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‘Smile 3’ Taps David Bruckner to Direct as Parker Finn Exits Franchise

The ‘Smile’ franchise has a new director. David Bruckner, who made “The Night House” and the 2022 “Hellraiser” reboot, has been hired to direct “Smile 3” for Paramount.

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‘Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Presales Suggest $100M+ Opening Weekend

We might have another blockbuster hit on our hands next month. Presales for ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ are already turning heads. Robust demand for the film is hinting that a $100M+ opening.

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Ben Wheatley Replaces Rob Savage on ‘Molepeople' — LaKeith Stanfield Also Exits Blumhouse Horror Movie Due Next Summer

Major shakeup for a film that was announced just two weeks ago, and is supposed to come out next year. Was this thing in production when these changes happened?

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The 20 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century, and the Best of 2026

Halloween is on Saturday, and horror movies keep thriving at the box office. Beyond commercial success, arthouse horror remains at the forefront of American cinema.

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‘You Can See Everything' Adds 600 Screens Friday, Expanding to 3200+ Theaters in Push for #1

A24 isn't being subtle. This Friday, "You Can See Everything" will expand to roughly 600 additional theaters, bringing it to 3,243 screens nationwide. That's a studio going after the top spot at the box office.

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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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Barry Jenkins’ Ronnie Spector Biopic ‘Be My Baby’ Starring Zendaya, Might Shoot This Fall

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Barry Jenkins’ gifted cinematographer, James Laxton confirms he’s getting ready to shoot not one, but two Jenkins projects, with the first set to go into production as early as this fall.

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Guillermo del Toro Warns AI Is Leading Us Toward “Cinema Illiteracy,” But His Own CGI-Heavy Films Raise Questions

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ironically, though, del Toro’s rejection of AI is made all the more eyebrow-raising by the sleek, highly polished, CGI-heavy look of his last few films, including “Frankenstein.”

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Netflix Interested in Acquiring Lionsgate Studios

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has expressed interest in acquiring Lionsgate Studios. It would be a sizable asset for Netflix, complete with several valuable pieces of IP, including Hunger Games and John Wick.

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John Lee Hancock’s ‘Monsanto’ Begins Production at Netflix With Laura Dern, Jonathan Bailey, LaKeith Stanfield Among Cast

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hancock is a hired-gun filmmaker, but he occasionally delivers strong work—“The Founder,” which explores the origins of McDonald’s, is an underrated gem from the 2010s.

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David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth’ Won’t Premiere at Venice as Meirelles, Sorkin, McDonagh, Herzog Circle Lineup

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We’re around six weeks away from the 83rd Venice Film Festival lineup reveal, and some titles are starting to emerge as contenders. Just not David Fincher’s ‘Cliff Booth.’

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‘Toy Story 5’ is Yet Another Unnecessary Pixar Sequel — $175M Opening Weekend?

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Yes, the review embargo has lifted, and that 92% on Rotten Tomatoes means it’s well-liked. Meanwhile, its 73 on Metacritic is still a strong score, but it’s the weakest in the franchise. If you can believe it, even “Toy Story 4” managed an 84.

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The ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Is Here — Why Does Shrek Look So Different?

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zendaya joins the animated series as the daughter of Shrek (Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz). There’s also Eddie Murphy, who returns as the voice of Donkey.

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Bradley Cooper to Star in Sean Penn’s January 6 Drama for Warner Bros.

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The currently untitled film will follow the life of a police officer, rumored to be Michael Fanone, who becomes caught up in the January 6 Capitol riots. Warner Bros. is onboard.

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Meryl Streep & Sigourney Weaver-Starring ‘Useful Idiots’ Scrapped [Updated]

June 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Unfortunately, this film is no longer happening, according to Sigourney Weaver, who spoke to El Pais about the project, which was supposed to be directed by Joseph Cedar.

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Uwe Boll Says Germany “Banned” ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Over Its Depiction of Migration Crime

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Citizen Vigilante” is described as a “furious anti-immigration” parable. A riff on Michael Winner’s “Death Wish,” only this time with Middle Eastern villains.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ Struggling to Secure Financing

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Given the amount of money he personally lost on the self-financed “Megalopolis,” reported at well over $100M, it was hard to believe Coppola would ever mount enough dough to make ‘Glimpses.’

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Anya Taylor-Joy Confirmed to Star in ‘The Hunt For Gollum’

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

More casting news for Andy Serkis’ ‘The Hunt for Gollum,’ which seems to be heating up in pre-production, with the cast and crew arriving in New Zealand this month for filming.

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Steven Spielberg Says He Would Never Make a Netflix Movie: “I’m a Moviemaker Who Believes in 70mm Theatrical”

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s certainly no love lost between Steven Spielberg and Netflix. Back in 2018, he went so far as to say that Netflix movies should contend for Emmys, not Oscars,

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Duffer Brothers’ Mysterious Film at Paramount Gets November 2028 Release Date

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Matt and Ross Duffer, aka the Duffer Brothers, recently left Netflix for Paramount because the former refused to give their movie projects a theatrical release.

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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Faces NC-17 Over “Brutal” Scene, Director Forced to Cut for R Rating

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s a new Evil Dead movie coming out this summer, “Evil Dead Burn,” but it has yet to receive an MPA rating due to a problematic scene that would warrant an NC-17 rating.

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Clive Owen to Star in ‘The Tribe’ Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi’s ‘Radioactive’

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Slaboshpytskyi stunned many with his 2014 debut “The Tribe,” a crime drama set at a boarding school for deaf teenage students. It was widely acclaimed, and also the last film he’s directed.

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Curry Barker Says Focus Will Mount an Oscar Campaign for ‘Obsession’

June 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Why not give it a shot? After all, the Oscar narrative would be irresistible: a film made for under $750,000 becoming a full-blown cultural phenomenon.

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Paul Schrader Dismisses Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’: “A Master Chef Makes a Soufflé Out of Leftovers”

June 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Spielberg once hired Schrader to write “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Spielberg ultimately rejected the script, later admitting Schrader’s version was too dark for what he intended to make.

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Timothée Chalamet Celebrates Knicks Win, Says He’d “Way Rather This Than the Oscars”

June 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Timothée Chalamet is over the moon about last night’s historic win. He didn’t hold back either — showing up in the Knicks locker room to celebrate, and even throwing shade at the Oscars.

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Box Office: ‘Disclosure Day’ Opens to $43M+, While ‘Masters of the Universe’ and ‘Scary Movie 6’ Tumble 71% [Updated]

June 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Disclosure Day” will easily hit #1 this weekend, but at #2 is “Obsession,” a film that refuses to quit. It’s set to make around $22–23M in its fifth weekend for a $190M domestic cume.

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

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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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