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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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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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Did S. Craig Zahler Ghostwrite Armie Hammer’s “Comeback Movie,” ‘Frontier Crucible’?

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Frontier Crucible” is directed by Travis Mills, and the script was apparently, and officially, written by one Harry Whitington, who died in 1989 and wrote the 1961 novel the film is based on.

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Jafar Panahi Sentenced to One Year in Prison and Banned From Leaving Iran

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Panahi’s sentencing comes months after his recent Palme d’Or win. The director had previously faced a travel ban, periods of detention, and was often forced to shoot films under tight restrictions in Iran.

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Kristen Stewart Setting Up Her Next Directorial Effort: Plans Shoot in “Next Couple of Months"

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Stewart has strongly hinted that directing will now be a central focus for her, admitting there are “10 more movies I want to make f*cking yesterday.”

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Panos Cosmatos' ‘Flesh of the Gods’ Still Can't Secure the Money to Shoot, Despite A-List Cast

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Kristen Stewart, Oscar Isaac, and Elizabeth Olsen are attached to star in “Flesh of the Gods,” a vampire thriller to be directed by Panos Cosmatos (“Mandy”).

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Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme’ is One of the Best Films of the Year — Timothée Chalamet Has Never Been Better

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Watching this film, it becomes clear who was the driving force behind the Safdies’ unique vision, which has resulted in films like “Heaven Knows What,” “Good Time,” and “Uncut Gems.”

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Lilly Wachowski on the Right-Wing Hijack of ‘The Matrix’ Red Pill: “This Is What Fascism Does”

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Lilly Wachowski is asked about co-directing 1999’s “The Matrix,” and how the right has basically hijacked the “red pill” movement for their own benefit.

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Shawn Levy Says He’s Been “Forced” To Rewrite and Reshoot ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Ending

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Why in the world would Levy even admit this? Now there are countless speculative think pieces questioning what’s going on with ‘Starfighter.’

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David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ Finally Has A Release Date — Trailer Tomorrow

December 1, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Three posters for the film dropped this morning, stamped “In Theaters April.” A trailer arrives tomorrow, and I’ll share more about the film once it’s out.

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Scarlett Johansson Defends Woody Allen: “It’s Important to Stand Up for What You Believe In”

November 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Scarlett Johansson, one of the world’s most recognizable movie stars, has publicly defended Woody Allen, the director she collaborated with on three films.

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Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Debuts With $560M Worldwide Over 5-Day Weekend

November 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

What’s even more remarkable about these numbers is that “Zootopia 2” only earned $156M domestically, which means $400M internationally, including a record-breaking $272M in China alone.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ May Shift Release Date as Venice Premiere Becomes “Possibility”

November 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Watch out for “Dune: Part Three” to potentially hit theaters earlier than scheduled. An October or November switch would make a lot of sense, especially with the film having wrapped its shoot last month.

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Jodie Foster Wonders Why ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wasn't an 8-Hour Limited Series

November 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Foster, who recently starred in HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country,” uses that show as an example of the “beauty of having a limited series” by “expanding” on a story.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All Of A Sudden’ Will Have A 3-Hour Runtime

November 30, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Set for release next year, with no doubt a Cannes premiere in mind, Virginie Efira says that Hamaguchi’s Paris-shot film has “astonishing formal choices.”

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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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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

Pino Donaggio confirmed he'll score De Palma's next feature, "Sweet Vengeance." It would be their ninth film together, a partnership that dates back 50 years to "Carrie."

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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

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