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Paul Thomas Anderson Reportedly Shadowed Martin Scorsese and Rewrote ‘What Happens at Night’

Having an insurance director is not uncommon in Hollywood. Aging filmmakers, in case a health issue arises, sometimes need to have one. It seems like that’s what might have occurred on “What Happens at Night.”

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LOL: Eli Roth Blames Lionsgate for ‘Borderlands’ Failure, Says Final Cut Was Not His

The box-office bomb cost $145M to produce and ended up finishing its run with a total of just $31M worldwide in receipts. The film was reportedly a $115M for Lionsgate.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s New A24 Thriller ‘October’ Reveals First Plot Details — Will It Release This Year?

A24 has been keeping quiet about the film, but I hear it was recently screened internally, and a decision should be coming shortly, if not by the end of this month.

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Jane Schoenbrun Says A24 Passed on ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’: “I Want to Destroy” the Systems That Make Movies

Schoenbrun struggled to get ‘Camp Miasma’ made after A24 passed on the project. MUBI eventually came aboard, financing the film with a $10 million budget.

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‘One Night Only’ Makes Sex Boring — Negative Reviews Greet the ‘Sex Purge’ Rom-Com as Callum Turner’s Bond Hopes Takes a Hit

“One Night Only” is essentially a rom-com version of “The Purge,” where premarital sex is banned except for one night a year. Yet it spends so much time justifying its concept that it forgets the sex.

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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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Emily Wilson Criticizes Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Saying It Turns Odysseus Into a “Simple Action Hero”

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Wilson also noted Nolan’s admiration for the opening line of her Odyssey translation: “Tell me about a complicated man” – but added: “I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.”

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Home’ Now Tracking at INSANE $330M+ Domestic Opening

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sony has this little movie called “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” coming out. Yesterday, I reported that it was tracking toward a staggering $300M domestic opening. Nope. It’s much higher than that.

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‘Coyote vs Acme’ First Reactions Glow: Best Live-Action/Animation Hybrid Since ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’?

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We’ll finally get to see what the big deal was when the film arrives in theaters, currently eyeing an August 28, 2026, release. Will it be a breakout hit, or just another “The Day the Earth Blew Up”?

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Tom Holland Says He’s Made “Sh*t Movies” That Were Hard to Promote

July 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

His remark has fueled speculation about which projects he had in mind. Among the titles fans most frequently point to is “Chaos Walking,” “Dolittle,” “Cherry,” “Spies in Disguise,” “and “Uncharted.”

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Targets $90M Second Weekend, Record-Low 27% Decline — $640M+ Worldwide So Far

July 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Nolan’s epic might hit $90M this weekend, which would be only a 27% drop from its $124M opening last weekend. That would be a record-low second-weekend drop for a film that opened with $100M+.

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Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Bombs at the Box Office with Just $785 Per-Theater Average

July 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

For a specialty distributor like NEON, the release was unusually wide for such an unconventional film, but it still struggled to attract audiences. The toxic reviews did this movie in.

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Directors With Most Cuts Per Minute Include Tony Scott, Baz Luhrmann, Michael Bay — and Christopher Nolan?

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A member of ACE (American Cinema Editors), has shared nearly two decades of research analyzing the editing styles of major filmmakers. Over the past 15 years, he has manually counted individual shots.

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Leaks on X; Over 2M Views Before Takedown

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The leak comes as a surprise, given Nolan’s reputation for maintaining exceptionally tight security around the handling and distribution of his films, particularly when it comes to digital copies.

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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Black Panther 3’ Confirmed for December 2028 Release, David Jonsson to Star as T’Challa’s Son

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This evening at CinemaCon, “Black Panther 3” was finally confirmed. Coogler will return to direct, with David Jonsson (“Alien: Romulus”) joining the cast as the major new addition, playing T’Challa’s son.

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CONFIRMED: Ryan Gosling To Star as Ghost Rider in Shawn Levy-Directed Movie, Set For 2028 Release

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Turns out, an announcement might be coming soon—maybe even during tonight’s Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con. At least, that’s what DanielRPK is now reporting. We’ll see how it goes.

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Zach Cregger Says ‘The Flood’ Is the Last Movie of “This Chapter” of His Career

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is Cregger moving away from horror? Calling this the “last movie of this chapter” of his career suggests a pivot could be coming. So far, Cregger has made three horror films.

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Adam Wingard Says ‘Onslaught’ A “Spiritual Sequel” to ‘The Guest’: “Takes Place in the Same Town”

July 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Adam Wingard has confirmed rumors that “Onslaught” is set in the same universe as “The Guest,” validating a popular fan theory. It’s also the end of a trilogy which started with “You’re Next.’

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Danny DeVito Wants to Direct Again With ‘McTeague,’ His First Movie in 23 Years

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Danny DeVito, now 81 years old, wants to make one more movie, eyeing a shoot in San Francisco. Specifically, he wants to adapt “McTeague,” an 1899 novel by Frank Norris.

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David Ellison Postpones Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Until June 2027

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Up to his neck in court battles, David Ellison has decided to put the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger on hold. It will not move forward until June 1, 2027.

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Chuck Russell Dies at 74, Directed ‘The Mask,’ ‘Dream Warriors,’ ‘Eraser’ and ‘The Blob’

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

His films may not have always impressed the critics, but they helped define a specific era of genre filmmaking — he was a product of his time and certainly made a mark.

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Christopher Nolan Visits Criterion Closet, Names the Films That Shaped Him, Including ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘Lost Highway,’ and ‘The Player’

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s Christopher Nolan visiting the Criterion Closet. The video is less than five minutes long, but somehow he manages to walk away with 16 titles that have shaped his artistic sensibilities

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‘The Odyssey’ Eyes $85M Second Weekend With a Stunning 31% Drop

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This coming weekend is looking strong for Nolan’s massive epic. The numbers I’m hearing point to an $80M–$85M second frame — if the higher end is reached, that would be just a 31% drop.

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Jacques Audiard Sets Next Film ‘La Nuit ravagée,’ a Horror Movie for Netflix

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The streaming goamt has greenlit Audiard’s “La Nuit ravagée,” based on the acclaimed horror novel by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo. The film will be a French-language Netflix original.

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First Trailer: ‘Blade Runner 2099’ Reveals Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh in Amazon’s Upcoming Series

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This one was shot in 2024. Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer lead Amazon/MGM’s “Blade Runner 2099.” Yeoh signed on to play the role of Olwyn, and Hunter Schafer was cast in the lead role as Cora.

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Mike Leigh’s ‘Tender Loving Care’ Skipped Venice After Offered Out-of-Competition Slot

July 24, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you remember, Leigh’s “Hard Truths” had also been rejected by Venice in 2024, as well as Cannes, and the filmmaker wasn’t shy about saying so during the film’s press run.

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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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