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A lot has happened to the horror genre since the last installment in the “Scream” franchise, 2011’s “Scream 4,” hit theaters. For one, slashers, as well as meta-commentary about them, aren’t as popular as they once were.

Amy Ryan is one of the best actors working today, period. She has proven it over the course of her long career, appearing in projects such as “Gone Baby Gone” (which earned her an Oscar nomination), “The Wire,” “Birdman,” and “Bridge of Spies.” And her latest film, “Worth,” sees Ryan turn in another awards-caliber performance opposite co-stars Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci.

Filmmaker Ari Aster‘s next feature film for A24, “Disappointment Blvd.,” keeps growing and growing with a stellar and unusual cast. Starring Oscar-winner Joaquin Phoenix (“The Master,” “Joker“), the film is described as an intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time.

The life of a young actor can often be unpredictable, but rarely do you have the opportunity to play a child trapped in a grown man’s body and a truffle hunter’s unwitting accomplice in hunting down his lost pig in one year. And yet, that’s what Alex Wolff found himself doing in back-to-back projects.

The Wolf House”) have wrapped shooting on a new short, “The Bones,” a stop-motion piece for adult audiences with a bold auteur aim.“Bones” is produced by Lucas Engel’s new company Pista B in co-production with Diluvio (“The Wolf House,” Niles Atallah’s “Rey”). Director Ari Aster (“Midsommar,” “Hereditary”) and Adam Butterfield are executive producing the short.

Joaquin Phoenix is considered a rarity in Hollywood, as he started out working as a child to become one of the top actors in his generation, recently winning the Best Actor Oscar for his fantastic performance in Todd Phillips‘ “Joker” in 2020. That success was only heightened as the film made on a modest budget of $55 million became a billion-dollar box office hit and certainly makes the actor notable to international audiences to a new level.

Disappointment Blvd.A24 will finance and produce the film the plot of which is described as “an intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time,” according to Deadline.It is likely that Phoenix will shoot Disappointment Blvd before the Ridley Scott movie Kitbag, in which Phoenix will play Napoleon Bonaparte.That film will track the historical figure’s origins and ruthless rise to power, as well as his often volatile relationship with his wife,

Joker. The actor won the Best Actor Oscar last year for his portrayal of the DC villain, and it looks like he's teaming up with horror director Ari Aster for his next role.

So far, Ari Aster is two-for-two with feature films. “Hereditary” is clearly already a horror classic and “Midsommar” is well on its way to cult status.

Aside from what filmmaker Ari Aster is doing these days, emotional horror is not really a thing, or a recognized genre yet, but let’s justify its existence. Especially given we lived through the existentially withering horror of 2020, and an age when half our society demands more empathy, and the other half is brutally resentful that you’d dare ask such a thing.

The Nordic Film Festival, the largest Scandinavian film showcase outside Europe, has unveiled the lineup for its mostly virtual 6th edition from Oct. 15-20 in New York.

Jordan Peele is one of the best filmmakers working today. And even though he only has two features under his belt as a director, that statement is far from hyperbolic.

Martin Scorsese is known not just for making incredible films, but also for backing and supporting emerging filmmakers. The past few years, Scorsese has executive produced films by the Safdie Brothers, Joanna Hogg, Alice Rohrwacher and more.

Midsommar director Ari Aster has shared some insight into what to expect from the follow-up to his 2019 horror hit.The filmmaker has scored success with both of his first two features so far – Midsommar and 2018’s Hereditary.During an interview with the Associated Students Program Board at UC Santa Barbara, Aster briefly discussed what his next project was.

Ari Aster is teasing his next movie!

Unlike 2018 and 2019, this year is sadly devoid of a new film from director Ari Aster. With his first two features, “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” doing great business and exciting film fans, many were hoping that Aster would have another quick turnaround on a project for this year.