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‘Exorcist: Martyrs' Trailer is Here; Mike Flanagan Calls it “The Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Made”

Scarlett Johansson is the lead; she plays a detective who watches a serial killer's execution — only for his murder spree to continue in demonic fashion. “Exorcist: Martyrs” is set to hit theaters on March 12, 2027.

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Barry Levinson to Direct Elia Kazan Biopic ‘A Life’

The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.

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Francis Ford Coppola Is Bringing ‘Megalopolis' Back to Theaters in October, and He Wants You Texting During the Movie?

Audience members will be encouraged to text in their questions before, during and after the screening, with Coppola answering the best ones live.

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Hollywood Defends ‘Digger’— Michael Mann, Jane Fonda, Glen Powell, Ron Howard & More Praise

This is a film that's sparked more conversation over the last week than just about anything else out there, and not just because of the box office carnage.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is 2 Hours and 38 Minutes, Longest Film in the Franchise

Now, for the million-dollar question: will it be any good? I will say that the film has tested very well, whatever that might mean these days.

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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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‘Digger' Now Tracking at $12M Opening After Mixed First Reactions?

September 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Coming off polarizing early reactions, "Digger" presales are off to a weak start, trailing "The Drama" by 34% and "The Bride" by 35% at one major chain. That's alarming for Warner Bros.

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‘Avengers: Endgame' Re-Release Tracking for $28M, Could Hit #1 in Box Office Showdown With ‘Resident Evil'

September 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Avengers: Endgame" is tracking for a stunning $28M re-release weekend, putting it neck and neck with "Resident Evil" ($28M–30M) for #1 and signaling huge hype for December's "Avengers: Doomsday."

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Is Rated R, a First for the Franchise in Its 70-Year History

September 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Japanese ‘Godzilla’ movies have traditionally stayed in family-friendly territory. The last five Hollywood ones kept things broad with PG ratings, and for obvious reasons: there are toys and merch to sell.

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A24 Unleashes Trailer for Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Doc ‘You Can See Everything'

September 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim went from total secret to Telluride's most talked-about film overnight, drawing wild reactions to its 174-minute runtime.

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‘Ray Gunn' Trailer! Brad Bird's Sci-Fi Noir Finally Arrives After 30 Years — Netflix Sets December 4 “Limited” Release

September 23, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Why is this so anticipated? Well, because it comes from Bird. Alongside names like Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Henry Selick, he's one of the few animation directors whose work transcends the genre.

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‘Digger’ First Reactions Are All Over The Place: “Baffling,” “A Mess,” “Hollow,” “Self-Indulgent” and ..“Brilliant”

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Scratch the 50/50. It's more like 70% mixed-to-negative from what I've seen, but it's got a few defenders, which leaves me very curious.

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Mahershala Ali Agrees Kevin Feige Is a “Gigantic Loser and Failure” Over ‘Blade’

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mahershala Ali is obviously not happy about Marvel’s Kevin Feige repeatedly delaying and finally canceling the “Blade” movie he was supposed to star in.

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Robert Eggers to Direct ‘Romeo and Juliet’ for Focus Features — Will Be His Next Film

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Robert Eggers, who has already taken on witches, vikings, a vampire, and now werewolves, is turning to two teenagers in love. He's lined up a “Romeo and Juliet” adaptation at Focus Features.

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Michel Hazanavicius Used AI to Shoot His WWI-Set ‘The Third Hand’: “Without AI, it's 10 Days of Shooting. With It, it's Two Days."

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of "The Artist" and a Cannes competition regular, has just wrapped production on his latest film, "The Third Hand."

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‘La Gradiva’ Trailer: One of 2026’s Best Debuts Sets December U.S. Release

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

1-2 Special, a small-ish indie boutique, snapped up the U.S. distribution rights and set a December 18, 2026 release, which now has a trailer. It will screen at the New York Film Festival on September 28.

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Crosses $100 Million Worldwide, Hits VOD September 29 — Qualifies for Best Animated Oscar?

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

"Coyote vs. Acme," the movie Warner Bros. decided wasn't worth releasing, has now topped $100M at the global box office. It might soon surpass the totals of “Supergirl” and “Masters of the Universe.”

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Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling Are Reuniting for a Comedy After ‘Drive’ and ‘Only God Forgives’

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

When pressed for a production date or a concrete plan for this reunion with Gosling, Refn played coy. He compared the mystery of the project to a Christmas present.

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‘Paper Tiger' Trailer: Neon Believes James Gray's Latest Can Finally Land Him an Oscar Nom

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

According to THR, Neon is going all in on Gray's latest and will mount a full awards campaign this fall for "Paper Tiger," which opens the New York Film Festival this Friday.

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‘Heart of the Beast’ Is David Ayer's Best-Reviewed Movie Ever, Topping ‘End of Watch,’ and ‘Fury’

September 22, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With the review embargo now lifted, the reviews are pretty good, or at least much better than a David Ayer movie has any right to be. The film currently sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 70 on Metacritic.

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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘They Follow’ Wraps Filming

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“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

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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”

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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”

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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Do We Really Need Another ‘Sense and Sensibility'? Critics Say Georgia Oakley's 2026 Version Mostly Works

September 21, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Apparently, we haven’t had enough of “Sense & Sensibility.” Georgia Oakley, coming off the quiet indie success of “Blue Jean,” is taking a swing at Jane Austen’s oft-adapted classic, with Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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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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