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❤️‍🔥 For Those Who Are Searching ❤️‍🔥

Los Tallos Amargos (The Bitter Stems, 1956)

Wonderful Film Noir from Argentina directed by Fernando Ayala. Starring.

#HappyValentinesDay #ValentinesDay #lostallosamargos #thebitterstems #filmnoir #film #filmhistory #argentinianfilms #fernandoayala #cinema
February 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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💙 Couples 💙

Couples by Picasso

#couples #picasso #pablopicasso #valentines #valentinesday #art #artworld #couplesinart #paintedcouples #couplesbypicasso
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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💙 Couples 💙

Couples by Picasso

#couples #picasso #pablopicasso #valentines #valentinesday #art #artworld #couplesinart #paintedcouples #couplesbypicasso
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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💔💔💔💔

For All You Singles:

That full-bellied moon, she's shinin' on me
She pulls on this heart like she pulls on the sea
She's shinin' on me
And those broken-hearted lovers, They got nothing on me ...❣️

#novalentines #nowplaying #nowhearthis #listenup #music #randomplay

youtu.be/5IQTGdy0Vy0?...
Gregory Alan Isakov - The Moon Song (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Heyyy
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February 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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💛 Couples in Art 💛

Paintings by Minnesota Artist Malcolm T Liepke

#couples #malcolmtliepke #couplesinart #valentines #valentinesday #painter #malcolmliepke #artwotld #kunst #peintre #künstler #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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💛 Couples in Art 💛

Paintings by Minnesota Artist Malcolm T Liepke

#couples #malcolmtliepke #couplesinart #valentines #valentinesday #painter #malcolmliepke #artwotld #kunst #peintre #künstler #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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💛 Couples in Art 💛

Paintings by Minnesota Artist Malcolm T Liepke

#couples #malcolmtliepke #couplesinart #valentines #valentinesday #painter #malcolmliepke #artwotld #kunst #peintre #künstler #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#SentimentalValue nominated for 9 #AcademyAwards. is an #actors #film w/ great character studies so not surprising that #RenateReinsve #StellanSkårsgard #IngaIbsdotterLilleaas + #ElleFanning all received #Oscar Noms. Director #JoachimTrier received 2 noms.

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Sentimental Value (2025) - Reference view - IMDb
Sentimental Value: Directed by Joachim Trier. With Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning. An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power o...
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February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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❤️ #Couples ❤️

"the one real #lovestory of my life"

#JamesBaldwin was 25 in 1949 when he met 17 year old #LucienHappersberger in a bar in Paris.

Eventually Lucien would marry + the couple's relationship turned to lifelong friendship. Happersberger was at Baldwin's side at his deathbed in 1987
February 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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🧚 Pinocchio 🧚‍♂️

From a 1984 episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, Starring #PaulReubens as Pinocchio, #CarlReiner as Geppetto, #LainieKazan as Sofia the Blue Fairy

#pinocchio #peeweeherman #faerietaletheatre #gepetto #thebluefairy #shelleyduvallsfaerietheatre
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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#AlexandraFuller's memoir of growing up in #Rhodesia (now #Zimbabwe) #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight An excellent adaptation directed by + starring #EmbethDavidtz - But it's young talent #LexiVenter that gives the film it's heart

#StreamingOnNetflix

www.imdb.com/title/tt3294...
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (2024) - Reference view - IMDb
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: Directed by Embeth Davidtz. With Lexi Venter, Embeth Davidtz, Zikhona Bali, Anina Reed. Depicts 8-year-old Bobo's life on her family's Rhodesian farm during the Bus...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Winfred Rembert's intricate #leatherwork w/ vibrant colors, depicting images of everyday life + social struggles in the Black community. His 2023 Autobiography #ChasingMeToMyGrave won a Pulitzer Prize

#winfredrembert #blackhistorymonth #africanamerican #pulitzerprize #artist #art #blackexperience
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Winfred Rembert's artwork documents his experiences in the segregated South. He acquired his skill in carving + dyeing leather during his time in prison in the 1960s

