The Secret Screening (October 9) is live: brave young globetrotters fight fascism, garage-pop bursts through darkness, putting the trans in transgressive, plus 2 questions for Annie Sprinkle (@anniesprinkle.bsky.social). Refugees welcome: thesecretscreening.com/welcome-to-earth-now-get-out

Welcome to Earth, Now Get Out

More sprawling and every bit as gripping as its Oscar-shortlisted predecessor, Julia Loktev's six-hour epic My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile tracks a dozen dissident Russian journalists, mostly...

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Miles Davis intensifies

Jane, actually@maidofbeans.bsky.social · 4d ago

Witches be sippin'

The Secret Screening (October 2) is live: slicing your third eye open, hubris as breathtaking as vistas, who inspired Brian Eno to rethink Korean music, plus two questions for Alex Karpovsky at the New/Next Film Festival. Rip the tides! thesecretscreening.com/cursed-objects-we-cherish/

Cursed Objects We Cherish

Circulating for decades as an undecipherably murky bootleg of outsized reputation, E. Elias Merhige’s experimental 1989 landmark Begotten has no dialogue or recognizable psychologies (credited charact...

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It's so good! 🎩 tip to @aaronhillis.bsky.social for the introduction.

Nate Patrin 🎧@natepatrin.bsky.social · last wk.

it's spooky month so here's one of my favorite cult horror movies: 'Upír z Feratu' ('Ferat Vampire'), a 1982 Czech film about a vampiric(?) Skoda rally car

I probably won’t see Digger but it would’ve been an A+ Letterman topic. “Hey Paul, uh, you seen Digger?” etc.

The Secret Screening (September 25) is live: a dream film job that’s anything but, rocking out with mis-shapes, Leeds dance-punk, plus my #NYFF 64 (@filmlinc.bsky.social) highlights. Do you remember the first time? thesecretscreening.com/i-wanna-gig-like-common-people

I Wanna Gig Like Common People

People-watching in New York, poking around gorgeous apartments... location scouting must be a dream job, no? First-time filmmaker Paula González-Nasser spent six years knocking on strangers' doors and...

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there are 70 million people for whom this is the biggest song in the world. they watch comedies called like "Wives of Jim" that have run for nine seasons. they're usually pretty affable in person. in 2024 they severed the fate of humanity because of egg prices

Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 3w ago

“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley officially surpasses “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey as the longest-running #1 hit in history (23 weeks).

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Whenever Gerrit Graham showed up in anything, you knew you were in for a good time. RIP legend and thank you for all the memories.

The Secret Screening (September 18) is live: free-associative profundity under our feet, a jangly indie supergroup debut, and the post-history of concrete. Plus, the OBSESSION Effect is a myth. Brick up! thesecretscreening.com/thick-as-a-brick

Thick as a Brick

The eponymous mastermind of HBO's "How To with John Wilson," who turned quotidian NYC observation into some of the funniest, most sneakily profound TV of the decade, now explores permanence, fragility...

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Filmmakers & Producers! Through the end of September, I'm opening a few rush consulting slots: * 48-hour script/cut notes — $300 * Festival strategy call (45 min) — $150 * Distribution/marketing gut-check — $200 Same depth as my usual consulting, just prioritized turnaround. Reply or message me!

Consulting for Filmmakers, Producers & Writers

The film industry is a never-ending Wild West full of impenetrable gatekeepers and corporate ghouls. Let me save you time, money, and bad decisions. [Schedule your consultation with Aaron.] What yo...

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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4w ago

My man looks like a mobster who's just been pantsed by Bugs Bunny

In Memoriam: Chilean master documentarian Patricio Guzmán (1941–2026). Read our tribute.

In Memoriam: Chilean Master Documentarian Patricio Guzmán (1941—2026) — Cinema Tropical

Patricio Guzmán, Chilean filmmaker and master documentarian, passed away today in Paris at the age of 85. Known for a profound body of work tied to landscape, human rights, and political memory, he wa...

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The Juicy Fruits have dropped out of their Ed Sheeran tour dates

Filmmakers & Producers! Through the end of September, I'm opening a few rush consulting slots: * 48-hour script/cut notes — $300 * Festival strategy call (45 min) — $150 * Distribution/marketing gut-check — $200 Same depth as my usual consulting, just prioritized turnaround. Reply or message me!

Consulting for Filmmakers, Producers & Writers

The film industry is a never-ending Wild West full of impenetrable gatekeepers and corporate ghouls. Let me save you time, money, and bad decisions. [Schedule your consultation with Aaron.] What yo...

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The fact we have an executive class that doesn't know what to do with the Looney Tunes or The Muppets really sums up what a joyless, barren world they inhabit.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last mo.

There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)

The Secret Screening (September 11) is live: Korea tells Hollywood “hold my beer,” underrated dystopian surrealism, and warm instrumentals with frogs. Plus, the best films about 9/11 aren’t about 9/11. Need a HUG? thesecretscreening.com/never-forget-the-cyber-witch

Never Forget the Cyber Witch

South Korean writer-director Na Hong-jin's Hope is a monster movie that refuses to behave. His long-awaited follow-up to 2015's shamanic folk-horror The Wailing takes us to a rural village near the DM...

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The Secret Screening (September 4) is live: unusual noir thrills in academia, celebrating a queer cinema pioneer, and long-lost Detroit rock. Plus, a brief chat with Vaishali Sinha. Give it a shot! thesecretscreening.com/going-to-movies-to-read-books

Going to Movies to Read Books

What if you could photograph the past? That's the vertiginous premise of Jack Auen and Kevin Walker's Chronovisor, a singular spellbinder turning the act of research into a riveting noir conspiracy. A...

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Any NYC folks have recommendations for affordable storage spaces? (No CubeSmart!)

God help me I don’t want to have to think about Harry Potter anymore

Liam & Noel Gallagher, 1993

everyone SHUT UP, WHATEVER THIS IS IS IMPORTANT youtu.be/Vftf8TTve4s?...

Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater "Twin Beaks"

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Freaks only, sorry

The Secret Screening (August 28) is live: visually witty microaggressions, knuckleheads gone wild, and creepy-cute maximalism for your ears. Plus, I love a fake happy ending! Don’t be an idiot: thesecretscreening.com/eat-the-rich-even-when-gamey

Eat the Rich, Even When Gamey

Class war is just another day at the country club in Rafael Manuel's visually witty, quietly devastating debut Filipiñana—my absolute fave from Sundance this year. At an exclusive golf course outside ...

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When I say you’re the GOAT I mean that you’re an ancient malevolence who asks me if I wouldst like to live deliciously. Which I really appreciate! And that’s why you’re the greatest of all time.

Thank you Empire State Building. NYC ❤️ Dolly.

Leave that whale alone

The Secret Screening (August 21) is live: performative morality is hilarious, horny folk-horror, and a Kendrick Lamar collaborator expands her range. Plus, change your title! Hit it: thesecretscreening.com/midlife-directors-block

Midlife Director's Block

Lithuanian filmmaker Andrius Blaževičius' Sundance-winning dramedy How to Divorce During the War is a bitterly comic portrait of brittle relationships and bourgeois complacency that reminded me of For...

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Goodbye, Screaming Mad George.