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Olivia Wilde Calls Netflix’s $20M ‘The Invite’ Offer a “Bribe” to Skip Theaters

Back in January, at the Sundance Film Festival, a bidding war emerged over Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite.” A24, Netflix, Searchlight, Focus Features, and NEON among the studios in the mix.

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‘American Psycho’ Reboot May Lose Luca Guadagnino as Casting and Rewrites Drag On

If Guadagnino’s vision ultimately doesn’t come together, and time surely is running out, Lionsgate might move on from the filmmaker they have already identified possible replacements.

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‘X-Men’ Reboot Rumors Heat Up With Christopher Abbott, Jon Hamm and .. Adam Driver?

With Jake Schreier directing, Samara Weaving locked, and Sadie Sink introduced as Jean Grey, the reboot is starting to come together. Maybe Marvel finally makes some of it official at D23 next week.

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‘One Night Only’ Director Cut Out “So Much Nudity” Because People Dislike Sex on Screen

Turns out, there’s a much more sexual version of “One Night Only,” with lots of sex and nudity, that never made it to theaters. The film’s director, Will Gluck, blames audience discomfort for the cuts.

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SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ Is Being Shot Entirely on IMAX, Following ‘The Odyssey’

SS Rajamouli’s upcoming “magnum opus” is called “Varanasi,” starring Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran — a massive movie, which just got more massive.

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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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‘La Bola Negra’ Gets Historic 47-Day Theatrical Run From Netflix

August 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Spanish-language Oscar hopeful from Los Javis, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, will now hit theaters October 16, nearly three weeks earlier than planned, before arriving on Netflix December 2.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ to World Premiere at 64th New York Film Festival

August 4, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Godzilla Minus Zero,” the highly anticipated sequel to Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One,” will have its world premiere at the 64th New York Film Festival on September 26.

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Eli Roth’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ Is Getting Brutal Reviews — Not A Single Positive One So Far

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’m seeing plenty of “worst of the year” mentions for “Ice Cream Man,” which doesn’t surprise me one bit. Roth has never been a critical darling and has only been more burdened by that with each passing film.

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Amy Pascal Says “It’s a Good Bet” Next James Bond Will Be Announced in 2026

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

That said, Pascal is now telling Deadline that we will get to know who is playing the next 007 by year’s end, which makes my recent October prediction still valid — and, in my view, makes the most sense.

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‘Fast Forever’ Director Doesn’t Know If He’s Directing ‘Fast Forever’

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Asked whether he’d seen the same screenplay that made Vin Diesel sob for hours, director Louis Leterrier, the supposed director of “Fast Forever,” became noticeably evasive.

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First Look: Billie Eilish in Sarah Polley’s ‘The Bell Jar’

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We now have our first look at Eilish as Esther Greenwood, the deeply troubled young woman at the center of Plath’s iconic novel, whose tragic fate is well known to many readers — images below.

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‘Digger’ Runtime 2 Hours 40 Minutes?

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Iñárritu is certainly one to indulge. His last film, “Bardo,” ran 159 minutes, while “The Revenant” was 156 minutes, “Biutiful” 148 minutes, “Babel” 143 minutes, and “Amores Perros” 154 minutes.

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David Lowery Secretly Shot ‘Poor Clare’ Starring Noémie Merlant This Summer in Italy

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

David Lowery quietly put together his next feature, “Poor Clare,” with no announcement whatsoever, and the project began shooting in Italy this month.

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Quentin Tarantino Was “Uncomfortable” With Anyone But David Fincher Directing ‘Cliff Booth’

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman is telling Variety that ‘Cliff Booth’ ended up at Netflix because Quentin Tarantino was not comfortable with anyone other than David Fincher directing his script.

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Jaafar Jackson Joins Will Smith in David Gordon Green’s ‘Supermax’

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hey, look at that, Jafaar Jackson has decided to seriously pursue acting after starring as his late uncle Michael Jackson in “Michael,” the $1B+ blockbuster.

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First Look: Takashi Miike’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ — Shun Oguri and Lily James Lead Crime Thriller

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Miike has directed a whopping 103 films, almost nobody’s seen all of them, but the essential works are “Audition,” “Ichi the Killer,” “13 Assassins,” and “Visitor Q.”

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CONFIRMED: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Beats ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ Sets Record-Breaking $360M Opening, $932M Worldwide

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The latest update has ‘Brand New Day’ beating “Avengers: Endgame” with a $360M domestic opening, breaking the all-time record.

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‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Trailer: Mahershala Ali Stars in Bassam Tariq’s Religious Hitman Thriller

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s an interesting backstory to this film: while director Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali’s long-in-development “Blade” movie stalled, they decided to make this instead—a religious hitman thriller.

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‘Her Private Hell’ Nosedives 90% in Second Weekend, $358 Per-Theater-Average

August 3, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Neon has given up on Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Her Private Hell,” which lost 500 theaters and plunged 90% from its already abysmal opening weekend, grossing just $50K.

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Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ is Still the Best Spidey Movie Ever Made

August 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tom Holland may have given the role a longer run and a place within Marvel’s sprawling universe, but Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man remains the version that has left the deepest mark on movie history.

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Christopher Nolan Thinks Film Critics Nitpick Too Much: “That’s Not How Storytelling Works”

August 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

One common complaint from film critics is that movies rely too much on familiar formulas. Christopher Nolan thinks that’s nitpicking too much and missing the point of storytelling.

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Vin Diesel Says ‘Fast Forever’ is “The Best Script” He’s Read “In Decades”: “I’m Still Crying”

August 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

On Saturday, he shared an update, on ‘Fast 11,’ officially titled “Fast Forever,” which is scheduled to premiere on March 17, 2028, but we have our doubts about that date.

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Vincent Pastore, “Big Pussy” in ‘The Sopranos, ‘Dies at 80

August 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The veteran actor, one of television and film’s most recognizable gangsters, will forever be known for his role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero in “The Sopranos.”

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‘Barbie 2’ Stalls as Warner Bros. Faces Deadline to Sign Greta Gerwig and Ryan Gosling, or Mattel Reboots the Franchise

July 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to The New York Times, no deal has been reached, and “time is running out.” The rights to “Barbie” will revert to Mattel if Warner Bros. does not have deals with Gerwig, Robbie and Gosling by December.

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‘Desperation’: Stephen King Horror Movie in the Works at Searchlight With ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Duo to Direct

July 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lipovsky and Stein became highly sought-after after the success of “Final Destination: Bloodlines” and already have several major projects lined up.

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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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