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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘They Follow’ Wraps Filming

“They Follow,” which stars Maika Monroe, Jackie Earle Haley, Justine Lupe, Michael Gandolfini, and Naomi Ackie, is no doubt eyeing 2027 release.

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George Lucas Admits He Walked Away From Three More ‘Star Wars' Movies

The man who built the most popular mythology in movie history says he retired with three more "Star Wars" films still on his plate, and he let them go, selling Lucasfilm to Disney.

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement Includes 30+ Theatrical Releases a Year — “The Opposite of Disney-Fox”

Now that a settlement has been reached and the 12 AGs are allowing Paramount to swallow Warner Bros. Discovery in a $111 billion deal, we need details. Here they are.

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‘Ray Gunn’ Photos: Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits Lead Brad Bird’s Animated Sci-Fi Noir

We now have seven new images from Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn.” The film still doesn’t have a trailer, let alone a teaser, so we’ll take what we can get.

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Duncan Jones Says Netflix's Auteur Era Is Dead and “It's About to Get Worse”

The prime catalyst for Netflix's risk-free shift may have been new content chief Dan Lin, who said two years ago that the company would greenlight films "more about audience, and less about auteurs."

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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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Paul Feig to Direct ‘The Italian Job’ Sequel for Paramount

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Wait, what? According to Deadline, Paul Feig is going to direct an “Italian Job” sequel for Paramount. No word yet on cast returns. A writer is supposed to be hired soon for the script.

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‘Digger’ Final Trailer Teases Iñárritu’s Apocalyptic Satire With Tom Cruise

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We’re just 24 days away from its release, yet there doesn’t seem to be much excitement building around this film. The marketing has not worked.

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‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Trailer Teases Peter Berg’s WWII Epic — High Test Scores, Oscar Hopes

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This looks like something Eastwood would have released in the aughts? More specifically, in 2005 or 2006, when his double-bill war saga, “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima,” came out.

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John Malkovich Cancels ‘Music Critic’ Performance in Israel

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

John Malkovich, just a day after entering the top of the Best Actor race for his “Wild Horse Nine” performance, was announced to star in a production of “The Music Critic” in Israel next year.

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Netflix Will Report Box Office Totals for Six Movies, Including ‘Narnia’ and ‘Cliff Booth’

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Some are starting to believe that Netflix may finally be softening its long-held resistance to theatrical movies — or maybe it’s all optics. It’s hard to tell.

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Casey Affleck’s ‘Company’ Is a 92-Minute Gothic Slog [Venice]

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It pains me to say this, but Casey Affleck’s “Company,” as beautifully shot as it might be—by eight different cinematographers, no less—has a story, or stories, that just don’t take off.

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Joaquin Phoenix Reuniting with Mike Mills for Next Film, Shooting in January 2027

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Phoenix is set to reunite with Mills on this next film, which is being distributed by A24 and starts shooting January 2027. This will be Phoenix’s first film since “Eddington.”

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John Mulaney Eyes Starring Role in Warner Bros. ‘Get Smart’ Reboot — David O. Russell to Direct?

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mulaney will star as wisenheimer Agent Maxwellg Smart. Seth Grahame-Smith (“Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”) is penning the screenplay. David O. Russell was attached to direct in 2024.

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Chris Rock Says Daniel Kaluuya Was “Kind of Retired” Before ‘Misty Green’ Comeback: “I Had to Beg Him”

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Daniel Kaluuya took a sabbatical from acting back in 2022. There have been many theories as to why, but the important thing is he’s finally back, starring in this fall’s Chris Rock-directed “Misty Green.”

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‘Bunker’ Is a Paranoid Thriller, Marriage Drama, and Tech-Bro Apocalypse Movie All at Once [Venice]

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zeller’s feature debut, “The Father,” was an acclaimed and Oscar-winning film. Many believe he struck out with his sophomore effort, 2022’s critically maligned “The Son.” This is another miss.

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‘Practical Magic 2’ Is Tanking With Critics — 32% on Rotten Tomatoes

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

No surprise, “Practical Magic 2” is not doing well with critics. We all saw it coming. The first was also hammered with bad reviews. The only reason we’re getting a sequel is due to its cult base and ‘90s nostalgia.

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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Teaser: Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in Hitchcockian Romance

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A two-minute teaser has been released, and it looks intriguing and beautiful; Shyamalan is working with a new DP on this one, Adolpho Veloso—who shot the acclaimed “Train Dreams.”

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‘Artificial’ Trailer, Sets Christmas 2026 Theatrical Release

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s the teaser for Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial,” which Neon has officially dated for a December 25, 2026 release. I’ve also posted some first look images below.

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Confirmed: Stephen Graham Joins Michael Mann’s ‘Heat 2’ as Young Neil McCauley

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to Variety, Graham is confirmed to have joined the cast of “Heat 2,” joining the already-announced Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Adam Driver, Jason Clarke and Odessa Young.

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‘Brand New Day’ Has Sold 75 Million Tickets. ‘Titanic’ Sold 137 Million, and ‘The Force Awakens’ 108 Million

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Due to inflation, raw box-office dollars no longer tell us nearly as much about how many people actually saw a movie. ‘Brand New Day’ might soon be the all-time box office champ, but an asterix is needed.

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Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Teaser Arrives, But the 4-Hour Elon Musk Doc Offers Few Surprises [Venice]

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The problem with “Musk” isn’t that it’s boring. It’s that it’s four hours long and, for much of that runtime, has surprisingly little new to say about Elon Musk.

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Steven Knight Says the Next James Bond Has Been Cast: It’s “A Little Bit Easier” to Write Script With the Actor in Mind

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

So, whatever rumors you’d heard of Bond auditions still happening are not true. Steven Knight, the screenwriter of the next James Bond film, is saying that the new 007 has already been cast.

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Can Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Make Oscar History as the First “Documentary” Nominated for Best Picture?

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In the Academy’s 97-year history, no documentary has ever been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? Fielder’s doc is being tipped as potentially making history — but is it even non-fiction?

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Ridley Scott Claims ‘Treasure Island’ Will Be the Most Expensive Movie of His Career

September 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scott says it could be “the highest budget film” of his career” before accounting for tax incentives.” If Scott isn’t bullsh*tting here, and lord knows he might be, that would put the cost in the $200M+ range.

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Brady Corbet’s ‘The Origin of the World,’ His ‘X-Rated’ 4-Hour Follow-Up to ‘The Brutalist,’ Begins Production in South Africa

September 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Brady Corbet's “The Origin of the World,” his X-Rated epic about "Northern California’s economy" in the 1970s epic, has now started production in South Africa under the working title “SALT FLATS.”

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Alone at Dawn’ Starring Adam Driver and Anne Hathaway Sets Christmas 2027 Release

This is the adaptation of the nonfiction book by Dan Schilling and Lori Longfritz. It wrapped production in February and has been in post-production ever since. The film test-screened a few months ago.

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Jeremy Saulnier’s Next Film Retitled to ‘Slayground,’ Current Runtime is 2.5 Hours, Plot Details

Jeremy Saulnier’s mysterious A24 project, formerly “October,” still has no release date. You’d think, given that it has been in post-production for almost a year now.

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Jemima Kirke and Alexi Wasser to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

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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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