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Obviously, Jafar Panahi's ‘A Simple Accident’ is Being Praised, — Inevitable Palme d’Or Contender [Cannes]
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Iñárritu Describes His Upcoming Tom Cruise Movie As “A Wild Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions”
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Jurassic World Rebirth: New Trailer is an Improvement — Is That Enough?
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Cillian Murphy & Daniel Craig Offered Lead Roles in Damien Chazelle’s Prison Movie
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Spike Lee Says Denzel Washington Deserved Oscar for ‘Malcolm X’ Over Al Pacino [Cannes]
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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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Obviously, Jafar Panahi's ‘A Simple Accident’ is Being Praised, — Inevitable Palme d’Or Contender [Cannes]

May 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jafar Panahi’s “A Simple Accident” was destined to be met with acclaim—not simply because of the film itself, but because of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding its creation.

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Iñárritu Describes His Upcoming Tom Cruise Movie As “A Wild Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions”

May 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

While in Cannes, Iñárritu, in his first interview since “Judy” was announced, explains the film doesn’t have Tom Cruise doing stunts (“there’s none of that”).

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Jurassic World Rebirth: New Trailer is an Improvement — Is That Enough?

May 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

A new trailer for Gareth Edwards’ “Jurassic World: Rebirth” has arrived. The trailer is an improvement over the last one, which felt underwhelming

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Cillian Murphy & Daniel Craig Offered Lead Roles in Damien Chazelle’s Prison Movie

May 20, 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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Spike Lee Says Denzel Washington Deserved Oscar for ‘Malcolm X’ Over Al Pacino [Cannes]

May 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

During this morning’s Cannes press conference for “Highest 2 Lowest,” Lee looked back at the 1993 Oscars, and admitted he felt that Washington had been robbed of the golden statuette.

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Lynne Ramsay Says Critics Have “Bullsh*t” Misunderstanding of ‘Die My Love’ [Cannes]

May 20, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Most reviews have pointed towards the film tackling postpartum depression, but during a candid conversation, Ramsay herself is saying they got it all wrong, and she’s frustrated about it.

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Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Is a Stunning Failure [Cannes]

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’ve only caught a small glimpse of the reviews for “Alpha,” but I can’t imagine there will be many positive takes. This is not a good film. So far, pans coming in from THR, Variety, The Guardian (1/5) and IndieWire (D+).

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Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Earns Positive Reviews [Cannes]

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Not much time to collect my thoughts on Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” but early critical reception seems generally positive.

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Lee Chang-dong Ey 2026 with New Feature ‘Possible Love’ — Set to Shoot This Fall

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to a new report out of Naver, Lee is gearing up to shoot his next feature, “Possible Love,” as early as this fall. The hope? To land a coveted Cannes 2026 premiere.

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Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’ Earns Raves — 86 on Metacritic [Cannes]

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

I’m an admirer of Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, whose “Aquarius” and “Bacurau” pulse with life, rebellion, and a distinct cinematic voice.

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Tom Cruise Intends to Keep Making Action Movies Into His 100s: “I Will Never Stop”

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

“I actually said I’m going to make movies into my 80s; actually, I’m going to make them into my 100s,” he recently told THR.

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Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Has A Teaser!

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Can Julia Ducournau win the Palme d’Or again? Here’s our first teaser for “Alpha,” Julia Ducournau’s anticipated follow-up to “Titane,” which screens tonight at Cannes.

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Wes Anderson & Richard Ayoade Writing New Film Together [Cannes]

May 19, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Anderson will once again team up with Roman Coppola, his frequent co-writer, along with Richard Ayoade, who starred in “The Phoenician Scheme,” in a total scene-stealing performance.

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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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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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