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Alma Har’el’s ‘Wet’ Acquired by Lionsgate: Starring Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Connor Storrie, Odessa A’zion and Rosalia

It’s been seven years since Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf — she is now set to direct her next film, with a very talented cast.

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Quentin Tarantino Fired Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds' for Skipping the Table Read

Imagine firing Isabelle Huppert from your movie. One of the great actresses of all time, the woman behind "The Piano Teacher," "La Cérémonie" and "Elle," dropped because she missed a table read.

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Park Chan-wook Says ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek' is “Very Violent” and the “Most Brutal” Film He's Ever Made

Are we really that surprised? The original draft was written by S. Craig Zahler, the guy behind "Bone Tomahawk," "Brawl in Cell Block 99" and "Dragged Across Concrete."

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Francis Lawrence Calls James Gunn “An Impediment” to ‘Constantine 2,’ Says He's “More Hopeful" Now That They're Gone

James Gunn wrote on Instagram this week that he was "incredibly relieved" to be out at DC Studios. Turns out he's not the only one.

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Jim Caviezel Was “Heartbroken” When Mel Gibson Recast Jesus in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'

For 20 years, the assumption was that whenever Mel Gibson got his "Passion of the Christ" sequel off the ground, Jim Caviezel would be front and center.

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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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60 Years Later: The Best Films of 1966

April 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Six decades on, the films of 1966 feel like the final year before the American New Wave would begin. The old guard was still present, but the rules were slowly being rewritten,

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A24’s ‘Tony,’ Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain Biopic, Heads to Reshoots This Month

April 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Tony” is getting reshoots starting April 22. Hopefully, they can better this movie, which is eyeing a fall release and a likely premiere at TIFF.

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Paramount’s ‘Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender’ Allegedly Leaked in Full, Six Months Before Release

April 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount’s “Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender” isn’t supposed to come out until October 9, but it has apparently already leaked online. Paramount has yet to comment on the situation.

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Steven Soderbergh Doubles Down on AI Use in Next Movie: “I’m Just Not Threatened by It”

April 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

For Soderbergh, AI is not an existential crisis—it’s an unfamiliar instrument that he intends to learn, test, and potentially exploit creatively. In his own words, “My job is to deliver a good movie, period.”

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Box Office: ‘Project Hail Mary’ Drops Only Just 31%, Heads for $300M; ‘The Drama’ Has Major Legs; “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Rules Again

April 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

What an amazing success “Project Hail Mary” has become. The film earned $7M on Friday and will have a $24M fourth weekend — that’s a very low 31% drop from the previous weekend.

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Cannes 2026: Directors’ Fortnight Lineup Could Include Kantemir Balagov, Radu Jude, Sarah Arnold, NEON Doc and Quentin Dupieux Surprise

April 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With the Cannes Film Festival fast approaching, attention is now shifting to one of its most closely watched parallel sections: the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight).

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S. Craig Zahler's ‘The Bookie and the Bruiser' Starts Production —Fred Melamed Joins the Cast

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After more than a year of waiting, Zahler’s ‘Bookie and the Bruiser,’ starring Vince Vaughn and Theo James, is set to start production on April 1 in Toronto.

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Pixar Scrapped ‘Be Fri’ After Executives Feared “Girl Power” Messaging

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The project reportedly went through four major iterations and was close to animation when it was suddenly halted by Pixar boss Pete Docter.

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Steven Spielberg Calls Scrapped ‘Robopocalypse’ Too Expensive: “It Would Have Ended a Studio”

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There was a time when many believed Spielberg would direct the ambitious“Robopocalypse,” which tackles the story of humanity’s desperate last stand against an AI uprising.

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Gia Coppola’s ‘Perfect’ Axed by Netflix After Millie Bobby Brown Exits Due to “Creative Differences”

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It looks as though Netflix has axed Gia Coppola’s “Perfect,” which will no longer be moving forward at the streamer after star Millie Bobby Brown exited the project.

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NEON Circles Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ as Potential Seventh Straight Palme d’Or

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Neon is in talks to acquire Na Hong-jin’s “Hope.” The film stars Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in lead roles, and will be in Cannes 2026 competition.

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‘Lord of War’ Sequel Moves Ahead as Vertical Lands U.S. Rights, Sets 2027 Release

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Vertical has now acquired the U.S. distribution rights to ‘Lord of War 2,’ and the film is slated for a 2027 theatrical release, with first footage set to be previewed at CinemaCon next week.

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Jim Jarmusch’s Next Movie Is a France-Set Road Trip, Filming Begins in May

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Jim Jarmusch is coming off his Golden Lion win at Venice for “Father Mother Sister Brother,” but he will not be resting on his laurels, as he’s already preparing to shoot his next film.

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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Rumors: Odessa A’zion Eyed for Rogue, Peter Claffey for Beast

April 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

No release date has been set for this “X-Men” reboot, but Marvel currently has three release dates lined up for 2028 — May 5, July 28, and December 15.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ is 3 Hours 16 Minutes!

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I doubt there will be a longer film in this year’s competition. If you’re not a fan of Hamaguchi, consider yourself warned. For everyone else, it’ll be bliss.

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‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ Trailer: Reinaldo Marcus Green Directs, Robert Elswit Shoots Marvel’s 60-Minute “Movie”

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I don’t know how much Marvel paid Robert Elswit to be cinematographer on this upcoming “Punisher,” but they clearly watched his night scenes in “Nightcrawler” and said, “We want THAT.”

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Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Appears in Cannes Première Press Kit—A Last-Minute Addition?

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Herzog completed filming on “Bucking Fastard” in May 2025. The film stars Kate and Rooney Mara as twin sisters, Joan and Jean, who live on the margins of society.

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‘Metal Gear Solid’ Movie Taps ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Duo to Direct

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, who were not that well known before “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” have turned into much sought-after filmmakers.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Might Drop First Trailer Next Week

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

‘Resident Evil’ has a trailer ready to release next week. If that’s the case, then I assume it’ll first debut during Sony’s CinemaCon panel on April 13 and drip online not too long after that.

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Jonah Hill’s ‘Outcome’ Lands With a Thud: Apple-Produced Dark Comedy Scores 35 on Metacritic, 20% on Rotten Tomatoes

April 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hill returns to the director’s chair with “Outcome,” which is being produced by Apple Original Films. The film was shot in early 2024 and has had some delays since then.

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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

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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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