Polly Rose BFE
@theflyingeditor.bsky.social
Film editor ✂️ 🎞️ PhD research: Buster Keaton’s film editing & creative process
📽️🍿Presenter and/or programmer of film screenings📍Bristol, UK
HQ: https://bit.ly/m/theflyingeditor
📽️🍿Presenter and/or programmer of film screenings📍Bristol, UK
HQ: https://bit.ly/m/theflyingeditor
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A pleasure to host special guest Melissa Talmadge Cox (@busterkeaton.bsky.social), #BusterKeaton granddaughter, in conversation with @theflyingeditor.bsky.social
Such a joy to speak to Melissa (live from California!) at @slapstickfest.bsky.social yesterday after screening her grandfather #BusterKeaton ‘s films THE RAILRODDER (1965) and documentary BUSTER KEATON RIDES AGAIN (1965)
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📣 Job alert!
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📣 Job alert!
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!
Closing date: 11 December 2025
For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
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Amazing 36-film series at Film Forum in New York to honour the legendary Kevin Brownlow. filmforum.org/series/kevin...
Film Forum · KEVIN BROWNLOW
KEVIN BROWNLOW
Friday, October 24 – Thursday, November 6
filmforum.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Amazing 36-film series at Film Forum in New York to honour the legendary Kevin Brownlow. filmforum.org/series/kevin...
Drop some eyes 👀
September 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Drop some eyes 👀
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MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE (1926) aka "What if Hal Roach did Die Fledermaus and made it even sassier?"
September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE (1926) aka "What if Hal Roach did Die Fledermaus and made it even sassier?"
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Word is out!!! The curators of Cinema's First Nasty Women -- Elif Kaynakci, @hennefem.bsky.social, @laurah.bsky.social -- will co-deliver the UCLA Copley on Silent Cinema & Costume Design at the Giornate del Cinema Muto this year. 👒☔🌪️
📍 Thursday 9th October, Teatro Verdi in Pordenone
Save the date!
📍 Thursday 9th October, Teatro Verdi in Pordenone
Save the date!
September 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Word is out!!! The curators of Cinema's First Nasty Women -- Elif Kaynakci, @hennefem.bsky.social, @laurah.bsky.social -- will co-deliver the UCLA Copley on Silent Cinema & Costume Design at the Giornate del Cinema Muto this year. 👒☔🌪️
📍 Thursday 9th October, Teatro Verdi in Pordenone
Save the date!
📍 Thursday 9th October, Teatro Verdi in Pordenone
Save the date!
Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto also has a fantastic online #SilentFilm festival running alongside the Pordenone screenings, highly recommended if you can't make it to the festival in person.
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/abbonamenti-...
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/abbonamenti-...
September 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto also has a fantastic online #SilentFilm festival running alongside the Pordenone screenings, highly recommended if you can't make it to the festival in person.
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/abbonamenti-...
www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/abbonamenti-...
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More than 72% of tickets now sold for screening of rarely seen Bristol films 26 October with @swsilents.bsky.social. Book here: www.southwestsilents.com/event-detail...
John Boorman and Bristol: SWS | South West Silents
www.southwestsilents.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
More than 72% of tickets now sold for screening of rarely seen Bristol films 26 October with @swsilents.bsky.social. Book here: www.southwestsilents.com/event-detail...
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We've reactivated WFHI's listserv!!
You can join here:
lists.simplelists.com/WFHINetwork/...
We look forward to exchanging feminist film historiographical research (and research questions), relevant scholarly and archival news and events, resources, and more with you all!
You can join here:
lists.simplelists.com/WFHINetwork/...
We look forward to exchanging feminist film historiographical research (and research questions), relevant scholarly and archival news and events, resources, and more with you all!
September 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We've reactivated WFHI's listserv!!
You can join here:
lists.simplelists.com/WFHINetwork/...
We look forward to exchanging feminist film historiographical research (and research questions), relevant scholarly and archival news and events, resources, and more with you all!
You can join here:
lists.simplelists.com/WFHINetwork/...
We look forward to exchanging feminist film historiographical research (and research questions), relevant scholarly and archival news and events, resources, and more with you all!
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On the occasion of #HWC2025 our colleague Eric Hoyt (of Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research) has written this wonderful blog post. Includes links to resources from Media History Digital Library.
wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/20...
wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/20...
July 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
On the occasion of #HWC2025 our colleague Eric Hoyt (of Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research) has written this wonderful blog post. Includes links to resources from Media History Digital Library.
wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/20...
wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/20...
