Carmen CP
@carmenchloie.bsky.social
Writing and editing others' writing about film, opera, and performing arts. Tragedy enjoyer, usually thinking about Sondheim. Views my own.
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'Josh O’Connor’s Father Jud affirms the actor’s leading man credentials, and his ease with physical comedy is a highlight...'
Benoit Blanc is back but JO'C steals the show in #WakeUpDeadMan, Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out mystery
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Benoit Blanc is back but JO'C steals the show in #WakeUpDeadMan, Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out mystery
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... @carmenchloie.bsky.social
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery film review - The Skinny
Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s third instalment in his Knives Out series. While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had in this mystery…
www.theskinny.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
'Josh O’Connor’s Father Jud affirms the actor’s leading man credentials, and his ease with physical comedy is a highlight...'
Benoit Blanc is back but JO'C steals the show in #WakeUpDeadMan, Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out mystery
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... @carmenchloie.bsky.social
Benoit Blanc is back but JO'C steals the show in #WakeUpDeadMan, Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out mystery
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... @carmenchloie.bsky.social
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Shall we take a look at this again? Especially No. 6: 'an immigration system based on compassion and dignity'. So how did you become such a monster, Starmer? Mere weakness?
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Shall we take a look at this again? Especially No. 6: 'an immigration system based on compassion and dignity'. So how did you become such a monster, Starmer? Mere weakness?
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All authors, please check to see if you're eligible for compensation over AI theft of your work. Let's see if a claim from every author who was robbed can really ruin #GenAI - an "industry" that can't survive while paying for its raw materials is just a fraud in posh clothes.
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
November 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
All authors, please check to see if you're eligible for compensation over AI theft of your work. Let's see if a claim from every author who was robbed can really ruin #GenAI - an "industry" that can't survive while paying for its raw materials is just a fraud in posh clothes.
was looking at buying a smartwatch in the Black Friday sales but have spent the money on cheese, which is a good indication of how my marathon training is going
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
was looking at buying a smartwatch in the Black Friday sales but have spent the money on cheese, which is a good indication of how my marathon training is going
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MJ's @carmenchloie.bsky.social says, "ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES is a modern parable of class and power, simply told and shot through with moments of cinematic beauty and human connection."
#OneOfThoseDaysWhenHemmeDies
#OneOfThoseDaysWhenHemmeDies
ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES is an odyssey of breaking points — Moviejawn
by Carmen Paddock, Staff Writer One of Those Days When Hemme Dies is a modern parable of class and power, simply told and shot through with moments of cinematic beauty and human connection.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
MJ's @carmenchloie.bsky.social says, "ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES is a modern parable of class and power, simply told and shot through with moments of cinematic beauty and human connection."
#OneOfThoseDaysWhenHemmeDies
#OneOfThoseDaysWhenHemmeDies
The fact that Tom Ford announced his Cry to Heaven film adaptation as I'm reading (and loving) the novel is something I'm choosing to interpret as more than just coincidence
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The fact that Tom Ford announced his Cry to Heaven film adaptation as I'm reading (and loving) the novel is something I'm choosing to interpret as more than just coincidence
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Banning VPNs not only compromises privacy, but it compromises safety. Being forced to use public wifi when travelling without the option of a VPN to make that safe will just lead to compromised computers. All in pursuit of the so-called "Online Safety Act", which achieves the opposite of safety.
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Banning VPNs not only compromises privacy, but it compromises safety. Being forced to use public wifi when travelling without the option of a VPN to make that safe will just lead to compromised computers. All in pursuit of the so-called "Online Safety Act", which achieves the opposite of safety.
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
Going on the record as a Frankenstein enjoyer. There's a lot of love and personality in the interpretation, even if making the Creature read Ozymandias is diabolical
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Going on the record as a Frankenstein enjoyer. There's a lot of love and personality in the interpretation, even if making the Creature read Ozymandias is diabolical
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The whole “resistance lib wine mom” trope is among other things ludicrously misogynist
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The whole “resistance lib wine mom” trope is among other things ludicrously misogynist
Boosting for the weekday crowd if youre looking for something to watch! Also, my own mother texted me to say she loves hearing about presidential assassination history from me, which is one of the best texts I've received in my life
DEATH BY LIGHTNING is out on Netflix and I had a great time, even as someone who came into the show knowing way too much about America's strangest presidential assassination. Big recommendation from me!
