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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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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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Timothée Chalamet Was “Forced” by His Agents to Distance Himself From Woody Allen: “He Felt Sick About It”

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to a declassified email, Chalamet needed to continue Oscar campaigning for “Call Me By Your Name” without “the press hounding him” about working with Woody

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Sundance 2026 Critics Poll Topped by Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

hate to admit it—especially after defending the Sundance Film Festival for decades—but this year’s edition simply didn’t resonate with me.

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Toby Jones Was Set to Lead David Lynch’s ‘Unrecorded Night’

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been revealed that Toby Jones was set to lead “Unrecorded Night,” as confirmed by Lynch’s longtime collaborator Sabrina Sutherland in an interview.

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Which Movie Will Be 2026’s Highest-Grosser—8 (or 9) Contenders Are in the Running — ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer Viewed 220M Times!

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On paper, 2026 looks very promising, and it’s quite possible that Hollywood will get its footing back in a big way. We currently have eight films with the potential to hit $1 billion worldwide this year.

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Martin Scorsese Calls ‘One Battle After Another’ A “Great American Film” — Is It Still Our Best Picture Frontrunner?

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scorsese praised the film last October, but he’s now doubled down with a full speech at the National Board of Review awards ceremony.

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Tomas Alfredson’s ‘Seance on a Wet Afternoon,’ Starrng Rachel Weisz, Finally Starts Shooting in the UK

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Remember Tomas Alfredson? The Swedish filmmaker had that one-two punch of “Let the Right One In” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” before, quite epically, striking out with “The Snowman.”

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First Look: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve in Cristi Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We now have a family picture — seen above— our first look at “Fjord” with a balding Stan and smiley Reinsve posing with the children.

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Pedro Pascal Replaces MIA Joaquin Phoenix as Todd Haynes’ ‘De Noche’ Begins Production — Maryse Alberti is DP

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Back in 2024, Joaquin Phoenix exited Todd Haynes’ “likely NC-17” gay romance film, “De Noche,” just five days before shooting was set to begin.

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Confirmed: A24 Acquires ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ for Movie and TV Reboots — JT Mollner (‘Strange Darling’) Set to Direct

February 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

As many as eight pitches emerged in buds to acquire the IP. Among them, Taylor Sheridan, Oz Perkins, Jordan Peele, Bryan Bertino and JT Mollner.

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‘Wuthering Heights’ First Reactions Are — No Surprise — Very Positive

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The social media embargo has lifted on Fennell’s Brontë “adaptation.” Reviews, from actual critics, will only appear next Monday at 12PM PT.

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Blasted for Having “Wokest Content in the World” at Senate Hearings

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Gosh, I just had the Netflix Senate hearing on in the background and this was quite the spectacle. Now you don’t have to watch all the viral clips that’ll surely come out of this clown show.

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Edward Berger to Direct ‘Stradivarius’ for Netflix — 18th Century Italian Tale Tackling Rival Violin Makers

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Edward Berger has started production on his next film, “The Riders,” starring Brad Pitt, set up over at A24, and he’s already lined up what might be his next project after that one.

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Jonah Hill’s Much-Delayed ‘Outcome’ Hits Apple TV on April 10 — No Theaters

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Outcome” will be sent straight to streaming with an April 10 debut on Apple TV. Curiously, that’s three months before Hill’s other directorial effort, the Warner Bros. comedy “Cut Off,” hits theaters.

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David Lynch’s Daughter Says His ‘Unrecorded Night’ Scripts Will Be Published

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The story goes that Lynch had pitched Netflix “Unrecorded Night,” which might have been the closest the late filmmaker would ever get to making another movie or series.

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First Look: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s 3-Hour ‘All of a Sudden,’ Starring Virginie Efira — Destined for Cannes

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ryusuke Hamaguchi has shot a film in France, titled “All of the Sudden,” which will feature female lead duo Virginie Efira (“Benedetta”) and Tao Okamoto (“The Wolverine”).

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Christopher Nolan Skeptical About Netflix’s 45-Day Theatrical Promise for Warner Bros. Movies

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Since September, Christopher Nolan has been serving as president of the Directors Guild of America, placing him squarely at the center of Hollywood’s most important existential threats.

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First Look: Javier Bardem as Max Cady in ‘Cape Fear’ Remake

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Javier Bardem stars as Max Cady in “Cape Fear,” a series remake of the classic 1962 and 1991 films. Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson co-star as the couple Cady terrorizes.

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First Look: Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson in Quentin Dupieux’s ‘Full Phil’

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Above we have our first look at K-Stew and Harrelson in the film — a Paris-set surreal comedy that Dupieux describes as “Emily in Paris” in hell — a fever dream, a nightmare version of it.”

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‘The Drama' Trailer: Zendaya, Pattinson, and a Secret A24 Doesn’t Want You to Know

February 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A trailer has been released for Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Drama.” There’s a lot going on in the footage shown, but the twist is only hinted at: she has a dark secret, and it freaks everyone out, including her fiancé.

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Adam Driver “Committed” to Star in Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’

February 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This means Driver joins an ever-evolving cast that already included Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Stephen Graham.

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Cannes 2027: Spitball #1 Includes Scorsese, Östlund, Bong, Chazelle, Nichols, Payne, Haynes, Weerasethakul — and Yes, Malick (Again)

If you've read this column for a while, you know the drill: I spitball Cannes every month from now until April, updating the latest intel and trying to figure out what will be in competition, vying for the Palme d'Or.

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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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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Ari Aster's ‘Scapegoat' Has Started Shooting in New York City

Darius Khondji is back behind the camera as DP. That's a pairing that should give this thing Aster’s usual very specific, unnerving texture. Bobby Krlic is back to compose his fourth straight Aster movie.

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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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