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Ridley Scott Says “I Didn’t Say That” After Calling ‘The Dog Stars’ His Best Movie Since ‘The Martian’

In June 2026, Scott told The Buyer that “The Dog Stars” is “probably the best movie I’ve done since The Martian.” He’s now denying he ever said that.

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The Russos Defend Shooting ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Without a Finished Script: “We’re Improvisation-Based Directors”

Yes, ‘Doomsday’ was shot without a finalized script. It was being written as production rolled on. The screenplay was still under development on set, with daily rewrites and updates in progress.

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Paul Schrader’s ‘Three Guns at Dawn’ Is Now an AI Movie, Antoine Fuqua No Longer Involved

Schrader has been open to AI in filmmaking. He frequently posts AI-generated images of himself on Facebook and has admitted to using AI for script ideas. Did it come up with this new version of “Three Guns at Dawn”?

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‘Ink’: Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Starts Electric, Then Loses Steam [Review]

The film is at its best when it’s simply being loud and messy — which isn’t enough of the time. And it’s fitting that a movie about The Sun should feel exactly that way.

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‘Harry Potter’ Is Back, Again: HBO’s $300 Million-a-Season Reboot Gets First Trailer

The upcoming series is being touted as one of the most expensive shows ever made, with a jaw-dropping $2 billion budget. That’s around $300M per season.

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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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Adam Driver and Christopher Abbott Join Marvel’s X-Men Reboot

August 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The “X-Men” reboot is about to add two more big names to its ensemble cast. With D23 happening tonight, we might have five or six X-Men actors on stage with Marvel boss Kevin Feige.

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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ Gets 4K Criterion Release After Years of Critical Reappraisal

August 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s hard to believe, but Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette” was met with boos at its Cannes premiere in May 2006. The film also received mixed reviews from critics and remains “rotten” on Rotten Tomatoes.

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‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel Will Be Titled ‘The New Simpsons Movie’ — September 2027 Release

August 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It can be revealed that the title for the sequel will be “The New Simpsons Movie.” OK. The poster was unveiled at D23, with Homer standing next to a bush, which seems to lean hard into the viral meme.

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Box Office: ‘End of Oak Street’ Eyes $2.5M+ Thursday as ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Scores $11.5M, ‘One Night Only’ Plummets to $500K

August 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros. is hoping that word of mouth will spread when it comes to this PG-13 dinosaur movie, which needs a $200M worldwide tally to break even, but a 72% user rating on Rotten Tomatoes is worrisome.

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Christine Vachon Says She Prefers Pedro Pascal to Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Haynes’ ‘De Noche’: “He Was Born to Play the Role”

August 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“De Noche” is a detective noir co-written by Haynes and Jon Raymond, set in 1930s L.A. and Mexico. It has been described by Haynes as a “button pusher” that could warrant an NC-17 rating.

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Tomi Adeyemi Distanced Herself From ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ After Clashing With Lead Amandla Stenberg

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Adeyemi’s relationship with lead Amandla Stenberg reportedly fell apart after the actress publicly discussed the author’s support of her casting.

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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Supports Will Smith’s Oscars Slap, Says Free Speech Shouldn’t Protect “Assholes”

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has one of the hottest of hot takes. The Oscar nominee, who played Will Smith’s wife in “King Richard,” says she completely understands why her co-star slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.

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What’s Your Most Anticipated Movie of the Fall 2026 Season?

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve narrowed down the hundreds upon hundreds of films that will screen this fall to 34 titles—vote for your most anticipated.

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‘Supergirl’ AI Backlash Grows After Warner Bros. Removes Viral Video

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

An officially released Warner Bros. featurette showing director Craig Gillespie using generated AI during pre production has gone viral, and raised questions about the rest of the film.

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Ramy Youssef Directing A24 Feature ‘Martha,’ With Josh Safdie Co-Writing — Shoots in October

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’m hearing that comedian Ramy Youssef is attached to direct his first feature for A24, with Josh Safdie coming aboard as co-writer on the screenplay.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Hits $700M+ Domestic in Record Time, Closing in on $2B Worldwide

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to explode at the box office, having now reached $705M domestically and about $1.8 billion worldwide after only two weekends.

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Drew Starkey Teases Role in Luca Guadagnino’s ‘American Psycho,’ Which Reportedly Has No Killings Until the Climax

August 13, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There’s been a lot of smoke around Luca Guadagnino’s “American Psycho,” but not much actual fire. Drew Starkey has now added a little more to it.

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DGA and IATSE Back Paramount’s Warner Bros. Merger, Urge AG Rob Bonta to Drop Lawsuit

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The DGA and IATSE are two of the most powerful showbiz unions, and If this merger does go through, they will have absolutely played a role in helping make it happen.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Scores 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, But Is Tracking for Weak $6–8M Opening

August 12, 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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Alden Ehrenreich Joins Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice ’85’ With Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Eight years ago, Ehrenreich, who was seen by many as a rising star, was blamed in some circles for “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which led to a five-year break from acting. He is now back, and with a vengeance.

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Adrien Brody and Sean Penn to Star in Doug Liman’s ‘Snake Island,’ About the Nord Stream Sabotage — Now Filming

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Snake Island,” directed by Doug Liman, is not only currently filming in Croatia, but two recent Oscar winners have now boarded the project as its leads: Sean Penn and Adrien Brody.

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‘Barbie 2’ Is in Crisis Over “Massive” Salary Demands From Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Based purely on upfront salaries alone and not including backend participation, we’re looking at $100M+ just to bring back Robbie, Gosling, Gerwig and Baumbach. The total budget of the first film was $145M.

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Netflix Gives ‘Charlie vs the Chocolate Factory’ a 45+ Day Theatrical Release

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix is getting increasingly serious about theatrical, and its latest announcement is another indication that the streamer is slowly moving closer to the traditional studio model.

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Lilly Wachowski Says Hollywood Too Scared to Finance $10M Trans Action Thriller

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Wachowski is still trying hard to get “The Hunted,” a new film about transphobia, off the ground. It’s a film co-written with Wachowski’s partner, Mickey Ray Mahoney, and an indictment of the “current climate.”

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‘The End of Oak Street’ Review Embargo Lifts: 67 on Metacritic, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes

August 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The embargo has lifted on “The End Oak Street,” and we might have one last good studio summer movie in our hands — actually two, if you count “Coyote vs Acme,” which I’ll get to a little later.

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Good/Great Movies That Don't Deserve Their “Rotten" Scores

These 31 titles clearly have their share of detractors — that’s why they’re “rotten” — and I expect some people to question a few of these picks. That’s fine. However, I believe most are strong films, worth reevaluating.

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Reportedly “Blew Away" Warner Bros. With Rough 3-Hour Cut as New Teaser Stuns

Today, “Dune: Part Three” tickets went on sale, this time non-premium formats were made available, and it was all accompanied by a brand-new teaser—and the footage is stunning.

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What is David Fincher’s Best Film? 100+ Critics Say, No Contest, It’s ‘Zodiac’

We managed to gather 118 ballots from critics, programmers, filmmakers, and scholars. Each was asked to submit a single title, the one they believe to be the best of Fincher’s filmography.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Glimpses of the Moon’ (Apparently) Starts Production This Month in Italy

Coppola has described “Glimpses” as a “strange 30s-style musical.” No cast has been announced. The film is a loose adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel, “inspired” by Leo McCarey’s “The Awful Truth.”

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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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