Valerie Kalfrin
@valeriek109.bsky.social
Film/culture writer & screenwriter. Member, Alliance of Women Film Journalists & RT-approved. Words at Script, RogerEbert, The Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, In Their Own League. Tell better stories. Tell stories better.
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This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This timing makes a lot more sense now, doesn’t it?
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned in October as commander of U.S. Southern Command right after flagging concerns about those U.S. military strikes on “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean.
He served for 37 years.
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@helenshaw.bsky.social is a genius & a mensch & this is a huge gain for the New York Times! Bummed for us but very excited to read her in their pages… www.nytco.com/press/helen-...
Helen Shaw Joins Culture | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@helenshaw.bsky.social is a genius & a mensch & this is a huge gain for the New York Times! Bummed for us but very excited to read her in their pages… www.nytco.com/press/helen-...
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Oh, this hurts. Tammie was personally responsible for getting me to the Tribeca Film Festival, my first fest, and opening doors for me at Sundance as well. I knew her as a patient but enthusiastic booster of women in cinema, in criticism, and across the film industry. An absolute light in the field.
Tammie Rosen, Sundance and Tribeca Communications Chief, Dies at 49 Following Cancer Battle
Tammie Rosen, a chief communications officer at Sundance and Tribeca, has died at 49 after a battle with cancer.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Oh, this hurts. Tammie was personally responsible for getting me to the Tribeca Film Festival, my first fest, and opening doors for me at Sundance as well. I knew her as a patient but enthusiastic booster of women in cinema, in criticism, and across the film industry. An absolute light in the field.
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An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
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In what will be the first of two themed menus I must eat this week (😬), I tried McDonald’s Grinch Meal. I liked writing this one because you can actually witness the precise moment where I lost my mind a little bit. See if you can spot it!
Like Pickles and Socks? You’ll Love McDonald’s Grinch Meal
(Dr. Seuss, famous lover of pickles and socks.)
screencrush.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In what will be the first of two themed menus I must eat this week (😬), I tried McDonald’s Grinch Meal. I liked writing this one because you can actually witness the precise moment where I lost my mind a little bit. See if you can spot it!
Legendary songwriter Paul Williams, 85, known for "The Rainbow Connection" and more, is adapting PAN'S LABYRINTH for the stage and still moved by people who smile and cry at his music. "That’s what I call a heart payment... That’s the real Oscar.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
The Man Who Wrote Songs for the Muppets and the Carpenters Takes a Bow
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Legendary songwriter Paul Williams, 85, known for "The Rainbow Connection" and more, is adapting PAN'S LABYRINTH for the stage and still moved by people who smile and cry at his music. "That’s what I call a heart payment... That’s the real Oscar.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
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BOTD Jean Luc Godard!
We remain in awe of his astonishing 15 feature run, 1960-7
More:
@justincchang.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@samadams.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2022...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
We remain in awe of his astonishing 15 feature run, 1960-7
More:
@justincchang.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@samadams.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2022...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
Jean-Luc Godard Was Cinema’s North Star
The French director did more than transform the aesthetic and the practice of filmmaking—he turned the cinema into the central art form of his time.
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
BOTD Jean Luc Godard!
We remain in awe of his astonishing 15 feature run, 1960-7
More:
@justincchang.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@samadams.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2022...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
We remain in awe of his astonishing 15 feature run, 1960-7
More:
@justincchang.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
@samadams.bsky.social: slate.com/culture/2022...
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/post...
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Good morning all. Please release the unredacted Epstein files. I believe the victims. Have a nice day. Thank you.
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good morning all. Please release the unredacted Epstein files. I believe the victims. Have a nice day. Thank you.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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In our latest mental health column, a look at how we can find glimmers of positivity amid the autumn/winter gloom.
filmstories.co.uk/features/men...
filmstories.co.uk/features/men...
Mental Health and Wellbeing Matters: Winter Glimmer
In our weekly spot of the Film Stories site where we chat about mental health, we welcome back Jane to try and find some glimmers for us. Greetings and salutations, lovely people. It’s been a while,…
filmstories.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In our latest mental health column, a look at how we can find glimmers of positivity amid the autumn/winter gloom.
filmstories.co.uk/features/men...
filmstories.co.uk/features/men...
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging
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Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Somehow this is the worst part.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
Yet again I'd like to thank the publishing industry, Hollywood, and Yale Law School for ensuring this bigot's rise to prominence.
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You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Pete Hegseth is the kind of liar who thinks confidence and a loud voice can substitute for truth. It doesn’t.
PS- none of this should be making old man Trump drowsy.
PS- none of this should be making old man Trump drowsy.
December 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Pete Hegseth is the kind of liar who thinks confidence and a loud voice can substitute for truth. It doesn’t.
PS- none of this should be making old man Trump drowsy.
PS- none of this should be making old man Trump drowsy.
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25th Amendment now.
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
25th Amendment now.
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Bluesky heart 💙
(Forgive the quirkiness)
#blueskymonday #heart #love #photography #trees #winter #cloudy #eastcoastkin
(Forgive the quirkiness)
#blueskymonday #heart #love #photography #trees #winter #cloudy #eastcoastkin
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bluesky heart 💙
(Forgive the quirkiness)
#blueskymonday #heart #love #photography #trees #winter #cloudy #eastcoastkin
(Forgive the quirkiness)
#blueskymonday #heart #love #photography #trees #winter #cloudy #eastcoastkin
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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“Iranian master Jafar Panahi delivers a cogent, morally ambiguous revenge tale”
@christinalefou.bsky.social reviews Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, out this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
@christinalefou.bsky.social reviews Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, out this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
It Was Just an Accident review: a searing thriller
The Iranian director’s politically-charged Palme d'Or-winning revenge thriller asks nuanced questions about the nature of morality, trauma, and oppression.
www.bfi.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Iranian master Jafar Panahi delivers a cogent, morally ambiguous revenge tale”
@christinalefou.bsky.social reviews Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, out this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
@christinalefou.bsky.social reviews Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner It Was Just an Accident, out this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
ANALYSIS | ChatGPT may help you find information faster, but you learn less | CBC Radio
Bob McDonald’s Blog: Recent studies show that using chatbots like ChatGPT may get us information faster than ever before, but we’re not gaining much knowledge by using it.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
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And this qualifies as 'transparency' these days.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
And this qualifies as 'transparency' these days.