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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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‘American Psycho’ Reboot May Lose Luca Guadagnino as Casting and Rewrites Drag On

If Guadagnino’s vision ultimately doesn’t come together, and time surely is running out, Lionsgate might move on from the filmmaker they have already identified possible replacements.

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‘X-Men’ Reboot Rumors Heat Up With Christopher Abbott, Jon Hamm and .. Adam Driver?

With Jake Schreier directing, Samara Weaving locked, and Sadie Sink introduced as Jean Grey, the reboot is starting to come together. Maybe Marvel finally makes some of it official at D23 next week.

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‘One Night Only’ Director Cut Out “So Much Nudity” Because People Dislike Sex on Screen

Turns out, there’s a much more sexual version of “One Night Only,” with lots of sex and nudity, that never made it to theaters. The film’s director, Will Gluck, blames audience discomfort for the cuts.

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SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ Is Being Shot Entirely on IMAX, Following ‘The Odyssey’

SS Rajamouli’s upcoming “magnum opus” is called “Varanasi,” starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran — a massive movie, which just got more massive.

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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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‘Superman’ Earns $23M Previews, But How Much Does It Need to Break Even?

July 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A great start for “Superman, but what everyone’s really asking is: what does Jakes Gunn’s film actually need to make to be considered a win?

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Stellan Skarsgård Claims Ingmar Bergman Was a Nazi: “Cried When Hitler Died"

July 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The comments have now sparked fresh debate about Bergman’s personal life, often overshadowed by his transcendent films. Historically, Bergman’s biographical records have not documented Nazi sympathies.

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Hal Hartley Returns with First Film in a Decade — Kickstarter-Funded ‘Where to Land’ Made on $300K Budget

July 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been ten years since Hal Hartley last stepped behind the camera. Since then, he’s been quietly getting “Where to Land” off the ground.

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‘Artificial': Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Movie Struggled to Find a Studio: “Dull” Script Scared Off Paramount & Warner Bros.

July 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Puck’s Matt Belloni, the project, written by Simon Rich (“An American Pickle”), had bounced around Hollywood for months due to the script.

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David Zaslav Rejected Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Superman Movie, Calling it “Too Woke”

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In April 2022, Zaslav took over as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, and reportedly wanted nothing to do with the project — dismissing it behind closed doors as “too woke.”

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‘Superman' Opened to Raves. Two Days Later, the Tone Has Slightly Changed

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros. played this one smart. Rather than the usual rollout, they invited a wave of online personalities — influencers, bloggers, YouTubers — to early screenings, both last week and earlier this week.

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Brendan Fraser’s ‘Rental Family’ Sets November Release as Searchlight Eyes Awards Season

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Just 48 hours after I reported on its exceptionally well-received test screening, Searchlight Pictures has officially slotted “Rental Family” for a November 21, 2025 release.

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Guy Ritchie Exits ‘Road House 2’

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Amazon/MGM has now been left scrambling for Ritchie’s replacement as production is due to begin eight weeks from now.

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Directors Who Haven’t Released a Film in Over a Decade

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This decade has been difficult for many talented filmmakers to get their projects going. Hollywood’s been stuck in a risk-averse mindset. There’s been far less interest in investing in filmmaker-oriented films

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The 10 Best Superhero Movies of the 21st Century

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve handpicked ten superhero movies that, in my view, actually, somewhat, justify the genre’s dominance in the 21st century. These are works that didn’t entirely sacrifice narrative for spectacle.

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Michel Franco Has Already Shot His Next Film, Which He’s Currently Editing

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Michel Franco has quietly been working on a new film, which isn’t just in development—it’s already been shot and is currently in the editing phase

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Ben Whishaw Joins Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ — A24’s Most Expensive Movie Ever?

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Alex Garland, fresh off “Civil War” and “Warfare,” is writing and directing “Elden Ring,” an adaptation of the best-selling video game, for A24.

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Peter Jackson Says He's Working on Three Scripts: “No, I'm Not Retired"

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Though he hasn’t directed a feature film since 2014’s “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” Jackson is adamant he hasn’t retired from moviemaking. In fact, he tells Screen Rant he’s currently developing three different screenplays.

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Dean Cain Says James Gunn’s “Woke” Stance on “Immigrant” Superman is “Going to Hurt” Box-Office

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cain warned that framing Superman as a metaphor for open-border immigration risks alienating audiences. He’s even saying that it might hurt the film’s box-office numbers, which have been tracking quite well.

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Malik Hassan Sayeed is DP on Luca Guadagnino's ‘Artificial'

July 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Guadagnino has again hired Sayeed for “Artificial,” which is supposed to start shooting next week. Of all the projects he’s had in development, this will be Guadagnino’s next film.

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‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Heads to Digital Just 30 Days After Hitting Theaters

July 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Universal has made a habit of rushing their hits to VOD, even while they’re still pulling in strong box office numbers. They waited just 30 days for “Wicked” and “Twisters” — and now they’re doing it again.

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Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Joan of Arc’ Biopic Based on a Novel by ‘Schindler’s List’ Author — Shoots This Fall

July 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film will mark the first time Tom Keneally has entrusted one of his major works to a director since Spielberg turned “Schindler’s List” into the Oscar-winning film over three decades ago.

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Jon Watts in Talks to Direct Jim Henson Biopic ‘Muppet Man’

July 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The project is written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Chris Weitz (“About a Boy,” “Rogue One”), and has quietly been picking up momentum over the past year.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops Gold Derby’s Best Picture Odds — Months Before the Race Even Starts

July 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Putting “Sinners” at #1 feels like both an acknowledgment of Coogler’s acclaimed hit, and totally jumping the gun.

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‘Project Hail Mary' Trailer Was Viewed 400M+ Times in 7 Days, the Most Ever For A Non-Sequel or Remake

July 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Amazon/MGM, last week’s trailer for “Project Hail Mary” had a total of 400M views, counting all platforms, which makes it a record for an “original” film.

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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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