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Ben Wheatley to Direct ‘Fear The Reaper’ With James McAvoy

Here's a small scoop for Sunday night. Nothing too exciting, since it concerns the once-promising Ben Wheatley, a filmmaker who broke out with the cult-horror gut-punch of "Kill List" and "A Field in England.”

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The Debut’ Was the Toast of Telluride. Then the Rest of Us Saw It at TIFF — Moore Is Great, Movie Is Good

Eisenberg has made a surreal nightmare of a comedy, one that's a step up in polish. It helps that Moore is wildly unhinged here — this performance is something to see, and some of her strongest work in years.

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Jeremy Strong Went Full Zuckerberg on ‘The Social Reckoning' Set: “He Did Not Speak in His Own Voice”

Jeremy Strong is at it again. During the ‘Social Reckoning’ shoot he treated his co-stars "the way he imagined" Mark Zuckerberg would treat them. Strong, of course, plays the Meta CEO in the film.

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‘La Bola Negra' Wins TIFF 2026 People's Choice Award — Netflix's Best Shot at Best Picture Oscar

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival has handed its People's Choice Award to "La Bola Negra," the Los Javis film that premiered at Cannes and has been quietly building steam ever since.

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Zach Cregger Does It Again: ‘Resident Evil' Is a Total Blast — and a Hit With a $60M Box Office Opening — Post Your Review!

Cregger has pulled off another box office hit. His reboot of "Resident Evil" opened to $60M — well past the $40–50M tracking and, by a wide margin, the biggest debut the franchise has ever seen.

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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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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘The End of Oak Street’ Is Rated PG-13 With 1 Hour 39 Minute Runtime

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After more than a year of editing, the film is finally in the can, and proof of that is that it just received a PG-13 rating from the MPA, with a short runtime to boot.

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‘Behemoth!’ Trailer Coming Next Week: Pedro Pascal Leads Tony Gilroy’s Potential Oscar Contender

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The trailer for Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” has now been rated, signaling that a first look will likely arrive next week alongside a potential announcement of the film’s release window via Searchlight Pictures.

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Christopher Nolan Thinks Quentin Tarantino’s “10 Films and Retire” Rule Is a “Dangerous” Restriction

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We know about Tarantino’s self-imposed 10-films-and-retire rule, but having other A-list directors give their opinions on it is quite fascinating. The general consensus: Tarantino is nuts.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Wasn’t a Big Tech Casualty, Distributors Say: “It’s Dull” and “A Misfire”

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

As Neon leans toward not sending “Artificial” to any of the fall fests, Screen Daily has a report in which they ask distributors who considered buying the film what they actually thought of this hot potato.

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Connor Storrie’s Post-‘Heated Rivalry’ Rise Continues With Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’ Starring Billie Eilish

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Storrie has joined Polley’s Sylvia Plath adaptation of “The Bell Jar,” which stars Billie Eilish in the lead. No word yet on what role he’s playing, but Focus is backing the project, which is eyeing a 2027 premiere.

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‘Moana’ Is Heading Toward a Box Office Bomb After $4M+ Thursday, $38M+ Opening Projection

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

That’s a disappointing outlook for a film reportedly carrying a whopping $250M budget, especially given Disney’s apparent confidence in the brand.

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Netflix and Paramount/Skydance Are Reportedly Interested in Buying Letterboxd

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Isn’t this a tad concerning? A studio being in charge of Letterboxd? The potential for conflicts of interest is something that deserves serious attention.

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‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’ Top Gold Derby’s Best Picture Odds — Months Before the Race Even Starts

July 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s July. The temperature’s hot, the release calendar is dry—at least until next weekend—and yet Gold Derby’s 30 or so “experts” have officially unveiled their early predictions for Best Picture at the 2027 Oscars.

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‘Free Willy’ Remake in the Works at Warner Bros. Because, Of Course It Is

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This new version, written by Mary-Margaret Kunze and Jade Halley Bartlett, is being described as a “reimagining” — a word studios now prefer instead of “reboot” and “remake.”

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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ Sets December 11, 2026 Release via A24

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Eisenberg is coming off the acclaim of his sophomore directorial effort, “A Real Pain.” A24 has dated “The Debut,” and it seems likely to premiere at the fall festival circuit, either at Telluride, TIFF, or both.

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‘Cliff Booth’ is a “Cool Mix” of Quentin Tarantino’s Dialogue and David Fincher’s Visual Style, Says Timothy Olyphant

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Timothy Olyphant is teasing what fans can expect from ‘Cliff Booth.’ Having seen the film, he says the sequel strikes a “cool mix” of both Fincher’s and Tarantino’s filmmaking styles.

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Florian Zeller’s ‘Bunker’ With Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Lands at Sony Pictures Classics Ahead of 2026 Release

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Florian Zeller’s “Bunker,” which is reportedly set for the Venice Film Festival. The film stars Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Paul Dano, Stephen Graham, and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

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Martin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens at Night’ is His Most Personal Film, According to Francesca Scorsese: “I Burst Into Tears”

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview, Francesca Scorsese says she “burst into tears” after reading the script for Martin Scorsese’s “What Happens at Night,” citing the parallels in the story to her mother.

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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ Set to Skip Fall Festivals

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Neon has decided that a fall festival premiere is not the right route for Guadagnino’s “Artificial.” That’s certainly a choice. The studio is still moving ahead with an awards campaign for the film.

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‘Hope’ Trailer: Na Hong-jin’s Polarizing Cannes Shocker Unleashes a Blood-Soaked Sci-Fi Nightmare

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Hope,” Na’s first film in ten years — his last one being the exemplary “The Wailing” —is a gloriously messy, blood-soaked sci-fi epic that may become a cult classic despite—or because of—its polarizing nature.

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Doug Liman To Direct ‘Snake Island,’ Based On the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage

July 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Liman’s film follows a covert team of Ukrainian divers on a high-stakes underwater mission as geopolitical tensions escalate in the months leading up to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Trailer Surges Past 600,000+ Dislikes on YouTube

July 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I was certain that the campaign against “The Odyssey” was running out of gas, but it looks like it hasn’t. The final trailer on Universal’s YouTube has 611,000 dislikes against just 68,000 likes, a 9-to-1 ratio

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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Is Brutal Torture Porn That Forgets What Made ‘Evil Dead’ Fun — 58 MC, 80% RT

July 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is essentially a rollercoaster of torture — which, truth be told, will be a turn-on for some viewers. I found it numbing, and devoid of the spirit that made the first three so infectiously bonkers.

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Is Canada Ready For A Blockbuster Soccer Movie? [SPONSORED]

July 8, 2026 John Torre

Canada has the audience, player base, production muscle and timing to make soccer feel cinematic. The question is whether, in the wake of the World Cup,  someone can turn the nation’s growing love for the ‘beautiful game’ into a movie.

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Uwe Boll’s Reddit AMA Descends Into Chaos After Fans Ask About His “Trash Movies”

July 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Appearing to promote his latest, “Citizen Vigilante,” Boll was showered with insults by the left-leaning Reddit crowd. The AMA ended an hour later with Boll storming out.

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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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