alice wu
@alicewu.bsky.social
Filmmaker. Improviser. Order muppet. #SavingFace (Sony Classics) #TheHalfOfIt (Netflix)
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alice wu
@alicewu.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Most profound quote of the week comes from an immensely talented artist, who also happens to be six-years-old, who blurted in a fit of pique: “DRAWING IS MY FAVORITE ENEMY.”
That is how I feel about filmmaking.
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That is how I feel about filmmaking.
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Had a blast talking with Jordan Crucchiola on Feeling Seen podcast. Here is evidence…
Very cool to talk to director @alicewu.bsky.social on the occasion of her SAVING FACE becoming a part of the Criterion Collection! Alice is feeling seen by two very different complicated women: Frances from FRANCES HA and Jane from BROADCAST NEWS.
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maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Had a blast talking with Jordan Crucchiola on Feeling Seen podcast. Here is evidence…
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Very cool to talk to director @alicewu.bsky.social on the occasion of her SAVING FACE becoming a part of the Criterion Collection! Alice is feeling seen by two very different complicated women: Frances from FRANCES HA and Jane from BROADCAST NEWS.
maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...
maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Very cool to talk to director @alicewu.bsky.social on the occasion of her SAVING FACE becoming a part of the Criterion Collection! Alice is feeling seen by two very different complicated women: Frances from FRANCES HA and Jane from BROADCAST NEWS.
maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...
maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...
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Yay! This gem of a film is getting a Criterion Collection release...and you all should check it out/revisit it! :)
(Congrats and thank you! @alicewu.bsky.social @mslynnchen.bsky.social) #SavingFace
(Congrats and thank you! @alicewu.bsky.social @mslynnchen.bsky.social) #SavingFace
August 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Yay! This gem of a film is getting a Criterion Collection release...and you all should check it out/revisit it! :)
(Congrats and thank you! @alicewu.bsky.social @mslynnchen.bsky.social) #SavingFace
(Congrats and thank you! @alicewu.bsky.social @mslynnchen.bsky.social) #SavingFace
Saving Face is #17! The best movies of 2005 www.avclub.com/the-best-mov...
The best movies of 2005
The best movies of 2005 include American indie debuts, works from Asian masters, and a few familiar franchise entries.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Saving Face is #17! The best movies of 2005 www.avclub.com/the-best-mov...
Sorry Baby is fantastic. Eva Victor doesn't miss a single note. Wow.
June 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Sorry Baby is fantastic. Eva Victor doesn't miss a single note. Wow.
#VALKYRIES! Good god, who are they going to cut when the Eurobasket players return??? The vibes on this team are UNREAL. #wnba
June 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
#VALKYRIES! Good god, who are they going to cut when the Eurobasket players return??? The vibes on this team are UNREAL. #wnba
Thank you to @letterboxd.social for commemorating our 20th anniversary with a wonderful conversation with Adesola Thomas! So wild it's been 20 years when the actors still look exactly the same...
Upon Saving Face’s twentieth anniversary, writer-director Alice Wu chats with Adesola about her history-making rom-com’s lesbian legacy, finding inspiration in Tootsie and why her film is ultimately a love letter to her mother. boxd.it/2ys
May 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Thank you to @letterboxd.social for commemorating our 20th anniversary with a wonderful conversation with Adesola Thomas! So wild it's been 20 years when the actors still look exactly the same...
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Upon Saving Face’s twentieth anniversary, writer-director Alice Wu chats with Adesola about her history-making rom-com’s lesbian legacy, finding inspiration in Tootsie and why her film is ultimately a love letter to her mother. boxd.it/2ys
May 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Upon Saving Face’s twentieth anniversary, writer-director Alice Wu chats with Adesola about her history-making rom-com’s lesbian legacy, finding inspiration in Tootsie and why her film is ultimately a love letter to her mother. boxd.it/2ys
Me, closeted. #criterioncollection #bucketlist #tinyhands.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
MY LIFE AS A DOG
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
TOOTSIE
Wanted to snag so many more, but this was all I could grasp in my evolutionarily shrinking paws. #builtforofficelabor
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
MY LIFE AS A DOG
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
TOOTSIE
Wanted to snag so many more, but this was all I could grasp in my evolutionarily shrinking paws. #builtforofficelabor
May 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Me, closeted. #criterioncollection #bucketlist #tinyhands.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
MY LIFE AS A DOG
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
TOOTSIE
Wanted to snag so many more, but this was all I could grasp in my evolutionarily shrinking paws. #builtforofficelabor
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
MY LIFE AS A DOG
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
TOOTSIE
Wanted to snag so many more, but this was all I could grasp in my evolutionarily shrinking paws. #builtforofficelabor
With great joy, I share news that SAVING FACE will be joining the Criterion collection in August! @criterion.bsky.social Pre-orders start today: www.criterion.com/films/32820-...
May 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
With great joy, I share news that SAVING FACE will be joining the Criterion collection in August! @criterion.bsky.social Pre-orders start today: www.criterion.com/films/32820-...
20th anniversary Saving Face screening in DC for World Pride! Smithsonian Asian Art Museum! June 1! Bonus, asked the wonderful Shari Frilot, who did our Q&A at Sundance in 2005, to come chat with me about the film post screening! Come see us be older and none the wiser! asia.si.edu/whats-on/eve...
World Pride Film Screening: Saving Face - National Museum of Asian Art
In Person: Alice Wu, director, in conversation with Shari Frilot, chief curator, New Frontier progra
asia.si.edu
May 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
20th anniversary Saving Face screening in DC for World Pride! Smithsonian Asian Art Museum! June 1! Bonus, asked the wonderful Shari Frilot, who did our Q&A at Sundance in 2005, to come chat with me about the film post screening! Come see us be older and none the wiser! asia.si.edu/whats-on/eve...
Good lord, Adrien Brody’s speech needs an intermission
March 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Good lord, Adrien Brody’s speech needs an intermission
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itty bitty screencap study from #TheHalfOfIt by @alicewu.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
itty bitty screencap study from #TheHalfOfIt by @alicewu.bsky.social
Funny thing is I hate Valentine's day... but I guess my movies don't? Huge thank you to @ezwrites.bsky.social and @nytimes.com for the #SavingFace callout!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Movies to Watch if You Love (or Hate) Valentine’s Day
Great movies to watch no matter how you feel about the holiday.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Funny thing is I hate Valentine's day... but I guess my movies don't? Huge thank you to @ezwrites.bsky.social and @nytimes.com for the #SavingFace callout!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
At this point, The Onion should just pivot to fact-checked hard news. @theonion.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
At this point, The Onion should just pivot to fact-checked hard news. @theonion.com
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
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Biden has less than two months to accelerate and expand production of the bird flu vaccine for willing farm workers before RFK declares it’s poison.
December 4, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Biden has less than two months to accelerate and expand production of the bird flu vaccine for willing farm workers before RFK declares it’s poison.
The "duh" of it all is that health insurance should never have been a privatized, for-profit venture. Our health vs. CEO's pay is like bureaucratic Gladiator writ large.
December 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
The "duh" of it all is that health insurance should never have been a privatized, for-profit venture. Our health vs. CEO's pay is like bureaucratic Gladiator writ large.
Conclave is so good. Then again, I am all-in on a bunch of bitchy Catholics throwing down.
December 2, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Conclave is so good. Then again, I am all-in on a bunch of bitchy Catholics throwing down.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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November 27, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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#Books
#BookChallenge
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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#Books
#BookChallenge
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November 26, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
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#BookChallenge
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