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Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,' Dies at 102

The oldest living Oscar winner and one of the last real links to the Hollywood that Brando, Kazan and Hitchcock built, she won Best Supporting Actress for "On the Waterfront" in 1955.

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Brian Helgeland’s ‘Outside Man’ — Starring Ice Cube and Tommy Lee Jones — Lands at Focus Features Ahead of November Shoot

What an odd pairing, and yet so much potential. Focus Features has picked up worldwide rights to "Outside Man," the latest from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Helgeland, who will write and direct.

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‘Digger' Drops 59% on Monday, Tom Cruise Insists it’s “A Lasting Piece of Cinema”

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's "Digger" dropped 59% on Monday, making only $760k — it’s already out of the $1M club. I’m in no way celebrating this. It’s a damn near tragic fate that awaits this film.

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Oscars 2027: ‘The Odyssey’ Is Still the the Best Picture Frontrunner

Right now, the film to beat at next year's Oscars is… Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey." Yep, nothing's changed. No other film has surpassed it as the frontrunner.

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Does Anybody Still Want Another ‘Ghostbusters' Movie? Sony Cooking Up ‘Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street' With ‘Violent Night’ Writer

A new live-action "Ghostbusters" film is reportedly in development. The working title is "Ghostbusters: Nightmare on 34th Street," and the script is written by Josh Miller, ("Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” "Violent Night”).

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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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Woody Allen's 51st Film Starts Shooting in Madrid With Almodóvar's Longtime DP José Luis Alcaine: “A Comedy With Romance, Intrigue, and Infidelity”

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The cameras roll October 5 in Madrid. The deal? Millions in public funding, on the condition that the city gets its close-up. The total budget is around $14M, and principal photography will last six weeks.

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Osgood Perkins' ‘Hexagram,' Set in the ‘Longlegs' Universe, Shoots in January With Nicolas Cage

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Nicolas Cage will star in another "Longlegs" movie, to be directed, yet again, by Osgood Perkins. Notably, Neon, the original distributor of "Longlegs," are out, and Paramount Pictures is the new home.

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John Davidson Will Watch the BAFTA Scotland Awards From a Separate Room After “N-Word” Incident

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Davidson won't be among the attendees when the awards are given out. Instead, he will watch the ceremony by video link from a separate "relaxed space" inside the venue, with family and friends.

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‘Obsession’ Submitted as a “Comedy” at the Golden Globes

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is "Obsession" actually funny? Sort of. It's uncomfortably funny. My theater was laughing during the steering-wheel face smash, but was that out of shock or because of how ludicrous the scene plays?

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Ben Affleck Says ‘Animals' Used “Lots of AI," But He Won't Tell You Where

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This isn't just any AI, though. These are tools built by InterPositive, Affleck's own startup, which Netflix recenly acquired for nearly $600M.

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‘KPop Demon Hunters 2’ Will Get Wide Theatrical Release, Ted Sarandos Says

October 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The prevailing sentiment is that — given how golden of an IP this is — a billion dollars worldwide is a real possibility for ‘KPop 2.’

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Ridley Scott's ‘Treasure Island' Sets November 11, 2027 Release via Sony

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The film will star Hugh Jackman, while Hugh Grant and Owen Cooper are circling roles. Jack Thorne, who is red-hot, thanks to his acclaimed Netflix series’ "Adolescence” and “Lord of the Flies,” wrote the script.

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‘Verity' is 45% Rotten, but Colleen Hoover Fans Won’t Care: Box Office Tracking Points to $35M Opening

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Hoover is a hot literary name, and that means "Verity" is currently projected to open to around $24M this weekend, which would be a solid result for a mid-budget adult thriller.

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Paramount-WBD Merger Gets Final Approval, Deal Set to Close Next Week

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paramount is now aiming to close the deal on Tuesday, October 6. That's when, after months of drama, twists and turns, the merger will become official.

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Alejandro G. Iñárritu Says ‘Digger’ Was Originally Titled ‘BLAH, BLAH, BLAH’

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The title was ultimately changed because it was "too long" and "too complicated," though I suspect Warner Bros. was just horrified by the thought of selling a $180M movie with a title that sounds like an eye-roll.

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Zack Snyder Is Waiting for His ‘Rebel Moon’ Movies to “Get a Little Bit More Popular" and “Discovered” for Part 3 to Happen

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zack Snyder, whose 'The Last Photograph' still has no US distribution, doesn't sound so confident about 'Rebel Moon 3' ever happening, or that there's truly any demand for it.

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Variety: ‘One Battle After Another' Lost $100M. ‘Digger' Could Lose Warner Bros. Far More

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The "Digger" fiasco caps a disastrous 2026 for Warner Bros., which watched "Coyote vs. Acme," the film it tried to bury (now at Ketchup), out-gross nearly all of its releases this year

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Carlos Reygadas' ‘Heil Jupiter!' Divides NYFF With Orgies, a Colonoscopy and Invented Language

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I have no idea if I'll ever get to see "Heil Jupiter!" in a theater, and whether a U.S. distributor will take on nearly three hours of unsimulated sex, colonoscopy footage and an invented language is up for debate.

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M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ Surprise Screens, and First Reactions Are Promising

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Clearly, by screening this four months before release, Shyamalan and Warner Bros. are feeling bullish about the potential of "Remain," and the reactions from last night are indeed very positive.

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Danny Boyle Says ‘28 Years Later: Part 3' Might Happen “In Theory,” but He's “Not Sure When”

September 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The timing of this latest update comes after this year’s “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” earned strong reviews but faltered at the box office.

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Jennifer Lawrence to Star in Zach Cregger’s ‘The Flood’

September 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zach Cregger’s next film, “The Flood,” has found its lead actress, and it’s none other than Jennifer Lawrence. Steven Spielberg is producing. Warner Bros. has it dated for August 11, 2028

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BREAKING: David Fincher Exits Netflix Deal, Ending 13-Year Partnership

September 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

David Fincher has decided not to renew his deal at Netflix, a turning point in his long relationship with the streamer. His current deal expires next year.

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Curry Barker's ‘Anything But Ghosts’ Sets May 2027 Release Date

September 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Curry Barker is moving fast. Focus Features has dated the filmmaker's next project, the horror-comedy "Anything But Ghosts," for May 7, 2027.

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‘Cliff Booth' Plot Details: David Fincher's 1977-Set Sequel Is an L.A. Noir

September 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A Tarantino script about a stuntman-turned-fixer navigating blackmail and extortion in late-'70s L.A. It honestly sounds like a noir written by Shane Black.

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Warner Bros. Is Now Using Negative Reviews to Sell ‘Digger'

September 29, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

With reviews for "Digger" coming in poorly, Warner Bros. has gone nuclear with its marketing, inviting audiences to ignore the verdicts and "decide for yourself."

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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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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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