Nannina Gilder
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In 1916 Lois Weber was the highest paid director in Hollywood.
Finally the Kinuyo Tanaka box set is coming! Though I think it would have been worthy of a proper Criterion release, I’ll take what I can get. Also Sara Gomez! www.criterion.com/current/post...
August 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Finally the Kinuyo Tanaka box set is coming! Though I think it would have been worthy of a proper Criterion release, I’ll take what I can get. Also Sara Gomez! www.criterion.com/current/post...
I realize this was a couple months ago, but you said “early”
Queens of Animation is a fantastic history of the women of Disney.
Nobody’s Girl Friday is a great resource for info on below the line Hollywood women.
Movie Workers does similar things for uk women in film
Queens of Animation is a fantastic history of the women of Disney.
Nobody’s Girl Friday is a great resource for info on below the line Hollywood women.
Movie Workers does similar things for uk women in film
July 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I realize this was a couple months ago, but you said “early”
Queens of Animation is a fantastic history of the women of Disney.
Nobody’s Girl Friday is a great resource for info on below the line Hollywood women.
Movie Workers does similar things for uk women in film
Queens of Animation is a fantastic history of the women of Disney.
Nobody’s Girl Friday is a great resource for info on below the line Hollywood women.
Movie Workers does similar things for uk women in film
I've always been a fan of Alice Guy's 1900 absurdity AUTOMATED HAT-MAKER AND SAUSAGE-GRINDER. It is perfect, no notes.
February 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I've always been a fan of Alice Guy's 1900 absurdity AUTOMATED HAT-MAKER AND SAUSAGE-GRINDER. It is perfect, no notes.
This is incredibly exciting. Sara Gomez is an important link in film history & had such an eye. Tragically she died at 31 with so much more to give.
If you're looking for an accessible place to start I love her little travelogue short I'LL GO TO SANTIAGO. www.criterionchannel.com/sara-gomez-s...
If you're looking for an accessible place to start I love her little travelogue short I'LL GO TO SANTIAGO. www.criterionchannel.com/sara-gomez-s...
February 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is incredibly exciting. Sara Gomez is an important link in film history & had such an eye. Tragically she died at 31 with so much more to give.
If you're looking for an accessible place to start I love her little travelogue short I'LL GO TO SANTIAGO. www.criterionchannel.com/sara-gomez-s...
If you're looking for an accessible place to start I love her little travelogue short I'LL GO TO SANTIAGO. www.criterionchannel.com/sara-gomez-s...
Would look good on my shelf.
December 28, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Would look good on my shelf.
I started the day in freezing muddy water… I am finishing the day in clean hot water. Supervised by Ms Dorothy Arzner
November 20, 2024 at 3:19 AM
I started the day in freezing muddy water… I am finishing the day in clean hot water. Supervised by Ms Dorothy Arzner
Today's the great Ida Lupino's birthday!
Acting from her youth, she became a pioneer in indie filmmaking. Writing, producing & directing films on controversial subjects, she was very careful to keep the censors on her side, giving her remarkable freedom in what she was able to put on screen.
Acting from her youth, she became a pioneer in indie filmmaking. Writing, producing & directing films on controversial subjects, she was very careful to keep the censors on her side, giving her remarkable freedom in what she was able to put on screen.
February 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Today's the great Ida Lupino's birthday!
Acting from her youth, she became a pioneer in indie filmmaking. Writing, producing & directing films on controversial subjects, she was very careful to keep the censors on her side, giving her remarkable freedom in what she was able to put on screen.
Acting from her youth, she became a pioneer in indie filmmaking. Writing, producing & directing films on controversial subjects, she was very careful to keep the censors on her side, giving her remarkable freedom in what she was able to put on screen.
Mornin’
(My co-worker was very anxious as I was taking this because I was just balancing the cup on my knee)
(My co-worker was very anxious as I was taking this because I was just balancing the cup on my knee)
January 13, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Mornin’
(My co-worker was very anxious as I was taking this because I was just balancing the cup on my knee)
(My co-worker was very anxious as I was taking this because I was just balancing the cup on my knee)
I mean… the two of them together are possibly the most gorgeous on screen pairing since Monica Vitti & Alain Delon in L’ECLISSE.
When Sarita Choudhury pushed her hair out of her face in the grocery store, I died.
When Sarita Choudhury pushed her hair out of her face in the grocery store, I died.
