The sexiest August birthday boy around, Robert Redford, is gonna be overseeing all my August bylines!
Kristen Lopez
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Journalist for hire. EIC The Film Maven. Bylines @latimes @goldenglobes @variety Author BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK ROMANCE EDITION. Upcoming: WELCOME BOILS AND GHOULS (2027). ♿️ Repped by Falkin Literary. Subscribe to my site: http://www.thefilmmaven.com
Fun fact, @tcmtv.bsky.social Summer Under the Stars subject for today, Gene Tierney, has 3 books in BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK: ROMANCE EDITON.
There are now signed copies of both installments of BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK and POPCORN DISABILITIES at the Academy Museum gift shop.
Got a light Film Maven pub calendar this week. Suggestions on topics you think I should cover?
Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) Asks: What Do You Suggest?
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Got a light Film Maven pub calendar this week. Suggestions on topics you think I should cover?
Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) Asks: What Do You Suggest?
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I know the context is that there was a test screening and that’s where it came from (also; fuck test screenings) but given that pretty much every straight woman I know is foaming at the mouth to watch Olivia Coleman get pounded by a sentient wicker basket maybe just let the material speak for itself
‘ONE NIGHT ONLY’ director Will Gluck says they cut out “so much nudity” from the film because he thinks audiences dislike sex on screen. “Whenever people now see nudity or very adult situations in a big theater, they get uncomfortable.” (Source: variety.com/2026/film/fe...)
Who's gonna be there tomorrow? I'll be talking about POPCORN DISABILITIES and signing books at the Academy Museum tomorrow afternoon! It's gonna be a great time. www.academymuseum.org/programs/det...
Popcorn Disabilities Book Signing with Kristen Lopez
Journalist, author, and disability advocate Kristen Lopez signs copies of her book, Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies.
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Last share for tonight! I saw a lot of good new releases last month. See the movies I recommend you make time for, and be sure to drop me your recommends you watched last month.
Watched a lot of great stuff last month (one, sadly, I can't talk about now). But this list includes everything from THE THIRD MAN to THE ODYSSEY. Join the Gold Star Crew and read what I'm recommending. thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...
Watched a lot of great stuff last month (one, sadly, I can't talk about now). But this list includes everything from THE THIRD MAN to THE ODYSSEY. Join the Gold Star Crew and read what I'm recommending. thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...
6 Best Things I Watched in July
Last month had me seeing a lot of great things in a theater.
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Watched a lot of great stuff last month (one, sadly, I can't talk about now). But this list includes everything from THE THIRD MAN to THE ODYSSEY. Join the Gold Star Crew and read what I'm recommending. thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...
6 Best Things I Watched in July
Last month had me seeing a lot of great things in a theater.
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NEW @ticklishbiz.bsky.social!! This was one I've been planning for over a year & it was worth it. @princesmweekes.bsky.social joined me to talk about Audrey Hepburn fashion and Peter O'Toole in 1966's HOW TO STEAL A MILLION. On all podcast apps now. thefilmmaven.com/audrey-hepbu...
How Audrey Hepburn Became a '60s Mod Icon (Ticklish Business Podcast)
William Wyler's "How to Steal a Million" tried to redo the heist film.
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ONE NIGHT ONLY's cast can't be faulted for how cringe the movie is. It sacrifices actual romance for a sex comedy that feels like it'll give the wrong people ideas in the dystopian time we're actually living in. thefilmmaven.com/one-night-on...
One Night Only Review: Will Gluck's Latest Rom-Com Is a Bit of a Cringe Fest
Dubbed "the sex Purge movie" this one certainly struggles with the foreplay.
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ONE NIGHT ONLY's cast can't be faulted for how cringe the movie is. It sacrifices actual romance for a sex comedy that feels like it'll give the wrong people ideas in the dystopian time we're actually living in. thefilmmaven.com/one-night-on...
One Night Only Review: Will Gluck's Latest Rom-Com Is a Bit of a Cringe Fest
Dubbed "the sex Purge movie" this one certainly struggles with the foreplay.
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Good! I was hoping someone would make a rebuttal to that gross piece by Joseph Khan.
Got a new article in my series The Trade, looking at what the other sites are covering. This go-round I'm talking about that "Hollywood assholes" piece and used it to examine the movie mogul and why one can't really have a comeback if they never went away. thefilmmaven.com/the-hollywoo...
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Entering August has been a bit gloomy as I've had 4 Gold Star Crew members revert back to free. Paid subscriptions not only help pay my bills, but allow me to do things like mentor GSC members and more. Consider subscribing this month. thefilmmaven.com/film-maven-g...
Hey, remember that “Hollywood assholes need to come back” article last week? I had to write about how, no, they don’t and how it misses the point of why they were of their times.
