie star,” but one of the most quietly versatile actors around.

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David Fincher's ‘Squid Game: America' Eyeing December Shoot

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to What’s On Netflix, Fincher, already knee-deep in Netflix originals, and about to shoot “The Adventures of Cliff Booth” from July to December, is somehow eyeing a December 2025 L.A. shoot for “Squid Game: America.”

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Box Office: ‘F1’ Earns $10M in Previews; $60M Opening Weekend?

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Joseph Kosinski’s “F1” roared into Thursday night previews with a very impressive $10M haul, setting it firmly on the track toward a potential $60M opening.

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Steven Spielberg Has “No Plans Ever To Retire"; Want To Direct A Western

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Spielberg, with no plans to ever retire, has a new untitled UFO film hitting theaters next summer, and last night, he screened the first action-packed footage.

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Denis Villeneuve Will Only Direct One Bond Film, Without Final Cut

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Villeneuve’s leap into the Bond-verse is going to be a one-off affair. Additionally, he won’t have final cut on the film and isn’t locked in for any sequels, spin-offs, or streaming offshoots.

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Michael Bay To Direct New ‘Transformers' Movie

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Puck’s Matt Belloni, Michael Bay, the pyrotechnic prince of Hollywood carnage, is quietly developing a new ‘Transformers’ movie at Paramount, with plans to direct.

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Poster — Trailer Releases on Monday

June 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This is an interesting development. We’ll be getting our first look at “Project Hail Mary” on Monday in the form of a near 3-minute trailer.

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Variety: ‘Alto Knights’ is “Criminally Underrated” and “Built to Last”

June 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this year, Barry Levinson’s “Alto Knights” landed with a thud — both critically and commercially. Some are already trying to start its reappraisal.

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After ‘Janet Planet,’ Annie Baker Reunites With A24 for Follow-Up ‘Ancient History’

June 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After her delicate debut, “Janet Planet,” Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker is set to return behind the camera — and once again, she’s doing it with A24.

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Neon Acquires Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Ahead of Expected Venice Premiere

June 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Neon has acquired the North American rights to “No Other Choice,” the latest feature from acclaimed South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook.

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Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey' Aiming for “R" Rating?

June 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. “The Odyssey” is rumored to be aiming for an R rating, thanks in part to at least one intimate sequence and the presence of an intimacy coordinator on set.

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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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