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Box Office: Andrew DeYoung’s ‘Friendship’ Scores Big With $23K Per-Theater Average, Set for Major Expansion Over Memorial Day
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Denzel Washington Earned $35M Salary to Star in Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
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Guillermo del Toro Says His ‘Frankenstein’ Is More Heart Than Horror
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Safdie, Baumbach, Berger, Guadagnino and Lanthimos Tipped for Venice
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Andrew Garfield in Talks to Lead Paul Greengrass’ Peasant Revolt Epic ‘The Rage’ as Focus Eyes $11M U.S. Deal
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Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 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.

Aug 19, 2019

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Box Office: Andrew DeYoung’s ‘Friendship’ Scores Big With $23K Per-Theater Average, Set for Major Expansion Over Memorial Day

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

After a buzzy six-screen debut last weekend, Andrew DeYoung’s “Friendship” pulled in a spectacular $1.4M from just 60 theaters in its second frame

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Denzel Washington Earned $35M Salary to Star in Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Netflix is also shelling out a massive $35M to lock in Denzel for the newly announced crime thriller “Here Comes the Flood,” which will also star Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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Guillermo del Toro Says His ‘Frankenstein’ Is More Heart Than Horror

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Guillermo del Toro is steering his adaptation of “Frankenstein” away from traditional horror and leaning into something far more personal and emotional.

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Safdie, Baumbach, Berger, Guadagnino and Lanthimos Tipped for Venice

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re only halfway through Cannes, but chatter has already shifted to what might surface on the Lido later this year. It’s looking like a strong lineup of films will be unveiled.

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Andrew Garfield in Talks to Lead Paul Greengrass’ Peasant Revolt Epic ‘The Rage’ as Focus Eyes $11M U.S. Deal

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Andrew Garfield is now in active negotiations to take over the lead role from Matthew McConaughey, who had previously been attached. 

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Daniel Craig Offered Lead Role in Damien Chazelle’s Prison Movie

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The “prison film” was originally set up at Paramount in April 2024 and described as a mid-budget drama with action elements.

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Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ is Beautiful, Puzzling and Sorta Empty [Cannes]

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I haven’t had the time to write a review for Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme,” but at first viewing, I’m underwhelmed by it. As it stands, it’s one of his lesser efforts.

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‘Die, My Move’ Sells to MUBI for $20M

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The first major deal out of Cannes has landed—and it’s a big one. MUBI has snapped up U.S. rights (along with several other territories) to Lynne Ramsay’s latest

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Justine Triet’s Next Film “In English With Some Major Stars”

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Following her Palme d’Or win and Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Justine Triet—the French filmmaker behind “Anatomy of a Fall” —has been attracting serious attention from Hollywood.

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Box-Office: ‘Final Destination’ $53M, ‘Sinners’ Beats ‘Thunderbolts’

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

To think, ‘Bloodlines’ was initially planned as a streaming-only release on HBO Max, and only switched to theatrical in August 2024. Goes to show how important theatrical can be for a film.

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Sylvain Chomet’s Next Film is ‘Triplets of Belleville’ Sequel

May 18, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re eagerly anticipating Chomet’s “The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol,” set to be his first animated feature in 15 years. The film premiered yesterday at Cannes.

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Kathryn Bigelow Involved in A24’s ‘Near Dark’ Remake Series

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“Near Dark,” Kathryn Bigelow’s awesome 1987 vampire neo-Western is being developed as a series over at A24. Bigelow herself is involved in some capacity.

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‘Die, My Love’ Elevated by Jennifer Lawrence’s Extraordinary Performance [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jennifer Lawrence has never been one for half-measures, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen her go this raw, this unfiltered, this dangerous.

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‘Nouvelle Vague’: Linklater’s Homage to Godard’s New Wave is A Playful Hangout Movie [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Richard Linklater has always been more interested in moments than plot. In “Nouvelle Vague,” his tribute to Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless,” he turns the French filmmaker’s story into — what else — a hangout movie.

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Ang Lee “Struggling” to Make ‘Bruce Lee’ Biopic Due To Budget Concerns

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

In an interview with Deadline, Lee admits he’s been struggling with budgeting and is still seeking approval from Sony Pictures to move forward with the film he’s been developing for years.

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The Chronology of Water: Praise & Disappointment Greet Kristen Stewart’s Debut [Cannes]

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Stewart mentioned having submitted a very rought cut of ‘Chronology’ for Cannes, and that she will now be going back to the editing room after the festival.

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‘Eddington’ Opens With 1.5 on Screen’s Cannes Jury Grid

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

So far, only six Competition titles have unspooled at this year’s Cannes, with 22 slated to screen by the time the curtain falls on May 24. But already, one thing seems certain: we may have found our basement.

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Trailer for Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a trailer for Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” which is set to screen less than four hours from now here at Cannes.

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Coen Brothers’ Horror Film Delayed as Joel Goes Solo Again

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

We’re all hoping for a reunion between the Coen brothers. They’re one of the great living filmmakers. Sadly, fans will have to be patient a little longer.

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Osgood Perkins Pushing to Direct ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot

May 17, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Two months after Texas Chainsaw Massacre rights quietly hit the market, the iconic horror property remains in limbo—and director Osgood Perkins is trying to change that.

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