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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.

Aug 19, 2019

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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Grosses $2.5M on 600 Screens This Weekend

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Just to compare, “Glass Onion,” the previous ‘Knives Out’ film released in 2022, opened on 696 screens and earned $13M. So that’s a steep drop for the third instalment.

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Quentin Tarantino Says “Scorsese Hasn’t Made a Film as Exciting as Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ This Century”

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Tarantino praised “West Side Story” (#20) for being the film that re-energized Spielberg as a filmmaker. Tarantino added: “This is the one where Steven shows he still has it.”

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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Eyes Cannes 2026 as Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve Lead His Norway-Set Drama

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

For Mungiu, “Fjord” will be his sixth film, following a career that has established him as one of the most important voices in modern European cinema.

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Chloe Zhao Was Originally Supposed to Direct ‘Black Widow’

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

When asked if the studio had approached her and she merely signaled interest, Zhao interjected: “No, I called them,” she said, laughing.

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Bong Joon Ho Confirms His Untitled Animated Film Will Release in 2027

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The project is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Sony Pictures is rumored to be circling the film.

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UPDATE on Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Thomas Crown Affair’

November 29, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The pieces continue to fall into place for what Amazon/MGM hopes will be a slick, star-driven reinvention of “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

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Rumor: Ridley Scott's ‘The Dog Stars' Pushed to Fall 2026?

November 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film has been testing very well these last few months, and the result of that is it will most likely be changing its release date. 20th Century is eyeing an early fall release for ‘Dog Stars’

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Telegraph: Callum Turner “Strongly Rumored" To Play James Bond

November 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Turner, who recently starred in A24’s “Eternity,” is 35 and has been sporadically mentioned for Bond, but never to the point where now even The Telegraph is saying that the actor is “strongly rumored” to play the character.

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Cahiers du Cinéma’s Top 10 of 2025 Topped by Albert Serra’s ‘Afternoons of Solitude’

November 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Cahiers du Cinéma never cared about hive-mind or “groupthink”; they live in their own passionate world of auteur-driven moviegoing, and we should all be grateful for that.

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Lilly Wachowski Exits ‘Trash Mountain’ as the Wachowskis’ Hollywood Freefall Continues

November 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lilly, and sister Lana, have burned many bridges in Hollywood over the last few decades. Studios are reluctant to fund their ultra-expensive and ambitious projects.

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Producer Claims ‘Paper Tiger' is “The Best James Gray Movie Ever"

November 28, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Now, of course, it’s obvious that a producer would tout his own movie; that’s inevitable. But I recently spoke to someone who also saw a cut of the film, and they had a similar reaction.

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Six-Minute Prologue of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Coming to Select IMAX 70mm Screenings December 12

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A six-minute prologue of “The Odyssey” will be attached to 70mm IMAX screenings on December 12. The following week, a truncated version will be shown right before “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

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POLL: The 100 Best Korean Films, Ranked by 158 Film Critics

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

KoreanScreen had asked me to participate in a massive poll of international film critics. The aim was simple: to put together a “100 Greatest Korean Films Ever” list.

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‘The Secret Agent’ Hits U.S. Theaters to Raves — 92 on Metacritic

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Mendonça Filho has made this tense, and infectiously rambling film, a politically charged 160-minute thriller set in 1970s Brazil, which weaves cinema itself into the narrative.

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Thomas Jane: “I Was Miscast As The Punisher”

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Most people hate on Thomas Jane as The Punisher in the much-maligned 2004 film—I’m not one of them. I found it disturbingly violent, and a total guilty pleasure.

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Macaulay Culkin Has A Bewildering Idea For ‘Home Alone’ Sequel

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What are the odds this actually gets made? “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin has an idea for a legacy sequel to the franchise, and it’s the most underwhelming pitch you can imagine.

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Box Office Update: ‘Zootopia 2’ Earns $40M Wednesday — $170M+ Opening Eyed

November 27, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

UPDATE: An insane Wednesday for “Zootopia 2,” storming past expectations, with a tally of $40M in ticket sales. This film is going to hit the $170M domestic mark by Sunday.

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Tom Holland-Starring Fred Astaire Biopic Stalls as Widow Warns: “He Didn’t Want His Life on Screen”

November 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

That Paul King–directed Fred Astaire biopic, which is supposed to star Tom Holland, has hit a legal roadblock over at Sony.

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ to Get Physical Media Release

November 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not even a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” but this is an update that’s worth celebrating.

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A24, Neon, IFC and More Unite to Rescue the “Lost Films of COVID”

November 26, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s some good news: indie distributors are teaming up to deliver theatrical screenings for 2020 and 2021 releases that had their big-screen runs “impeded or nixed” by pandemic restrictions.

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