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‘Man of Tomorrow’ Hit With Reshoots, Scrapped Cameos — No Final Cut for James Gunn?

Do you really think Ellison fired Gunn before he saw a rough cut of "Man of Tomorrow"? No chance. Clearly, whatever he saw didn't impress him.

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Steven Soderbergh's Next Film: Adam Driver Teases “One of the Best Things He's Ever Written"

Adam Driver is still not over "The Hunt for Ben Solo," but there's a silver lining: Steven Soderbergh has already moved on to a new script, and Driver calls it one of the best things Soderbergh has ever written.

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‘Austin Powers 4' Is Happening? Mike Myers Says He's “Writing It Right Now"

Part of the reason a fourth 'Austin Powers' was never made is that Myers basically stepped away from the industry. After "The Love Guru" bombed in 2008, he all but disappeared from leading roles.

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‘Gatto’ Trailer: Pixar's Next Original Film Ditches Glossy CGI

"Gatto," featuring the voices of Mark Ruffalo, Laurence Fishburne, Enrico Casarosa, John Turturro, Jason Schwartzman, Isabella Rosellini, and Jason Mantzoukas, arrives in theaters on March 5, 2027.

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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has 10 Credited Writers, Including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

The WGA directory has updated its listing for "Avengers: Doomsday," and the final tally is a whopping ten writers on “Avengers: Doomsday.”

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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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No, ‘Bugonia’ is Nowhere Near An Oscar Contender — Trailer Released

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lanthimos once shocked us with the bracing weirdness of “Dogtooth” and the perversity of “The Favourite.” Here, he seems content to give us something “quirky” and “edgy” in quotes.

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Amazon Quietly Scrubs Gunless James Bond Posters After Fan Backlash

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following the mockery and backlash, Amazon restored the classic thumbnails that had been on the service for months. Victory for the fans? Not exactly.

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Ari Aster Says ‘Beau is Afraid’ and ‘Eddington’ Reception Was “Devastating”

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A24 gave Aster two blank checks. Neither paid off. And so the question becomes: does Aster still get to make the kind of films he wants to make?

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Damien Chazelle’s Next Film Confirmed to Be Prison-Set Drama Starring Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This summer, after Leonardo DiCaprio dropped out of “Evel Knievel Goes on Tour,” Chazelle had to regroup, with the project now appearing to be on hold, or possibly even scrapped.

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How Hollywood Made Casinos Look Irresistible [Sponsored]

October 5, 2025 John Torre

Movies have long made casinos look utterly seductive. You see the lights, the VIP lounges, the way a character coolly lays down a stack of chips, and suddenly gambling seems less like math and more like mischief in a tux.

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Ridley Scott Says Modern Cinema is “Sh*t” So He Just Rewatches His Own Movies: “They’re Really Good!”

October 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

When asked what recent films had caught his eye, Scott’s response was classic Ridley: why bother with anyone else’s work when his own films already represent the pinnacle of cinema?

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Amazon Removes James Bond’s Gun From New Posters — Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?

October 5, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Amazon unveiled its glossy new set of digital posters for every 007 film in the franchise, but fans noticed something off. Very off.

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‘One Battle After Another’ Slides 50% in Second Weekend, Earns $10-12M

October 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a lot of debate about whether the film should be considered a “success.” Despite very likely losing Warner Bros. a significant amount of money, it’s a major Oscar contender.

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Terry Gilliam Says ‘Carnival at the End of Days’ “Is Not Gonna Happen”

October 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Terry Gilliam, now 84, had hoped to make one final film to crown his illustrious career — a project titled “Carnival at the End of Days,” featuring an impressive cast.

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‘Marty Supreme’ Expected to Pop Up as NYFF “Surprise Screening” on Monday Night

October 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Back in August, I reported A24 was so confident in Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” that they might give it an early splash at NYFF as a “surprise screening.” It now looks like it’s happening.

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‘The Smashing Machine’ Bombs With $6M+ Opening — Readers’ Thoughts?

October 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Suffice it to say, things aren’t looking great for Dwayne Johnson’s film at the moment. It only made $1.9M on Friday, not counting Thursday previews.

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‘Fast & Furious 11’ Stuck in Limbo as Universal Demands $140M Budget Cuts

October 4, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s no script. No release date. No cast. And Universal isn’t even certain it wants another one—at least not unless they can slash about $150M from the budget.

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Tom Cruise Will “Surprise the World,” Says Alejandro G. Iñárritu About His Mysterious New Film

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film was shot on 35mm VistaVision by three-time Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki and, according to Iñárritu, will be released “sometime next fall.”

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Jason Bateman Set to Direct ‘The Partner’ With Tom Holland in Lead Role — Based on John Grisham’s Novel [Updated]

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jason Bateman is gearing up for his third directorial feature (via Deadline), teaming with Universal on an adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Partner.”

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James Cameron Says ‘Avatar 3' Has to “Make A Lot of Money" For the Franchise to Continue

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re sick and tired of ‘Avatar,’ there’s hope! For the franchise to continue, the upcoming third film will need to earn more than just $1 billion at the box office for the franchise to live another day.

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Martin Scorsese Finally Tackles Harvey Weinstein’s ‘Gangs of New York' Meddling in New Doc

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Rebecca Miller is premiering “Mr. Scorsese” at the New York Film Festival, a five-hour documentary on Martin Scorsese. I won’t get into every detail of the series, which I’ve seen, but there is a fascinating section on “Gangs of New York.”

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‘The Smashing Machine’ Only Earns $800k in Thursday Previews

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re now looking at a single-digits opening ($8M) against a reported $50–60M budget, which would be a tough pill for both Johnson and A24 to swallow.

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Park Chan-wook Hints Next Film Could Be “Ultra-Violent Western” Written by S. Craig Zahler

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Park specifically points to “an old Western script” written by S. Craig Zahler, titled “Brigands of Rattlecreek,” which he says he really wants to make next.

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Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway to Star in Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ — Starts Shooting in November

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway have now been confirmed as the leads in Ron Howard’s upcoming war film “Alone at Dawn.” 

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‘Sisu' Sequel Earning Raves, So Far

October 3, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film has now screened at two different genre festivals — Beyond Fest and Fantastic Fest — within the span of two weeks, and it has been generating considerable buzz.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Brian De Palma's ‘Sweet Vengeance,' His First Film in 8 Years, Might Have a Cut Ready by February

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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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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