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Barry Levinson to Direct Elia Kazan Biopic ‘A Life’

The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.

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Francis Ford Coppola Is Bringing ‘Megalopolis' Back to Theaters in October, and He Wants You Texting During the Movie?

Audience members will be encouraged to text in their questions before, during and after the screening, with Coppola answering the best ones live.

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Hollywood Defends ‘Digger’— Michael Mann, Jane Fonda, Glen Powell, Ron Howard & More Praise

This is a film that's sparked more conversation over the last week than just about anything else out there, and not just because of the box office carnage.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is 2 Hours and 38 Minutes, Longest Film in the Franchise

Now, for the million-dollar question: will it be any good? I will say that the film has tested very well, whatever that might mean these days.

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Guillermo del Toro Plans His First Spanish-Language Film Since ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ and It May Be Inspired by His Father’s Kidnapping

In a new interview, del Toro confirms a desire to go back to his native Mexico and direct his first Spanish-language movie since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which came out 20 years ago.

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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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Barry Levinson to Direct Elia Kazan Biopic ‘A Life’

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The 84-year-old "Rain Man" director is attached to direct "A Life," a biopic of Elia Kazan based on the legendary filmmaker's 1988 memoir. The project hit the market today.

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Francis Ford Coppola Is Bringing ‘Megalopolis' Back to Theaters in October, and He Wants You Texting During the Movie?

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Audience members will be encouraged to text in their questions before, during and after the screening, with Coppola answering the best ones live.

Read more
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Hollywood Defends ‘Digger’— Michael Mann, Jane Fonda, Glen Powell, Ron Howard & More Praise

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This is a film that's sparked more conversation over the last week than just about anything else out there, and not just because of the box office carnage.

Read more
Comment

‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Is 2 Hours and 38 Minutes, Longest Film in the Franchise

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Now, for the million-dollar question: will it be any good? I will say that the film has tested very well, whatever that might mean these days.

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Comment

Guillermo del Toro Plans His First Spanish-Language Film Since ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ and It May Be Inspired by His Father’s Kidnapping

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

In a new interview, del Toro confirms a desire to go back to his native Mexico and direct his first Spanish-language movie since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which came out 20 years ago.

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‘28 Years Later: Part III’ Is “On the Back Burner,” Danny Boyle Says — Sony Hits Pause

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

The shame of it is that ‘The Bone Temple’ ends on a cliffhanger that sets up Cillian Murphy's return as Jim, the whole reason a lot of people showed up for this revival.

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David Fincher's ‘Cliff Booth' Gets a Poster, and Reznor and Ross Are Back, but Where’s the Marketing?

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

We're about seven weeks out, and there's been barely any buzz. The rollout has been weak, especially for a movie built around Tarantino, Fincher, and Pitt.

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Bong Joon Ho's ‘Ally' Gets July 2027 Release in France, Pointing to Cannes Premiere

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Ally” is reportedly the most expensive production in Korean film history, with costs—translated into USD—estimated at around $60M. Neon is distributing the film in the United States.

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‘Other Mommy’ Scares Up $3.5M+ in Thursday Previews; ‘Social Reckoning’ Flops With $650K

October 9, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

“Other Mommy” has a budget of just $19M. Even if it craters next weekend and limps to, say, a $60M domestic total, Universal and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster will make money on this one.

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Ben Affleck’s ‘Animals’ Met With Negative Reviews: “Catastrophe”

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

This, I did not expect. Sure, I figured Ben Affleck's "Animals" wasn't going to contend for Oscars in any way (it completely skipped the fall festivals), but for it to be getting such toxic reviews? That's unexpected.

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The Atlantic's “Most Defining Films of the 2020s” List Is a Weird One

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

A few readers sent me this URL today, and the reaction was mostly confusion. "A very weird list,” one wrote. Many of these are not “defining” but rather a display of taste.

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What’s Tom Cruise’s Best Performance?

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Tom Cruise, 64, is one of the last remaining old-school movie stars, and with “Digger” now in theatres, many outlets have been ranking his greatest performances.

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Sequel Series Greenlit by HBO; Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Constance Wu to Return

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu Henry Golding, and Ronnie Chieng will be back for a sequel to the mega-successful and well-reviewed 2018 romcom — but it’ll be in series form, airing on HBO.

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Movie Happening at Paramount — Is Keanu Reeves Starring?

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Full disclosure: I had never heard of "Cyberpunk 2077" before today. Not once. That said, judging by how fast this announcement has gone viral, I'm clearly in the minority.

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James Wan's ‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil’ Remake Starts Shooting in April

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

James Wan hasn't directed a film in three years, but that's about to change, as his remake of the Korean film "The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil,” for Paramount, has set a start date.

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‘Other Mommy’ Isn’t Screening for US Critics, and the First Reactions Explain Why: “Jessica Chastain’s Worst Movie in a Long Time”

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Only some non-US influencers, bloggers, and critics have seen the film, and it’s quite obvious that this is going to be one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year.

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Kurt Russell to Star in Paul Schrader's Dementia Murder Mystery ‘Clang,' Mark Pellington Directing

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Schrader had mentioned “Clang” as one of the projects he was working on. That's no longer the case. Pellington, the director of “Arlington Road,” has now taken over, with Schrader staying on as writer.

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Alfonso Cuarón Is Writing a Horror Movie, His First Feature in Eight Years

October 8, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

While Alfonso Cuarón directed “Disclaimer,” a 2024 Apple TV series, the Mexican-born filmmaker hasn’t helmed a feature film in nearly eight years, not since his Oscar-winning “Roma” in 2018.

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Skydance Opens Warner Bros.' Books, “Shocked” to Find ‘Digger' Set to Lose $250M+ — Far Worse Than Reported

October 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

Skydance execs, who arrived on Tuesday at their new offices (formerly Warner Bros), opened the books and "were shocked to learn the extent of the loss" on "Digger.”

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The Best Films Directed by Actors — ‘Night of the Hunter,’ and Everything Else

October 7, 2026 Jordan Ruimy

I recently stumbled on a 2009 Film Comment poll in which critics picked the best films directed by actors. There was one condition: the actor had to have directed fewer than five films.

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