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‘Breaking Bad’ Tops NYT's 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century as Voted by 500 Stars, Showrunners and Critics

No surprise, “Breaking Bad” tops the 100 Greatest 21st Century Shows. “The Wire is #2, followed by “Mad Men,” “Succession” and “Fleabag,” rounding out the top 5.

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‘NAZA' Trailer: Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Follow-Up to 'No Other Land' Hits Theaters Next Week, Then Streams Free Worldwide

The film will stream for free, worldwide, on The Guardian's website in late November. That's a bold distribution move, and it tells you exactly what the filmmakers want here. They want eyeballs, as many as possible.

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Box-Office Thursday: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($3.8M), ‘Resident Evil’ ($3.3M), ‘Primetime’ ($2.7M), ‘Heart of the Beast’ ($2M), ‘Forgotten Island’ ($1.4M)

Theaters are in for a big one. Four wide releases are trying to knock Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil" off the top spot, and as many as five films could gross $20M or more this Friday through Sunday.

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‘The Catch’: Emma Stone’s First Post-Lanthimos Movie Wraps, Brings in ‘Memoria’ DP Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

Mukdeeprom is well known on the arthouse circuit for his work with Apichatpong Weerasethakul (“Memoria”), and he also shot three Guadagnino movies.

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Mike P. Nelson To Direct Eleventh (!) ‘Saw’ Movie as James Wan and Leigh Whannell Return to the Franchise

Mike P. Nelson will direct the next instalment of the franchise, which recently returned to the hands of its original architect, James Wan, who is producing under Atomic Monster, now part of Blumhouse, and Leigh Whannell.

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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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August 19, 2019

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Lynne Ramsay Might Re-Edit ‘Die My Love’ With New Ending, Admits Film Was “Rushed” For Cannes

March 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lynne Ramsay admits she’s not sure if the ending of her most recent film, “Die My Love,” was the right one, and might change it many months after its theatrical release last November.

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‘The Hunt for Gollum’ Reportedly Eyed as the Start of a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy

March 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

What is Lord of the Rings without ambition? We’ve already had two trilogies happen, the other being the much-divisive ‘Hobbit’ releases. How about another one?

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Quentin Tarantino’s Next Project Is a British-Style Farce Play Aiming for 2027 Debut in London’s West End

March 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Remember last summer when Quentin Tarantino hinted that he was pausing work on his tenth and final movie to write a play? Well, he wasn’t kidding.

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‘Digger’ Test Screening Reactions Say Tom Cruise Is Unrecognizable in Iñárritu’s Dark Comedy

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Digger,” the mysterious new dark comedy from Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Tom Cruise, is officially set to hit theaters in October 2026, but a secret screening gives us first details.

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Annapurna Is Back — Megan Ellison Resurrects Indie Powerhouse

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We actually have David Ellison to thank for this — helping Megan, his sister, resurrect her indie label, potentially within his Warner-Paramount deal, is probably the best news we will hear about this merger.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Mustache and Prosthetic Belly for Martin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens at Night’ — First Look

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at the appearance Leonardo DiCaprio will be sporting in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming adaptation of “What Happens at Night,” which began production last week in Prague.

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‘The Wild Robot Escapes’: DreamWorks Sets Sequel With ‘Nimona’ Director Troy Quane and Heidi Jo Gilbert

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Chris Sanders is returning to write the script but won’t be directing this time around. Instead, Troy Quane and Heidi Jo Gilbert are set to helm the film.

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Who Are the Best One-Film Directors in Cinema History?

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

These are rare directors who crafted a singularly brilliant debut, and sadly, due to either personal choice, sheer industry inertia, or worse, tragedy would never return to the director’s chair again.

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Peter Jackson to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes 2026

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“[There is] clearly a before and an after Peter Jackson,” added Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux. “Larger-than-life cinema is his trademark.”

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Oscars 2026: Sean Penn and Stellan Skarsgård Face Off in a Nail-Biting Acting Race

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In all likelihood, the consensus says it’ll be Penn vs. Skarsgård battling it out for the Oscar. Who actually wins is a toss-up, but Penn is my bet.

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Denzel Washington-Starring ‘Hannibal’ Biopic —Directed by Antoine Fuqua —Set to Start Production in June for Netflix

March 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Antoine Fuqua’s Netflix-backed biopic of the legendary Carthaginian general is shooting soon. Furthermore, the DP is Robert Richardson, a three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer

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Lee Isaac Chung Exits ‘Oceans’ Prequel Starring Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper: “Creative Differences”

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The project, which is supposed to start shooting this year, has yet again lost a director. Lee Isaac Chung has exited the project, “amicably,” we’re told, due to “creative differences.” A search for a new director is underway.

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Exorcist’ Reboot Starts Filming — John Leguizamo Joins the Stacked Cast

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The reboot now stars Scarlett Johansson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diane Lane, Noah Jupe, Laurence Fishburne, Sasha Calle and John Leguizamo.

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Daniel Craig Cast in ‘The Batman II’?

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Matt Reeves is expected to begin production on “The Batman: Part II” on May 29 in London. Nearly all of the major roles have been cast, with one exception: Christopher Dent, the father of Harvey Dent.

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‘The Bride’ Reviews Are Very Mixed: “A Wokified ‘Joker’-fied Feminist Opera”

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The review embargo has lifted on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride,” and it’s not looking good for Warner Bros’ $100M-costing movie.

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Report: Oscar Voters “Put Off” by Timothée Chalamet’s “Swagger”

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A THR piece tackling the Oscars asks the simple question: “Why Not Timothée?”; this comes after Scott Feinberg reported on Sunday that Chalamet’s “swagger” has “put off” many Oscar voters.

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‘Lanterns’ Trailer: HBO/DCU Series Stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

HBO’s “Lanterns” follows intergalactic law enforcers Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they investigate a murder in rural Nebraska.

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‘I Love Boosters’ Is NEON’s Most Expensive Film Ever, and Apparently Being Positioned for Awards Season?

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

NEON CEO Tom Quinn believes the $20M film is “going to play throughout the year, not just in its first window this summer.”

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Teyana Taylor Confirms Talks With PTA About a ‘One Battle After Another’ Sequel: “The Conversations Are Very Real”

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Teyana Taylor, Oscar-nominated for her role as Perfidia in PTA’s film, confirms she’s discussed, in fact begged, with the director the possibility of a sequel centered on her character.

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Cannes 2026 Official Selection Set to Be Announced on April 9

March 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Official Selection for the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, scheduled from May 12 to May 23, will be revealed on April 9 in Paris.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

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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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