Rowena Bell
@rowena3.bsky.social
Literature. Film Study. Scholar. Mood on film, books, photography, music, NY sports teams, tennis.
Today's mood...
from Severance (2025)
from Severance (2025)
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Today's mood...
from Severance (2025)
from Severance (2025)
Today's mood on film.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Princess Mononoke (1997)
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today's mood on film.
Princess Mononoke (1997)
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Princess Mononoke (1997)
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Looking back on his career, I am reminded that Richard Chamberlain had astonishing range. In Ken Russell's The Music Lovers, as a tortured Tchaikovsky, he demonstrated his piano skills as well. In requiem. R.I.P.
March 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Looking back on his career, I am reminded that Richard Chamberlain had astonishing range. In Ken Russell's The Music Lovers, as a tortured Tchaikovsky, he demonstrated his piano skills as well. In requiem. R.I.P.
Today's mood on film.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II (1974)
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
March 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today's mood on film.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part II (1974)
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Hope everyone is well. Spring break was restorative. Attended a Knicks game. Watched Severance episodes, read a mystery and finally dug into the Capra at Columbia blu-ray box set. What a treat! Taken with this shot from Lady for a Day- filmed through water-drops cascading in the foreground. Dreamy.
March 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hope everyone is well. Spring break was restorative. Attended a Knicks game. Watched Severance episodes, read a mystery and finally dug into the Capra at Columbia blu-ray box set. What a treat! Taken with this shot from Lady for a Day- filmed through water-drops cascading in the foreground. Dreamy.
National security group chat vibing like this...
March 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
National security group chat vibing like this...
Today's mood on film.
Network (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet
Network (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet
March 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Today's mood on film.
Network (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet
Network (1976) dir. Sidney Lumet
Today's mood on film.
Ikiru (1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Ikiru (1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa
March 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today's mood on film.
Ikiru (1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Ikiru (1952) dir. Akira Kurosawa
Amazing! And what an impact she made in 5 minutes of screen time. 🤩 power
March 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Amazing! And what an impact she made in 5 minutes of screen time. 🤩 power
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) dir. Chantal Akerman #internationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) dir. Chantal Akerman #internationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In honor of Anna Magnani's birthday, if you haven't seen her performance as a desperate stage mom, you must watch her in Luchino Visconti's Bellissima (1951). A moment I love is how she taps impatiently in time with the barre exercise before she interrupts her daughter's lesson. #botd #filmsky
March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today's mood on film.
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
dir. Katja von Garnier
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
dir. Katja von Garnier
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today's mood on film.
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
dir. Katja von Garnier
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
dir. Katja von Garnier
Remembering composer Michel Legrand #BOTD my favorite musical jest in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg-with no spoken dialogue but continuous song- is after Guy sings he's going to see the opera Carmen and his friend sings he doesn’t like opera bc it has “too much singing...movies are better.”
February 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remembering composer Michel Legrand #BOTD my favorite musical jest in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg-with no spoken dialogue but continuous song- is after Guy sings he's going to see the opera Carmen and his friend sings he doesn’t like opera bc it has “too much singing...movies are better.”
Today's mood on film.
February 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today's mood on film.
Today's mood on film.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
dir. John Frankenheimer
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
dir. John Frankenheimer
February 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Today's mood on film.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
dir. John Frankenheimer
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
dir. John Frankenheimer
Director Miloš Forman #BOTD One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Working under a communist regime, Forman understood oppression and channeled his experiences to extoll the idea of resisting tyranny in every frame.
February 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Director Miloš Forman #BOTD One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Working under a communist regime, Forman understood oppression and channeled his experiences to extoll the idea of resisting tyranny in every frame.
Remembering director John Schlesinger #botd - a favorite moment from Darling (1965) and the effective focus pull during the voice over "If only..."
February 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Remembering director John Schlesinger #botd - a favorite moment from Darling (1965) and the effective focus pull during the voice over "If only..."
February 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today's mood on film.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
dir. Michael Radford
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
dir. Michael Radford
February 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today's mood on film.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
dir. Michael Radford
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
dir. Michael Radford
TL cleanse. John Williams #botd and his gift for playfulness. I often replay this for the orchestration. He picks up Victor Young's The Quiet Man score for a few measures, seamlessly keeps rhythm with the E.T. theme and tags the theme's bars at the close-up of shoes and frogs. So good. 🎶
February 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
TL cleanse. John Williams #botd and his gift for playfulness. I often replay this for the orchestration. He picks up Victor Young's The Quiet Man score for a few measures, seamlessly keeps rhythm with the E.T. theme and tags the theme's bars at the close-up of shoes and frogs. So good. 🎶
February 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This semester I added The Insider (1999) directed by Michael Mann #botd - how it explores the way corporate brass tries to kill journalists' news stories to avoid the threat of lawsuits and liability. Recommend this film as a new watch or rewatch.
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This semester I added The Insider (1999) directed by Michael Mann #botd - how it explores the way corporate brass tries to kill journalists' news stories to avoid the threat of lawsuits and liability. Recommend this film as a new watch or rewatch.