Kevin Dando
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so, in the course of a month, the New York Times reassigned four veteran critics, the Washington Post’s film critic took a buyout, Vanity Fair decided it doesn’t need a film critic at all, and the Associated Press got rid of book criticism altogether?
Cool.
Cool.
August 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
so, in the course of a month, the New York Times reassigned four veteran critics, the Washington Post’s film critic took a buyout, Vanity Fair decided it doesn’t need a film critic at all, and the Associated Press got rid of book criticism altogether?
Cool.
Cool.
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I'd love if every media org that runs a story, interview, op-ed on Rudin ALSO meaningfully reaches out to the many, many hundreds of people Rudin abused & damaged to ask them what amends were made to them by him, how they feel about his return & what they think has or hasn't changed in the industry
March 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'd love if every media org that runs a story, interview, op-ed on Rudin ALSO meaningfully reaches out to the many, many hundreds of people Rudin abused & damaged to ask them what amends were made to them by him, how they feel about his return & what they think has or hasn't changed in the industry
This was one of my absolute favorite movies out of SXSW -- and Neon is one of the few studios that will give it the care and handling -- and theatrical distribution(!) that it deserves.
I can't wait for people to discover this film.
I can't wait for people to discover this film.
Neon Acquires ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’
Neon has acquired the rights to 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.'
variety.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This was one of my absolute favorite movies out of SXSW -- and Neon is one of the few studios that will give it the care and handling -- and theatrical distribution(!) that it deserves.
I can't wait for people to discover this film.
I can't wait for people to discover this film.
Thanks @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social for making it possible to see this classic for the first time on a big screen.
March 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thanks @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social for making it possible to see this classic for the first time on a big screen.
I haven’t seen a life affirming, exuberant film like THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING in a long time. Matthew McConaughey and newcomer Angelina LookingGlass lead this story about family, beekeeping, honor and legacy.
March 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I haven’t seen a life affirming, exuberant film like THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING in a long time. Matthew McConaughey and newcomer Angelina LookingGlass lead this story about family, beekeeping, honor and legacy.
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The editing of this--Questlove's eye and ear--is beyond belief. You won't see anything better today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
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January 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The editing of this--Questlove's eye and ear--is beyond belief. You won't see anything better today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDxY...
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It's always deeply appreciated when you see something that makes you think, "I've genuinely never seen anything that even reminds me of this." youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
Ladies & Gentlemen...50 Years of SNL Music | Official Preview | Peacock Original - SNL Fanatic
YouTube video by SNL Fanatic
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January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's always deeply appreciated when you see something that makes you think, "I've genuinely never seen anything that even reminds me of this." youtu.be/vDxYQd51Xuk?...
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You might roll your eyes when you read the headline, but this is about a group of people in L.A. who figured out a way to put their particular skills and access to very good use. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li...
Top Hollywood Stylists Are Helping Fire Victims Rebuild Their Wardrobes
A-list style mavens have rallied to offer fashion solutions for hundreds of families displaced by the fires.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
You might roll your eyes when you read the headline, but this is about a group of people in L.A. who figured out a way to put their particular skills and access to very good use. www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/li...
I welcomed 2025 in by booking our Toronto hotel for TIFF in September. Can’t wait to see what the 50th edition of the fest looks like.
January 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I welcomed 2025 in by booking our Toronto hotel for TIFF in September. Can’t wait to see what the 50th edition of the fest looks like.
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My entire relationship to series television has now distilled itself to one sentence: If I can't remember what happened last season, you took too long.
December 31, 2024 at 12:34 AM
My entire relationship to series television has now distilled itself to one sentence: If I can't remember what happened last season, you took too long.
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“Tiny tots… with their eyes all aglow…”
December 13, 2024 at 4:43 PM
“Tiny tots… with their eyes all aglow…”
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"Perhaps more than anything, these ten remind us of the unpredictability of film."
