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007 Surprise! Robert Pattinson Screen Tested for James Bond

Yep, Robert Pattinson has screen tested to play James Bond, according to "multiple sources" who spoke to THR. He joins the already-reported trio of Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor.

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‘1408’ Sequel Is Happening With Sam Jackson, John Cusack, Elijah Wood and Natalia Dyer

Cusack has been open about this being the one sequel he'd ever do. Last year he told People he'd never had the urge to make sequels, but "1408" interested him, partly because, in his words, "most movies suck."

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James Bond: Two Mystery Stars Secretly Tested For 007, Per THR

This week, two different UK tabloids named two different actors, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor, as the chosen one. That follows last week's claim that Callum Turner had been cast as 007, which tells you just how in the dark everybody is.

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James Gray Takes Aim at Letterboxd, First Reactions, Star Ratings and Tomatometers: ‘2001’ Would Probably Be Rotten If Released Today”

James Gray is taking aim at the instant gratification that's infected film discourse, including social media first reactions, and Letterboxd. Oh, and he hates Rotten Tomatoes.

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Danny McBride's ‘G.I. Joe' Reboot Sets October 2028 Release Date

Paramount has dated its next “G.I. Joe” movie for October 20, 2028. Danny McBride directs from a script he co-wrote with Jeff Fradley and John Carcieri. Bradley Cooper has the lead role.

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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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Brian Tyree Henry as Two-Face Seemingly Confirmed for ‘The Batman: Part Two’

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Henry’s casting is bound to rile up some fanboys. It's worth remembering that Billy Dee Williams played Dent in Tim Burton's "Batman," just never the Two-Face half of the character.

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Abel Ferrara Is Sick of ‘Bad Lieutenant’ and ‘King of New York,’ Says He Can't Stand Them Now

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I get it. Imagine making 25 movies over five decades and having the world care about only two from the early '90s. That would drive any filmmaker a little nuts.

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David Cronenberg's ‘Consumed' Is Stalled Over Financing, Says “Very Good” AI Movie Is Coming

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

That's the state of things, folks. The guy who gave us “The Fly,” “Videodrome,” “Dead Ringers,” “Crash” has a finished script based on his own book, and it might not happen.

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Spike Lee Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Means “One Less Place" to Make Films Because of His “Politics”

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Stating the obvious, Spike Lee suspects he won't be making a movie with Warner Bros. or Paramount anytime soon due to his outspoken political beliefs.

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Joel Coen's ‘Jack of Spades’ Heads to Netflix for Fall 2027, Co-Written With Ethan Coen!

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The screenplay is credited to Joel and Ethan Coen! Eleanor Catton wrote the original draft, alongside Conor McPherson. So yes, Ethan has a writing credit here, which makes this a de facto Coen reunion.

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RUMOR: Callum Turner is the Next James Bond?

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Callum Turner has stepped down as a director of Twentytwo Films, the production company he launched last August, and the British tabloids are already reading it as a sign he's clearing the decks for James Bond.

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything' ($11.4M) Steals #1 From ‘Clayface' ($10.4M) After Strong Sunday

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheimer documentary got there thanks to a strong Sunday. It pulled in $4.3M, up 19% from Saturday. That actually made Sunday its best day of the weekend.

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‘Cliff Booth' Poster Finally Arrives 23 Days Before Release; David Fincher Is Still Editing? No MPA Rating Yet

November 2, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A gorgeous, '70s-style poster for David Fincher's "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth" has finally been released, and you can see it below. It’s the film’s first poster, 23 days away from release.

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Curry Barker Wants to Release a Nearly 2-Hour-10-Minute “Extended Cut” of ‘Obsession’

November 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The theatrical version runs 108 minutes, so we're talking a nearly 2-hour-10-minute cut of a movie that works because it's lean, and I'm not sure anyone needs that.

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Wong Kar-wai's Next Project is ‘Northern Story’? Another TV Series, Not a Film

November 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

It’s now been 13 years since "The Grandmaster,” and it doesn’t sound like Wong Kar-wai will be making another film in the near future. His future seems to be on the small screen.

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Michael Mann Hospitalized After Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg at Gun Range

November 1, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Mann, 83, was rushed to a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at The Range LA, an indoor shooting facility in Los Angeles.

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Francis Ford Coppola Says He Hopes to “Make One More Film”

October 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Coppola lost more than $100M on "Megalopolis," got hammered for it, and he knows the clock is running out for one more film. If "Glimpses of the Moon" is that film, someone needs to write the check soon.

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Taika Waititi Slams Critics as “Sad Lost Souls” and “Out of Touch” in Unhinged Rant Over ‘Klara and the Sun’

October 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Firing back at critics is nothing new, but calling an entire profession “failed artists” who belong "in the bin" is hilarious, and wildly unhinged.

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Bill Burr Says ‘Digger' Critics Are “Out of Their Minds," and Their Bad Reviews “Won’t Age Well”

October 31, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is Burr right? Will “Digger” be the ‘Big Lebowski’ of 2026, a misunderstood bomb that finds its audience on home video? ‘Lebowski’ is hardly alone: “Blade Runner,” “The Shining” and “Fight Club” all followed the same path.

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The 20 Greatest Horror Movies of All-Time; Is ‘The Exorcist' Still The King?

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Is “The Exorcist” truly the greatest horror film ever made, or has time crowned a new champion of fear? Maybe it’s “The Shining,” ‘Texas Chainsaw,’ “Psycho,” or something entirely unexpected that still keeps you up at night.

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Matthew Libatique Says Darren Aronofsky’s Next Film Will “Experiment” With AI

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Here we have Darren Aronofsky's longtime DP, Matthew Libatique, confirming the two are running AI tests before shooting their next feature together.

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Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything' ($2M), ‘Clayface' ($1.9M), ‘Wildwood' ($1.3M) Lead a Quiet Thursday

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Thursday numbers are in, and they hint at a quiet weekend, especially with no big wide release, unless you count "Christmas at the Kringles" as one. It managed $200K in previews from around 1800 screens.

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Angel Studios Bans Sex, Nudity and F-Words (Violence is Okay) in Sweeping New Content Policy

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The studio has unveiled "The Angel Promise," a sweeping new content policy that bans on-screen sex, nudity, F-words and any misuse of God's name in its films.

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Amanda Seyfried Joins Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World'

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Seyfried just came off “The Testament of Ann Lee,” which, Corbet’s partner, Mona Fastvold directed and co-wrote with him. Corbet also served as second unit director on that film.

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Martin Scorsese Says Sony Hack Killed His ‘Cleopatra' With Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis: “I’m So Mad About It”

October 30, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview, Martin Scorsese casually revealed that he came very close to directing a "Cleopatra" epic with Angelina Jolie in the title role. And what killed it? North Korea.

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CONFIRMED: Sadie Soverall Exits Brady Corbet's ‘The Origin of the World' Mid-Shoot, Lily McInerny Steps In Lead Role

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

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

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

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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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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