January 9, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I mean… the two of them together are possibly the most gorgeous on screen pairing since Monica Vitti & Alain Delon in L’ECLISSE.
When Sarita Choudhury pushed her hair out of her face in the grocery store, I died.
When Sarita Choudhury pushed her hair out of her face in the grocery store, I died.
…and some runners up
VANITY FAIR (2004)
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (1995)
WE GO WAY BACK (2006)
THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED (1920)
THE MAD MISS MANTON (1938)
SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN (1966)
VANITY FAIR (2004)
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (1995)
WE GO WAY BACK (2006)
THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED (1920)
THE MAD MISS MANTON (1938)
SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN (1966)
January 1, 2024 at 9:45 PM
…and some runners up
VANITY FAIR (2004)
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (1995)
WE GO WAY BACK (2006)
THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED (1920)
THE MAD MISS MANTON (1938)
SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN (1966)
VANITY FAIR (2004)
THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURE OF TWO GIRLS IN LOVE (1995)
WE GO WAY BACK (2006)
THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED (1920)
THE MAD MISS MANTON (1938)
SEE HOW THEY RUN (2022)
THE PLASTIC DOME OF NORMA JEAN (1966)
My favorite first time watches of 2023
HONOR AMONG LOVERS (1931)
LOVE LETTER (1953)
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
STRANGE DAYS (1995)
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949)
BARBIE (2023)
ROAD HOUSE (1948)
WAY DOWN WEST (1927)
HONOR AMONG LOVERS (1931)
LOVE LETTER (1953)
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
STRANGE DAYS (1995)
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949)
BARBIE (2023)
ROAD HOUSE (1948)
WAY DOWN WEST (1927)
January 1, 2024 at 9:31 PM
My favorite first time watches of 2023
HONOR AMONG LOVERS (1931)
LOVE LETTER (1953)
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
STRANGE DAYS (1995)
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949)
BARBIE (2023)
ROAD HOUSE (1948)
WAY DOWN WEST (1927)
HONOR AMONG LOVERS (1931)
LOVE LETTER (1953)
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
STRANGE DAYS (1995)
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949)
BARBIE (2023)
ROAD HOUSE (1948)
WAY DOWN WEST (1927)
Probably it's unavailability from late '60s-'83 also gave it mystique, which has worn off now because for our generation it has always been viewable, but for boomers & genX I can only imagine how tantalizing the "forbidden five" must have seemed.
Then again, the other 4 are all much better films.
Then again, the other 4 are all much better films.
November 27, 2023 at 11:26 PM
Probably it's unavailability from late '60s-'83 also gave it mystique, which has worn off now because for our generation it has always been viewable, but for boomers & genX I can only imagine how tantalizing the "forbidden five" must have seemed.
Then again, the other 4 are all much better films.
Then again, the other 4 are all much better films.
Maple, pecan, walnut, hickory nut pie. The maple is from my next door neighbors (best maple syrup anywhere) and the hickory nuts were foraged from some trees near where I like to go for walks. Looking forward to seeing how it came out tomorrow!
November 23, 2023 at 3:46 AM
Maple, pecan, walnut, hickory nut pie. The maple is from my next door neighbors (best maple syrup anywhere) and the hickory nuts were foraged from some trees near where I like to go for walks. Looking forward to seeing how it came out tomorrow!
Anyone have any advice about making a Movie Trivia Pub Quiz, that is good for both casual film goers and film geeks? I've been asked to, and it's remarkably hard to calibrate the questions right, so it's not too easy, but not impossible either. Happy for any pointers!
November 4, 2023 at 9:03 PM
Anyone have any advice about making a Movie Trivia Pub Quiz, that is good for both casual film goers and film geeks? I've been asked to, and it's remarkably hard to calibrate the questions right, so it's not too easy, but not impossible either. Happy for any pointers!
Visiting LA & have decided SPEED is a documentary about LA public transit… it won’t get you where you need to go, & the subway is cavernous, empty, & unfinished.
Honestly, if people actually used the subway it wouldn’t be bad, but it’s truly unnerving to be the ONLY person in a subway car.
Honestly, if people actually used the subway it wouldn’t be bad, but it’s truly unnerving to be the ONLY person in a subway car.
October 10, 2023 at 3:21 PM
Visiting LA & have decided SPEED is a documentary about LA public transit… it won’t get you where you need to go, & the subway is cavernous, empty, & unfinished.