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I wrote about Sally Potter's THE GOLD DIGGERS & why u shd come to @cineredis.bsky.social 26/27 July to see this "Hollywood studio–meets European arthouse–meets feminist avant-garde – WITH SONGS!" sparkling unicorn feat. luminous Julie Christie. #FilmSky
Read more👇
clubdesfemmes.com/culture-club...
Read more👇
clubdesfemmes.com/culture-club...
June 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I wrote about Sally Potter's THE GOLD DIGGERS & why u shd come to @cineredis.bsky.social 26/27 July to see this "Hollywood studio–meets European arthouse–meets feminist avant-garde – WITH SONGS!" sparkling unicorn feat. luminous Julie Christie. #FilmSky
Read more👇
clubdesfemmes.com/culture-club...
Read more👇
clubdesfemmes.com/culture-club...
So looking forward to this!
📽️🎞️🎟️🍿
📽️🎞️🎟️🍿
🎬Great films back on the big screen at Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 23 - Sun 27 July, Bristol)
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
Thanks to Silk Factory for this amazing new trailer showcasing some of our 80+ screenings and events lineup.
Passes & tickets are available with a 20% discount when you book 4+ screenings - link in bio 🎟️
June 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
So looking forward to this!
📽️🎞️🎟️🍿
📽️🎞️🎟️🍿
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UK-based film studies friends - please help @daisysteinhardt.bsky.social Her MA research explores how Open Access has affected film academia in the UK. If you're a film/screen media academic working in the UK with experience of OA publishing, please fill in/share her anonymous survey.
Microsoft Forms
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June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
UK-based film studies friends - please help @daisysteinhardt.bsky.social Her MA research explores how Open Access has affected film academia in the UK. If you're a film/screen media academic working in the UK with experience of OA publishing, please fill in/share her anonymous survey.
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C’mon folks we need more Marion Davies! Please support if you’re able! #SilentFilm
Only 5 days left to help bring "The Cardboard Lover" starring Marion Davies back to fans! Make a pledge or help spread the word via www.kickstarter.com/projects/sil... #silentfilm
May 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
C’mon folks we need more Marion Davies! Please support if you’re able! #SilentFilm
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Apply now for our Reframing Film Sessions on Wed 23 July at @wshed.bsky.social (start of #CineRedis25)
Join some of the most inspiring voices in film exhibition and distribution for practical insights into the world of restorations, film rights and upcoming re-releases.
wshd.to/reframingfil...
Join some of the most inspiring voices in film exhibition and distribution for practical insights into the world of restorations, film rights and upcoming re-releases.
wshd.to/reframingfil...
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Apply now for our Reframing Film Sessions on Wed 23 July at @wshed.bsky.social (start of #CineRedis25)
Join some of the most inspiring voices in film exhibition and distribution for practical insights into the world of restorations, film rights and upcoming re-releases.
wshd.to/reframingfil...
Join some of the most inspiring voices in film exhibition and distribution for practical insights into the world of restorations, film rights and upcoming re-releases.
wshd.to/reframingfil...
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VFX workers on ‘AVATAR’, as well as those who work at Marvel Studios and Disney, have officially ratified their first labor contract, which includes:
• Health plan
• Rest periods
• Overtime pay
• Meal penalties
• Industry pension
• Turnaround times
• Raises of 4% and 3.5%
(via Variety)
• Health plan
• Rest periods
• Overtime pay
• Meal penalties
• Industry pension
• Turnaround times
• Raises of 4% and 3.5%
(via Variety)
May 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
VFX workers on ‘AVATAR’, as well as those who work at Marvel Studios and Disney, have officially ratified their first labor contract, which includes:
• Health plan
• Rest periods
• Overtime pay
• Meal penalties
• Industry pension
• Turnaround times
• Raises of 4% and 3.5%
(via Variety)
• Health plan
• Rest periods
• Overtime pay
• Meal penalties
• Industry pension
• Turnaround times
• Raises of 4% and 3.5%
(via Variety)
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Coming up next in @wshed.bsky.social season
Walter Murch: The Art of the Cut - The Godfather. 11 May, 14.00. And don’t miss Murch himself, 15 May. Book here for this special evening: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
Walter Murch: The Art of the Cut - The Godfather. 11 May, 14.00. And don’t miss Murch himself, 15 May. Book here for this special evening: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
The Godfather
Starring Marlon Brando in his Oscar®-winning performance as the patriarch of the Corleone family, this first installment in the three-movie saga paints a dramatic portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise ...