Got a new article in my series The Trade, looking at what the other sites are covering. This go-round I'm talking about that "Hollywood assholes" piece and used it to examine the movie mogul and why one can't really have a comeback if they never went away. thefilmmaven.com/the-hollywoo...
Got a new article in my series The Trade, looking at what the other sites are covering. This go-round I'm talking about that "Hollywood assholes" piece and used it to examine the movie mogul and why one can't really have a comeback if they never went away. thefilmmaven.com/the-hollywoo...
On Movie Moguls and Why Hollywood's A**holes Don't Deserve a Comeback
There's a reason Joseph Kahn ain't making movies, and it's not for a lack of douchebags
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Got a new article in my series The Trade, looking at what the other sites are covering. This go-round I'm talking about that "Hollywood assholes" piece and used it to examine the movie mogul and why one can't really have a comeback if they never went away. thefilmmaven.com/the-hollywoo...
On Movie Moguls and Why Hollywood's A**holes Don't Deserve a Comeback
There's a reason Joseph Kahn ain't making movies, and it's not for a lack of douchebags
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Last share for the evening! The needle drops in this are impeccable, as is Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder. This movie also uses a tetherball pole to great effect.
TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA got me in its grasp. Such a fun examination of how movies made us, a biting Hollywood satire, and the movie that made me fall for Hannah Einbinder. The full review is live at The Film Maven: thefilmmaven.com/teenage-sex-...
TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA got me in its grasp. Such a fun examination of how movies made us, a biting Hollywood satire, and the movie that made me fall for Hannah Einbinder. The full review is live at The Film Maven: thefilmmaven.com/teenage-sex-...
Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma Review: Jane Schoenbrun's Trippy Tribute to '80s Horror is a Winner
A wild, thought-provoking ride (complete with Counting Crows).
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GOOD NEWS (1947) is one of the dumbest movie musicals but every time it's on I have to hear Peter Lawford sing a song about learning French...a language his character doesn't speak....and speaking the language like a native because he ACTUALLY spoke it. Plus he's gorgeous.
TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA got me in its grasp. Such a fun examination of how movies made us, a biting Hollywood satire, and the movie that made me fall for Hannah Einbinder. The full review is live at The Film Maven: thefilmmaven.com/teenage-sex-...
Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma Review: Jane Schoenbrun's Trippy Tribute to '80s Horror is a Winner
A wild, thought-provoking ride (complete with Counting Crows).
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I hate that Ghost doesn’t have the ability to exclude individual members from getting certain newsletters short of making separate newsletters for everyone.
Annoyed Baby Facepalm Reaction
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There’s a massive billboard for THE SHARDS near my house and I don’t know, I already lived through the 2000s era Bret Easton Ellis phase. Don’t want to do it again.
This is the one where he fights Nazi Frankenstein Wagner with rainbow lasers (in space I think?)
If you can only watch 1 movie on the Criterion Channel this month make it LISZTOMANIA (1975) in their Rock Biopics series. It's an hour 45 of Roger Daltrey looking fine as hell in the coolest jacket known to man, when he isn't riding a massive d*ck or playing piano.
Co-sign. Embrace the insanity. PEAK Ken Russell. // "It's an hour 45 of Roger Daltrey looking fine as hell in the coolest jacket known to man, when he isn't riding a massive d*ck or playing piano." is the most accurate description of this madness I've ever read.
If you can only watch 1 movie on the Criterion Channel this month make it LISZTOMANIA (1975) in their Rock Biopics series. It's an hour 45 of Roger Daltrey looking fine as hell in the coolest jacket known to man, when he isn't riding a massive d*ck or playing piano.
If you can only watch 1 movie on the Criterion Channel this month make it LISZTOMANIA (1975) in their Rock Biopics series. It's an hour 45 of Roger Daltrey looking fine as hell in the coolest jacket known to man, when he isn't riding a massive d*ck or playing piano.
The face you make after you rip a chunk of wood off the corner of someone’s dresser.
Tonight's last share! There's tons of cool stuff in this piece I did on the craft of HER PRIVATE HELL. I love this movie so stinkin' much.
I don't normally publish on Fridays but I had too much stuff to include. I interviewed Nicolas Winding Refn, Charles Melton, costume designer Jane Marshall Whittaker AND makeup artist Louise Bruun about HER PRIVATE HELL. thefilmmaven.com/her-private-...
I don't normally publish on Fridays but I had too much stuff to include. I interviewed Nicolas Winding Refn, Charles Melton, costume designer Jane Marshall Whittaker AND makeup artist Louise Bruun about HER PRIVATE HELL. thefilmmaven.com/her-private-...
How Nicolas Winding Refn and Crew Crafted a Modern-Day Giallo With Her Private Hell
From the clothes to the hair, everything is impeccable
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