Honestly, if people actually used the subway it wouldn’t be bad, but it’s truly unnerving to be the ONLY person in a subway car.
Honestly, if people actually used the subway it wouldn’t be bad, but it’s truly unnerving to be the ONLY person in a subway car.
Just rewatched D.E.B.S. for the 1st time since finding it in the New Releases of my video store in 2005 & oh my goodness it's silly & I love it.
What I find incredibly telling is the reaction of the male critics at the time… sorry my dudes the movie with the sexy lesbian spies was not made for you.
What I find incredibly telling is the reaction of the male critics at the time… sorry my dudes the movie with the sexy lesbian spies was not made for you.
October 4, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Just rewatched D.E.B.S. for the 1st time since finding it in the New Releases of my video store in 2005 & oh my goodness it's silly & I love it.
What I find incredibly telling is the reaction of the male critics at the time… sorry my dudes the movie with the sexy lesbian spies was not made for you.
What I find incredibly telling is the reaction of the male critics at the time… sorry my dudes the movie with the sexy lesbian spies was not made for you.
Happy Birthday to the greatest action star of the 90s...
Also POINT BREAK is just the best action movie ever made.
Also POINT BREAK is just the best action movie ever made.
September 2, 2023 at 9:29 PM
Happy Birthday to the greatest action star of the 90s...
Also POINT BREAK is just the best action movie ever made.
Also POINT BREAK is just the best action movie ever made.
This is probably unintentional. Keaton did stoop to racist jokes (SEVEN CHANCES, NEIGHBORS) & THE GENERAL is Confederate apologia, but I wonder if there was a certain satisfaction for those Black actors hired to play waiters & cooks, to get to chase a white star in blackface out of the scene.
September 1, 2023 at 7:16 PM
This is probably unintentional. Keaton did stoop to racist jokes (SEVEN CHANCES, NEIGHBORS) & THE GENERAL is Confederate apologia, but I wonder if there was a certain satisfaction for those Black actors hired to play waiters & cooks, to get to chase a white star in blackface out of the scene.
Part of me wants to read this scene as a commentary on the inherent inauthenticity of blackface, a white person taking one of the limited jobs open to Black people & doing it badly, being then punished not by white society, who are oblivious, but by the people who were the intended butt of the joke.
September 1, 2023 at 7:14 PM
Part of me wants to read this scene as a commentary on the inherent inauthenticity of blackface, a white person taking one of the limited jobs open to Black people & doing it badly, being then punished not by white society, who are oblivious, but by the people who were the intended butt of the joke.
Absorbing watching Buster Keaton's COLLEGE last night. There's a lot to delight, so many stunts pay off beautifully for the end, but there is a blackface scene. The scene ends though with Keaton being found out by the other waiters & chased out of the kitchen & job by Black actors wielding knives.
September 1, 2023 at 7:12 PM
Absorbing watching Buster Keaton's COLLEGE last night. There's a lot to delight, so many stunts pay off beautifully for the end, but there is a blackface scene. The scene ends though with Keaton being found out by the other waiters & chased out of the kitchen & job by Black actors wielding knives.
JEWEL ROBBERY is the most Pre-Code film ever to pre-code.
August 25, 2023 at 2:53 AM
JEWEL ROBBERY is the most Pre-Code film ever to pre-code.
Fully on board with getting THE WILD PARTY on there!
My submissions. Thanks for the heads up.
My submissions. Thanks for the heads up.
August 14, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Fully on board with getting THE WILD PARTY on there!
My submissions. Thanks for the heads up.
My submissions. Thanks for the heads up.
Struggling with number 4, part of me wanted to be a contrarian and go with The Trouble With Harry...
August 14, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Struggling with number 4, part of me wanted to be a contrarian and go with The Trouble With Harry...
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source. https://bsky.app/profile/tlawson.bsky.social/post/3k4jztcgfuw25
August 9, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Unlike you, I get my news from a reliable source. https://bsky.app/profile/tlawson.bsky.social/post/3k4jztcgfuw25
On Sylvia Sidney's birthday I feel the need to say that she put in one of the greatest performances of all time in Dorothy Arzner's MERRILY WE GO TO HELL. It is subtle, heartbreaking, and gorgeous.
August 8, 2023 at 11:52 PM
On Sylvia Sidney's birthday I feel the need to say that she put in one of the greatest performances of all time in Dorothy Arzner's MERRILY WE GO TO HELL. It is subtle, heartbreaking, and gorgeous.