Finally finished my July festival marathon, with reviews of 24 movies over 25 days between Japan Cuts, the New York Asian Film Festival, and the Fantasia International Film Festival. It's all at thechinesecinema.com, which you can subscribe to for the low low price of either $1/month or $10/year.

The Chinese Cinema

Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond

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Who can believe these no good lying thieves yeah lmao what a fucking shock

Kim Masters@kimmasters.bsky.social · last wk.

I cannot believe Ari Emanuel would write this and @wsj.com would publish it without disclosing that they are business partners, and Ari’s company TKO got $7 billion from David Ellison’s Paramount for UFC rights. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

don’t cry because it’s (England) over. smile because it happened (you lived long enough to listen to Oasis)

Kyle Wolfe@kylepwolfe.bsky.social · last wk.

I miss my Friends (in the North)

Interesting to learn this guy literally fought for the Nazis in WW2. Whoops

Lauren FitzPatrick@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · last wk.

Besides Obama, Chicago produced a second president, and he's about to turn 100. Also, he's really into the Deep Tunnel. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-hist...

i should be able to log mercury theater episodes on letterboxd

Ten months ago. If you don't know his name, please learn it and remember it today.

What happened to Silverio Villegas González

Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.

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Across the Movie-verse: Writing on Film, 2011–2021 by J. Hoberman (PREORDER) — Film Desk Books

Published by Film Desk Books, 2026 Perfect-bound softcover First edition of 1,500 369 pages 8×5.5 inches PREORDER—COMING IN AUGUST “There is, or once was, a movie universe—a quasi-autonom...

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And this campaign is a go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cbh...

Chicago Brewing History: the 90's

Documenting the stories behind the people, breweries and institutions that shaped Chicago's craft beer scene.

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New: We've been tracking reports of ICE activity across Chicagoland for five weeks. In that time, rapid responders have seen an escalation as feds have abducted dozens, caused at least two car crashes, threatened community members with weapons and flouted state courthouse protections. Read more:

“ICE never really left:” car crashes and courthouse arrests mark spring escalation

Videos show federal agents pointing weapons at bystanders and trying to access state property as rapid response groups have reported at least 80 detainments across Chicagoland in the last five weeks.

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happy for my new york friends but i am sad for my best friend in the whole wide world, tom thibodeau

i miss bront. you just know he would be out here posting something like "Disclosure Gay" and getting 1M likes

wrote about Stacey King, unlocked and free for everyone:

Stacey King, lovable

The Bulls weren't supposed to be able to draft someone as good as Stacey King in 1989, they were too good, he was too good, everything turned out to be too good. King was never a star or even all that...

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For Old New I interviewed MoMA Film curator Dave Kehr about the Universal Westerns series opening today, along with plenty of Edward L. Cahn chatter: oldnew.substack.com/p/going-west...

everyone in rochester is waiting for my fashionably late arrival. soon, my friends....

Happening now in Albany Park: Protesters are gathering in the corner of Kedzie and Lawrence to protest ICE’s increasing activity in Chicago. On Tuesday morning a man was was taken by federal agents by this intersection, sparking two days of protests and demonstrations.

On our newest episode, we interviewed Chicago director Michael Glover Smith @whitecitycinema.bsky.social about his newest movie, HEKLA: open.spotify.com/episode/3X2W...

Building off of my last post on Asian Westerns, here are some Further thoughts on Kill Bill, The RZA, Keanu Reeves, The Wachowskis, and Multiculturalism in Early 2000s Hollywood Genre Cinema www.thechinesecinema.com/further-thou...

Further thoughts on Kill Bill, The RZA, Keanu Reeves, The Wachowskis, and Multiculturalism in Early 2000s Hollywood Genre Cinema

Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond

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yeah i can see how this would be true if you ignored the entire history of american cinema

Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The problem is that “I am often scared and angry about social change” does not inherently lend itself to interesting art. You can be as technically skilled as the greats, but art with nothing interesting to say is just a commodity.

FOLKS, this week @boxofficegross.bsky.social is SELLING THE CONDO! We've grabbed the great @marshlands.bsky.social to help us pick up the emotional pieces as we cover Peyton Reed's prickly, sour Chicago-set Vince Vaughn/Jen Aniston "anti-rom-com" THE BREAK-UP! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/2...

filmmakers today think they can make a film called obsession without having seen obsession (1943), obsession (1949), and obsession (1976)

I’m thrilled to report the Los Angeles Premiere of HEKLA will occur at Dances With Films on Tues, June 23! I’ll be there with actors Elizabeth Stam and Conor Foley, and editor @marshlands.bsky.social. Tickets are on sale NOW. Hope to see all of my SoCal friends there: danceswithfilms.com/2026-hekla/

Oaters of the East: The first entry in what I hope is a new feature on the intersection of East Asian and American genre cinema as seen through the lens of the Western, focusing on Sukiyaki Western Django, The Magnificent Seven, and The Good, The Bad, The Weird.

Oaters of the East

The first entry in what I hope is a new feature on the intersection of East Asian and American genre cinema as seen through the lens of the Western, focusing on Sukiyaki Western Django, The Magnificen...

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SAT, MAY 16! REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE comes to the @davistheater.bsky.social for one nite only! Co-presented by our pals at the @oscarbate.bsky.social Pod! And yes, we will have iconic DIVINE LOVE hats for sale! Tix here: davistheater.com/movies/revel...

Caroline von Golum@carolineavenue.bsky.social · 4mo ago

CHICAGO HEADS! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE blows into the Windy City on Sat, May 16! Catch this year's most acclaimed ultra-low-budget-medieval-movie at the @davistheater.bsky.social, presented by @oscarbate.bsky.social! Tix & info: davistheater.com/movies/revel...

Chicago! This Sunday, 5/10, come see the latest feature by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social, cut by yours truly ✂️🎞️

May 10th at Music Box. New from @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and edited by @marshlands.bsky.social.

Thanks to @blockclubchi.bsky.social for this great story on HEKLA ahead of our Chicago premiere at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social on Sunday, 5/10! Elizabeth Stam and I had a blast being interviewed for this: blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/29/h...

'Hekla' Captures A Chaotic Day In The Life Of A Chicago Actress

Directed by Michael Glover Smith, "Hekla" makes its Music Box Theatre premiere in May. Tickets for a screening and Q&A are on sale now.

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who wants to see a microbudget chicago cyberpunk action movie

who wants to see a microbudget chicago cyberpunk action movie

ok let's try this again lol