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Ridley Scott Says ‘Alien’ Franchise “Needs Some Help” After ‘Romulus’ Was Just “OK”: “I’ve Gone Back In”

Scott is suggesting something more significant than a simple return to the series: the filmmaker appears to believe the franchise has drifted off course.

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Ridley Scott’s Best Films, Ranked by 120+ Critics: ‘Alien’ Tops ‘Blade Runner’ in Poll

Critics were asked to submit their personal five favorite Scott films. As you can imagine, since Scott has directed 30 films in a span of 5 decades, there was an assortment of choices available.

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‘Hooters: The Movie’ Is Now in the Works, Because Why Not?

Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. Or, at the very least, it has reached the point where the origin story of Hooters is now being made as a feature film.

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Tom Hanks to Play Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ With Willem Dafoe and Peter Dinklage Joining Cast — Duke Johnson is Directing

It was previously reported that Tom Hanks is set to portray the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, in Duke Johnson’s upcoming live-action/stop-motion hybrid film

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Stephen Frears Says His Career Has Hit a Wall: “Studios Only Interested in Monsters and Superheroes”

Stephen Frears, 85, has been trying to make “Wilder & Me,” a film about the final, faltering chapter of Billy Wilder’s legendary career, but like his subject, he’s facing his own late-career battle with momentum.

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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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‘The Social Reckoning’ Trailer: Jeremy Strong Has Zuckerberg Down, But Can Sorkin Escape Fincher’s Shadow?

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A new trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” has dropped online. I believe this is the same one I saw recently in theaters. Regardless, I’m still not sold on this thing.

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‘The Uprising’ Drops ‘Robin Hood’ Title After Chaotic 24 Hours

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Focus is back to just calling the film “The Uprising” in the new trailer, while the UK distributor is outright denying that it’s a Robin Hood movie.

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Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Rated R for “Strong Bloody Violence,” Uses First-Person POV to Recreate the Game

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Resident Evil” appears to be embracing first-person gameplay, with the film reportedly using the perspective across several action and horror sequences rather than as a one-off gimmick.

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Chris Hansen Buys Ads Before Every Screening of ‘Primetime’

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Moviegoers heading out to see the Robert Pattinson-starring A24 movie, based on Hansen, the “To Catch a Predator” host, will apparently be greeted by Hansen himself on-screen.

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Joe Carnahan Sets Next Film ‘The Operator’ With Mark Wahlberg at Netflix

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Joe Carnahan, director of the Netflix hit “The RIP,” a Quentin Tarantino favorite, has set his next film, reteaming with the streamer on another action thriller, “The Operator,” starring Mark Wahlberg.

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David Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Sequel Gets a Title: ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix has released amother teaser for David Fincher’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” sequel. No trailer yet, but it finally has a title: “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.”

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Tim Curry Dies at 80 ..

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A unique performer, very hard to pin down, Curry became a defining figure in cult entertainment through his fearless embrace of theatricality, camp, and genre.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ Might Not Be Submitted by Any Country for the Oscars

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The latest example of a great film that might be shunned from Oscar eligibility in the International category is dissident Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur,” which won the Grand Prix at Cannes.

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‘Bond 26’: Jack Barton Leads Shortlist Set for Screen Tests With Lowden, Turner, Elordi, Mescal, O’Connell, and Dickinson

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Screen tests are scheduled to begin in early September, and we have a list of names. The shortlist includes Jack Barton, Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Paul Mescal and Harris Dickinson.

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Ridley Scott Working on ‘Alien: Covenant’ Sequel Centered on Michael Fassbender’s David

August 26, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scott has long expressed interest in continuing the Prometheus/“Alien: Covenant” storyline, particularly Michael Fassbender’s David, and reportedly rejected a ‘Romulus’ sequel because of that.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ Bombs With 37% on Rotten Tomatoes — A Beautiful, Boring Post-Apocalyptic Misfire

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s no wonder 20th Century decided to dump the movie during the last week of August—a place where movies are set up to die quietly before the fall movie season begins.

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‘The Uprising: Rise of Robin Hood’ —Andrew Garfield Movie Gets a Surprising New Title

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Much like the Ryan Gosling/Bamm-Bamm movie, this is not a story out of The Onion. This is real — and that’s despite some online thinking it’s fake news. It is not.

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Ryan Gosling To Star in Live-Action ‘Flintstones’ Movie About Grown-Up Bamm-Bamm?!

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The news is being met with justified disbelief and confusion: Who was asking for a Bamm-Bamm movie? Is Hollywood now coming up with ideas via a Mad Libs generator?

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Dolly Parton Dies at 80 ..

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved figures in American entertainment, has died at 80 in Nashville. A country music legend, Parton also became a major film star, appearing in “9 to 5.”

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Richard Kelly Wants Multiple ‘Donnie Darko’ Sequels After Writing an 800-Page Novel for Nearly 20 Years

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Kelly’s plan is to have this novel adapted into an animated/motion-capture movie and then continue the story with a live-action project that jumps 28 years into the future.

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‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Bombs With $1.3M Opening Weekend — $80M Budget

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Not many are talking about “The Magic Faraway Tree,” starring Andrew Garfield, which just had the weakest wide-release opening in almost 20 years.

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Adèle Exarchopoulos Joins Park Chan-wook’s ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek’ With Austin Butler and Matthew McConaughey

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There she is again, Adèle Exarchopoulos. Just a week after it was announced she’d star in Megan Park’s next film, Exarchopoulos has attached herself to an even bigger English-language project.

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Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall’ Acquired by Janus Films — Sets 35mm Fall Release

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Thomas Anderson has chosen his next project following “One Battle After Another,” and it’s already been shot — set to release this year.

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Dan Stevens to Star as ‘RoboCop’ in James Wan and Blumhouse’s Prime Series

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Dan Stevens has been cast as RoboCop in Prime Video’s upcoming series. Stevens will star as Alex Murphy and his cyborg alter ego, RoboCop, in the show from showrunner Peter Ocko and Blumhouse Atomic Monster.

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‘Ink’ First Look: Danny Boyle Refuses to “Monsterize” Rupert Murdoch

August 25, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s our first look — images below — at Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” via Vanity Fair, which is set to open the Venice Film Festival next week before screening at Telluride and TIFF.

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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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