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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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Whatever Happened to These Major Directors? Haneke, Cuarón, Jonze and More Haven’t Made Films in Years

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There are so many great filmmakers who haven’t released a film in almost or over a decade—usually because of financing struggles or simply being burned out by the industry.

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‘Warfare’ Director Sets Next Film — Western Starring Sam Worthington, Jai Courtney and Jack Quaid

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After helming 2025’s “Warfare,” which he co-directed and co-wrote with Alex Garland for A24, Ray Mendoza has set up his next film as director, the western “Blood on the Promontory.”

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Did Steven Spielberg Secretly Direct ‘Poltergeist’? Of Course He Did!

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tobe Hooper has always been credited as the director of “Poltergeist,” but tell me you don’t feel a Spielbergian vibe when you watch the film — of course you do.

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‘The Odyssey’ Interest Down? Latest Tracking Claims — But Reviews Can Change Everything

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The latest audience tracking numbers show interest in “The Odyssey” has dropped in recent weeks by eight points, which is significant, falling from 54 to 46, according to The Quorum via Puck News.

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‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot Nears Neon Deal After Row K Collapse as $100M-Budgeted Thriller Tests Strong

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Cliffhanger” may now have been saved by Neon. The indie studio is reportedly well on track to secure the contract, with Row K still involved in some capacity.

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Armando Iannucci and Simon Blackwell to Write ‘Paddington 4’ After ‘Paddington in Peru’ Misfire

May 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Iannucci is the mind behind HBO’s “Veep” and the satirical political comedy “In the Loop” (2009). Iannucci also wrote and directed the excellent “The Death of Stalin” (2017)

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Boots Riley Says Cannes Rejected ‘I Love Boosters’ and His Past Projects, Picked ‘The Idol’ Over ‘I’m a Virgo’

May 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Riley says Cannes rejected “I Love Boosters,” along with his previous projects, including his 2018 dark comedy feature debut “Sorry to Bother You,” and “I’m a Virgo.”

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James Gray Says ‘Ad Astra’ Was “Taken Away” From Him: “That’s Not My Cut,” “It Would Have Been a Very Different Movie”

May 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ad Astra was taken away from Gray, and he had absolutely no final say in how the film was edited or what additional scenes were shot. In fact, he wasn’t even part of the reshoots.

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‘Supergirl’ Tracking Between ‘The Marvels’ and ‘Black Adam’ as DC Studios Faces a Major Box Office Test

May 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film has tested over ten times, so I imagine it’s either not very good or Warner Bros. is heavily reworking it to find the perfect version. Or maybe the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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‘Hell Grind’: “First Ever AI Feature Film” Screens at Cannes Market

May 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The plot has to do with “four street thieves on the road to hell, literally.” It sounds, and looks, like trash, and according to the WSJ, “every character, setting and prop in the 95-minute movie was generated by AI.”

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Box Office: ‘Mandalorian’ Opens Soft at $79M, ‘Michael’ Nears $800M, “Obsession” Surges 39%, ‘I Love Boosters’ Bombs

May 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The box office is healthy, with multiple hit films playing, for all demos, but if you’re Boots Riley, the news is bad.

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Sebastian Stan Confirms He’ll Play Two-Face in Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman: Part Two’

May 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“I’m excited, I’m nervous and trying to keep surprising myself,” he says of taking on Two-Face. He’s working with the hair and makeup teams, who have “devised how his disfigurement will look.”

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Anne Hathaway Wanted to Quit David Lowery’s ‘Mother Mary’ After Seeing Early Footage of Herself: “This Is Really Bad”

May 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“This is really bad,” she recalled thinking when she reviewed the initial footage. “I don’t know that I can ask people to come see this,” she tells Elle Magazine.

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‘Shrek 6’ Already? Mike Myers Reportedly Says “We’re Doing Two More”

May 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

lIf you thought the ‘Shrek’ franchise was DOA, think again. It seems as though the upcoming “Shrek 5” won’t be the last. Dreamworks will be milking this franchise further.

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Nicolas Cage Says Christopher Nolan “Won’t Call Me Back” After Turning Down ‘Insomnia’

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cage admits that rejecting projects from some marquee filmmakers has ended further communication with those directors. He says they “get their feelings hurt” and never approach him again after a refusal.

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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Takes Palme d’Or! Neon Wins Seventh Straight!

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival has concluded after two weeks of screenings, with Saturday’s closing ceremony the moment when the competition jury will announce the winner of the Palme d’Or.

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Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Entertainment System Is Down’ Shooting New Scenes as Massive Editing Process Continues

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Isn’t it a bit concerning that Ruben Östlund’s “The Entertainment System Is Down,” which started production in late 2024 and was thought to be in the editing stages, is now shooting new scenes?

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Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ Acquired by MUBI After Cannes Premiere

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film marks Dhont’s second bid for the Palme d’Or, following “Close,” which won the Grand Prix in 2022, and his third Cannes appearance after 2018’s “Girl,” which took home the Camera d’Or.

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REPORT: Palme d’Or Race Has Been Narrowed to These Eight Films

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A recent leak hints that prizes will go to COWARD, ALL OF A SUDDEN, MINOTAUR, THE BLACK BALL, THE DREAMED ADVENTURE, FJORD, A MAN OF HIS TIME, and FATHERLAND. Which is our Palme d’Or?

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‘The Black Ball’ Sells to Netflix for $5M+ After Multi-Studio Bidding War [Cannes]

May 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to Variety, Netflix has acquired the “Black Ball” in deal believed to be in the $5M-range. This was the home most predicted for the film.

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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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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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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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