Chris Alders
@chrisalders.bsky.social
Well-educated, intelligent, loving, occasionally brilliant, and frequently hilarious.
A group of convicted murderers and rapists carry out a suicidal assault on a French chateau that is hosting a party attended by top-ranking Nazi officers on the eve of the Normandy invasion in the 1967 classic, The Dirty Dozen. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=525P...
The Dirty Dozen (1967) - Pinkley Plays General Scene (3/10) | Movieclips
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BOTD Nicolas Roeg!! MCCT5: 5)Walkabout 4)Performance 3)Bad Timing 2)Man Who Fell to Earth 1)Don't Look Now More: @justincchang.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/entertainmen... @daveyjenkins.bsky.social: lwlies.com/interviews/n... Jason Wood: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
"Once I had it all. Now I just have everything": Nicolas Roeg Remembered
A look back on the career of the great director of "Performance" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
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Happy 91st Birthday to the lovely Candace Hiligoss, former actress and model, forever beloved for her legendary role/performance as Mary Henry in Herk Harvey's 1962 eerie horror masterpiece CARNIVAL OF SOULS. She was #BOTD on 8/14/1935.
OTD 8/15/79: Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic APOCALYPSE NOW opened in U.S. theaters. Won Palme d'Or at Cannes & 8 Oscar nominations. Coppola took inspiration from both Joseph Conrad's HEART OF DARKNESS & Werner Herzog's AGUIRRE, WRATH OF GOD. Notoriously difficult shoot paid off! #filmsky 📽
A teenage boy has the weight of the world on his shoulders in the 2012 film, Abel's Field. My Letterboxd review is presented below. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky letterboxd.com/chrisalders/...
A ★★ review of Abel's Field (2012)
The teenage years can be the hardest that we face on life's journey. In the 2012 film Abel's Field, directed by Gordie Haakstad, a 17-year-old boy has the figurative world on his shoulders. His mother...
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#Edwards1000SixtiesMovies 456/1000: 36 HOURS This decent, engaging thriller film takes its title from the number of hours a German major is alloted to make an American major spill out important details about the historical Normandy Beach landings. I found this movie enjoyable and well-handled.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Crown me! 4 Oscar-winners in "King" movies. 1) Will Smith as father of tennis prodigies 2) Colin Firth as stuttering King during WWII 3) Yul Brynner as Siam monarch in glossy musical 4) Forest Whitaker as murderous Ugandan dictator #filmsky 📽 boxd.it/bhE8j
August is Women in Translation Month, celebrating women writers worldwide and addressing the gender gap in translated literature. For its twelfth year, Martha Adams of Martha's Monthly, a Substack newsletter on translated fiction, recommends her favourite novels by women in translation.
Canadian screen legend Mary Pickford plays Norma Besant, a Southern woman who has a long line of suitors in the 1929 classic Coquette. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVi...
Coquette (1929) MARY PICKFORD🍕 OSCAR WINNER
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If We Could See Everything, It Would Radicalize Us All Instantly The only thing keeping the heads of the oligarchs and empire managers attached to their necks is the limitations of human perception. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/if-we-coul...
If We Could See Everything, It Would Radicalize Us All Instantly
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BOTD John Cazale!!! 5 stunning #70s in career cut short: Deer Hunter, GF I/II, Dog Day, Conversation More: @sternbergh.bsky.social on @saltyshep.bsky.social doc: nymag.com/movies/featu... Yohana Desta: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/20... @michaelschulman.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/goin...
The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
Also: Sister Nancy’s eternal party, the acoustic sculptures of Jennie C. Jones on the Met roof, American Ballet Theatre’s season at the Met, and more.
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) Amy: "That's just potatoes, Smitty. Here comes the gravy. The chump really likes me. A Muncie girl!" Smitty: "Better off falling for a rattlesnake."
Sexy Winter Soldier Dumpy future President Tanya Harding's dimwitted husband Badboy rocker Tommy Lee One actor! Sebastian Stan has proven what versatility looks like! Happy Birthday, 8/13/1982! Career keeps getting brighter! A DIFFERENT MAN rocks & stars in Cannes-winning FJORD (2026). #filmsky 📽
Cinefeast33 📽📺📚@cinefeast33.bsky.social · 2y agoMy ★★★★½ review of A Different Man boxd.it/8OLlst Trust me, looking like Sebastian Stan won't solve all your problems...but I wouldn't say no. Wildly entertaining & inventive dissection of identity & self-worth. We say we want original films, why do they get ignored? #filmsky 📽🎥🎞🎬
The famous tandem of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are booted (literally) out of a small town by the law enforcement set in the 1942 film A-Haunting We Will Go. My Letterboxd review is presented below. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky letterboxd.com/chrisalders/...
