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Eli Roth Admits ‘Ice Cream Man’ Used AI After Previously Saying It Didn’t: “I Misspoke”

The film arrives unrated, set to screen in 2,000+ theaters this weekend, but is already plagued by disastrous early reviews, amounting to a 29% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Paramount’s Warner Bros. Deal Could Get $1.3 Billion More Expensive as Judge Sets Worst-Case-Scenario March 2027 Trial

The judge in the antitrust suit against Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. has set the trial for March, rather than the November date Paramount requested. That is catastrophic for David Ellison.

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James Cameron Is Ready to Move on From ‘Avatar’ and Tell “Other Stories”: “I’m Mapping Out the ‘Last Act’ of My Career”

In a new interview, James Cameron admits that he is considering which other stories he wants to tell, beyond Avatar, adding that he’s mapping out the “last act” of his career.

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Emily Wilson Doubles Down, Says Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is “Visually Stunning, Emotionally Empty”

Apparently, Wilson isn’t done attacking Nolan’s The Odyssey. In fact, she seems outright pissed, publishing a new The Atlantic op-ed where she even slams the film’s $69.99 popcorn bucket

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David Ellison: Paramount-WBD Merger Backlash Is “Not Really About” Antitrust — It’s About CNN

David Ellison believes the legal backlash over his Warner Bros. merger is “not really about market share,” and not driven primarily by concerns over market competition, but by politics.

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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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Harris Dickinson Reportedly Exits James Bond Race as Search for New 007 Continues

July 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dickinson was previously considered a top-tier candidate, ranking within the top four on the studio’s shortlist.

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Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ Pushed Him to the “Limits,” Taking a Break of “At Least 3 Years”

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Nolan says we shouldn’t expect another film from him anytime soon. The Oscar-winning director admits that he plans to step away for a while, indicating it will be “at least three years” before his next movie.

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Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Acquired by Netflix For 2026 U.S. Release

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off being announced as the opening-night film of the Venice Film Festival, Danny Boyle’s “Ink” has landed a major distribution deal at Netflix.

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Martin Brest Hasn’t Directed A Film Since ‘Gigli’ — Paul Thomas Anderson Is Still His Biggest Champion

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Brest directed quite the streak of successful films in the ’80s and ’90s: “Going in Style,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Scent of a Woman,” “Meet Joe Black,” and, his masterpiece, “Midnight Run.” Then “Gigli” happened.

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Mike Mills Confirms Fall Shoot for New Film, Says It Shares DNA with ‘Beginners’ and ‘20th Century Women’

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mills confirms that he plans to begin shooting his still-unannounced feature this fall and that it will exist in the same creative territory as his last three films.

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Karyn Kusama’s ‘Jennifer’s Body 2’ To Shoot in October, With Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Although it had been hinted at for over six years now, the sequel was never actually confirmed to be in development, but a new listing now has it set up to shoot in October.

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Sydney Sweeney to Star in Sony’s Erotic Thriller Take on ‘Sleepy Hollow’

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures has snatched up “Hollow,” a new retelling of “Sleepy Hollow” that will star none other than Sydney Sweeney, based on Lindsey Anderson Beer’s debut novel.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘X-Files’ Pilot Was Shot on 65mm Film and Could Become a Movie

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The pilot for Ryan Coogler’s reboot of The X-Files officially wrapped earlier this month, and I’ve been hearing fascinating things about the behind-the-scenes developments on this project.

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Kane Parsons in Talks With A24 on Three-Year $65M Deal That Would Include a ‘Backrooms’ Sequel

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Parsons is currently in negotiations with A24 for a three-year first-look deal. One of the projects being discussed is a sequel to “Backrooms,” which Parsons already has an idea for.

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Matt Damon Says the Next ‘Bourne’ Movie Is Finally Taking Shape With Director Edward Berger

July 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you can believe it, Matt Damon has not given up on Bourne. He’s now saying that he might be close to cracking a worthy story for the next instalment.

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Netflix Says 300 Movies and Shows Have Used Generative AI, Raising Questions About the “Netflix Look”

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s something that should surprise absolutely nobody: Netflix has revealed that roughly 300 titles on its platform have used generative AI.

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‘Tony’: Matt Johnson’s Anthony Bourdain Movie From A24 Draws Positive Early Reactions

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dominic Sessa, who gained attention for his lead role in “The Holdovers,” is playing the late Anthony Bourdain in “Tony,” an upcoming film produced by A24.

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Christopher Nolan’s Best Films, According to 180+ Critics — ‘The Dark Knight’ (#1), ‘Memento’ (#2)

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On the occasion of “The Odyssey,” which has resulted in a slew of published lists this week ranking all of his films, I’ve decided to update this poll, adding more lists, with now almost 200 tallied.

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Sam Neill Shot Four Movies “Back-to-Back” Before His Unexpected Passing

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Neill “had filmed four projects back-to-back during the past year, all of which will be released within the coming months,” according to his rep.

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Alma Har’el Sets First Feature Since ‘Honey Boy’ With Javier Bardem Circling Family Drama ‘Wet’

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been seven years since Israeli-American director Alma Har’el’s feature debut, “Honey Boy,” which was written by and starred Shia LaBeouf.

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After ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ Mary Bronstein Sets Next Film ‘Nasty’ With Rose Byrne and Jenna Ortega — Warner Bros. Sets 2027 Release

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you loved Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” starring Rose Byrne, as much as I did — then this news should put a smile on your face.

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Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Uprising’ Trailer Turns a 14th-Century Rebellion Into a Shaky-Cam War Movie

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Written and directed by Greengrass himself, the film centers on the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, one of England’s most significant uprisings, sparked by economic hardship, political unrest, heavy taxation.

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Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Receives ‘R’ Rating for "Strong Bloody Violence, Some Gore, Sexual Material/Nudity”

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With its incoming world premiere at Comic-Con San Diego later this month, “Onslaught” has now been stamped by the MPA with a hard ‘R’ rating.

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James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’ to Open 64th New York Film Festival

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is Gray’s fourth film to be selected for NYFF, following “The Immigrant” (2013), “The Lost City of Z” (2016), and “Armageddon Time” (2022).

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First Look: Zellner Brothers’ ‘Alpha Gang’ Heads to TIFF — Stars Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Chris Pine and Riley Keough

July 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s TIFF with five more titles announced, including David and Nathan Zellner’s “Alpha Gang,” Rachel Morrison’s “Love of Your Life,” and Bassam Tariq’s “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”

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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Flawed but Astonishing Spectacle — Rave Reviews Confirm Best Picture Frontrunner

There is something undeniably powerful about a film that swings this hard, that embraces myth, spectacle, and the strange dream logic of ancient storytelling.

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Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets Reshoots, Won’t Premiere at Venice Film Festival

About a month ago, Variety published a piece saying that “The Social Reckoning” was being submitted to the Venice Film Festival. I can confirm now that will definitely not be happening.

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Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Delayed to 2027

The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but no plot details have been revealed. All we know is that it’s a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.

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Christopher Nolan’s Place in Cinema History: Genius, Overrated, or Something In Between?

Nolan has changed what a modern blockbuster can be, and that alone is a significant legacy. The bigger question is whether he has truly transformed cinema itself, or simply reinvented the blockbuster.

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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

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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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

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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