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‘Alpha Gang’ First Look: Cate Blanchett Leads the Zellners’ Bizarre 1950s Alien Biker Gang

Alongside Blanchett, the film features a wildly eclectic ensemble including Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Léa Seydoux, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Chris Pine

‘Dungeons & Dragons 2’ Is Being Shopped to Other Studios After Paramount Passed on the Sequel

The film grossed only $205M against a $150M budget, losing Paramount a significant amount of money. It did, however, gain a decent following on streaming, but the financial risk for a sequel is ever-present.

Did Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Use AI to Recreate Margaret Thatcher?

Thatcher shows up on-screen for, at most, 10 seconds. She looks remarkably like Thatcher and comes off as almost too polished, non-human like. Further clues are pointing at AI.

Vin Diesel Now Teasing He Might Direct ‘Fast Forever’

Ah, yes — the neverending saga of the next ‘Fast & Furious’ movie, which has been plagued by delays, and Universal demanding Vin Diesel cut the budget by almost $150M.

John Malkovich Gives the Performance of His Career in Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ [Venice]

Malkovich, a two-time Oscar nominee, fought back tears while the audience cheered him, which has become a first-stop tradition to kick-start an Oscar campaign — tears need to be shed!

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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

Cate Blanchett to Star in ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ — Starts Shooting in 2026

January 15, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Blanchett, one of the great actors of her generation, is a two-time Oscar winner (“The Aviator,” “Blue Jasmine”), recently starred in Todd Field’s “TÁR,” and has been a regular awards fixture across her career, with standout turns in “Carol” and “I’m Not There.”

Given her pedigree, I’ll always write about what Blanchett does next. That said, her next film is apparently going to revolve around riding dragons in IP land. Blanchett has inked a deal to reprise her role as Viking warrior Valka in Universal Pictures’ live-action “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (via THR).

Dean DeBlois returns to the franchise after co-creating it and shepherding last year’s initial live-action film as writer and director, and he will again serve as writer, and director. The first instalment debuted in June 2025 and went on to gross $636M globally. Production on the follow-up is slated to begin later this year.

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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.