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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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Maude Apatow’s ‘Poetic License’ Lands at Sony Pictures Classics After Row K Collapse

“Row K” acquired “Poetic License” out of TIFF last year, but Sony Pictures Classics has now stepped in and picked up the film. According to Variety, SPC is planning a release next year.

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‘Brand New Day’ Hits $1 Billion in Just Six Days; Record-Setting $47M Monday

The Marvel sequel has surpassed $1 billion worldwide in just six days, making it the second-fastest movie ever to reach the milestone.

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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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‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Trailer Reveals Gina Prince-Bythewood’s African Fantasy Epic Amid Writer’s Public Split From the Movie

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The ensemble cast includes Thuso Mbedu, Tosin Cole, Amandla Stenberg, Damson Idris, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Regina King, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Viola Davis.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Reviews: 70 Metacritic and 92% Rotten Tomatoes

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We are three days away from the release of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” and the review embargo has just lifted on the film, which is expected to dominate the weekend box office.

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Macaulay Culkin Has Met with Disney About ‘Home Alone’ Sequel as Studio Is “Salivating” Over Return

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Some intel regarding a potential Home Alone sequel starring Macaulay Culkin. A sighting of Culkin on the Disney lot has sparked internal excitement about the possibility of a sequel.

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Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ Gets First Poster and Release Date, Eight Years After ‘Burning’

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s been a long, silent stretch since Lee’s “Burning” lit up Cannes back in 2018—over eight years, to be exact. But the revered South Korean filmmaker of melancholic realism is readying his return.

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‘The Mummy 4’ Adds ‘Obsession’ Star Michael Johnston as Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Return Nears Production

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

the next instalment of The Mummy franchise has added “Obsession” star Michael Johnston, who is in talks to join Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz’s characters in the upcoming fourth instalment.

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Reginal Hall Joins Dwayne Johnson in Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Regina Hall has joined Dwayne Johnson, Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, and fourth-grader Theo Leber in Benny Safdie’s “Lizard Music,” an adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater’s 1976 novel.

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Oscars: Inde Navarrette Is Emerging as the Best Actress Frontrunner

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With Michelle Williams out if the race, the biggest beneficiary is undoubtedly Inde Navarrette. At this point, it would be surprising if Navarrette didn’t receive an Oscar nomination.

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Jackpot Pokies in New Zealand and the Rise of Megapots [SPONSORED]

July 27, 2026 John Torre

A jackpot used to belong to one game. Now the prize can follow you across a network, growing in the background as thousands of spins feed the same pot. That changes the spectacle completely, because the biggest number on screen no longer just belongs to the game in front of you.

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Live Casino Game Shows: Comparing Crazy Time, Monopoly Live and Dream Catcher [SPONSORED]

July 27, 2026 John Torre

More than 3.09 million New Zealanders aged 14 and over watched subscription television in an average four-week period during the year to June 2025, which works out to 70.4% of that group, according to Roy Morgan's Single Source survey of 6,233 people.

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The Famous Betting Strategy Filling Australian Casino Sportsbooks [SPONSORED]

July 27, 2026 John Torre

More than 9.1 million Australians aged 14 and over watched AFL on television either occasionally or regularly during Roy Morgan's 2023-24 research, roughly 40% of that age group.

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Chloe Domont’s ‘A Place in Hell’ Delayed to 2027 as NEON Positions Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ for December

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have one less Oscar contender this year. Neon has bumped the Chloe Domont-directed “A Place in Hell,” moving it from a Christmas Day release to April 23, 2027.

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‘Dungeons & Dragons 2’ Has A Completed Script, But Budget Concerns Has Paramount Passing

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The topic of a sequel to ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ came up, and apparently, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley wrote the script. It’s ready, but they doubt it will ever happen due to budget concerns

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First Look Dakota Johnson as Marilyn Monroe in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘Flesh Impact’

July 27, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film presents two versions of Monroe, played by Ellen Burstyn and Dakota Johnson. Gyllenhaal describes the project as “very much a mixture of Marilyn and my fantasy of her.”

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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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‘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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