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Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Slayground’ Eyes January 29, 2027 Release via A24

The original plan was to release the Halloween-set film in October (its original title was "October"), but Saulnier is still editing it. The last test screening featured a 2½-hour cut and drew very positive reactions.

Jude Law Joins Ari Aster’s ‘Scapegoat’

Jude Law has joined Ari Aster's "Scapegoat," which already has Scarlett Johansson and Jacob Elordi in lead roles. Aster, who is directing from his own script, is once again teaming with A24.

‘Digger' Tracking at $10M Opening After Brutal First Reactions

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.

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

"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."

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

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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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.

August 19, 2019

Tom Harper's ‘The Aeronauts' Opening Venice Film Festival?

June 23, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

As mentioned on Friday, considerable buzz is building for Tom Harper’s “The Aeronauts,” a film which recounts the 1862 balloon expedition of scientist James Glaisher and wealthy young widow Amelia Wren to fly higher than anyone in history.

Test screenings have been playing so well that I was starting to think it may very well end up at the holy trifecta: Telluride Venice and Toronto. Regardless, the International Film Critique tweeted today something that aligns quite well with what I’ve been hearing, that Harper’s film will be opening the Venice Film Festival in late August.

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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.

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.

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.