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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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Brad Pitt to Star in Darius Marder's ‘Connector' for Apple, the ‘Sound of Metal' Director's First Film in Seven Years

The story takes place in 1970s New York and follows a working-class legend, a "sky-walking" ironworker who takes on forces much bigger than himself. Pitt as a blue-collar hero in '70s Manhattan? Sold.

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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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Nancy Meyers' $100M+ Rom-Com Sets December 2027 Release via Warner Bros

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The previous iteration of the cast had Penélope Cruz and Owen Wilson attached, and they’ll remain aboard, but added in are Kieran Culkin, Jude Law, and Emma Mackey.

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The Best Sundance Films of All-Time, According to 500+ Critics, Filmmakers

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a flashback to a critics and filmmakers poll, conducted by the Sundance Film Festival, which just had its final edition in Park City end last night.

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Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine to Star in #MeToo Movie That Sounds Like After the Hunt 2.0

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been announced that Jessica Chastain and Chris Pine will star in “This is Pleasure,” directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (“American Splendor”).

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John Turturro Has Never Been Oscar-Nominated — Could ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Finally Change That?

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last week, “The Only Pickpocket in New York” premiered at Sundance to very good reviews — it currently has an impressive 85 on Metacritic.

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Meryl Streep Confirmed to Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe-Directed Biopic

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Crowe’s biopic is a deeply personal project for him, a former Rolling Stone journalist in the ‘70s, who famously interviewed Mitchell in 1979 and has remained close friends with the singer

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‘Michael’ Trailer Released: Glossy Biopic Looks Like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ on Steroids — Does Fuqua Have A Good Movie in Him?

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A full length trailer has finally been released for “Michael,” which is set to hit theaters on April 24, 2026. It’s as glossy as you would expect it to be.

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Report: Majority of Film Students Are Having Trouble Sitting Through Movies

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I just finished reading The Atlantic’s recent report on film-studies professors and, I won’t lie, a sense of dread set in almost immediately.

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Elon Musk Says Christopher Nolan Has “Lost His Integrity” Over Casting Black Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) as Helen of Troy in ‘The Odyssey’

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Helen has historically been described as “fair-skinned” and “blonde,” and is famously invoked through the oft-quoted phrase “the face that launched a thousand ships.”

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Géza Röhrig Says Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way of the Wind’ Might “Come Out in May” — Described as “His Final Film”

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I know, we’ve been here before—too many times. Terrence Malick’s long-gestating biblical epic “The Way of the Wind” remains in post-production, and that’s seven years after shooting wrapped.

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Box-Office: ‘Send Help’ Overperforms, Hits #1 With $20M+ Opening — Readers’ Thoughts?

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I gather many of our readers went out to catch “Send Help” over the weekend—what did you think? I previously wrote that it’s Raimi’s best film since “Drag Me to Hell,” released nearly 17 years ago.

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Scott Cooper Set to Direct ‘Time Out’ Remake — Christian Bale to Star

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Christian Bale has so far collaborated on three films with director Scott Cooper—“Hostiles,” “Out of the Furnace,” and “The Pale Blue Eye”—and now a fourth collaboration is on the way.

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Darren Aronofsky’s AI Series ‘1776’ Draws Severe Backlash: “A Complete Betrayal of Cinema”

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Darren Aronofsky’s new, AI-driven project for TIME Magazine has stirred up quite the debate in the past 72 hours.

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First Look: Johnny Depp as Scrooge in Ti West’s ‘Ebeneezer: A Christmas Carol’

February 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

That Ti West–directed Scrooge movie, “Ebeneezer: A Christmas Carol,” starring Johnny Depp and backed by Paramount? It’s really happening.

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Box Office: ‘Iron Lung’ Eyes $18M Weekend — Without a Studio; $3M Budget

January 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have entered a new era in movies, where a loyal YouTube following provides enough marketing to create a box office hit.

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Wraps Six-Month Production in London

January 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Principal photography on Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” has wrapped in London. That makes it a six-month shoot, which started back in August.

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Margaret Qualley and Callum Turner to Star in Parker Finn’s ‘Possession’ Remake

January 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you were wondering about the status of Parker Finn’s “Possession” remake, we have a major update. We have our two leads. Callum Turner and Margaret Qualley will star.

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‘Melania’ Reviews Are Predictably Atrocious: “Trash Remake of The Zone of Interest” — $8M Weekend Expected

January 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is it possible for anyone to evaluate “Melania” with complete objectivity? In these highly polarized times, the answer is a resounding hell no.

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Wagner Moura to Star in Lisandro Alonso’s ‘Taste of Cherry’ Remake

January 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Argentine filmmaker Lisandro Alonso is set to direct a remake of “Taste of Cherry” — the 1997 Palme d’Or-winning film by late Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. Wagner Moura will star.

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‘Josephine’ Dominates Sundance — Wins Jury and Audience Prizes

January 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

the one big Sundance “sensation” to have swept Park City these last eight days dominated the awards — Beth de Araújo‘s “Josephine.”

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Catherine O’Hara Dies at 71

January 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Canadian comic force who turned every frame she touched into something wonderfully off‑kilter, achingly real, and absolutely hilarious.

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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

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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