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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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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.

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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.

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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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Oliver Stone’s ‘White Lies’ Falls Apart— His First Feature in Over 10 Years Not Happening

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s finally not happening. Stone has moved on to another thing, I’m told. Stone hasn’t helmed a narrative feature since 2016’s “Snowden,” and the wait for a follow-up will very likely continue on.

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Peter Berg to Direct ‘Call of Duty’ Movie; Taylor Sheridan Co-Writing for Paramount

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Berg and Sheridan are lifelong friends who have been eyeing a collaboration on a new project together. In terms of uncharted IP, it doesn’t get bigger than “Call of Duty.”

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No Surprise, ‘The Conjuring’ Prequel Movie in the Works

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Conjuring universe is alive and well, and hot off the surprise success of “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” $485M worldwide and counting, a prequel is now in the works.

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Official: Woody Allen to Direct New Film in Madrid, Financed by Government

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Well, it’s official, the Spain has granted Allen €1.5 million to make his next film in Madrid. The film has the working title of WASP 2026, which is an acronym for Woody Allen Summer Project (via El Pais).

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‘Scream 7' Trailer Brings Back Neve Campbell and Kevin Williamson

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Neve Campbell is set to make her big return to the franchise. Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, and Anna Camp will be there as well.

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Colin Farrell Says Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Sgt. Rock’ Has “Fantastic Script” and “Should Be Made”

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Sgt. Rock” was set to star Colin Farrell in the titular role, and the actor is now weighing in on the project — I believe for the first time — and he still seems interested in doing it.

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‘Wicked 2’ First Reactions Are Predictably Over-the-Top — “Masterpiece”

October 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Gosh, the pundits are back, and they have raves galore when it comes to “Wicked: For Good.” The sequel to his 2024 blockbuster hit has been screening over the past week or so for carefully selected Oscar experts.

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Paul Schrader Plans to Shoot Two Movies in 2026: “If My Health Holds Up”

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Schrader, 79, has had his fair share of health issues over the past few years — too many to name — but his persistence in making cinema hasn’t diminished.

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Aubrey Plaza and Alana Haim to Star in ‘The Heidi Fleiss Story’ — Rachel Sennott-Penned Script

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a biopic that might work. Alana Haim is in talks to join Aubrey Plaza in “The Heidi Fleiss Story,” a “darkly comedic” biopic about the infamous “Hollywood Madam.” 

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LOL: Doug Liman is Making His Own ‘Road House’ Sequel

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s quite clear Liman is still bitter toward Amazon, but isn’t this taking matters a tad too far? Will we end up with two competing continuations of “Road House”?

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Guy Ritchie to Direct ‘Layer Cake’ Sequel With Jason Statham — Starts Shooting in January

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While Guy Ritchie’s “In the Grey” remains in limbo due to scheduling conflicts interfering with planned reshoots, he’s already set up his next film. A sequel to “Layer Cake.”

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Edward Berger on Losing 007 Directing Job: “I’m A Lifelong Bond Fan, Unfortunately Denis is Also”

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

No offense to Berger, who did wonders with “Conclave,” but he wasn’t the right man for the job. A Villeneuve-directed instalment has me excited about Bond for the first time in eons.

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Adam Driver to Star in Netflix’s ‘Rabbit, Rabbit’ From ‘Adolescence’ Director

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The script was written and created by Peter Craig (“The Batman,” “Top Gun: Maverick”). There’s no word yet on whether Barantini will return to the same one-shot style he employed in “Adolescence.”

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Andrew Stanton’s ‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Remains in Limbo Two Years After Production Wrapped

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film wasn’t made cheap. The story opens with the Big Bang and then unfolds across three interwoven timelines: 45,000 years ago during humanity’s early days, the present in America, and a spacecraft journey.

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The Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Halloween is on Friday, and horror movies keep thriving at the box office. Here’s a list of the most significant achievements in the genre this century.

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Colin Farrell Says Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman: Part II’ Script is A “Masterwork”

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The hype surrounding Matt Reeves’ “The Batman: Part II” has reached such ridiculous levels, and the film hasn’t even started production yet.

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John Carney’s ‘Power Ballad’ Sets June 2026 Release, Stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas

October 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Any John Carney fans here? He’s the writer-director behind “Once” and “Sing Street,” so you know exactly what you’re getting when you watch one of his music-infused films.

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Report: ‘After the Hunt’ Cost $80M and Made $2.9M — Julia Roberts Earned $20M Payday

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This fall’s biggest failure might just be Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt.” The real shocker, according to Deadline, is that this Amazon/MGM #MeToo-themed film cost around $80 million to produce — what?

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle Starts Production on Rupert Murdoch Biopic — Claire Foy Joins the Cast

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This is the film centered on the meteoric rise of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Guy Pearce stars as the media mogul, while Jack O’Connell will portray Larry Lamb, the editor of The Sun.

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John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s Untitled UFO Movie

October 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

John Williams, 93, will be teaming up once again with Steven Spielberg for the filmmaker’s upcoming and untitled UFO film, set for release next summer.

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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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