Eloise Ross
@cinemelo.bsky.social
I'm Gun Crazy, & I love Barbara Stanwyck so much it hurts sometimes | PhD in sound & Classical Hollywood | film studies lecturer | co-curator @melbcinematheque.bsky.social
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Eloise Ross
@cinemelo.bsky.social
· Jan 12
Stanwyck, Barbara – Senses of Cinema
www.sensesofcinema.com
Thought I would do an on-brand thing and make my first post here about my latest written work, my Great Actors piece on Barbara Stanwyck. I love her and welcome all other lovers! www.sensesofcinema.com/2023/great-a...
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Warhol superstar Mary Woronov, known for her sangfroid in the midst of the nutty Factory denizens, was BOTD in 1943, turning 82 today. She went on to have a cult movie career after her Warhol days and also wrote one of the best books about the Factory, "Swimming Underground"
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Warhol superstar Mary Woronov, known for her sangfroid in the midst of the nutty Factory denizens, was BOTD in 1943, turning 82 today. She went on to have a cult movie career after her Warhol days and also wrote one of the best books about the Factory, "Swimming Underground"
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It has also been terrible for consumers, which we used to call audiences
Opinion: Netflix did not invent the world of streaming, but it is the most successful operator in this new dispensation. However, it remains to be seen whether its success in knowing what its customers want to watch can be matched by an enduring ecosystem for creative talent. on.ft.com/48FvQul
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It has also been terrible for consumers, which we used to call audiences
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A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A whole lot of not thinking things through with this policy.
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pretty much assumes everyone is a middle-upper class white, straight teenager with no issues living in a city
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
Do these guys know that people who use these toilets need to sit down????? Sometimes there are even diagrams instructing us how to do so!
Yet another toilet cubicle on my university campus that was clearly designed by a man. You can barely avoid touching the sanitary bin. This one had a bonus accessibility issue of a paper dispenser that's trying to attack my face!
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Do these guys know that people who use these toilets need to sit down????? Sometimes there are even diagrams instructing us how to do so!
Yet another toilet cubicle on my university campus that was clearly designed by a man. You can barely avoid touching the sanitary bin. This one had a bonus accessibility issue of a paper dispenser that's trying to attack my face!
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Yet another toilet cubicle on my university campus that was clearly designed by a man. You can barely avoid touching the sanitary bin. This one had a bonus accessibility issue of a paper dispenser that's trying to attack my face!
November 30 / December 1
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
November 30 / December 1
Now it's time to catch up on my 2025 movies and watch Christmas nonsense *bliss*🎄✨️
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Now it's time to catch up on my 2025 movies and watch Christmas nonsense *bliss*🎄✨️
My full list of 44 films noir I watched this Noirvember. I feel insanely busy but I must have a nice life that I can watch so many movies.
Noirvember 2025
The films I watched for Noirvember 2025, in order. Some of these might not be explicit in their noir mode, but if watched with the specific angle, then I count them here.
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November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My full list of 44 films noir I watched this Noirvember. I feel insanely busy but I must have a nice life that I can watch so many movies.
Toni Lamond was magnificent, I liked her a lot. Vale.
Legendary vaudeville performer Toni Lamond dies aged 93
Australian screen and stage actor Toni Lamond was known for her roles in Annie Get Your Gun, My Fair Lady, Number 96 and The Last Frontier.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Toni Lamond was magnificent, I liked her a lot. Vale.
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This one of many reasons why critics are still important. It’s our job to seek out art that’s outside the algorithm, because most people don’t even know what their options are anymore.
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This one of many reasons why critics are still important. It’s our job to seek out art that’s outside the algorithm, because most people don’t even know what their options are anymore.
This essay by @naomiaklein.bsky.social is fantastic. It's urgent. You should all read it.
Surrealism Against Fascism • EQUATOR
A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
www.equator.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This essay by @naomiaklein.bsky.social is fantastic. It's urgent. You should all read it.
