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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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Venice Film Festival Schedule Reveals “Mystery Film” Held Back for “Security Reasons,” to Be Announced Soon

Interestingly, there’s a slot on Thursday, September 10, for a film “yet to be announced.” The runtime is around 90 minutes. I reached out to a source who gave some more details.

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‘The Odyssey’ Hits $1 Billion; ‘Brand New Day’ Tops $1.3 Billion; ‘One Night Only’ Stumbles With $750K Thursday

“Spider-Man: Brand New” just became the fastest movie to cross $500M domestic ever, doing so in seven days and beating “Avengers: Endgame,” which did it in eight.

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‘Wonka’ Sequel “Delayed Indefinitely,” Warner Bros. Denies

The original plan was to start production this year, but Chalamet is now getting pickier about what comes next for him. He still hasn’t decided, but it won’t be “Wonka 2,” which is “delayed indefinitely.”

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‘Spring Breakers 2’ Is Getting Worse, Bella Thorne to Write and Direct Sequel: “It’s Going to Be So Litty, Litty McTitties”

Bella Thorne has confirmed that not only is she starring in the Korine-less sequel, but she is also directing “Spring Breakers 2.” Yes, Bella Thorne, the former Disney star, who won a Pornhub directing award.

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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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Abdellatif Kechiche’s ‘Mektoub: Canto Due’: 1000 Hours of Footage, Seven Years of Editing & Only Finished After a Stroke

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A new investigative report, from Liberation, on the elusive filmmaker has now been published just as “Mektoub: Canto Due” is set to premiere at Locarno.

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Celine Song Set to Write ‘My Best Friend's Wedding' Sequel

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Song clearly isn’t slowing down. After the critical success of “Past Lives” and this summer’s “Materialists,” the filmmaker has decided to stick with romance and revive the romcom.

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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Breaks Netflix Records With Biggest U.S. Movie Debut Ever

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Sandler just scored himself, and his usual crew, another all-expenses-paid Netflix vacation. The only question now: is it time for “Billy Madison 2,” “The Waterboy 2,” or “Grown Ups 3”?

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Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Test Screens to Rave Reactions: A Darkly Hilarious “Return to Form"

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I come bearing good news. Sam Raimi’s “Send Help” has now test-screened in California, and early word is, it’s actually very good. This is the artistic comeback Raimi needed.

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Confirmed: Erik Messerschmidt is DP on David Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth'

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We assumed Robert Richardson wouldn’t be DP on “The Adventures of Cliff Booth,” which just started production, and we now can confirm that Erik Messerschmidt is indeed taking the reins.

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‘Blue Moon’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Leads Linklater’s Decade-in-the-Making Rodgers & Hart Biopic

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Linklater and Hawke have been wanting to make this film for well over 10 years. In fact, the script was ready over a decade ago,

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Madonna Still Very Much Set to Write and Direct Biopic of Her Own Life — Julia Garner to Star

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Garner says the film, not its TV incarnation, very much still exists. “That’s supposed to still happen,” Garner recently told the SmartLess podcast recently (via Variety).

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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Sets Summer 2026 Release, Eyes Cannes Premiere

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Production on “Hope,” Na Hong-jin’s long-gestating sci-fi thriller, quietly began in late 2023, and is now in the editing stages.

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‘28 Years Later' Hits VOD as Third Instalment Remains in Limbo

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Despite great reviews, Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” earned $70M domestically, $150M worldwide, a far cry from the promise of a trailer that had gone viral online.

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‘Gremlins 3' Has Script Waiting to be Approved by Spielberg

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Earlier this year, Warner Bros. quietly confirmed that a new ‘Gremlins’ movie was in development. Now, it actually seems as though ‘Gremlins 3’ is very close to becoming a reality.

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First Look at Brad Pitt in David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Sequel

July 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While Brad Pitt was sporting a buzz cut during his “F1” promo tour, the Oscar winner has been spotted in full Cliff Booth mode — costume on, wig in place.

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Francis Ford Coppola Says ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ Is Ready to Shoot — But He Can’t Afford to Make It: “I Used My Last $100 Million”

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Turns out — to the shock of absolutely no one — Francis Ford Coppola can’t find the money to finance his next project.

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A24 & Chris Rock’s ‘Misty Green’ to Star Rosalind Eleazar, Daniel Kaluuya (!), Adam Driver, & Anna Kendrick

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Expect more to emerge as production on “Misty Green” continues — and don’t be surprised if this one lands somewhere on A24’s fall 2026 slate.

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‘Weapons’ Hides Behind a 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score — Only Carefully Selected Critics Have Reviewed It

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo has lifted more than a few weeks before the film hits theaters, but only for specifically selected publications.

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Kenneth Lonergan’s Next Film Is Nearly Ready to Shoot

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lonergan has given his clearest update yet: not only does he have three projects in development, but one of them is basically ready to go.

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Ari Aster Reflects on the Failure of ‘Beau Is Afraid’: “I Would Probably Tighten That Last Hour”

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Say what you will about Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid,” but it certainly swung for the fences, and I thought its first two hours were fantastic.

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A24 & JT Mollner to Reboot ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’?

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The “Strange Darling” filmmaker had pitched a version, in partnership with A24, which would include Glen Powell in a “creative role.”

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Eddie Murphy Says He’s Still Doing That ‘Pink Panther’ Reboot: “I’m Inspector Clouseau”

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Eddie Murphy is apparently still planning on putting a French accent to play Inspector Clouseau in a new ‘Pink Panther’ movie for Amazon/MGM.

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‘Focker-in-Law’ Is Now the Official Title of ‘Meet the Parents’ Sequel

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

You thought the Fockers were gone for good? Think again. Universal Pictures has officially announced the fourth ‘Meet the Parents’ movies, and it comes with a title that you’ll either find wildly amusing or embarrassingly desperate.

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James Cameron Drops ‘Fire & Ash’ Trailer, but Is the ‘Avatar’ Magic Still There?

July 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” has been officially released online. The footage showcases more dazzling vistas of Pandora, new tribes, and sweeping action.

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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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