Ari Aster
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The 20 best A24 films to date
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Nicolas Cage reacts to viral 'Nicolas Cage Losing His S---' video montage: 'Nothing I could do could stop it'
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Patti LuPone says her character is not the villain of Beau Is Afraid
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Joaquin Phoenix says you should not watch Beau Is Afraid on mushrooms
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We tried to get Ari Aster to explain Beau Is Afraid: 'I don't know. His dad's a dick'
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Beau Is Afraid director Ari Aster is happy if you are confused by his film
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Yes, that's a famous Saturday Night Live alum in Beau Is Afraid
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Richard Kind 'has no idea' what Beau Is Afraid is about (and he's in it!)
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Joaquin Phoenix laughed hysterically every time he saw Beau Is Afraid costar Nathan Lane
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Florence Pugh says she 'most definitely' abused herself to create her Midsommar character
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Ari Aster says Beau is Afraid is 'a Jewish Lord of the Rings but he's just going to his mom's house'
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Joaquin Phoenix is afraid in Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid trailer
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The best horror movies of the 2010s
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The best horror movies streaming on Shudder
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Florence Pugh reveals how she pulled off that 'strange' and 'awkward' crying scene in Midsommar
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Joaquin Phoenix sets first project post-Joker Oscar win with Midsommar director Ari Aster
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Exclusive: Read Martin Scorsese's introduction to Ari Aster's Midsommar
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Academy invites 819 new members and hits diversity goals
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Behold the May (or June?) Queen: Ariana Grande had a Midsommar-themed birthday
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Academy Museum wins coveted Midsommar May Queen dress in A24 auction
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Who's the next May Queen? Ariana Grande and Halsey both want that Midsommar gown
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The 10 best horror films of 2019
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Marriage Story sweeps Gotham Awards 2019: See the full list of winners
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From Midsommar's director's cut to Don't Let Go, 13 movies to see this Labor Day weekend
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Midsommar director's cut to traumatize select theaters this weekend
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Scary Movies XII trailer teases Midsommar director's cut, Bill Skarsgard's Villains
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Midsommar meets Wet Hot American Summer in fake trailer
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A24 turns the Midsommar bear in a cage into the next hot toy craze
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Oscars 2020: Us, Toy Story 4, Quentin Tarantino, more early contenders of the year so far
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Midsommar star wasn't sure director could actually complete horror film
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Midsommar star weighs in on horror film's divisive ending
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Midsommar director talks unforgettable ending of horror film
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From Spider-Man to Midsommar, 10 movies to see this Fourth of July weekend
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Midsommar star Jack Reynor reveals the one scene that made him feel 'really vulnerable'
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Midsommar star got 'hammered' after wrapping horror movie
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The Sommar of Florence Pugh: 'Emotionally draining' horror and shooting Little Women
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Midsommar star William Jackson Harper talks 'tough' horror movie shoot
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Midsommar cast sat in stunned silence after first viewing of horror film
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Midsommar actor had to walk through woods as part of unusual audition process
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Spooky brain-bender Midsommar thrills with creepy Swedish communes and endless sunshine: EW review
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Midsommar teaser shows Swedish commune's weird activities (and their bear?) on longest day of the year
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Midsommar early screening reactions hail horror 'masterpiece'
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Midsommar star Florence Pugh says horror movie is 'one helluva ride'
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Jordan Peele chats with Ari Aster about his 'atrociously disturbing' horror film Midsommar in new Fangoria
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Midsommar trailer teases relationship horrors in Hereditary director's new movie
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Hereditary director teases 'horrors' of new film Midsommar