This thread is what the Internet was made for. I wonder if he will get to the character that I'm thinking of...
Jonathan Hatfull@jonathanhatfull.bsky.social · 2w agoDid this at the other place during lockdown and it entertained me: A daily Brad Dourif character! 1. Tommy Ludlow, a jittery ex-con who’s a personal driver and possible serial killer in Eyes of Laura Mars (1978).
Just finished: @isaacbutler.bsky.social 's The Method. An invaluable cultural history that is of great interest to anyone who loves film or the theater.
Got a bunch, so buckle up: THE BRIDE WORE BLACK BOYS N THE HOOD WAR HORSE BEN-HUR (1925) LOVE LETTER THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG BEING JOHN MALKOVICH UNDER THE SKIN
Letterboxd@letterboxd.social · 5d agoPost your favorite first-watches of July 🍿
Curious why I see so little discussion of Nolan's choices (as in Oppenheimer) to shoot with extreme shallow depth of field. This seems to me a huge aesthetic mistake especially in this film.
Joshua Wilson@magadizer.bsky.social · 5d agoI saw the Odyssey in fake imax boxd.it/fyU1LZ
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Alissa Wilkinson@alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 6d agoSomething I like about @elazic.bsky.social's careful read here is that it points out a fatal flaw with a lot of pieces of writing that pass for "reviews" (even from critics!) because they talk about a movie: saying "this is bad!" as if it's self-evident, rather than arguing for *why* it is bad.
As I've always said, the true Peak TV. Be seeing you.
Corey Atad@coreyatad.com · 7d agonobody in TV ever topped this
Bought three copies of NOTORIOUS and 3 of CITIZEN KANE for sure. I've had at least 4 copies of the original STAR WARS trilogy. My last several purchases were Blu-ray or 4k upgrades, and guess what big set is coming out in October and will mark the 2nd or 3rd purchase of multiple films...
Scott Nye@railoftomorrow.bsky.social · last wk.Easily dozens I’ve purchased twice, but here are some excesses: - THE NEW WORLD four times - BARRY LYNDON four times - 8½ four times - PIERROT LE FOU three times - THE SEVENTH SEAL three times - ROYAL TENENBAUMS, LIFE AQUATIC three times - LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD three times
Kinda in the mood to sit by a campfire and whatnot Guess I'll check the old weather forecast *has stroke*
Berry is, of course, a prophet for our times. This was a slide from a presentation on poetry at a recent conference for choral directors.
TIL that the guy who wrote NIGHTMARE ALLEY (twice adapted into films) was William Lindsay Gresham, former husband of Joy Davidman, who later married C.S. Lewis (as dramatized in the play and film SHADOWLANDS).
I was set to see a screening last Friday in San Antonio, but.... Their projector broke down in the first screening on Thursday, and they canceled all the screenings for a week (at least). Unbelievable.
Aidan O’Brien@aidanobrien.bsky.social · 2w agoThe reason that there are so few IMAX screenings of The Odyssey in IMAX is that there are only 25 working IMAX projectors in America. And because they don't have the parts or even the blueprints, they literally cannot make any more, and it is becoming difficult to maintain the ones still working.
Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18? I have an embarrassment of riches to choose from
The Dude: Yeah, Well, That's Just Your Opinion, Man
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Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey.com · 2w agoWithout saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 18? Sorry for being a cultural cliché
I was going to see The Odyssey on real 70mm IMAX tonight but apparently the San Antonio amc can't figure out how to maintain their projector. It's astonishing, because apparently this happened with Oppenheimer, and they just didn't fix it. They are throwing away thousands of dollars in lost sales.
I've been a Lucas defender for a long time, to a point, but I also find him probably the most tragic case study of his generation. Forgive the Jesus Juke, but he seems like the film version of Romans 7:15— "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do...
Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 3w agoHate to say it, but he was on the cutting edge of a lot of changes in the entertainment industry that in my opinion made movies worse
Not gloating. Death comes for us all, and the death of bad men who lived public lives is a reminder to me to do better with what I have been given.
Joshua Wilson@magadizer.bsky.social · last yr.Try to live your life such that the world is a better place when you leave it, but not BECAUSE you leave it.
Such a weird way to advertise Das Boot
Steven Santos@stevensantos.bsky.social · 4w agoAn ominous ad from 1981 if you know what the film is.
The face I'm submitting for my bluesky verification:
Bill Chambers@flmfrkcentral.bsky.social · 4w agoThe face I'm submitting for my bluesky verification:
Never forget that John Hancock signed his name as large as humanly possibly so that we could have the freedom to be Patriots by cravenly hiding our identities behind a stupid ass looking dollar store cosplay mask
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last mo."Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"
I finally got around to rewatching HELL'S ANGELS on the recent Criterion disc, and checked out the supplements including @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social 's erudite and incredibly well-researched discussion of Jean Harlow. It's terrific! Another winning release here.
I didn't know about this critical historical event until I read John Sayles's epic novel A Moment in the Sun. We need to continue to bring the full truth of history to light so that we can heal, and grow in liberty and justice for ALL as a nation! www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup
A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.
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