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Curry Barker Wants to Release a Nearly 2-Hour-10-Minute “Extended Cut” of ‘Obsession’

The theatrical version runs 108 minutes, so we're talking a nearly 2-hour-10-minute cut of a movie that works because it's lean, and I'm not sure anyone needs that.

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Wong Kar-wai's Next Project is ‘Northern Story’? Another TV Series, Not a Film

It’s now been 13 years since "The Grandmaster,” and it doesn’t sound like Wong Kar-wai will be making another film in the near future. His future seems to be on the small screen.

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything' ($10.6M) Might Just Steal #1 From ‘Clayface' ($10.4M) in Its Third Weekend

Meanwhile, Laika's stop-motion fantasy "Wildwood" held at #3 with $7.5M in its second weekend, a respectable 39% drop. The well-reviewed film has earned $25M domestic and $35M globally so far.

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Michael Mann Hospitalized After Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg at Gun Range

Mann, 83, was rushed to a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at The Range LA, an indoor shooting facility in Los Angeles.

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Francis Ford Coppola Says He Hopes to “Make One More Film”

Coppola lost more than $100M on "Megalopolis," got hammered for it, and he knows the clock is running out for one more film. If "Glimpses of the Moon" is that film, someone needs to write the check soon.

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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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August 19, 2019

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Scott Cooper’s ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ to Screen at NYFF

August 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 63rd New York Film Festival will screen Scott Cooper’s “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.” The Bruce Springstren biopic will screen in the Spotlight section.

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First Look: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Starts Production

August 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Gerwig was spotted on location alongside two young, as-yet-unidentified actors presumed to be playing Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer — the story’s central duo.

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James Gunn Blasts Reports That ‘Superman’ Needs $650M to Break Even: “Absolutely False”

August 11, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Gunn calls that $650M figure “absolutely false,” adding that only “idiots” would greenlight a first-in-franchise film that required such a return.

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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Finally Opens in the U.S. —Six Years After its Venice Premiere

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Six years later, “An Officer and a Spy” finally sees the light of day as the film has been released stateside at NYC’s Film Forum. It will be a two week limited engagement.

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Abdellatif Kechiche Absent from Locarno Premiere of ‘Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due’

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The 64-year-old filmmaker, who won the Palme d’Or for “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” is said to be recovering from health issues, including a recent stroke.

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‘Fantastic Four’ Continues Downward Spiral With 60% Drop, $15M Third Weekend

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” continues to stumble at the box-office. Those Pedro Pascal walkups aren’t happening. It only made $4M on Friday.

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First Look at ‘RRR’ Director SS Rajamouli’s Next Film

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Remember SS Rajamouli? The filmmaker whose “RRR” was heralded by critics, audiences and even had A-list directors, like Spielberg, Cameron, and Gunn, praising it to the high heavens.

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Readers’ Thoughts on Zach Cregger's AWESOME ‘Weapons' — $43M+ Opening

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you thought this summer was shaping up to be a total dud for major studio releases, think again — Zach Cregger’s wildly entertaining “Weapons” is here to save the day.

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Timothy Olyphant Confirms Return for Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Sequel

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Timothy Olyphant, who played James Stacy in the 2019 original, might have just outed himself as part of the cast for the sequel, reportedly titled “The Adventures of Cliff Booth.”

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Taylor Swift’s Directorial Debut — Who’s Really Writing the Script?

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Yeaterday, a “source close to production” was trotted out via E! News to firmly deny the report that Swift’s script was getting polished a firm polishing from Alice Birch.

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WGA Expels Park Chan-wook Over Strike-Breaking on ‘The Sympathizer’

August 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Park, 61, whom I was surprised to learn was even a member of the WGA, remains one of South Korea’s most internationally celebrated filmmakers.

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Zach Cregger’s Confirms Gotham-Set DC Movie ‘Henchman’: “It's the Best Thing I've Ever Written"

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

THR reports that the title of Cregger’s DC movie is “Henchman,” a project he’s eager to make but hasn’t pitched to DC Studios yet.

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Sequel Officially in the Works

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There was almost zero chance a sequel wouldn’t be greenlit after the success of “Final Destination: Bloodlines” success. Warner Bros. and New Line have no intention of trying to stop it.

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Jonah Hill Returns to Direct Kristen Wiig in Warner Bros.’ ‘Cut Off,’ Set for Summer 2026

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jonah Hill is stepping behind the camera as director of “The Cut Off,” only his third feature after “Mid90s,” and the still unreleased “Outcome.”

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Eddie Murphy Defends ‘Norbit,’ Names His Actual Worst Movies

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Eddie Murphy still stands by “Norbit.” In a recent chat with Complex, the comedian didn’t just defend it; he openly professed his love for it.

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Pedro Pascal Steps In for Oscar Isaac in Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ — Is He in Too Many Movies?

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Honestly, I’m starting to feel completely burned out by Pascal. Every prestige TV show, every big-budget franchise, every buzzy indie seems to have his name stamped on it.

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Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Die, My Love’ Undergoes Post-Cannes Re-Edit

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ramsay went back to the editing room after Cannes to further shape “Die, My Love,” which might potentially explain its absence at the fall fests.

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Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman: Part II' to Introduce Robin, Script Described as “Big Swing”

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The script for the much-delayed sequel introduces none other than Robin, the Boy Wonder himself, into Robert Pattinson’s noir-tinged world.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Wraps Seven-Month Production

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has still been shooting all this time, but this behemoth seven-month production is nearing its end as I’m told by a crew member that production is in its final day and will wrap on Friday.

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Tom Cruise’s ‘Deeper’ Put on Hold as Warner Bros. Refuses $275 Million Budget; Scraps Planned Shoot This Month

August 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The project, which was supposed to shoot in August, has officially hit a wall, with Liman looking around for other projects as his potential next film. 

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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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