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Emily Wilson's piece on Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY for the LRB went viral and was received very positively by many — but not by virtually every film critic I know. For @animusmagazine.bsky.social I wrote about why: animus-magazine.ghost.io/a-tale-as-ol...
A Tale as Old as Time
Emily Wilson’s piece on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey evinces an archaic perspective on cinema’s value as art
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A privilege to be joined by producer Jeremy Thomas and star Theresa Russell for a wonderful introduction before last night's very special 35mm screening of Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece of splintered narrative BAD TIMING (1980). Bleak Week continues until Thursday night at @princecharlescinema.com 🖤
Tomorrow!
Elena Lazic@elazic.bsky.social · 2mo agoThrilled to announce that Theresa Russell, the star of Nicolas Roeg's BAD TIMING (1980), will now be joining us for a live extended online intro before the 35mm screening of the film on Tuesday 23 June, 8.45pm, as part of BLEAK WEEK at @princecharlescinema.com princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
Thrilled to announce that Theresa Russell, the star of Nicolas Roeg's BAD TIMING (1980), will now be joining us for a live extended online intro before the 35mm screening of the film on Tuesday 23 June, 8.45pm, as part of BLEAK WEEK at @princecharlescinema.com princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
Bad Timing Film Times and Tickets | The Prince Charles Cinema
Browse film times and buy tickets for Bad Timing at The Prince Charles Cinema
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Just over a week to go 🖤
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs part of BLEAK WEEK @princecharlescinema.com Animus presents BAD TIMING (1980) on June 23rd. Notoriously difficult to see in good quality, Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece of Klimt-ian romanticism & Schiele-esque neurosis plays on 35mm w/ Jeremy Thomas intro. princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
As part of BLEAK WEEK @princecharlescinema.com Animus presents BAD TIMING (1980) on June 23rd. Notoriously difficult to see in good quality, Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece of Klimt-ian romanticism & Schiele-esque neurosis plays on 35mm w/ Jeremy Thomas intro. princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
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Browse film times and buy tickets for Animus Magazine presents "Bad Timing" at The Prince Charles Cinema
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Incredibly excited to watch this gorgeous masterpiece in a cinema and from 35mm 🙏
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs part of BLEAK WEEK @princecharlescinema.com Animus presents BAD TIMING (1980) on June 23rd. Notoriously difficult to see in good quality, Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece of Klimt-ian romanticism & Schiele-esque neurosis plays on 35mm w/ Jeremy Thomas intro. princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
As part of BLEAK WEEK @princecharlescinema.com Animus presents BAD TIMING (1980) on June 23rd. Notoriously difficult to see in good quality, Nicolas Roeg’s masterpiece of Klimt-ian romanticism & Schiele-esque neurosis plays on 35mm w/ Jeremy Thomas intro. princecharlescinema.com/film/3161737...
Animus Magazine presents
Browse film times and buy tickets for Animus Magazine presents "Bad Timing" at The Prince Charles Cinema
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#bestfilminlondontoday June 23 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com. 'a sick film made by sick people for sick people' stated studio executive on release. @animusmagazine.bsky.social presents Roeg's 1980 movie BAD TIMING (35mm) @princecharlescinema.com capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/06/capi...
Capital Celluloid 2026 — Day 174: Tue Jun 23
Bad Timing (Roeg, 1980): Prince Charles Cinema, 8.45pm This is an Animus magazine presentation of a 35mm screening. There will be an introd...
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I wrote about Peter Weir's FEARLESS (1993) and the profound humanism of the film's astonishingly smart, effective, and economical visual strategy for @animusmagazine.bsky.social a while back: animus-magazine.ghost.io/caring-is-sh...
Caring is Sharing
Peter Weir's Fearless formally and narratively brings up the challenges of being a person in the world, unavoidably tangled up in the problems of other people’s lives Peter Weir’s Fearless centres on...
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Tickets are already on sale to BFI Members! Getting a membership could be a good deal if you’re planning on seeing several films in the season — which you definitely should, since they’re all good: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
Finding Your Way: The Films of Peter Weir | BFI Southbank
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Elena Lazic@elazic.bsky.social · 5mo agoPICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is quite unlike Peter Weir's other films, but it can be seen as a skeleton key to his work. I'll be elaborating on this & more in my intro for the BFI season 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗿 on Monday 30 March at 6pm in NFT1, followed by a screening of the film ⛰️
In this new episode of Hard Truths, @elazic.bsky.social and @manilazic.bsky.social get emotional talking about the work of one of their favourite filmmakers, Maurice Pialat. animus-magazine.ghost.io/hard-truths-...
