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TIFF’s 2026 Midnight Madness Program Includes Duncan Jones, Anna Biller, Matthew Rankin and Eugene Kotlyarenko

How do you follow up a TIFF Midnight Madness that had “Obsession,” “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” and “The Furious”? That’s what programmer Peter Kuplowsky will have to contend with this year.

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‘Primetime’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson Plays Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s A24 Drama

Can we finally admit that Pattinson’s acting range and his post-Twilight career have been highly successful? He’s turned into a genuinely strong actor.

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Matt Reeves’ ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ Not Moving Forward at Apple, Seeks New Home

Reeves is supposed to direct, David E. Kelley is writing, and just like that, Apple got cold feet — the usual “creative differences” excuse is being cited in the report, and maybe that was indeed the case.

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Paul Thomas Anderson Reportedly Shadowed Martin Scorsese and Rewrote ‘What Happens at Night’

Having an insurance director is not uncommon in Hollywood. Aging filmmakers, in case a health issue arises, sometimes need to have one. It seems like that’s what might have occurred on “What Happens at Night.”

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LOL: Eli Roth Blames Lionsgate for ‘Borderlands’ Failure, Says Final Cut Was Not His

The box-office bomb cost $145M to produce and ended up finishing its run with a total of just $31M worldwide in receipts. The film was reportedly a $115M for Lionsgate.

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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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Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’ Has $200M Budget — Shot in English

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Reports indicate that the ‘Resurrection’ scripts are being kept under wraps—a rare and risky move for a major indie release seeking international distribution.

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Rian Johnson Confirms Next Film Has “70s Paranoid Thriller” Influences With “Light Sci-Fi Elements”

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Johnson has already set up his next film, described as “original sci-fi,” and will most likely be shopping it around to studios in the coming months.

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Wait, Mike Mills Is Making a Big-Budget Movie? $39M California Tax Break Hints at Something Big [Updated]

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Little is known about Mills’s latest project, but it has already made headlines by securing California’s biggest tax credit: a $40 million allocation. By comparison, “Heat 2” was awarded a $37 million incentive.

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Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ Scores $37M Tax Credit for 77-Day Shoot in L.A. Next Year

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Of course, the overall shoot for “Heat 2” will take much longer than those 77 days in L.A. to complete — Mann recently confirmed that the globe-trotting production will take him to Los Angeles, Chicago, Paraguay, and Singapore.

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Steven Caple Jr (’Creed II’) to Direct ‘Set it Off’ Reboot

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Steven Caple Jr., who was once rumored to direct “I Am Legend 2” for Warner Bros., is now attached to helm the “Set It Off” reboot for the studio’s New Line label.

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Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Releases March 2026 in Spain

October 21, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures Classics recently picked up Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, “Bitter Christmas,” which was shot this past spring. A release date has now been set in Spain for March 20, 2026.

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Steven Soderbergh Planned to Direct Adam Driver in a ‘Star Wars' Movie Before Disney Pulled the Plug

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Let’s pause for a minute, and just ponder what a Steven Soderbergh-directed Star Wars movie would look like.

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First Official Image of Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone in ‘I Play Rocky’

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What better way to cast the role of Stallone than to just sign up his doppelgänger? No, really—this guy looks like his duplicate. His name is Anthony Ippolito.

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Maika Monroe Hints ‘It Follows’ Sequel Might Start Production Next Year

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Director David Robert Mitchell and actress Maika Monroe are reuniting on “They Follow,” a sequel to the 2014 cult horror film “It Follows.”

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Melissa Barrera’s Comeback Movie Involves John Travolta, Renny Harlin, and Rogue Orcas — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hollywood blacklists are a very real thing, and Barrera’s been skating on very thin ice, with no new projects to speak of, ever since her ‘Scream’ franchise firing.

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Report: ‘Tron: Ares’ Stands to Lose Disney $132M+ as Actual Budget ($220M) Comes to Light

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Deadline’s sources say the film actually cost $220M, not the $170M originally reported. Yes — close to a quarter of a billion dollars for a movie nobody asked for.

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Lynne Ramsay Working on Next Film, Set in Glasgow

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lynne Ramsay, a great filmmaker, has “Die, My Love,” starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, hitting theaters a few weeks from now. It’s her first film in over eight years.

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Box Office: ‘Good Fortune’ and ‘After the Hunt’ Bomb — ‘Smashing Machine’ -82% Drop, ‘Kiss of the Spider-Woman’ -80%, ‘Tron’ -70%

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re seeing a lot of films dropping like flies — there are a ton of them bombing at the moment; some sequels, a few originals. Hollywood is struggling to make movies that find an audience.

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‘Pillion’ To Have NC-17 Edit Recut Into “R” Rating for Theatrical Release

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

An edit of the film is now in the works to secure an R rating for wider release. Word is that the MPA told A24 the sex scenes felt “too realistic.”

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Pawel Pawlikowski’s ‘1949’ Will Be Shot in Black and White, Completing a Loose Trilogy with ‘Ida’ and ‘Cold War’

October 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a first look report (via Wroclaw) concerning Pawel Pawlikowski’s “1949,” (originally titled “Fatherland”) which is being described as “ambitious” in scope. It just started production in Poland.

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Trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Sets December Release

October 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A full-length trailer for Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is expected to debut in front of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” which releases on December 19

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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Hits #1 on Netflix Charts — Turns Police Bodycam Footage Into Oscar Contender

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The upside for a filmmaker to get his or her indie acquired by Netflix is the fact that it will be seen by way more eyeballs than any theatrical release.

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Michael Mann Says ‘Heat 2’ Will Use AI and De-Aging Technology — Plans 2027 Release in 4000+ Screens

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Hollywood is eating itself alive over AI, and Michael Mann has decided to jump straight into the fire.

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Aziz Ansari Still Wants to Finish ‘Being Mortal’ After Bill Murray Accusation Shut Down Production

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Production on Ansari’s “Being Mortal” began in March 2022 in Los Angeles. Then, three weeks later, on April 20, the shoot was derailed.

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Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Nabs $10M+ Friday — $26M+ Opening Expected [Updated]

October 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Some good news for the folks over at Blumhouse, they have their first genuine hit of 2025. “Black Phone 2” grossed $10.6M on Friday, which translates into a $26M+ opening weekend.

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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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