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Why are movies getting longer and longer?

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Will you have to take a half-day off work to see The Brutalist  ? The Brutalist/Universal Pictures A 24 by Gabri Rodenas, Professor of Audiovisual Communication, University of Murcia Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is so long—three hours and thirty-four minutes—that it’s shown with an intermission. In recent years, films that exceed two and a half hours seem to … Continued
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Why are movies getting longer and longer?

Will you have to take a half-day off work to see The Brutalist  ? The Brutalist/Universal Pictures A 24 by Gabri Rodenas, Professor of Audiovisual Communication, University of Murcia Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist is so long—three hours and thirty-four minutes—that it’s shown with an intermission. In recent years, films that exceed two and a half hours seem to … Continued

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Spider-Man 3 Star Topher Grace Recut the Star Wars Prequels into an 85-Minute Film, Lucasfilm's Lawyers Won't Let You See It

There are some good things in the world that have to be deleted for legal and copyright reasons. Some of these things end up being the finest in their field, and a Star Wars recut from Topher Grace was one of those things. The actor, who starred in Spider-Man 3 in the role of Eddie Brock/Venom, made a hard edit of the Star Wars prequel movies into an 85-minute film. For legal and copyright reasons, however, you will never get to see it! Topher …

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Terrence Malick’s ‘To The Wonder’ Getting Longer Cut, Could Restore High-Profile Cast That Got Removed

It’s quite fascinating seeing different edits of acclaimed films, as we’ve seen plenty of filmmakers like Ridley Scott boasting extended versions of their films as sometimes studios press directors for shorter versions to make the theatrical experience a bit more pleasant for audiences, as that has long been the thinking of studios/exhibitors. So, when someone is talking about a longer edit of Terrence Malick‘s “To The Wonder” being the works, t…

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Terrence Malick's ‘To The Wonder’ Receiving Extended Cut Which Could Restore Removed Appearances By Jessica Chastain, Rachel Weisz & More

It’s quite fascinating seeing different edits of acclaimed films, as we’ve seen plenty of filmmakers like Ridley Scott boasting extended versions of their movies. Sometimes studios press directors for shorter versions to make the theatrical experience a bit more pleasant for audiences, as that has long been the thinking of studios/exhibitors. So, when someone talks about a more extended edit of Terrence Malick’s “To The Wonder” being the works, …

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Terrence Malick is Working on An Extended Cut of ‘To the Wonder’ — World of Reel

As he continues to edit “The Way of the Wind,” Terrence Malick apparently has another surprise in store for us. Turns out that the filmmaker has been editing a longer cut of 2012’s “To the Wonder,” much like he did with the extended versions for “Tree of Life” and “The New World.” Keith Fraase, one of that film’s five credited editors, is telling The Malick Hour (via The Film Stage), “I know there’s a longer version of ‘To the Wonder” that they’…

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Extended Cut of Terrence Malick’s To the Wonder Confirmed; Longer Song to Song Rumored

Terrence Malick’s status as a moving target––more accurately, a target who rushes towards us while seen through a wide-angled lens––makes it easy to lose track of odds and ends. Thus I sometimes forget our report from August 2023, based on a pair of rather reliable sources, about a longer cut of To the Wonder, à la The Tree of Life or The New World, which would possibly integrate footage from Eugene Edwards’ adjacent docufiction Thy Kingdom Come…

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The Film Stage broke the news in on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
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