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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Tackles the Culture War in Potential Palme d’Or Contender [Cannes]
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Romain Gavras’ Next Film to Tackle 2025 Louvre Crown Jewels Heist
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Tim Burton Pitching “Top Secret” Movie Project for Buyers at Cannes
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‘Her Private Hell’ Teaser Reveals Nicolas Winding Refn’s First Film in 10 Years
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Paul Schrader Slams Cannes for Honoring John Travolta With Palme d’Or: “It’s an Embarrassment”
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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

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Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Tackles the Culture War in Potential Palme d’Or Contender [Cannes]

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is a film about how extremism feeds extremism. Everybody believes they’re morally right. Everybody becomes trapped inside ideology, fear, and self-righteousness.

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Romain Gavras’ Next Film to Tackle 2025 Louvre Crown Jewels Heist

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Seven months after what French press described as the "the heist of the century" at the Louvre, Gavras has announced a film devoted to this topic.

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Tim Burton Pitching “Top Secret” Movie Project for Buyers at Cannes

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tim Burton is expected to head to Cannes this week for meetings with buyers about a closely guarded new film project. No details were revealed about what js being pitched.

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‘Her Private Hell’ Teaser Reveals Nicolas Winding Refn’s First Film in 10 Years

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Her Private Hell,” which premieres tonight, is apparently Refn’s most experimental film yet — with barely any conventional story structure and more emphasis on atmosphere than narrative.

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Paul Schrader Slams Cannes for Honoring John Travolta With Palme d’Or: “It’s an Embarrassment”

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Paul Schrader doesn’t give a flying thought to what others think. Exhibit A is his Facebook account, which is clearly managed by him, with no PR firm involved.

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László Nemes Says ‘Son of Saul’ Oscar Win Wouldn’t Happen Today Amid “Orgy of Antisemitism”

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

László Nemes is at it again, not backing down from anything — now taking aim at the cultural climate surrounding growing ideological pressure within the film industry.

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Mimi Cave’s ‘Pumping Black’ Acquired by Amazon/MGM in $20M+ Deal — Starring Natalie Portman, Jonathan Bailey

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In the first major deal to emerge from the Cannes market, Amazon/MGM has acquired worldwide rights to Mimi Cave’s psychological thriller. The deal is around $20M.

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Cannes 2026: Seven Competition Films Have Already Bombed on the Screen Jury Grid

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Last year, seven films in total had a score of 2 or below on Screen’s Jury Grid; this year, with still 10 films left to screen, we’ve already hit seven.

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Jordan Firstman’s ‘Club Kid’ Sells to A24 for $17M After Intense Multi-Studio Bidding War

May 18, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A24 has finally won the rights to “Club Kid” in a deal said to be worth $17M. Given that A24’s Oscar slate is fairly weak this year, I presume this might become their main priority in the race.

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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ POLARIZES Cannes and Unleashes an Unhinged, Blood-Soaked Sci-Fi Monster Freakout

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Na Hong-jin decided to make the biggest, loudest sci-fi action monster movie possible and somehow convinced Cannes to screen it in competition.

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Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘No One Cares’ First Reaction Raves Over A24 Dark Comedy Starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Eisenberg is coming off the success of “A Real Pain,” released in 2024, which earned widespread acclaim and an Oscar for supporting actor Kieran Culkin.

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Cate Blanchett Joins Brady Corbet’s ‘The Origin of the World’

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

During a masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival, Cate Blanchett revealed she will star in Brady Corbet’s next film, “The Origin of the World.”

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Vin Diesel Defends ‘Fast and the Furious’ Screening at Cannes: “Popular Cinema is Not A Lesser Form of Art”

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In a Variety op-ed, Vin Diesel reflects on returning to Cannes for the 25th anniversary of “The Fast and the Furious,” framing it as a important moment for popular movies.

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Variety: Tom Francis Auditioned for Next James Bond — Media Leak Likely Meant to Boost His Career

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

For many auditioning actors, simply being connected to James Bond can dramatically raise their visibility in the industry, even if they never seriously contend for the role.

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Claire Denis to Direct Cannibal Crime Drama ‘The Soap Maker’

May 17, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Claire Denis is in prep mode for a film that’ll bring her back to the genre roots of 2001’s “Trouble Every Day.”

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‘Paper Tiger’ Is Old-School Crime Melodrama Only James Gray Could Make— Critics-Audience Divide Emerges [Cannes]

May 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Gray refuses to change the way he makes movies, embracing an old-school classicism that may feel dated to some, but to others represents one of the last remnants of a distinctly American style of filmmaking that barely exists anymore.

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Kenneth Lonergan Sets First Film in 10 Years With ‘Tomorrow Is a Drag,’ Starring Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver and Vanessa Kirby

May 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Lonergan is set to direct “Tomorrow Is a Drag,” which is set to be his first film in over 10 years. Not just that, but Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Vanessa Kirby and Matthew Broderick have signed on to star.

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Paul Thomas Anderson Says New York Film Festival Rejected ‘There Will Be Blood’: “It Was Devastating”

May 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The 2007 film, a vital contender for the great American epic of the 21st century, is arguably PTA’s greatest achievement—a film that demands and rewards multiple viewings.

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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’ Met With Mixed Reviews, Weak 3-Minute Standing Ovation [Cannes]

May 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not usually one to track Cannes standing ovations with a stopwatch, or even report on them, but in this era of endless over-applause, a three-minute ovation usually means something didn’t quite land.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ Is Based on the Same Story as Adrian Lyne’s ‘Unfaithful

May 16, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Zvyagintsev actually positions “Minotaur” as a remake to Claude Chabrol’s “The Unfaithful Wife,” which itself was already remade by Adrian Lyne with 2002’s “Unfaithful”

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