Justine Elias
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At WBUR this week I wrote about the 22nd annual Independent Film Festival Boston, which runs from Wednesday 4/23 through Wednesday 4/30 at the Somerville, Brattle and Coolidge Corner Theatres. See you there.
IFFBoston returns with annual spring feast for movie buffs
The eight-day extravaganza kicks off April 23 and stretches across Greater Boston’s most beautiful independent movie theaters, with this year’s lineup showcasing 39 features and 12 shorts packages.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
At WBUR this week I wrote about the 22nd annual Independent Film Festival Boston, which runs from Wednesday 4/23 through Wednesday 4/30 at the Somerville, Brattle and Coolidge Corner Theatres. See you there.
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★★★★ Lucy Boynton excels as the last woman to be executed in Britain - A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITV1 is a powerful dramatisation of the 1955 case that shocked the public writes Adam Sweeting theartsdesk.com/tv/cruel-lov...
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITV1 review - powerful dramatisation of the 1955 case that shocked the public
The story of Ruth Ellis’s execution in 1955 has found its own macabre niche in British folklore, and has been been the subject of several film, stage and TV treatments. Perhaps the most memorable of t...
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March 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
★★★★ Lucy Boynton excels as the last woman to be executed in Britain - A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITV1 is a powerful dramatisation of the 1955 case that shocked the public writes Adam Sweeting theartsdesk.com/tv/cruel-lov...
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much like em dashes and AI, you can always spot a post written by The Museum of English Rural Life from the 19th-century portraits of massive farm animals
March 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
much like em dashes and AI, you can always spot a post written by The Museum of English Rural Life from the 19th-century portraits of massive farm animals
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At the Oscars, an indie film ruled but, as @theamynicholson.bsky.social writes, the night was won by Hollywood workers, never far from mind. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: 'Anora's' Oscars triumph is a much-needed win for workers, in Hollywood and beyond
Sean Baker got his fairy-tale ending, investing his speeches with meaningful shout-outs on an Oscar night that celebrated unseen laborers as well as glamour.
www.latimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
At the Oscars, an indie film ruled but, as @theamynicholson.bsky.social writes, the night was won by Hollywood workers, never far from mind. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Boston film friends: On Wednesday 3/19 I’ll be hosting screenings and a Q&A with these terrific young filmmakers as part of WBUR’s Ones to Watch Short Film Festival at CitySpace. Free popcorn!
Ones to Watch Short Film Festival
Join us for an evening of screenings of short films created by local filmmakers: Shaun Clarke, Maria Servellón, Brittany Severance, Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple. Following the films, WBUR film critic ...
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February 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Boston film friends: On Wednesday 3/19 I’ll be hosting screenings and a Q&A with these terrific young filmmakers as part of WBUR’s Ones to Watch Short Film Festival at CitySpace. Free popcorn!
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Brooklyn‘s East New York has the most unsolved murders in NYC. “Detectives were great when the media put a little spotlight on a case, if it was a high-profile case, if it was a Manhattan case … those cases got solved.” Ret. NYPD Chief speaking about why they established a cold case squad.
February 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Brooklyn‘s East New York has the most unsolved murders in NYC. “Detectives were great when the media put a little spotlight on a case, if it was a high-profile case, if it was a Manhattan case … those cases got solved.” Ret. NYPD Chief speaking about why they established a cold case squad.
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★★★★★ #FESTEN @royaloperahouse.bsky.social - Firing on every front: there's no slack in #MarkAnthonyTurnage's operatic treatment of the visceral first #Dogme film - and it feels like a masterpiece, says @davidnice.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/opera/festen...
Festen, Royal Opera review - firing on every front
So the Royal Opera had assembled a dream cast, conductor (Edward Gardner) and director (Richard Jones). The only question until last night was whether composer Mark-Anthony Turnage would be at his rem...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
★★★★★ #FESTEN @royaloperahouse.bsky.social - Firing on every front: there's no slack in #MarkAnthonyTurnage's operatic treatment of the visceral first #Dogme film - and it feels like a masterpiece, says @davidnice.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/opera/festen...
An intriguing essay about staid musical biopics that walk the line and few that don’t (A Better Man)
I’d recommend Miles Ahead and Rocketman, too
I’d recommend Miles Ahead and Rocketman, too
In an age of Walk Hard knock-offs, why are the biopics that continue to play it safe the biggest success stories?
The great biopic brain drain
In an age of Walk Hard knock-offs, why are the biopics that continue to play it safe the biggest success stories?
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February 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An intriguing essay about staid musical biopics that walk the line and few that don’t (A Better Man)
I’d recommend Miles Ahead and Rocketman, too
I’d recommend Miles Ahead and Rocketman, too
Strictly Ballroom
What’s a movie that makes you feel safe?
February 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Strictly Ballroom
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Here’s Prince playing a randomly spectacular concert in front of a bunch of journalists at a press conference: youtu.be/Gzbj01TW9vM?...
Prince FULL PERFORMANCE Superbowl XLI Press Conference | February 1st 2007 (Pro Footage)
YouTube video by Purple MPLS
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February 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Here’s Prince playing a randomly spectacular concert in front of a bunch of journalists at a press conference: youtu.be/Gzbj01TW9vM?...
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I wish the Oscars were more like the Grammys: 10 to 12 hours long, 94 awards, an accusation of pedophilia here or there, best actress determined via armrest consoles after a series of fistfights.
