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‘Digger’ Box Office Tracking Points to a Soft $20M Debut for Tom Cruise and Iñárritu

I actually find that number optimistic. Tickets for “Digger” go on sale next Tuesday, and presales will give us a better picture of how bad it’s looking.

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Danny Boyle's ‘Ink' TIFF Q&A Cut Short After Audience Member Grills Him on AI Use

Boyle's answer was met with a shout of "Never do that shit again" from the crowd, and the TIFF moderator swiftly brought the Q&A to a close, thanking everyone for coming.

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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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Werner Herzog's ‘Grizzly Man' Joins the Criterion Collection — Plus ‘The English Patient,’ ‘Nashville' and ‘Shop Around the Corner’

Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.

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Robert De Niro to Play Tommy Lasorda in Reid Carolin's ‘Tommy & Me'

De Niro is in talks to play legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda in “Tommy & Me,” a sports drama Reid Carolin will direct for Skydance Sports.

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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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Lily Wachowski: “I Cannot Find A Studio That Will Do Any of My Movies”

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If you remember, back in June, Lily told IndieWire, that, despite strong efforts, none of these projects have been able to get a greenlit because “fascism” is currently thriving.

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DCU’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Movie Delayed Following ‘Supergirl’ Box Office Flop

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Whatever plans there were for "Wonder Woman" to go into pre-production, with a 2027 shoot in mind, have been scrapped. Gunn and Safran will be taking their time with this project.

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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ With $4.7M in Thursday Previews — $40M Opening Expected [Updated]

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Warner Bros' "Practical Magic 2" is off to a solid start, pulling an estimated $4M in Thursday previews after showtimes kicked off at 2 p.m.

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‘Being Heumann' Review: Sian Heder's ‘Coda' Follow-Up Is Warm, Well-Meaning, and a Little Too Safe [TIFF]

September 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Sian Heder's follow-up to “Coda” has landed at TIFF, and — I'll admit — it's a film that works better than I thought it would, which isn't to say it's a great film.

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Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Casts Asa Germann as Angel

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Marvel's X-Men reboot keeps stacking bodies. Asa Germann — familiar to anyone who watched “Gen V” or sat through “Scream 7 “— is reportedly closing a deal to play Warren Worthington III, better known as Angel.

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

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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‘NAZA' Storms Venice With Record-Setting 25-Minute Standing Ovation, Emerges as Golden Lion Contender

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Naza,” a politically charged doc, has taken over the Lido. The film, a late addition to the Venice lineup, is drawing raves and looks like a clear Golden Lion contender.

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Destin Daniel Cretton Follows the Biggest Movie Ever with… a ‘Hawaii Five-O' Reboot

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Fresh off "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to direct a "Hawaii Five-O" movie for Paramount. The studio has already hired Chris Bremner, who wrote "Bad Boys for Life," to handle the script.

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything’ Sets NYFF Premiere, October 16 Release via A24

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“You Can See Everything” has been added the 64th New York Film Festival, set to debut on Wednesday, September 30 at Alice Tully Hall. Furthermore, A24 has also set an October 16 theatrical release for the film.

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Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’ in London’s West End

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cohen will portray the title character. "The Popinjay Cavalier" is set to premiere in London's West End in spring 2027. It's being described as a "swashbuckling comedy" set in 1830s Europe

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First Look: Isabelle Huppert as Mob Boss in Yann Demange’s ‘Lineage’

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Shooting is currently underway in London, with Huppert joined in the cast by Dali Benssalah ("No Time to Die"), Adam Bessa and Raye. A premiere next year is being eyed.

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‘Fast Forever’: Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner Might Return as AI for the Final ‘Fast & Furious’ Movie

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

If there’s one thing ‘Fast & Furious’ needs, it’s an ethical minefield right before it comes out. Bringing back a deceased actor via AI might sound like something out of Black Mirror, but hey, if it sells tickets.

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Bradford Young to DP Ramy Youssef’s ‘Martha & Muhammad’

September 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now it looks like Bradford Young — who took a sabbatical from movies these last seven or eight years — has attached to the project as DP. This is a welcome surprise.

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Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Is a Gothic Mystery Based on a 1901 Novel, With Patsy Ferran “Dynamite” in the Lead

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I can confirm that Joel Coen’s “Jack of Spades” is based on Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age.” It’s a ghost story. A gothic mystery.

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‘Whitney Springs’: Kendrick Lamar & ‘South Park’ Duo’s Slave-Comedy Balloons to $100M+ Budget, Still Not Finished

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Stone and Parker’s “Whitney Springs” still isn’t finished. The budget has skyrocketed to over $100M. Stone and Parker have taken full responsibility for the delay.

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Michael Mann Has “Secretly Recut” ‘Miami Vice’ for a New “Director’s Final Cut” to Premiere in October

September 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not sure how this is going to turn out, but Michael Mann “secretly recut” his ‘Miami Vice’ movie, which has now led to the 4k restoration, a “Director’s Fina Cut,” to world premiere on October 3.

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

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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Paul Thomas Anderson Has Already Chosen His Next Film, Jonny Greenwood Says

“Paul is getting close to pressing the button on the next film, I believe, and I’m already trying to learn a new instrument that would be central to it,” Greenwood tells Screen Daily. 

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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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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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