So good comrades!
“Uni PR hacks hate them.” We’ll wear that as a badge of honour.
NTEU National President Dr Alison Barnes ranked #6 on the Herald Sun’s most influential in education – a huge acknowledgment of our union’s power. Be a “thorn in their side” and join us today: nteu.au/join
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
@alisonbarnes.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
So good comrades!
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Everyone talks about Gene Tierney's sunglasses, swimsuits, and ice blue slippers in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN - and rightly so - but it's really all about her exquisite salmon pink wide-leg slacks. These are perfect in colour, form, and execution. And I want a pair!
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Everyone talks about Gene Tierney's sunglasses, swimsuits, and ice blue slippers in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN - and rightly so - but it's really all about her exquisite salmon pink wide-leg slacks. These are perfect in colour, form, and execution. And I want a pair!
Did something silly today. Quite pleased about it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Did something silly today. Quite pleased about it.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Everyone talks about Gene Tierney's sunglasses, swimsuits, and ice blue slippers in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN - and rightly so - but it's really all about her exquisite salmon pink wide-leg slacks. These are perfect in colour, form, and execution. And I want a pair!
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Everyone talks about Gene Tierney's sunglasses, swimsuits, and ice blue slippers in LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN - and rightly so - but it's really all about her exquisite salmon pink wide-leg slacks. These are perfect in colour, form, and execution. And I want a pair!
This article is very good, and very well-written. Gets exactly the point across.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This article is very good, and very well-written. Gets exactly the point across.
A controversial category; here's some great neo-noirs for Noirvember.
Top 50 Neo-noir (post-65, arguably)
In some ways this is a very difficult category. It's a long stretch of time from 1965 to now, especially when it comes to a category as fluid as "neo-noir". I've tried to be discerning and explicit; t...
letterboxd.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A controversial category; here's some great neo-noirs for Noirvember.
More noir! World noir!
Top 50 Classic World Noir
Any noir not from the USA made up until 1965. I might not have succeeded entirely, but I've attempted to include only one film per director. This means it might not be a definitive "best" list, but th...
letterboxd.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
More noir! World noir!
For those of you doing some Noirvember, or just wanting to watch some really good movies!
Top 100 Classic American Noir
I have been described by friends and colleagues as "Dr Noir" and "Film Noir Superstar" and thought I'd put a list together. Some people say that noir ended in 1958 with Touch of Evil but I disagree fo...
letterboxd.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
For those of you doing some Noirvember, or just wanting to watch some really good movies!
It's #Noirvember and also the @overlandjournal.bsky.social Subscriberthon! Here's a piece on the joys of themed viewing I wrote for Overland a few years ago, plus a reminder to: watch noir and support great independent publications. overland.org.au/2022/11/noir...
Noirvember at the movies: on the pleasures of personal curation - Overland literary journal
Watching noir all month, in its many transcontinental variants from the past eighty-odd years, really is a fantastic thing to do. I’m finding connections between films that aren’t obvious, or that mig...
overland.org.au
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's #Noirvember and also the @overlandjournal.bsky.social Subscriberthon! Here's a piece on the joys of themed viewing I wrote for Overland a few years ago, plus a reminder to: watch noir and support great independent publications. overland.org.au/2022/11/noir...
The first three noirs I've watched this month already, all featured carnival music. It sure sounds unsettling!
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The first three noirs I've watched this month already, all featured carnival music. It sure sounds unsettling!
Keeping track of my Noirvember viewing here, 4 noirs in already and many more to come boxd.it/PRtYU
Noirvember 2025
A list of 4 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), If I Should Die Before I Wake (1952), Three Strangers (1946) and The Bitch (1984).
boxd.it
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Keeping track of my Noirvember viewing here, 4 noirs in already and many more to come boxd.it/PRtYU
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October 31st / November 1st
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
October 31st / November 1st