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'Death by Lightning' Miniseries Review: History is Stranger Than Fiction
“Assassination can be no more guarded against than death by lightning; it is best not to worry about either.” With these words early in his presidency, James Garfield may have sealed his fate. Shot by...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Boosting for the weekday crowd if youre looking for something to watch! Also, my own mother texted me to say she loves hearing about presidential assassination history from me, which is one of the best texts I've received in my life
DEATH BY LIGHTNING is out on Netflix and I had a great time, even as someone who came into the show knowing way too much about America's strangest presidential assassination. Big recommendation from me!
movieswetextedabout.com/death-by-lig...
movieswetextedabout.com/death-by-lig...
'Death by Lightning' Miniseries Review: History is Stranger Than Fiction
“Assassination can be no more guarded against than death by lightning; it is best not to worry about either.” With these words early in his presidency, James Garfield may have sealed his fate. Shot by...
movieswetextedabout.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
DEATH BY LIGHTNING is out on Netflix and I had a great time, even as someone who came into the show knowing way too much about America's strangest presidential assassination. Big recommendation from me!
movieswetextedabout.com/death-by-lig...
movieswetextedabout.com/death-by-lig...
TFW your MP sends you and your husband the same copy-paste response to a query that doesn't even addressed the concerns you raised 😑
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
TFW your MP sends you and your husband the same copy-paste response to a query that doesn't even addressed the concerns you raised 😑
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broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
broken record on this but a similarly great beat for left wing media would be covering arts and culture and not just focusing primarily on politics and current events because there's a massive void there right now
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No Joe Dante? Bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. We do not need that Chris Columbus schmaltz unmediated by a guy who thinks it's corny and tiresome
Warners Making ‘Gremlins 3’ With Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus Returning - Releasing Nov 19, 2027 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
No Joe Dante? Bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. We do not need that Chris Columbus schmaltz unmediated by a guy who thinks it's corny and tiresome
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In January, Pacific Overtures turns 50! To celebrate, we are putting together a feature collecting stories, memories & reflections from performers & audience members alike.
Would you like to contribute? More info here:
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Would you like to contribute? More info here:
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Pacific Overtures at 50
In January 2026, Pacific Overtures turns 50. To celebrate, The Sondheim Hub is putting together a feature collecting stories, memories, and reflections from those who have encountered this remarkable ...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In January, Pacific Overtures turns 50! To celebrate, we are putting together a feature collecting stories, memories & reflections from performers & audience members alike.
Would you like to contribute? More info here:
forms.gle/ava8mmisqxca...
Would you like to contribute? More info here:
forms.gle/ava8mmisqxca...
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No one is having more fun in Death by Lightning than Shea Whigham (a show I thought was pretty great and could easily watch 6 more episodes of).
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
No one is having more fun in Death by Lightning than Shea Whigham (a show I thought was pretty great and could easily watch 6 more episodes of).
some great election day omens today
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
some great election day omens today
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I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
HEDDA is out on home video in the States and (I think) still in cinemas in the UK, and I *loved* it
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'Hedda' Movie Review: Thompson and Hoss Go All Guns Blazing
“Just Hedda is fine.” With these prickly, precise words, Hedda (Tessa Thompson) immediately establishes her self-image and control thereof. Hedda is the recently married wife of up-and-coming scholar ...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
HEDDA is out on home video in the States and (I think) still in cinemas in the UK, and I *loved* it
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Some terrific theatre mementos for a great cause! (Someone please outbid me)
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
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Stage Designers Auction for Gaza
BIDDING OPENS THURSDAY 16TH OCTOBER 9AM. AUCTION CLOSES THURSDAY 30TH OCTOBER 10PMIn an unprecedented show of solidarity, more than 100 of the UK's most celebrated theatre designers are donating origi...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Some terrific theatre mementos for a great cause! (Someone please outbid me)
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
Had a lot of fun with WAKE UP DEAD MAN but alas, great set-up and insufficiently Catholic delivery
"While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had"
★★★ film review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... [Review by @carmenchloie.bsky.social]
★★★ film review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... [Review by @carmenchloie.bsky.social]
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery film review - The Skinny
Daniel Craig is back as Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s third instalment in his Knives Out series. While not quite as sharp as the earlier films, there's still much fun to be had in this mystery…
www.theskinny.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Had a lot of fun with WAKE UP DEAD MAN but alas, great set-up and insufficiently Catholic delivery