www.watershed.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Coming up next in @wshed.bsky.social season
Walter Murch: The Art of the Cut - The Godfather. 11 May, 14.00. And don’t miss Murch himself, 15 May. Book here for this special evening: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
Walter Murch: The Art of the Cut - The Godfather. 11 May, 14.00. And don’t miss Murch himself, 15 May. Book here for this special evening: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
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Destination: Bristol, UK
Cinema Rediscovered
23 - 27 July 2025
Places to stay & practical info:
www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
Image: Věra Chytilová’s Kalamita (Czechoslovakia 1982), one of the 50+ film events at the fest taking place at cinemas incl. @wshed.bsky.social & @cubecinema.com
Cinema Rediscovered
23 - 27 July 2025
Places to stay & practical info:
www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
Image: Věra Chytilová’s Kalamita (Czechoslovakia 1982), one of the 50+ film events at the fest taking place at cinemas incl. @wshed.bsky.social & @cubecinema.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Destination: Bristol, UK
Cinema Rediscovered
23 - 27 July 2025
Places to stay & practical info:
www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
Image: Věra Chytilová’s Kalamita (Czechoslovakia 1982), one of the 50+ film events at the fest taking place at cinemas incl. @wshed.bsky.social & @cubecinema.com
Cinema Rediscovered
23 - 27 July 2025
Places to stay & practical info:
www.watershed.co.uk/cinema-redis...
Image: Věra Chytilová’s Kalamita (Czechoslovakia 1982), one of the 50+ film events at the fest taking place at cinemas incl. @wshed.bsky.social & @cubecinema.com
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⌛ Final Week ⌛
Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:
'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️
🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time
#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜
Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:
'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️
🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time
#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜
May 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
⌛ Final Week ⌛
Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:
'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️
🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time
#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜
Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:
'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️
🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time
#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜
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7:45pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
👌Worth a Watch👌
The 1962 short documentary film🎥 “Nine, Dalmuir West” directed by #KevinBrownlow
An atmospheric homage to #Glasgow’s tram system following the last #Tram to run in September 1962
👌Worth a Watch👌
The 1962 short documentary film🎥 “Nine, Dalmuir West” directed by #KevinBrownlow
An atmospheric homage to #Glasgow’s tram system following the last #Tram to run in September 1962
May 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
7:45pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
👌Worth a Watch👌
The 1962 short documentary film🎥 “Nine, Dalmuir West” directed by #KevinBrownlow
An atmospheric homage to #Glasgow’s tram system following the last #Tram to run in September 1962
👌Worth a Watch👌
The 1962 short documentary film🎥 “Nine, Dalmuir West” directed by #KevinBrownlow
An atmospheric homage to #Glasgow’s tram system following the last #Tram to run in September 1962
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Updating our #silentfilm live events listings once again tonight. Lots more to see. For details check out silentfilmcalendar.org/whats-new/
May 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Updating our #silentfilm live events listings once again tonight. Lots more to see. For details check out silentfilmcalendar.org/whats-new/
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This will be great. Triple Oscar®-winner Walter Murch, one of cinema’s most acclaimed film and sound editors, comes to @wshed.bsky.social for a special screening and in-conversation event to launch his memoir Suddenly Something Clicked. 15 May 2025. Book here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
Her Name Was Moviola + Walter Murch in Conversation
We’re honoured to welcome triple Oscar®-winner Walter Murch, one of cinema’s most acclaimed film and sound editors, to Bristol for a very special screening and in-conversation event to celebrate the l...
www.watershed.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This will be great. Triple Oscar®-winner Walter Murch, one of cinema’s most acclaimed film and sound editors, comes to @wshed.bsky.social for a special screening and in-conversation event to launch his memoir Suddenly Something Clicked. 15 May 2025. Book here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1317...
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Warner Bros and Kodak released a 10+ minute video of Ryan Coogler explaining how he shot Sinners on film and how people can see it in different formats in theaters. This is some of the best film promo I’ve seen in years.
youtu.be/78Ru62uFM0s?...
youtu.be/78Ru62uFM0s?...
Aspect Ratios with Sinners Director Ryan Coogler
YouTube video by Kodak
youtu.be
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Warner Bros and Kodak released a 10+ minute video of Ryan Coogler explaining how he shot Sinners on film and how people can see it in different formats in theaters. This is some of the best film promo I’ve seen in years.
youtu.be/78Ru62uFM0s?...
youtu.be/78Ru62uFM0s?...
Nicholas Brothers klaxon 📢
April 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nicholas Brothers klaxon 📢
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April 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Fun MakerSpace Day with @titachico.bsky.social at #BristolCommonPress and #TheatreCollection with print, mirrors & a terrifying murder clown
April 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fun MakerSpace Day with @titachico.bsky.social at #BristolCommonPress and #TheatreCollection with print, mirrors & a terrifying murder clown