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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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Johnny Depp's ‘Ebenezer' Gets Mixed Reviews, 52% Rotten Tomatoes, Eyes $23M Opening Weekend

Given the low budget, “Ebenezer” will probably amount to a win for Depp. For West, I hope this was a one-time paycheck before he goes back to R-rated filmmaking.

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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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Nicole Kidman Joins Osgood Perkins’ ‘The Young People’

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Kidman has joined “The Young People,” with the previously announced Lola Tung, Nico Parker, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, and Tatiana Maslany.

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Andrew Niccol’s ‘Lord of War’ Sequel Shoots This Month, Stars Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After much delay, it looks like Andrew Niccol’s “Lord of War” sequel will finally start production this month. Nicolas Cage is set to return.

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Morgan Freeman, 88, Says He Won’t Retire: “The Appetite is Still There”

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

From the very late ‘80s to the end of the aughts, you couldn’t escape Morgan Freeman’s presence on the silver screen. He was in Oscar contender after Oscar contender, the go-to character actor.

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Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ Was Canned Because Ridley Scott Got “Possessive,” Sigourney Weaver Says

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Sigourney Weaver gave a Q&A Masterclass at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, and that’s where she admitted that Blomkamp’s “Alien 5” was canned because of a “possessive” Ridley Scott.

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Confirmed: Bertrand Bonello to Direct ‘Santo Subito!’ Starring Mark Ruffalo — Shoots in March

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Ruffalo has been cast in “Santo Subito!” which will draw inspiration from the legacy of Pope John Paul II, particularly the passionate cries of “Santo Subito!” that echoed after his death in 2005

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Box Office: ‘Running Man’ Projected to Not Have A Good Weekend — $17-18M Opening

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Empire City Box Office sounding the alarm on weak pre-sales for Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man.” They’re hinting at a $17–18M opening for the film — not good.

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Ralph Ineson Joins Robert Eggers’ ‘Werewulf’

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Werwulf,” currently slated for a Christmas 2026 release, features a screenplay by Eggers and Sjón, with whom he co-wrote “The Northman.”

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S Craig Zahler- Penned ‘Empire City’ to Shoot This Month — Hayley Atwell and Gerard Butler Star

November 10, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re wondering what’s going on with S. Craig Zahler, well, he’s supposed to shoot his long-delayed “The Bookie and the Bruiser” sometime next year — hopefully, it actually happens.

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Brad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn’ Releases in 2026

November 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Skydance Animation Madrid’s VP of finance and operations, confirms that the film will “premiere next year.” This is great news. We’re getting a new Brad Bird project in 2026.

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Guillermo del Toro: “I Have Seen the Three Avatars — They Are Absolute Masterpieces”

November 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Mexican filmmaker made a pitstop over at Konbini Video, which is basically France’s version of the Criterion Closet, but better. The video, uploaded yesterday, is an absolute gem.

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‘Train Dreams’ Is the Best Terrence Malick Movie of the Last Decade — and He Didn’t Direct It

November 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I haven’t properly tackled “Train Dreams” yet, but let me start by saying this: it’s well worth seeing. Try to watch it on the big screen, if you can find it.

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Francis Ford Coppola, Who Says He’s “Broke,” Sells $1.8M Island Lease, $1M Gold Watch

November 9, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After losing $100M+ on his passion project, “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola, 85, is currently undergoing a fire sale of his own private assets.

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10 Movies Critics Panned That Are Now Considered Masterpieces

November 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

From “Metropolis” to “The Thing,” “Psycho” to “Blade Runner,” these movies remind us that critical opinion is never set in stone —and that true artistry often requires time to be fully appreciated.

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‘Predator: Badlands’ Nabs $15M on Friday — Projected $37M Weekend

November 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Early audience reactions are glowing: the film earned a 5-star rating and a 78% definite recommend on PostTrak, while now projected for a franchise-record opening of $37M and an A- CinemaScore.

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First Look: Drake Doremus’ ‘Next Life’ Starring Emilia Clarke and Edgar Ramirez

November 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a first look at “Next Life,” the next film from Drake Doremus—whose name will always be tied to the burst of indie-romantic energy he unleashed with his 2011 breakout, “Like Crazy.”

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Readers’ Thoughts on Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’?

November 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is now available to stream on Netflix, and with that, I want to read your thoughts on this one. Is it the Oscar-worthy film some of the “experts” claim it to be?

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‘Die, My Love’ Gets D+ CinemaScore

November 8, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I get it, “Die My Love” is not conformist. It’s raw, jagged, and emotionally unrelenting — a film that refuses to offer comfort or catharsis. It’s the kind of experience that leaves you uneasy rather than uplifted.

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Ryan Reynolds to Star in ‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ Remake at Amazon/MGM

November 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

When are the remakes going to stop? Does Hollywood not have a shred of originality left in its bones to come up with a story that hasn’t been told before?

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Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Christy’ Bombs With $400K Thursday

November 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

With a low single digit weekend expected, “Christy” is bound to join a growing list of adult-oriented, Oscar-bait films that have stumbled at the box office this fall.

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‘Mektoub: Canto Due’ Trailer Teases the Return of Abdellatif Kechiche After Seven-Year Exile

November 7, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After disappearing in the wake of “Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo,” a 3.5-hour nightclub experiment never released theatrically, but which I found utterly transfixing, Abdellatif Kechiche is back.

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

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

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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

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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

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