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Francis Lawrence to Direct ‘Red Rising’ Movie for Paramount

According to THR, Paramount has acquired the rights to "Red Rising," Pierce Brown's best-selling dystopian sci-fi saga, and it has handed the keys to a familiar name.

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Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas to Star in HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 5

Cage and Banderas join a long list of actors who have led the show. Previous seasons featured Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Mahershala Ali, and Jodie Foster.

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The Coen Brothers Confirm They'll Reunite Soon: “We're Getting Old. It Better Be the Near Future"

Joel and Ethan Coen, one of our great living filmmakers, haven't made a film together since in almost ten years. They swear there's no "schism," and promise a reunion is coming “soon.”

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Netflix Wants Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca: But the Ex-Warner Bros. Chiefs Want Real Theatrical Windows First

Abdy and De Luca want real theatrical guarantees. A deal is possible, but it would have to come with major concessions since Netflix, and Sarandos in particular, aren’t particularly keen on the theatrical model.

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Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Earns $1.8M Thursday Previews and Incredible 92% Definite Recommend, Eyes $10M+ Opening

Not many saw this coming, especially since we only learned this film existed six weeks ago. A nearly 3-hour documentary about Elizabeth Holmes is about to pull off a remarkable box office opening.

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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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Sam Mendes' Four ‘Beatles' Movies Set for Release a Week Apart in April 2028

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

An insane plan is in the works by Sony. The four ‘Beatles’ movies are now slated to arrive a week apart across April 2028, billed as a "four-film cinematic event."

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‘River' Trailer: Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe Are Hunted by a Masked Killer in Blumhouse's $10M TIFF Slasher

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Universal has dropped the first trailer for "River," the Joshua Giuliano slasher that became TIFF 2026's biggest sale when Jason Blum and Universal paid $10M+ for it in September.

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Derek Cianfrance to Direct ‘Hatchet’ for Netflix After the Underrated ‘Roofman’

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Cianfrance is coming off last year’s “Roofman.” His past works include “Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond the Pines,” and co-writing the Oscar-winning “Sound of Metal.”

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‘Resident Evil' Is Huge in China —Can It Reach $500M Worldwide?

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zach Cregger's “Resident Evil” jumped back to #1 globally this weekend with $63M worldwide, and plot twist, China is now doing the heavy lifting, as the film just had a $40M opening over there.

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Quentin Tarantino's ‘The Popinjay Cavalier,' Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Has First Poster, Sets March Premiere

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Quentin Tarantino's first-ever stage play, "The Popinjay Cavalier," with Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role, will open at London's Phoenix Theatre in March. A first poster has also been unveiled

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‘Miami Vice ‘85’ First Look — Starts Filming

October 12, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We have our first look at Austin Butler as Crockett and Michael B. Jordan as Tubbs in Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming in — where else — Miami.

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Ben Affleck's ‘Animals' Is the Most Baffling Movie of the Year. WTF Was That?

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I briefly mentioned Ben Affleck's "Animals" yesterday, but I need to get more into it, because this thing, now streaming on Netflix, is one of the most baffling efforts I've seen from a serious director in a long time.

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James Gray Disowns His First Three Films, Says ‘Two Lovers’ His First True Movie

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

At a Q&A this morning, Gray said "Two Lovers" was the first film he made with creative control. He was far less kind about the three before it, "Little Odessa," "The Yards" and "We Own the Night."

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‘The Social Reckoning' Flops With $5M Opening and B- CinemaScore as Mikey Madison Hints at Sorkin Tension

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Let's start a "reader's thoughts" thread in the comments below. It's not limited to 'Social Reckoning.' There are many notable films playing. What did you see this weekend?

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‘Wildwood’ Earns Raves: “The Most Beautiful Stop-Motion Film Ever Made"

October 11, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Laika's “Wildwood” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, and the reviews are rapturous. They're also clearly stronger than the reception for the festival's other big animated premiere.

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Nicolas Cage Says He Never Agreed to ‘National Treasure 3,' Pitches Epstein Files Sequel Instead

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Back in August, director Jon Turteltaub claimed "National Treasure 3" was finally happening, with Cage. The cheers were loud. The headlines were everywhere. Turns out, nobody told Nic.

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Amazon MGM Cuts ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Theatrical Run to One Week

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I'm told that this ‘Ali G’ movie will play theatrically for only one week. That's it. The original plan was for a more robust rollout, but things have changed since then.

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Craig Zobel Reunites With Blumhouse to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children'

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zobel broke out with "Compliance" (excellent) and "Z for Zachariah" (fine) before building an excellent prestige TV résumé: "The Leftovers," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and most recently, "The Penguin."

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Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th’ Slammed for Using AI

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Ten years after “13th,” Ava DuVernay is back with its companion piece. “14th” screened Friday at the New York Film Festival, and the conversation afterward wasn't really about the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Mike Flanagan Adores IP, Eyes ‘Jaws' and ‘Jurassic Park': “I Thought I Wouldn't Do Franchises or Sequels, and Whoops”

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The guy behind "Oculus," "Midnight Mass" and "Hush" (still his best) used to do his own thing. Now? "Carrie" is streaming, "The Exorcist: Martyrs" has a trailer, and two more King adaptations are on the way.

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‘Other Mommy’ Gets a Rare (and Very Bad) D+ CinemaScore

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It's been a rough week at the movies. "Other Mommy" is one of three bad films opening this week. The other two are Aaron Sorkin's sanctimonious ‘Social Reckoning,’ and Ben Affleck's baffling "Animals.”

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Brad Bird's ‘Ray Gunn' Gets Mixed-to-Positive Reviews at BFI London

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This sucks. Brad Bird's “Ray Gunn” finally had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight, and the reviews are in. The consensus? Mixed. Not a disaster, not a triumph.

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Danny Trejo Says He's “Anti-ICE” After Starring in Ben Shapiro’s “Pro-ICE” Movie

October 10, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

There's been some controversy over "Pawn Shop," a pro-ICE thriller from Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire in which Danny Trejo stars alongside Harvey Keitel..

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

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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’

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

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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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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