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‘Soulm8te’: Universal Pulls ‘M3GAN’ Spinoff From January Release, Shops Film to Other Distributors
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Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ Dominates, ‘Sirât’ Surges, and ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Snubbed
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Martin Scorsese Hails ‘Frankenstein’ as A-List Directors Keep Praising Guillermo del Toro’s Epic
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Releases New Images
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Ava Duvernay to Direct ‘Heist of Benin,’ Starring David Oyelowo
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Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 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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Park Chan-wook Admits He’s “Struggling” to Fund His Next American Project

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you’re a regular reader, then you might already know that the two projects Park is referring to are “Brigands of Rattlecreek,” a western written by S. Craig Zahler, and “Genocidal Organ.”

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Shot in Boxy 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio on 35mm Film

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The best modern example of this approach, that I can think of, is another Eggers film, “The Lighthouse,” which was shot entirely in 1.19:1, an almost square frame.

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SS Rajamouli Announces “VARANASI,” a Globe-Trotting IMAX Adventure — Two 3-Hour Movies Set for 2027 Release

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

With Rajamouli, it’s go big or go home. He’s all about excess, with no room for subtlety whatsoever — and that’s part of the reason western audiences fell for “RRR.”

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘The Running Man’? $16M Weekend Expected

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

My biggest issue with “The Running Man” is that it didn’t feel like an Edgar Wright movie, missing his signature fast-paced editing, energetic camera work, and visual storytelling.

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Box-Office: ‘Keeper’ Bombs With $2M Weekend, D+ CinemaScore

November 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Still, the film was made for under $10 million. It was a quick, low-budget horror project shot during the WGA strikes, starring non-union actors and written by a non-union Canadian writer — so all is still well in Perkins-land, for now.

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SAG Awards Change Name To ‘The Actor Awards’ [Updated]

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s no coincidence that the name change comes only two years after the ceremony moved to Netflix for its 30th edition. Organizers were likely “encouraged” by the streamer to rethink the show’s presentation

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Ruben Fleischer Says ‘Zombieland 3’ Talks Underway — and Reveals He Turned Down ‘Mission: Impossible 4’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

‘Zombieland 2’ was released in 2019 with the same cast, writing team, and director (Ruben Fleischer). The sequel made more money ($125M) but earned inferior reviews.

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Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to Direct ‘ Star Trek’ Reboot for Paramount

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Since we won’t be getting Quentin Tarantino’s “batsh*t crazy” R-rated “Star Trek” movie, we’re going to have to make do with a brand new Paramount-approved reboot.

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First Look: Jack O’Connell in Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic ‘Ink’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The first image from Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” a Rupert Murdoch biopic, has been revealed featuring Jack O’Connell in his role as Larry Lamb, former editor of The Sun. 

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The Attempted Cancellation of Sydney Sweeney: Ruby Rose, Politics, and the Backlash Against ‘Christy’

November 14, 2025 Leora Witkowski

Whether Sweeney weathers it depends on the goodwill she’s built in Hollywood and whether audiences and industry insiders can separate her work from her politics.

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First Look: Anne Hathaway as Penelope in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We have Anne Hathaway as Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, with Mia Goth’s Melantho, one of the maids in the palace, lurking in the background.

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Box-Office: ‘Now You See Me’ ($2.1M), ‘Running Man’ ($1.9M) Lead Thursday Previews

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Those early projections for Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” seem to be accurate. The soft remake of the 1987 movie might debut below the $20M threshold this weekend.

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Oscars: ‘Zootopia 2’ Might Be Animation Oscar Frontrunner, Based on Early Reactions

November 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The last great hope to find a front-runner comes to us via Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” which premiered last night with a select few press in attendance.

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Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It looks like Neon is already preparing for that seventh straight Palme d’Or. They have just added to their 2026 sandbox a film that will quite possibly be in Cannes competition next year.

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Wong Kar-Wai Faces Career-Ending Backlash in China as ‘Blossoms’ Scandal Explodes

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The slow-burning disaster surrounding “Blossoms Shanghai,” which is supposed to have its North American premiere next month, has now reached a point where it’s hard to see how he recovers from this.

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Brainiac Confirmed as Villain in ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been confirmed by The Wrap that James Gunn’s “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” will have Brainiac as its main antagonist.

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‘Hamnet' FYC Ad Mocked for Over-the-Top “Greatest Film Ever Made" Quote

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Focus Features is getting roasted online for a bit of marketing hubris that’s gone hilariously off the rails. An FYC ad for Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” has been making the rounds on social media — and not for the reasons the studio hoped.

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‘Wuthering Heights’ Trailer Is All Sex, Madness, and Linus Sandgren’s Mesmerizing Cinematography

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Emerald Fennell has described her upcoming adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” as “sexual” and “primal.” The latest trailer, released a few minutes ago, certainly hints at that.

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Osgood Perkins’ ‘Keeper’ Earns Mixed Reviews From Critics: “His Worst Movie Yet”

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

You have to wonder how much longer Osgood Perkins will remain in Neon’s good graces. The indie studio has backed his last four films, but there’s been a noticeable downward trajectory along the way.

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First Look: ‘The Odyssey’ Has Striking New Images — Christopher Nolan Shot Over Two Million Feet of Film

November 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I googled how many hours of footage two million feet of IMAX film would yield, and the answer I got was 139 hours. Yeah, this movie will probably end up being over three hours.

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