• Yearly Top Tens
  • Interviews
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
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.

Read more →
IMG_8352.jpeg
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.”

Read more →
IMG_8356.jpeg
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.

Read more →
IMG_8349.jpeg
Jeremy Saulnier’s New A24 Thriller ‘October’ Reveals First Plot Details — Will It Release This Year?

A24 has been keeping quiet about the film, but I hear it was recently screened internally, and a decision should be coming shortly, if not by the end of this month.

Read more →
IMG_8347.jpeg
Jane Schoenbrun Says A24 Passed on ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’: “I Want to Destroy” the Systems That Make Movies

Schoenbrun struggled to get ‘Camp Miasma’ made after A24 passed on the project. MUBI eventually came aboard, financing the film with a $10 million budget.

Read more →
Featured
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
August 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
  • Interviews

Jennifer Lawrence Confirms Plans to Direct A Comedy

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Oscar-winning actress confirmed she’s co-writing a comedy she plans to direct. The specifics of Lawrence’s film remain under wraps, but it seems to be a priority for her

Read more
Comment

Sydney Sweeney to Star in Justin Lin’s ‘The Man From Rio’ Remake

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As far as I’m concerned Lin’s remake sounds like nightmare fuel. De Brocca’s ‘Man from Rio’ is pure, unrestrained cinematic joy and shouldn’t be touched.

Read more
Comment

Olivia Wilde Joins Pedro Pascal in Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ — Starts Shooting This Week

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Olivia Wilde has signed on to star alongside Pedro Pascal in the upcoming Searchlight film “Behemoth!,” directed and penned by Tony Gilroy.

Read more
Comment

‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Gotham Awards With Six Nominations

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Even though honestly, nobody really gives a damn about the Gothams, I’m still reporting this because… well, why not? Anytime “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” gets some love, then I’m all onboard.

Read more
Comment

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘American Psycho’ NOT Being Gender-Swapped

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sources close to the production are putting the fantasy to bed. The infamous Wall Street psycho won’t be getting a femme fatale makeover.

Read more
Comment

‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Finds Distribution via WILLA — Sets December Release Date

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

WILLA isn’t necessarily A24 or Neon, but it’ll do for this film, which buyers were passing on the film either out of fear or because they “disagree with the film’s politics.

Read more
Comment

‘A House of Dynamite’ Slammed by Pentagon as “Fictional”

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Bloomberg, the DoD’s Missile Defense Agency sent out an internal memo on October 16th, claiming ‘House of Dynamite’ gets the facts about missile defense all wrong.

Read more
Comment

Richard Linklater Says the ‘90s Was the “Last Great Era for Studio Movies”

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Speaking with The New Yorker, Richard Linklater discussed the current state of the movie industry — and, spoiler alert, he’s not optimistic.

Read more
Comment

Osgood Perkins’ ‘Keeper’ Won’t Be Screened Widely for Critics

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re just a few weeks away, but is anyone aware that a new Osgood Perkins movie is coming out on November 14? It’s called “Keeper,” and Neon is doing a very good job of hiding it.

Read more
Comment

Taylor Sheridan’s NBCUniversal Megadeal Worth $1 Billion! [Updated]

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Wait, am I reading this write? That eight-year TV and movie deal Taylor Sheridan just signed with Universal was worth $1 billion? That’s what The Wrap is reporting.

Read more
Comment

David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ Eyes Summer 2026 Release — Netflix Considers “Robust” Theatrical Rollout

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Variety is now reporting that Netflix is contemplating a “robust rollout” for ‘Cliff Booth,’ and that a summer 2026 release is eyed for the David Fincher-directed spinoff.

Read more
Comment

‘Bugonia’ Budget Was $55M

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There is zero reason for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” to have a budget of $55M, which is the figure Deadline is now reporting. Lanthimos’ latest almost exclusively takes place inside a house.

Read more
Comment

Johnny Greenwood to Score Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Polaris,’ Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ramsay confirms that she has two new projects already greenlit and ready to go. The long-gestating “Polaris” — starring Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara — is also very much alive.

Read more
Comment

Variety: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Pushing for Sydney Sweeney as Bond Girl in Bond 26

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Even if Bezos and Amazon want Sweeney, the casting decision will inevitably need the blessing of Denis Villeneuve, who will surely have a specific vision for the film he wants to make.

Read more
Comment

John Carpenter Hates ‘The Substance'

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Coralie Fargeat will likely be disappointed to hear those comments from Carpenter. She’s repeatedly name-checked him as an influence during interviews for “The Substance.”

Read more
Comment

Kevin Spacey Wants to Work with Martin Scorsese: “I Always Hope He Calls Me”

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Kevin Spacey was being honored at the Lucca Film Festival, where he received a career award, when he mentioned wanting to work with Scorsese, Guadagnino and Sorrentino.

Read more
Comment

RUMOR: Margot Robbie to Star in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘American Psycho’? Patrick Bateman Gender-Swapped?

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

it would make sense for Luca Guadagnino to want to gender-swap the main role of Patrick Bateman in his upcoming adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho.” 

Read more
Comment

‘Song Sung Blue’ Screens at AFI Fest to Decent Reactions

October 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

At the helm is Craig Brewer, best known for “Hustle & Flow” and “Dolemite Is My Name.” His most recent effort, “Coming 2 America,” received a cooler reception — as did his “Footloose” remake.

Read more
Comment

Guillermo Del Toro: “I’d Rather Die” Than Use AI in My Movies

October 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While promoting Frankenstein, del Toro told NPR that he’d rather be buried six feet under than use artificial intelligence in any of his future films.

Read more
Comment

Philip Kaufman (!) to be Honored by L.A. Film Critics Association

October 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The LAFCA could have chosen a more well-known name, but kudos to them for shining a light on one of the most unsung filmmakers of the past 50 years of cinema.

Read more
Comment
← Newer Posts Older Posts →

FOLLOW US!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates.

Thank you!
No results found

Trending

Featured
IMG_7776.webp
‘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.

Read more →
IMG_7775.jpeg
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.

Read more →
IMG_7752.jpeg
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.

Read more →
IMG_7512.jpeg
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.

Read more →

World of Reel RSS

Critics Polls

Featured
IMG_4965.jpeg
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.

Read more →
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
Capture.PNG
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.

Read more →
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
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.

Read more →
 

SEND NEWS TIPS

Summary Block
This block is invalid. Please check the block settings and try again.
Featured
Aenean eu leo Quam
Aenean eu leo Quam

Quisque iaculis facilisis lacinia. Mauris euismod pellentesque tellus sit amet mollis.

Read more →
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2026