When it comes to film, is older always better? In the latest Psycho. a reader admits they do not *get* the cinema of John Cassavetes. From this sad predicament, Caspar Salmon finds several ways out of shame, towards a kinder reckoning with cinemas past & present 🙏 animus-magazine.ghost.io/psycho-67/
Psycho. #67
Time travel.
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In his latest Psycho. column, Caspar looks ahead to a happy Lisa Kudrow year: animus-magazine.ghost.io/psycho-65/
Psycho. #65
Happy Lisa Kudrow year!
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Is love real, or a socially accepted form of delusion? Is romance a choice, or written in the unalterable script of our destiny? As Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNRISE (1995) turns 30, Elena and Manuela revisit his Before Trilogy and discuss NOUVELLE VAGUE. animus-magazine.ghost.io/hard-truths-...
Absolutely thrilled to be publishing such a wonderful essay from Robert. Bringing back long-form pieces on Animus has been a highlight of my year.
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 8mo ago🎬 NEW LONG-FORM ESSAY 🎬 As queer rights are under threat and queer representation in commercial cinema in retreat, looking back at the careers of queer directors from Code-era Hollywood can be more than a chance to revisit great films. By Robert Stinner: animus-magazine.ghost.io/queer-auteur...
🎬 NEW LONG-FORM ESSAY 🎬 As queer rights are under threat and queer representation in commercial cinema in retreat, looking back at the careers of queer directors from Code-era Hollywood can be more than a chance to revisit great films. By Robert Stinner: animus-magazine.ghost.io/queer-auteur...
Queer Auteurism under Censorship: On George Cukor and Mitchell Leisen
Navigating Code-era censorship in contrasting ways, both of these directors created bodies of work that were undeniably, vibrantly queer.
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🏀 NEW LONG-FORM ESSAY 🏀 In his wide-ranging piece, returning Animus writer @bharathan.bsky.social looks at the ways sporting excellence is portrayed and/or analysed in different media, through the example of Michael Jordan. animus-magazine.ghost.io/the-invisibl...
The Invisible Michael Jordan
Why sports films eschew sports
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In this new episode of Hard Truths - the 10th! - @manilazic.bsky.social and @elazic.bsky.social discuss three recent watches, and accidentally land on a theme: male trauma, and a certain sense of entitlement. animus-magazine.ghost.io/jukebox-or-y...
In the latest edition of Psycho., the Animus advice column for cinephiles, Caspar Salmon answers a reader’s question by looking at the duo of actors headlining the new Netflix show Hostage: Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy. 💌: animus-magazine.ghost.io/psycho-58/
Love, desire and fate considered in the films of my favourite director Max Ophüls - @manilazic.bsky.social & @elazic.bsky.social @animusmagazine.bsky.social podcast … open.spotify.com/episode/55bB...
Love Hurts: Four by Max Ophüls
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From the ultraviolence of RAW to the OTT silliness of TITANE and the emo intensity of ALPHA: in this ep of Hard Truths, @elazic.bsky.social & @manilazic.bsky.social talk about the ideas lurking behind the infamous shock value of Julia Ducournau's cinema. animus-magazine.ghost.io/julia-ducour...
ICYMI long-form essays are back on Animus 💙 starting with this thoroughly researched, rip-roaring look at climate change cinema by John Kidwell
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 12mo agoAfter a long hiatus… Animus long-form essays are back! John Kidwell writes about cinema’s response to the unfolding climate crisis over the last 30 years: animus-magazine.ghost.io/be-scientifi...
A breathless read reflecting our breathless times. Had a lot of fun!!
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 12mo agoAfter a long hiatus… Animus long-form essays are back! John Kidwell writes about cinema’s response to the unfolding climate crisis over the last 30 years: animus-magazine.ghost.io/be-scientifi...
After a long hiatus… Animus long-form essays are back! John Kidwell writes about cinema’s response to the unfolding climate crisis over the last 30 years: animus-magazine.ghost.io/be-scientifi...
Rewatching this a few weeks ago as part of a piece (up next week, I think?) was revelatory, which is a bit odd bc I already considered it one of the Great American Movies
Animus Magazine@animusmagazine.bsky.social · 12mo ago@manilazic.bsky.social on Bob Rafelson’s FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) animus-magazine.ghost.io/brave-acting...
As the Hard Truths podcast takes a short summer break, @manilazic.bsky.social writes about some of the most striking and “brave” performances she saw at this year’s edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato: animus-magazine.ghost.io/brave-acting...
Brave Acting at Il Cinema Ritrovato
Manuela reports on some striking performances seen in Bologna.
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