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boxd.it/6qqW3 i have good taste btw
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historian uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 460 films watched. Favorites: Gosford Park (2001), Sexy Beast (2000), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
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December 31, 2024 at 3:01 AM
boxd.it/6qqW3 i have good taste btw
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speaking of Nosferatu, here's a 24-hour horror marathon I asked Robert Eggers to program earlier this year! The resulting Gothic smorgasbord is composed of short bursts of black-and-white dream-mania, all of which is key to his take on the vampire tale: www.avclub.com/24-hours-of-...
24 hours of horror with Robert Eggers
Need Halloween plans? Spend 24 hours watching Gothic horror films handpicked by Nosferatu filmmaker Robert Eggers.
www.avclub.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM
speaking of Nosferatu, here's a 24-hour horror marathon I asked Robert Eggers to program earlier this year! The resulting Gothic smorgasbord is composed of short bursts of black-and-white dream-mania, all of which is key to his take on the vampire tale: www.avclub.com/24-hours-of-...
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Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia? www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia?
Sites such as film discovery platform Letterboxd promote a new way of film-viewing, eschewing sneering gatekeepers for a more open-minded and eclectic experience
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia? www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
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Nicole Kidman slamming her “taxi” van door in Paddington to reveal it actually says “taxidermist” to me that is cinema
December 27, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Nicole Kidman slamming her “taxi” van door in Paddington to reveal it actually says “taxidermist” to me that is cinema
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the best thing I watched on TV this year was Shogun because every character's solution to even the most minor paperwork snafu was "fine, I'll kill myself"
December 20, 2024 at 2:24 PM
the best thing I watched on TV this year was Shogun because every character's solution to even the most minor paperwork snafu was "fine, I'll kill myself"
baker runner up and rasoulof win- ok, fine. but then rasoulof’s film is beaten by kapadia’s, who didn’t even place in director? funny how this literally always happens to women directors
Best Director, Winner: Mohammad Rasoulof for THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG #LAFCA
December 9, 2024 at 12:13 AM
baker runner up and rasoulof win- ok, fine. but then rasoulof’s film is beaten by kapadia’s, who didn’t even place in director? funny how this literally always happens to women directors
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When Mr March returns to hug his children and say "My little women"
December 7, 2024 at 5:34 PM
When Mr March returns to hug his children and say "My little women"
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i think INTERSTELLAR is a bona fide masterpiece — maybe nolan's greatest film — and i'm not at all ashamed to say that i weep every time i watch it.
Interstellar’s Most Enduring Quality Is What People Used to Hate About It
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi spectacle is fascinating precisely because of what so many pegged as its fatal flaw in 2014: its unabashed emotionality.
www.vulture.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
i think INTERSTELLAR is a bona fide masterpiece — maybe nolan's greatest film — and i'm not at all ashamed to say that i weep every time i watch it.
i did not come on here today thinking my ability to engage with film would grow in some small, meaningful way because of willem dafoe
December 6, 2024 at 9:35 AM
i did not come on here today thinking my ability to engage with film would grow in some small, meaningful way because of willem dafoe
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every film has a marketing collab these days smh
November 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
every film has a marketing collab these days smh
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the holdovers will never be a christmas classic like some people would like to pretend... i would venture so far as to say no movie released within a 10 year span of your present can ever be called a holiday classic, there just simply isn't enough nostalgia to scrape together
November 19, 2024 at 1:20 AM
the holdovers will never be a christmas classic like some people would like to pretend... i would venture so far as to say no movie released within a 10 year span of your present can ever be called a holiday classic, there just simply isn't enough nostalgia to scrape together
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Joan Micklin Silver’s CROSSING DELANCEY on Criterion… The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice
November 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Joan Micklin Silver’s CROSSING DELANCEY on Criterion… The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice
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Mind-boggling and thrilling to see what a runaway success THE SUBSTANCE — a film originally intended for Universal, which refused to release it — has been for MUBI: deadline.com/2024/11/the-...
‘The Substance’ Set To Soar Past $70M+: How MUBI Fueled Demi Moore’s Comeback At The Global Box Office
'The Substance', the Demi Moore horror body swap movie is grossing $70M+. How this festival film became a hit at the box office.
deadline.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Mind-boggling and thrilling to see what a runaway success THE SUBSTANCE — a film originally intended for Universal, which refused to release it — has been for MUBI: deadline.com/2024/11/the-...
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one of the things i love in a story is when an emperor says stuff like "i know you are my son, however, ive decided to transfer my authority to a man i view as a son who is, let's face it, a better dude than you, Backbiting Steve," and then the guy's son is like "im going to stab this man"
November 15, 2024 at 8:23 AM
one of the things i love in a story is when an emperor says stuff like "i know you are my son, however, ive decided to transfer my authority to a man i view as a son who is, let's face it, a better dude than you, Backbiting Steve," and then the guy's son is like "im going to stab this man"
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There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc
November 16, 2024 at 3:38 AM
There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc
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Really didn’t expect THE LAST DANCE (破·地獄) to be such a beautifully robust treatise on the process of mourning, “breaking hell’s gate” for the living, and the uncertain future that Hongkongers will face together. Deeply compassionate film full of complex, inherently human questions.
November 15, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Really didn’t expect THE LAST DANCE (破·地獄) to be such a beautifully robust treatise on the process of mourning, “breaking hell’s gate” for the living, and the uncertain future that Hongkongers will face together. Deeply compassionate film full of complex, inherently human questions.
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Six years ago Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS dropped. In my opinion, it’s the best film about Chicago.
November 16, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Six years ago Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS dropped. In my opinion, it’s the best film about Chicago.
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who gives a fuck how someone reads like JUST READ
November 15, 2024 at 3:12 PM
who gives a fuck how someone reads like JUST READ
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What David Zaslav should do next, in order:
- Step down
- Get lost
- Eat shit
- Kick rocks
- Pound sand
- Take a hike
- Jump in a lake
- Fall on a rake
- Fly a kite
- Hit the bricks
- Chuck a duck
- Eat a frank
- Hit the road
- Play in traffic
- Take a long walk off a short dock
- Step down
- Get lost
- Eat shit
- Kick rocks
- Pound sand
- Take a hike
- Jump in a lake
- Fall on a rake
- Fly a kite
- Hit the bricks
- Chuck a duck
- Eat a frank
- Hit the road
- Play in traffic
- Take a long walk off a short dock
November 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM
What David Zaslav should do next, in order:
- Step down
- Get lost
- Eat shit
- Kick rocks
- Pound sand
- Take a hike
- Jump in a lake
- Fall on a rake
- Fly a kite
- Hit the bricks
- Chuck a duck
- Eat a frank
- Hit the road
- Play in traffic
- Take a long walk off a short dock
- Step down
- Get lost
- Eat shit
- Kick rocks
- Pound sand
- Take a hike
- Jump in a lake
- Fall on a rake
- Fly a kite
- Hit the bricks
- Chuck a duck
- Eat a frank
- Hit the road
- Play in traffic
- Take a long walk off a short dock
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a few of Andrei Tarkovsky's polaroids
November 15, 2024 at 4:38 AM
a few of Andrei Tarkovsky's polaroids