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Cyrano trailer
October 6, 2021
Peter Dinklage stars in a sweeping new Cyrano; the first four minutes of Ridley Scott’s The Last Duel; tell us what you’re working on!
Red Rocket trailer Simon Rex
October 5, 2021
Simon Rex is a washed-up porn star in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket trailer; an IATSE strike could be imminent; revisiting Michael Mann’s Miami Vice.
Venom Is Here to Save Us All; Bond Women; Dave Chappelle Returns
October 4, 2021
Venom is here to save us all; No Time to Die exceeds expectations; thoughts on Bond women; Dave Chappelle returns; IATSE stories. All in today’s Rundown.
Sopranos Ending and Beginning
October 1, 2021
The Many Saints of Newark arrives today, 14 years after the Sopranos finale; an interpretation of that Sopranos finale; Scarlet Johansson and Disney settle.
How Michael Gandolfini honored James Gandolfini before the Many Saints of Newark
September 30, 2021
Many Saints of Newark director Alan Taylor knew it was risky to cast Michael Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, the role played by his father, James Gandolfini.
Sopranos Fever Sweeps the Youth
September 30, 2021
New Bond suggestions; kids today love The Sopranos; Brad Pitt and George Clooney face off; Ridley Scott is planning a Gladiator sequel.
Why The Many Saints of Newark Is Called The Many Saints of Newark meaning
September 29, 2021
The Many Saints of Newark director Alan Taylor explains that there are least three meanings behind the film’s curious name
Freaky Friday: 007 Gets 002 Thumbs Up; What Licorice Pizza Means; In Praise of Body-Swap Movies
September 29, 2021
No Time to Die reviews; in praise of body-swap movies; thanks to the readers who explained the title of the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, Licorice Pizza. 
Licorice Pizza Cooper Hoffman Alana Haim Paul Thomas Anderson
September 28, 2021
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza trailer; a Surviving R Kelly producer reacts to his guilty verdict; some Boss Baby advice; the boy who almost played Anakin Skywalker.
No New Bond Anytime Soon; Box Office Woes; Woodstock Meets Wayergate Eva Green Daniel Craig Casino Royale
September 27, 2021
The Bond producers aren’t even considering a new James Bond this year; Evan Hansen disappoints in a weak box-office weekend; Woodstock meets Watergate.
X-Men name change
September 24, 2021
The Conjuring house is for sale, with ghosts; people are freaking out over dubious reports of an X-Men name change; great festival news.
Johnny Depp Blasts Cancel Culture From a Literal Platform
September 23, 2021
Johnny Depp criticizes cancel culture as reporters hang on his every word; R.I.P. to Melvin Van Peebles; IATSE strike looks more likely.
David Simon Rejects Texas; Netflix is a Roald Dahl Factory
September 22, 2021
The Wire creator David Simon won’t shoot in Texas; Netflix opens a Roald Dahl factory; an app uses movie IP to help parents spend less time with children.
Dune box office; Eyes of Tammy Faye; Strike Coming?; Behind Tammy Faye; Venom and Bond
September 21, 2021
Editors, cinematographers and more could soon go on strike; inside The Eyes of Tammy Faye, James Bond and Venom try to tag-team a box-office heist.
The Crown Rules the Emmys; Scenes from a VR Film Festival
September 20, 2021
Takeaways from the Emmys, and scenes from a film festival in virtual reality. Also magic. All in today’s Movie News Rundown. 
St. Vincent Gets Fake in The Nowhere Inn Blue Bayou Beyond Fest
September 16, 2021
St. Vincent gets fake in The Nowhere Inn; Justin Chon relocates for Blue Bayou; a Beyond Fest screening is thematically perfect.
Norm MacDonald Dirty Work
September 15, 2021
We remember Norm MacDonald with some of his terrific jokes; a new (reputable) crowdfunding idea; Alanis Morissette denounces the documentary Jagged.
Christopher Nolan Reads Menus and Magazines Backwards, Nolan Variations Says
September 14, 2021
The new Christopher Nolan film; Alanis Morissette speak out in a new doc; in another doc, Kenny G shakes off his haters; The Penguin: The series.
Kenny G documentary Listening to Kenny G
September 14, 2021
Filmmaker Penny Lane has a knack for making sympathetic documentaries about reviled and seemingly irredeemable people. Her latest is about Kenny G.
Alanis Morrisette Says She Was Raped at 15 in New Documentary Jagged
September 14, 2021
Alanis Morissette says in the new documentary Jagged that she was raped as a 15-year-old — and that when she told people about it, no one did anything.   
R.I.P. Ben Best
September 13, 2021
R.I.P Ben Best, co-creator of Eastbound & Down; Werner Herzog’s advice; Hawkeye trailer; Queen’s Gambit wins big at the Creative Arts Emmys.
September 13, 2021
In Dashcam, a new horror film that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, MAGA-hatted artist Annie Hardy breaks quarantine.
Matrix Resurrection trailer
September 9, 2021
The Matrix: Resurrections trailer goes down the rabbit hole, and Adam McKay enlists Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence to warn that the end is near.
Leonardo DiCaprio Jennnifer Lawrence Don't Look Up Adam McKay
September 8, 2021
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play scientists trying to warn people that the end is near in the new Netflix comedy Don’t Look Up, from Adam McKay.