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Quentin Tarantino Fired Isabelle Huppert From ‘Inglourious Basterds' for Skipping the Table Read

Imagine firing Isabelle Huppert from your movie. One of the great actresses of all time, the woman behind "The Piano Teacher," "La Cérémonie" and "Elle," dropped because she missed a table read.

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Park Chan-wook Says ‘The Brigands of Rattlecreek' is “Very Violent” and the “Most Brutal” Film He's Ever Made

Are we really that surprised? The original draft was written by S. Craig Zahler, the guy behind "Bone Tomahawk," "Brawl in Cell Block 99" and "Dragged Across Concrete."

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Francis Lawrence Calls James Gunn “An Impediment” to ‘Constantine 2,’ Says He's “More Hopeful" Now That They're Gone

James Gunn wrote on Instagram this week that he was "incredibly relieved" to be out at DC Studios. Turns out he's not the only one.

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Jim Caviezel Was “Heartbroken” When Mel Gibson Recast Jesus in ‘The Resurrection of the Christ'

For 20 years, the assumption was that whenever Mel Gibson got his "Passion of the Christ" sequel off the ground, Jim Caviezel would be front and center.

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Steven Spielberg Will Direct a Stage Musical, Written by Tony Kushner

Kushner has been Spielberg's go-to screenwriter for two decades now: "Munich," "Lincoln," "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans." All four were Best Picture nominees.

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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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France Picks Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Russian-Language ‘Minotaur’ as Its 2027 Oscar Submission

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

France has selected Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Minotaur” to represent the country in the international feature film race at the Oscars, despite the filmmaker and cast being Russian.

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Gregg Araki Starts Shooting ‘The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization’ with Ashton Kutcher and Alison Brie

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Araki wrote the screenplay, and will direct “The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization,” a dark comedy starring Ashton Kutcher, Alison Brie, and Jesse Williams. The film started shooting today in Los Angeles.

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‘La Bola Negra’ Storms TIFF as Queer Epic Eyes Netflix’s First Best Picture Oscar

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last night, Los Javis' "La Bola Negra" held a triumphant screening at TIFF's Princess of Wales Theatre, and the standing ovation reportedly lasted through the entire credits.

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‘Resident Evil’ Reviews Are Positive — 79 Metacritic, 97% Rotten Tomatoes

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’m now predicting a $50M domestic opening weekend for this movie, which will only further cement Cregger’s drawing power after “Barbarian” and “Weapons.”

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is Officially Highest-Grossing Movie of All-Time at Domestic Box Office

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now the question is whether Spidey can become the first movie to cross $1 billion domestically. With its legs having slowed down, and $63M in receipts still needed, I highly doubt it.

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Paul Schrader's ‘Non Compos Mentis’ Recasts: Sam Worthington, Liam Hemsworth and Cara Delevingne To Star in “Erotic Thriller”

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

After filming wraps on "Non Compos Mentis," which shoots next month, Schrader plans to start production on his "drug movie," "The Doors of Perception," in January.

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MPA: ‘Clayface’ and ‘The Social Reckoning’ Ready With “R” Ratings

September 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning" has officially been stamped with an "R" rating for language, which is another idiotic move from the MPA. Why must "language" get an "R"?

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

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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’

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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'

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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Quentin Tarantino to Publish ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth' Novel, Out December 8

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The book is titled "The Adventures of Cliff Booth," which, if you've been following along, was the original title of Fincher's film before it was renamed "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth."

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Zack Snyder Says the ‘Last Photograph' Negative Reviews Were “100%” About Him and Not the Movie

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zack Snyder woke up in Toronto the morning after his premiere and did the one thing no filmmaker should ever do the morning after: he opened X.

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‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd': Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Power Tim Blake Nelson's Best Film Since ‘The Grey Zone' [TIFF]

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tim Blake Nelson has been making films for thirty years and hasn't directed a narrative feature in more than ten. "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd," is the best thing he's done since "The Grey Zone.”

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Has A Trailer

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Following “Air,” this is Affleck’s latest stint behind the camera. He has cast himself in the lead role, alongside Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, and Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files”).

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Jim Caviezel Returns to Studio Movies with Sony's ‘Ghost Soldier' — His First Hollywood Movie Since 2014

September 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Caviezel hasn't led a major studio release since TriStar's "When the Game Stands Tall" in 2014. That changes in November with Sony's "Ghost Soldier."

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‘River': Horror Movie Sells to Universal and Blumhouse for $10M+ TIFF 2026’s First Big Deal

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.

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

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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‘Minotaur' Trailer: Andrey Zvyagintsev's Cannes Grand Prix Winner Gets November Release from MUBI

September 14, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Minotaur" won the Grand Prix at Cannes. A two-time Oscar nominee who already has the Golden Lion for "The Return," Best Screenplay at Cannes for "Leviathan," and the Jury Prize in 2017 for "Loveless.

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