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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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Francis Ford Coppola Raves ‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler is “Natural-Born Talent That Defies Description”

November 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola has only kind words to say about “Sinners” and filmmaker Ryan Coogler, citing the filmmaker as the future of cinema. The film is “something enormous,” Coppola says.

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‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Drops First Trailer

November 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The fact of the matter is that these ‘Hunger Games’ movies are kiddie’s play when compared to their obvious influence, ‘Battle Royale,’ although the book’s author, Suzanne Collins, has long denied any direct connection.

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Netflix Claims It Would Keep Warner Bros. Movies in Theaters — Should We Believe Them?

November 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a report claiming that Netflix has told Warner Bros. Discovery executives it plans to keep the studio’s films in theaters if the purchase goes through.

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Disney Set to Pay Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Idina Menzel $60M Each for ‘Frozen 3’ and ‘Frozen 4’

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I had to re-read this and check my glasses after scrolling through The Wrap’s reporting about Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Idina Menzel’s salaries for “Frozen 3” and “Frozen 4.”

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First Look: Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo and Zendaya in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ll have more on Empire Magazine’s latest issue, which hit newsstands today, but for now, here’s our first look at two key characters in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,”

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Brady Corbet Says His Next Film Has a 4-Hour Runtime

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Brady Corbet tells The New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan that this next film of his will be four hours in length. Still waiting on those casting details.

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David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game: America’ Begins Shooting in Late 2026?

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to Collider, Fincher’s “Squid Game: America” will begin filming next year on February 26. It’s unclear who will star in the series, and Netflix is refusing to comment.

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Sundance Film Festival 2026 Opens a New Era for Independent Cinema and Creative Producers [Sponsored]

November 19, 2025 John Torre

The beauty of filmmaking doesn’t come from the big cameras and million-dollar budgets. Instead, it lies in how well people can tell their own story with minimal tools.

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5 Reasons Casino Heists Will Always Work as a Great Plot Device in Hollywood Movies [Sponsored]

November 19, 2025 John Torre

There’s something magnetic about a casino heist. The buzz of high stakes, the risk of getting caught, and the seductive glow of Vegas-style opulence. When it’s all pulled together with a clever crew, a ticking clock, and a vault stuffed with millions, you’ve got a formula Hollywood just can’t quit.

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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Starts Screening for Critics on December 1 — Review Embargo Lifts December 16

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The social media embargo is set to lift on December 2 at 1:30 a.m.—yes, a.m.—and the review embargo will lift on December 16, three days before the film hits theaters.

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Martin Campbell Tells Denis Villeneuve: “Don’t “F*ck With” and “Reboot” James Bond

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Martin Campbell, who directed two importantBond reboots, “GoldenEye” and “Casino Royale,” is giving Denis Villeneuve some advice regarding the upcoming Amazon/MGM reboot.

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Box Office: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Poised For $150M+ Opening Weekend

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film is expected to bring in $150M–$180M over the opening weekend from 4,000+ screens—an incredible launch following a rough fall at the box office.

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Netflix Doc Tackles the Landmark Movie Year of 1975

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What film is the true masterpiece of 1975? The Sight & Sound poll was topped by a film from that year (“Jeanne Dielman”). Does it reign supreme, or does another classic — “Barry Lyndon,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” — take your crown?

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Andrew Stanton: Tarantino Can Ignore ‘Toy Story 4’ — “Nobody’s Being Robbed of Their Trilogy”

November 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

If you remember, Tarantino called the first three “Toy Story” movies the “perfect trilogy” and made some waves by swearing off ever watching “Toy Story 4,” pretending it never existed.

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A24 Retitles Glen Powell’s ‘Huntington,’ Drops Trailer in Theaters With Zero Notice — Sets February 2026 Release

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Talk about a lack of confidence on the part of A24. I had heard the film was not testing well, but this is quite a way to bury a film you have zero confidence in.

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Oscars: Best Actress Race Dominated by Jessie Buckley’s ‘Hamnet’ Performance — But Rose Byrne Is the Most Deserving

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The Best Actress race this year is turning into the Jessie Buckley show. At this point, it’s hard to imagine her losing come Oscar night.

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Roger Deakins Defends AI in Film: “As Long as You Have Something to Say…”

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What Deakins seems to be getting at is that the tool doesn’t matter nearly as much as the intent behind it. If a filmmaker has a genuine vision, then AI becomes just another brush.

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Paramount/Skydance Preps $71 Billion Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Backed by Saudi and Qatari Money

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a rejected takeover offer, David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance has decided to bring in new Middle Eastern partners to support its full bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig Already “Starting to Formulate Ideas” for ‘Knives Out 4’

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Say what you will about Johnson’s cinema of cleverness, but few modern filmmakers have managed to turn a whodunit into a bona fide pop-culture franchise.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ Reviews Are Not Great — 60 on Metacritic; Oscar Hopes Still Alive?

November 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The reviews are just not as good as the original. That’s just a fact. Wicked fans will maybe eat it up, but where does that leave the rest of us?

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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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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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