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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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Glen Hansard Dies at 56; ‘Once’ Star and Oscar-Winning ‘Falling Slowly’ Songwriter

July 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hansard will forever be known for his lead role in John Carney’s “Once,” winning the Oscar in 2008 for Best Song for “Falling Slowly.”

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HFPA Sues Golden Globes/Penske, Which Responds by Calling the Group Racist, Non-Inclusive

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Golden Globes continue to be a sh*tshow. Why anyone still treats this awards show as credible is beyond me. Frankly, the less coverage it gets, the faster it can fade into irrelevance.

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Michael Mann’s ‘Miami Vice’ Turns 20: How It Somehow Went From “Misfire” to Cult “Masterpiece”

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film was originally panned upon its 2006 release, earning a Rotten Tomatoes score of 46%, only to be heralded years later by a certain contingent of critics as a “masterpiece.”

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Mike Leigh Says ‘Tender Loving Care’ Will Be His Final Film Due to Illness

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Leigh revealed that he has myositis, admitting that making another film would be “very difficult” and is “not going to be possible,” given the challenges his illness presents.

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Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage to Star in Olivia Wilde’s ‘Naughty,’ Sets November 2027 Release

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage will star in Wilde’s fourth film as a director. Universal has also dated the film for a November 5, 2027, release.

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‘Elsinore’ First Look, Release Date Arrive — Andrew Scott Oscar Buzz Continues

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Focus Features has dated Simon Stone’s “Elsinore,” starring Andrew Scott, for a limited launch on November 20 before expanding over Thanksgiving. A first-look image has also been released.

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Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ To World Premiere at 64th New York Film Festival

July 28, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Another domino has dropped when it comes to the fall festival season: Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” will have its world premiere as the centerpiece selection of the 2026 New York Film Festival.

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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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‘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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