RogerEbert.com's 10 Best Films of the Year, as assembled by our editors and critics:
RogerEbert.com's 10 Best Films of the Year, as assembled by our editors and critics:
The Best Films of 2024 | Features | Roger Ebert
These are the best films of 2024.
www.rogerebert.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
"Perhaps more than anything, these ten remind us of the unpredictability of film."
RogerEbert.com's 10 Best Films of the Year, as assembled by our editors and critics:
RogerEbert.com's 10 Best Films of the Year, as assembled by our editors and critics:
Our first day in Quebec for Thanksgiving. The city was seemingly made in a lab to accommodate Christmas decor. We’re impressed with the architecture wherever we go.
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Our first day in Quebec for Thanksgiving. The city was seemingly made in a lab to accommodate Christmas decor. We’re impressed with the architecture wherever we go.
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I would honestly rather have eight power-crazed Democratic politicians announce for 2028 and start running unbearable noisy campaigns TODAY than read one more "What the Democrats did wrong/must stop doing/don't understand/need to do" op-ed from a paid manufacturer of opinion.
November 15, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I would honestly rather have eight power-crazed Democratic politicians announce for 2028 and start running unbearable noisy campaigns TODAY than read one more "What the Democrats did wrong/must stop doing/don't understand/need to do" op-ed from a paid manufacturer of opinion.
So glad I saw this in a theater
Jérémy Clapin's MEANWHILE ON EARTH is remarkable. Strange, beautiful, and very much like this project I had written 60 pages on and have to abandon now because this is not only first but better. I love/hate when that happens. Bravo, Clapin. What a stunner.
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 AM
So glad I saw this in a theater
A great group of follows.
In the interest of helping all you lovely new people get up to speed more quickly, here's a starter pack featuring a bunch of the TV, film, and pop culture accounts I happily follow over here. More names being added all the time, in no particular order.
November 11, 2024 at 10:44 PM
A great group of follows.
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Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.
February 6, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.
Memories of our Joshua Tree visit this week. Glorious
November 27, 2023 at 3:42 AM
Memories of our Joshua Tree visit this week. Glorious
Happy RIP Tweetdeck day.
August 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Happy RIP Tweetdeck day.
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Weirdly devastated by the Paul Reubens death news. Actual genius who didn't get reappraised in time. I hope people rewatch all of it and see his show and movies are still from a future we haven't seen yet.
July 31, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Weirdly devastated by the Paul Reubens death news. Actual genius who didn't get reappraised in time. I hope people rewatch all of it and see his show and movies are still from a future we haven't seen yet.
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Reconnecting with my Twitter mutuals.
July 3, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Reconnecting with my Twitter mutuals.
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I wrote about how YouTube, Facebook and Twitter collectively gave up on removing lies about the 2020 election — and what that means for 2024
https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies
https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies
June 7, 2023 at 12:28 AM
I wrote about how YouTube, Facebook and Twitter collectively gave up on removing lies about the 2020 election — and what that means for 2024
https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies
https://www.platformer.news/p/the-platforms-give-up-on-2020-lies
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Three hours ago I announced to the 2023 class of Columbia Journalism School the launch of a pilot loan repayment program that is pegged to non-profit news. https://journalism.columbia.edu/columbia-journalism-school-offer-educational-loan-repayment-assistance-recent-graduates-inaugural
journalism.columbia.edu
May 17, 2023 at 11:47 PM
Three hours ago I announced to the 2023 class of Columbia Journalism School the launch of a pilot loan repayment program that is pegged to non-profit news. https://journalism.columbia.edu/columbia-journalism-school-offer-educational-loan-repayment-assistance-recent-graduates-inaugural
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Public libraries are the only public institution I can think of that, by letting kids open their own accounts into which no one else can pry, accord children their own civic standing.
Nothing is more radically democratic than this.
Nothing is more radically democratic than this.
May 13, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Public libraries are the only public institution I can think of that, by letting kids open their own accounts into which no one else can pry, accord children their own civic standing.
Nothing is more radically democratic than this.
Nothing is more radically democratic than this.