A ★★★ review of A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Seldom in the annals of motion picture history has a movie been more inappropriately titled than the 1942 film A-Haunting We Will Go, directed by Alfred L. Werker. There is nothing even remotely appro...
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#Edwards1000SixtiesMovies 455/1000: GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM Lemmon once more delights audiences with his humorous, hilarious character in this comedy-romance film, in which he plays an art director/husband who pretends to be married to his wife's bestfriend who just recently got divorced...
Remembering screen legend John Cazale today. Forever Fredo! Born: 8/12/35 Died: 3/13/78 In his lifetime, Cazale only appeared in 5 feature films over 6 years...but each was nominated for Best Picture! 72 Godfather 74 Conversation 74 Godfather, pt 2 75 Dog Day Afternoon 78 Deer Hunter #filmsky 📽
Man in Tan Suit Looking Around
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I have just finished viewing the 1983 film, The Lonely Lady, directed by Peter Sasdy and featuring Pia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Bibi Besch, Joseph Cali, Anthony Holland, and Jared Martin. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
L.A. Confidential (1997) Director: Curtis Hanson
8/10/70: Diary of a Mad Housewife D Frank Perry/W Eleanor Perry w/Richard Benjamin, Carrie Snodgress, Frank Langella KIno blu w/ @larrythek.bsky.social track More: @specktor.bsky.social: www.theparisreview.org/blog/2021/07... @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social: merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/why-i-wait...
Why I Waited 22 Years Before Getting Married
Part 1: TEENAAA:The Terrifying Specter of Richard Benjamin
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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of MISS JULIE boxd.it/fLAVF1 Flirtation to humiliation to revelations, sexual banter & class warfare turn to genuine emotion. Can mismatched couple defy society's expectations? Frank, well-acted film opens up Strindberg's play in exciting ways. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 416
A ★★★★ review of Miss Julie (1951)
Miss Julie... You a mess, girl! Maybe that's not fair. August Strindberg's renowned play MISS JULIE has always felt especially punishing for its titular lead character. As a woman, her options are lim...
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Cinefeast33 📽📺📚@cinefeast33.bsky.social · 7d ago#NowWatching MISS JULIE (1951). Director: Alf Sjoberg. Anita Bjork, Ulf Palme. August Strindberg's frequently adapted play shows battle of sexes & classes as a wealthy girl falls for her dad's bitter servant. This Swedish version won Cannes Palme d'Or. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽 Criterion Collection 416
The World Premiere of After Elena, directed by Shawn Garry, will occur at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky www.tiff.net/films/after-...
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The Hunt for Red October (1990) Director: John McTiernan
You are cordially invited to the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist announcement. 🎟️ Discover more Booker Prize 2026 events and get your tickets at the link below. thebookerprizes.com/events-whats...
The Giller Foundation is pleased to announce a generous multi-year gift from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation in honour of the late Hilary M. Weston to expand year-round programming and support for Canada’s established and emerging literary voices. Learn more: gillerprize.ca/the-giller-f...
The Giller Foundation Announces Transformational Gift
The Giller Foundation announces transformational gift to expand year-round programming and support Canada’s established and emerging literary voicesGift made by The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation...
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OTD 8/10/1950 Billy Wilder's eternal classic SUNSET BOULEVARD opens in wide release. 76 years old; still speaks to essential issues of aging, vanity, ambition & the utter brutality of the entertainment industry. Timeless. Norma Desmond, forgotten in movie, becomes legend in real life! #filmsky 📽
Cinefeast33 📽📺📚@cinefeast33.bsky.social · 7mo agoMy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of SUNSET BOULEVARD boxd.it/cFmImf 🎶He had it coming. He had it coming. He only had himself to blame!🎶 Perfect film? Essential noir works as scathing Hollywood satire & compelling psychosexual drama. Swanson walks tightrope between ridiculous & heartbreaking; triumphs. #filmsky 📽
Based on the novel by Pat Conroy, racially-charged South Carolina circa 1964 is the setting for the 1983 film The Lords Of Discipline. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6O9...
The Lords of Discipline Hell Night Scene
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