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‘Supergirl’ Tracking Between ‘The Marvels’ and ‘Black Adam’ as DC Studios Faces a Major Box Office Test
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‘Hell Grind’: “First Ever AI Feature Film” Screens at Cannes Market
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Box Office: ‘Mandalorian’ Opens Soft at $79M, ‘Michael’ Nears $800M, “Obsession” Surges 29%, ‘I Love Boosters’ Bombs
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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.

August 19, 2019

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Macon Blair’s ‘The Sh*theads’ Gets Retitled ‘Idiots,’ Sets Summer Release Date

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Was there any doubt it would actually keep it? While the original title raised more than a few eyebrows — there seems to be this broader push to position the comedy for multiplex audiences.

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Francis Ford Coppola Turns 87, ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ Still Moving Forward in Italy

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola has described ‘Glimpses’ as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced so far. This will be a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel of the same name.

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Why Blackjack And Roulette Became The Language Of Casino Movies [SPONSORED]

April 7, 2026 John Torre

Hollywood has always been drawn to stories about accountability — whistleblowers, courtroom dramas, financial scandals.

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Why Hollywood Is Paying Attention to Blockchain Transparency [SPONSORED]

April 7, 2026 John Torre

Hollywood has always been drawn to stories about accountability — whistleblowers, courtroom dramas, financial scandals.

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Joe Dante Defends Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ as a “Bold” Movie Panned by “Mostly Male Reviewers”

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

When an artistic misfire like “The Bride!” occurs, contrarian opinions are inevitable, and claims that the film has been “misunderstood” are bound to emerge.

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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Gets Another Rewrite With Scribes From ‘Beef’ and “‘The Bear’

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Previously, Michael Lesslie—known for “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t”—was scripting the film, revising an earlier draft by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean.

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‘The Invite’ Trailer: Olivia Wilde’s Sundance Hit With Seth Rogen and Penélope Cruz Heads to June via A24

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the trailer for Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite,” picked up by A24 at Sundance for $12M and now set for June 26 release this summer.

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Emerald Fennell Denies She’s Directing ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot

April 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, boy. Here’s an update on that “anti-woke” Amazon/MGM-produced “Basic Instinct” reboot: none other than Emerald Fennell has seemingly been tapped to direct this thing.

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Jenna Ortega Not in ‘Gremlins 3’? [Updated]

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros. is ready to roll on “Gremlins 3.” The film, dated for November 19, 2027, will start production in late summer, and casting is well underway.

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Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’ Inspired by Krystof Kieślowski's ‘Dekalog VI’

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Parallel Tales” set in Paris, features an impressive French cast, including Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Efira, Vincent Cassel, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Niney, and Adam Bessa.

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‘The Comeback King’: Glen Powell to Star in Judd Apatow’s New Comedy, First Poster Revealed as Filming Begins

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The upcoming comedy, directed by Judd Apatow and starring Glen Powell, will be titled “The Comeback King.” At the same time, the film has officially begun production and unveiled its first poster.

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Daniel Goldhaber’s ‘Faces of Death’ Sparks Love-Hate Reviews Ahead of Release

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Daniel Goldhaber’s “Faces of Death” opens in four days, and with the review embargo now lifted, things are looking pretty good for the much-delayed, controversial film.

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Steven Soderbergh Says ‘Contagion’ Sequel is Not Happening

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Just last year, Soderbergh stated that he had cooked up a “terrifying” idea for the “Contagion” follow-up. From all indications, he was genuinely serious about bringing it to life.

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Nick Offerman Joins Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

An update on Alex Garland’s “Elden Ring,” which I tackled over the weekend and is set to start production this week: Nick Offerman has joined the cast in Scotland.

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David Fincher’s ‘Alien 3: The Assembly Cut’ Quietly Lands on HBO Max — 2h 25m Version Restores Deleted Scenes

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, it’s dour, uneven, and clearly the product of too many cooks, but the film’s grim fatalism and stripped-down atmosphere is something legacy sequels rarely do these days.

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Andy Serkis Says Peter Jackson “Really Wants” to Make ‘Tintin 2’ After 12 Years Away From Directing

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It does sound as though, if Peter Jackson ever directs again, then it’ll be the animated sequel to Steven Spielberg’s 2011 film, “The Adventures of Tintin.”

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Cannes 2026: Na Hong-jin Still Editing, Almodóvar Surprise, Refn Status Unclear, Moretti Not Yet Ready

April 6, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I can’t think of any other year, at least in the last fifteen or so, that has been this hard to predict — the room for surprises is more apparent than ever.

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70 Years Later: The Best Films of 1956

April 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

1956 is forever etched in my movie world because of five films that seemed to arrive from different planets, each uniquely orchestrated to reshape the medium.

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Blumhouse Keeps Reminding Fans Brendan Fraser Isn’t in ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’

April 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The aptly titled “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” from Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, and New Line Cinema, hits theaters in just 12 days.

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Readers’ Thoughts on ‘The Drama’?

April 5, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Critics are perplexed. Audiences are unsurprisingly divided, with that “B” CinemaScore. Now it’s over to readers — what did you make of “The Drama”? Share your thoughts.

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