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Alejandro G. Iñárritu Says ‘Digger’ Was Originally Titled ‘BLAH, BLAH, BLAH’

The title was ultimately changed because it was "too long" and "too complicated," though I suspect Warner Bros. was just horrified by the thought of selling a $180M movie with a title that sounds like an eye-roll.

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Zack Snyder Is Waiting for His ‘Rebel Moon’ Movies to “Get a Little Bit More Popular" and “Discovered” for Part 3 to Happen

Zack Snyder, whose 'The Last Photograph' still has no US distribution, doesn't sound so confident about 'Rebel Moon 3' ever happening, or that there's truly any demand for it.

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Variety: ‘One Battle After Another' Lost $100M. ‘Digger' Could Lose Warner Bros. Far More

The "Digger" fiasco caps a disastrous 2026 for Warner Bros., which watched "Coyote vs. Acme," the film it tried to bury (now at Ketchup), out-gross nearly all of its releases this year

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Carlos Reygadas' ‘Heil Jupiter!' Divides NYFF With Orgies, a Colonoscopy and Invented Language

I have no idea if I'll ever get to see "Heil Jupiter!" in a theater, and whether a U.S. distributor will take on nearly three hours of unsimulated sex, colonoscopy footage and an invented language is up for debate.

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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Surprise Screens, and First Reactions Are Promising

Clearly, by screening this four months before release, Shyamalan and Warner Bros. are feeling bullish about the potential of "Remain," and the reactions from last night are indeed very positive.

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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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Leonardo DiCaprio Circling Chris Shiherlis Role in ‘Heat 2,’ Now Set at Amazon/MGM with $170M Budget

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

DiCaprio is said to be circling Val Kilmer’s old role, but no other rumored names — which include Austin Butler, Adam Driver, and Bradley Cooper — have received offers yet.

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‘Tron: Ares’ Panned by Critics — Striking Visuals Can’t Hide A Bad Movie

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

No surprise: “Tron: Ares” prioritizes visual spectacle over story and character development. Those flashy neon aesthetics are certainly dazzling, but there’s no genuine drama, tension, or human interest.

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Apple Finally Gives ‘CODA’ Physical Media Release — Is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Next?

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Coda” was the only Best Picture winner not available on physical media. Nearly five years later, it’s now being reported that the film will finally arrive on Blu-ray and 4K on November 4th.

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‘One Battle After Another’ Conservative Backlash is Here: “Apologia for Radical Left-Wing Terrorism”

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I was wondering when the inevitable backlash would arrive, but it’s finally here, and it’ll probably only get worse as Oscar season rolls along. 

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‘Predator: Badlands’ is Rated PG-13

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Its producers hope it will feel like an R regardless, and they maintain the film is still “very violent.” No, this is far from a joke; for a franchise that prides itself on gore, this is a very strange twist.

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‘Michael’ Is Finally Finished — But Only Half the Movie Will Be Released; Trailer Coming in November

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The sequel only happens if “Michael” becomes a hit with audiences when it opens next April. If it lands big, they’ll move forward. If not, all that extra footage goes straight to the vault

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‘Marty Supreme’ Surprise Screens, Earns Raves, Chalamet’s “Career-Best” Work — Oscar Contender?

October 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’ was the ‘surprise screening’ at the New York Film Festival. The film played tonight at Alice Tully Hall, and the response has been great.

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Should I Keep Posting Early Test Screening Reactions?

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve been tempted to stop posting early test screening reactions — especially after ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’ tested mixed but were later widely praised.

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Glen Powell Eyed to Star in Damien Chazelle’s ‘Evel Knievel’ Goes On Tour’

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Evel,” still in development, is now eyeing — who else — Glen Powell for the lead role. At this point, you might as well just insert Powell’s name as a placeholder on any big project requiring a male lead.

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Dwayne Johnson on ‘Smashing Machine’ Bombing: “You Can’t Control Box Office Results”

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Johnson is taking the disappointment in stride. On Instagram, he framed the film’s flop as a creative victory rather than a financial failure.

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Andy Muschietti Says He’s Still Attached to Direct ‘The Brave and the Bold’

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Amid rumors that Muschietti had been let go from ‘Brave and the Bold,’ the filmmaker himself has now confirmed that he’s still very much involved, and will be directing the upcoming movie.

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Johnny Depp’s ‘Modi’ Finally Picked Up by —Who Else— Vertical Entertainment, More Than A Year After Festival Premiere

October 6, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re living in the era of Briarcliff, Ketchup, and Vertical—indie outfits stepping in to scoop up so-called “problem films” like “The Apprentice,” Luc Besson’s “Dracula,” and “Magazine Dreams.”

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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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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's 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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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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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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