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We do rankings way too much on the internet but I don’t see nearly enough people ranking their favorite John Fords.

20s: Sherlock Jr 30s: L’Age D’Or 40s: Meshes of the Afternoon 50s: Duck Amuck 60s: La Jetee 70s: Don’t Look Now 80s: Sans Soleil 90s: Cure 00s: L’Intrus 10s: Kill List 20s: Aftersun

NEON says there is no rivalry with A24 but their biggest competitor is actually Netflix. “They desperately tried to beat us to buy ‘I, Tonya’ and ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire,’ and we ended up losing out to them on ‘Hit Man,’ ‘May December’ and ‘Fair Play.’ There’s a slew of movies where I’m the second-highest bidder to Netflix” (Source: variety.com/2025/film/news/a…)

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Johnnie To on 'Everything Everywhere All at Once': "Listen, I don’t know why this film can get any awards. No idea. I can’t accept that." thefilmstage.com/johnnie-to-…

Now for some happy news, according to this Korean media report, Kim Min-hee is pregnant and Hong Sang-soo is expected to become a father later this year news.nate.com/view/20250117n…

A staggering American epic, boldly captured in VistaVision. Watch the first trailer for Brady Corbet’s THE BRUTALIST, starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce. Opens in 70mm this December.

Brady Corbet’s ‘THE BRUTALIST’ received a 13-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.

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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two’ will world premiere at Venice Film Festival on September 7.

First look at ‘FRIENDSHIP’, starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson. The film follows a man who lives a normal life but when weatherman Brian moves into the neighborhood, he becomes obsessed to be his friend & transform everything.