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Michael Bay to Direct Next ‘Transformers' Movie for David Ellison's Skydance — Steven Spielberg to Oversee Franchise

Bay is in final talks to direct the next "Transformers" movie for David Ellison's newly merged Skydance-Paramount operation. The one remaining sticking point? Bay wants final cut. He'll probably get it.

Luca Guadagnino's ‘Artificial' Premieres at NYFF to Mostly Positive Reviews

A common reaction describes "Artificial" as "The Social Network" for the AI era, with quite a few critics citing this as the true spiritual sequel to Fincher’s film, and not Sorkin’s upcoming ‘Social Reckoning.’

Warner Bros' Clockwork Survives Paramount Merger

Clockwork — Warner Bros’ A24-style indie labels— has new films from Sean Baker, Park Chan-wook, Noah Baumbach and Sean Penn set to enter production in 2027.

Jonathan Glazer Confirms He's Writing His Next Film

Glazer directed just four features in 25 years: "Sexy Beast" (2000), "Birth" (2004), "Under the Skin" (2013) and "The Zone of Interest" (2023). That last one won the Grand Prix at Cannes and two Oscars.

‘The Batman Part II’ Pauses Production as Matt Reeves Steps Away for Personal Reasons

Cameras had been rolling in London since May. The film is dated for February 18, 2028, and sources say it's too early to know whether the stoppage will push that.

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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

‘The Nightingale' Is A Self-Indulgent Mess [IFFBoston/Review]

July 31, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

“The Nightingale,” director Jennifer Kent’s sophomore effort, following “The Babadook,” desperately wants to be delve into the white man’s history of violence, particularly towards women.

Italian writer shouts “Shame on you, whore! You Suck!” when Jennifer Kent’s name appeared on the screen during credits of "The Nightingale"

September 17, 2018 Jordan Ruimy

Oh, Italy. As beautiful as that country is, it still has a lot of work to do when it comes to taming down the misogyny that is quite apparent all around that country. After all, they've all but refused to go along with the #MeToo movement and even had an Italian director strut down the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival with a "Harvey Weinstein is Innocent" T-shirt.

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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.