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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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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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‘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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