#winfredrembert #blackhistorymonth #leatherwork #pulitzerprize #author #artist #chasingmetomygrave #art #artist #blackexperience
February 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I don't watch a lot of series - usually I lose interest after a couple of episodes - but #TheResidence. a #whodunnit kept me involved throughout + #UzoAduba is great as the lead detective

#StreamingOnNetflix

www.imdb.com/title/tt8740...
The Residence (TV Mini Series 2025) - Reference view - IMDb
The Residence: Created by Paul William Davies. With Uzo Aduba, Giancarlo Esposito, Molly Griggs, Ken Marino. Inside the White House's staff residence and the lives which workers share with the First F...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Men in Art

Osmar Schindler, German Artist (1867-1927)

#osmarschindler #kunst #painter #malefigures #themalefigure #art #artist #artworld #pintor #peintre #peinture #oilpainting #öl #huile #oleo #germanartist #germanpainter #künstler
February 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Men in Art

Osmar Schindler, German Artist (1867-1927)

#osmarschindler #kunst #painter #malefigures #themalefigure #art #artist #artworld #pintor #peintre #peinture #oilpainting #öl #huile #oleo #germanartist #germanpainter #künstler
February 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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#TakeAGiantStep

Scene from the 1959 #film w/ #JohnnyNash & #EstelleHemsley ( #GoldenGlobeNominee). Nash would forgo film for a successful music career.

#blackhistorymonth #filmhistory #blackfilmhistory #blackhistory #africanamericanhistory #africanamericanhistorymonth #greatperformances
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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#ToOlivia The story of the marriage between actress #PatriciaNeal + writer #RoaldDahl (#CharlieAndtheChocolateFactory). #HughBonneville is excellent as Dahl

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To Olivia (2021) - Reference view - IMDb
To Olivia: Directed by John Hay. With Hugh Bonneville, Bobby O'Neill, Eve Prenelle, Michael Jibson. The story of the tumultuous marriage between actress Patricia Neal and renowned writer Roald Dahl.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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🐇 Rabbit Rabbit 🐇

Gin Durham Ceramics ... UK sculptor

#rabbitrabbit #rabbits #gindurham #sculptor #rabbitart #february #firstdayoffebruary #itsfebruary #firstdayofthemonth #februaryfirst #firstoffebruary #lapin #conego
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#TimMielants #film #Steve (Nominated for #BestBritishFilm #Bafta) suffers from a meandering plot - But watch veteran actors #CillianMurphy #EmilyWatson + #TraceyUllman w/ newcomers #JayLacurgo #LukeAyres #LittleSimz #TutNyout #JoshuaBarry + #JoshuaJParker

www.imdb.com/title/tt3298...
Steve (2025) - Reference view - IMDb
Steve: Directed by Tim Mielants. With Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Archie Fisher. Follows headteacher Steve battling for his reform college's survival while managing his mental health. ...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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🙄🤔🙄

#music #newwave #depechemode #humor #funny #cartoon #comic
January 31, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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🖤 🕯️ RIP Catherine O’Hara 🕯️ 🖤

Song 'Help Me Lift You Up' written by her sister Mary Margaret O'Hara

#catherineohara #rip #beetlejuice #restinpeace #marymargaretohara
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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#Photographer #PirkleJones' “Gate 5” series documents the #counterculture #houseboat community of #Sausalito, California during the late 60’s to early 70’s.

#hippies #photography #fotografia #fotografie #houseboats #california #the60s #the70s #gate5
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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#Photographer #PirkleJones' “Gate 5” series documents the #counterculture #houseboat community of #Sausalito, California during the late 60’s to early 70’s.

#hippies #photography #fotografia #fotografie #houseboats #california #the60s #the70s #gate5
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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#Photographer #PirkleJones' “Gate 5” series documents the #counterculture #houseboat community of #Sausalito, California during the late 60’s to early 70’s.

#hippies #photography #fotografia #fotografie #houseboats #california #the60s #the70s #gate5
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM