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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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Tom Brittney Rumored as DCU’s Batman — James Gunn Eyes Directing ‘The Brave and the Bold’?

June 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Officially, Andy Muschietti is still attached to direct “The Brave and the Bold,” but many have speculated about his potential exit ever since the failure of “The Flash.”

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‘Supergirl’ Is on Track to Become One of the Biggest Box Office Bombs of the Century — $160M+ in Losses?

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There seems to be confusion about today’s contradictory reporting on how much money “Supergirl” actually stands to lose, and that’s precisely what Warner Bros. wants.

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‘47 Ronin’ Director Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Netflix Fraud Case

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In case you didn’t know this wild story, Rinsch defrauded Netflix out of $11M. The money was part of a $61M deal the streamer struck with him in 2019 for his sci-fi project “Conquest/White Horse.”

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Oscars: Can ‘Michael’ Get a Best Picture Nomination? How About ‘Obsession’?

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With half the year done, I guess we can talk, albeit very speculatively, about the Best Picture Oscar contenders that have been screened so far. There aren’t many.

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Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Hits No. 1 on Amazon and No. 2 on Apple TV

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We now live in a world where Uwe Boll is being described as a “bold” and “fearless” filmmaker online for making a film that nobody in their right mind would dare make in Hollywood.

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‘They Follow’: Disasterpeace Returning to Score David Robert Mitchell’s Sequel

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Maika [ Monroe] is back for this, and [cinematographer] Mike [Gioulakis], and the editor, Julio [Julio C. Perez IV],” as well as Disasterpiece who will once again compose the score.

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A24 Sets Re-Release of Kane Parsons’ ‘Backrooms’ With 15 Minutes of New Footage

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This new cut will feature 15 minutes of bonus footage and be retitled “Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition.” The new version will run 2 hours and 6 minutes.

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Kevin Spacey Says Netflix Needs to “Grow Up” and Release ‘Gore’: “It’s One of the Best Films I’ve Ever Done”

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix is still holding tight to “Gore,” ready since 2017, the long-buried biopic starring Kevin Spacey as Gore Vidal, with zero interest in selling it off.

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Robert Eggers' ‘Werwulf' Has A Trailer!

June 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tonight’s a full moon, which means Focus has decided it’s best to release the first trailer for Robert Eggers’ “Werwulf.” Enjoy.

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‘Blazing Saddles’ Named Best Comedy of All Time by AFI as Mel Brooks Turns 100

June 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

What better honor to have on your 100th than the American Film Institute deciding to officially change the order of their 100 Best Comedies of All Time list, as an “honorary” reorganization

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DC Studios’ Peter Safran Breaks Silence on ‘Supergirl’ Box Office Miss: “Not Meeting Our Box Office Expectations”

June 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quite interesting how DC Studios film chief Peter Safran decided to give a statement to The New York Times about “Supergirl” underperforming with a $38M debut weekend.

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Olivia Wilde Says “38% Rotten Tomatoes Score” on ‘Don’t Worry Darling” “Felt Liberating”’

June 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“I believe in early failure,” she tells Variety. “If you go through that, the way ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ did with a 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, there’s liberation.”

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Tony Kaye Revisits the ‘American History X’ Final Cut Battle in ‘Humpty Dumpty X’

June 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Humpty Dumpty X,” directed by Kaye, is a documentary tackling his side of the story. Kaye even goes undercover, filming and exposing the people he was battling over the final cut.

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Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Holds Strong at $72M, ‘Supergirl’ Sinks With $38M Debut, and ‘Disclosure Day’ Won’t Make A Profit

June 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quite incredibly, Supergirl‘s numbers have only gotten worse, and it’s now expected to earn just $38M this weekend after a $10M Saturday.

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Brad Bird is Pushing Netflix to Release ‘Ray Gunn’ in Theaters: “I Don’t Know If They’re Listening”

June 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Ray Gunn” is set to premiere direct to streaming on December 18, with no theatrical rollout planned, for now.

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Christopher Nolan Says Hollywood Needs More Risk-Taking: “The Biggest Risk is to Play it Safe”

June 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan, whose latest film tackles an oft-told 8th-century story, tells The New York Times that studios should take more risks with their blockbusters.t

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘Exorcist’ Reboot Title Seemingly Confirmed as ‘Exorcist: Martyrs’

June 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

An update on Mike Flanagan’s own production company website has seemingly confirmed what I posted months ago: the title of Flanagan’s upcoming ‘Exorcist’ reboot is “Exorcist: Martyrs.”

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‘The Odyssey’ Box Office Tracking Is Wildly Unpredictable, Currently in $80M+ Opening Range

June 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The latest tracking for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” via Deadline, is inconclusive. There’s no firm grasp on how much this film will actually make on its opening weekend.

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Seth Rogen Says Sylvester Stallone Has Only Made Four Good Movies in His Career

June 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On a recent podcast, Seth Rogen openly dismissed Sylvester Stallone’s filmography. He argued that Stallone has made only about four truly good films over the course of his entire career.

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A24 Issues Statement After AI Backlash: “We’d Rather Have a Seat at the Table Than on the Sidelines”

June 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A24, once the cool kid on the block, is now facing severe backlash after announcing a research partnership with Google DeepMind that includes a $75M investment to explore AI filmmaking.

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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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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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