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I wish the Oscars were more like the Grammys: 10 to 12 hours long, 94 awards, an accusation of pedophilia here or there, best actress determined via armrest consoles after a series of fistfights.
February 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
My cat and I are staying in a hotel for a few days. It's a long story. The first night was uneasy but I'm glad somebody got some sleep 🐈⬛
#cats #blackcats
#cats #blackcats
January 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My cat and I are staying in a hotel for a few days. It's a long story. The first night was uneasy but I'm glad somebody got some sleep 🐈⬛
#cats #blackcats
#cats #blackcats
Movie recommendation - "William Tell" - rousing, old school adventure starring Claes Bang as the Swiss folk hero. It's a fun, like a classic where the credits unroll in scroll font & every version Robin Hood now playing on HBO/Max. #filmsky📽️
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_te...
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_te...
William Tell - Movie Reviews
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January 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Movie recommendation - "William Tell" - rousing, old school adventure starring Claes Bang as the Swiss folk hero. It's a fun, like a classic where the credits unroll in scroll font & every version Robin Hood now playing on HBO/Max. #filmsky📽️
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_te...
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_te...
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After you've been using a library's books free for ten years, they suddenly call in all the chips and demand that you commit a murder.
January 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
After you've been using a library's books free for ten years, they suddenly call in all the chips and demand that you commit a murder.
Massachusetts Road Signs
Massachusetts<br> Road Signs
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Mangold’s car fight movie earned a “Hmmmph. All right” review from my dad.
Cop Land: Hmmph.
3:10 to Yuma. Westerns I like. Some good actors in it
Cop Land: Hmmph.
3:10 to Yuma. Westerns I like. Some good actors in it
I do not give James Mangold credit for much but I am moderately grateful to him for making the only 21st century movie my dad had any interest in seeing, “Ford Vs Ferrari.”
January 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Mangold’s car fight movie earned a “Hmmmph. All right” review from my dad.
Cop Land: Hmmph.
3:10 to Yuma. Westerns I like. Some good actors in it
Cop Land: Hmmph.
3:10 to Yuma. Westerns I like. Some good actors in it
Terrific @benjedwards.com essay on the joys of the early era of personal computers ...
... and what we could learn from that: I.e. the pleasures of computation that's actually serving us; under our control; not being juked/tweaked daily by a huge megacorp
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
... and what we could learn from that: I.e. the pleasures of computation that's actually serving us; under our control; not being juked/tweaked daily by a huge megacorp
www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/ar...
The PC is Dead: It’s Time to Make Computing Personal Again
How surveillance capitalism and DRM turned home tech from friend to foe. For a while—in the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s—it felt like nerds were [...]
www.vintagecomputing.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Lastly, if you are interested in donating, please use the same form to submit your donation offer. It may take me a couple of days to get back to you as I am currently prioritizing delivering books, but I will get back to you and am so grateful for your donation.
tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
Los Angeles Wildfire Book Donation Match Form
Los Angeles teachers, if you lost your classroom library in the fire, please respond to this form. I am a HS English teacher and YA author and I will get you books whenever you're ready for them. The ...
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January 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Lastly, if you are interested in donating, please use the same form to submit your donation offer. It may take me a couple of days to get back to you as I am currently prioritizing delivering books, but I will get back to you and am so grateful for your donation.
tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDonationForm
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A former nyt co colleague pubbed a very powerful account of deep anti-trans bias at the nyt this morn. She did so with great bravery and honesty. Please read for the inside story of how the nyt silences trans employees as it pursues its biased coverage. (Also, please note Carly’s content warnings)
The story of my 3-year nightmare as a trans woman at a New York Times-owned company (CW: suicide, suicidal ideation, anti-trans hate):
www.carlyjdubois.com/new-york-tim...
www.carlyjdubois.com/new-york-tim...
The New York Times and The Athletic robbed me of my voice and my hope, and helped steal my life: A trans woman's nightmare | CarlyJDubois.com
This is the story of my three-year hell as a trans woman working for a NYT-owned company. I might be fired, but I can't stay silent anymore.
www.carlyjdubois.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A former nyt co colleague pubbed a very powerful account of deep anti-trans bias at the nyt this morn. She did so with great bravery and honesty. Please read for the inside story of how the nyt silences trans employees as it pursues its biased coverage. (Also, please note Carly’s content warnings)
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Always hesitant to post stuff like this bc I work for the NYT & it sounds self-interested. So I will just add: It doesn't need to be my newspaper! Pay for a local newspaper, a newsletter, a nonprofit outlet, a magazine--but support *something* you value if you expect to keep it around
I’m willing to bet that most of us pay more per month in underused streaming/cable fees than the cost of an annual magazine or newspaper subscription (eg $50 NY Mag). Subscribe more, read more, support what matters to you, stop whining about paywalls
January 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Always hesitant to post stuff like this bc I work for the NYT & it sounds self-interested. So I will just add: It doesn't need to be my newspaper! Pay for a local newspaper, a newsletter, a nonprofit outlet, a magazine--but support *something* you value if you expect to keep it around
Best of 2024: Film theartsdesk.com/film/best-20...
Best of 2024: Film
Saskia BaronAnoraBetween the TemplesIo CapitanoDahomeyEmilia PerezGreen BorderIo CapitanoMonsterA Normal ManSoundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
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December 26, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Best of 2024: Film theartsdesk.com/film/best-20...