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The Best of 2025 issue concludes with @frankfalisi.bsky.social on musical theater, My Funny Valentine, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater, Lorenz Hart, and BLUE MOON
The last photo of third-grader Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, waving to his mom before he left for school. He was killed shortly after in the U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab.
just thinking about how USAID was dismantled under the rationale of cost savings but there's an unlimited budget for war
Who can reply: anyone, nobody, people who can be normal about it.
trying out a new feature, lmk if it works
Ahead of the Oscars, I spoke with director Emilie Blichfeldt and makeup designers Thomas Foldberg and Anne Catherine Saurberg about their excellent film, The Ugly Stepsister, and what that nomination means for a film like this. Read it here:
www.fangoria.com/the-ugly-ste...
The Secret Agent > OBAA > Sinners >> Sentimental Value > Hamnet > Train Dreams > Marty Supreme >> Bugonia >> F1 >>> Frankenstein
The Oscars should open with Jessie Buckley performing Sinead O’Connor’s “Troy” again
i would like to watch a very public and necessarily disrespectful referendum on the foregone conclusion that it is the job of the newspaper to dignify and coddle every terrible pov
As you might expect, I’m completely losing it
Really sharp review that wants more for everyone involved, including the audience
[Lauren Bacall “I never liked Sean” voice] I never liked ozzy
Team GeneCirieve
Malcolm MacDowell and Neve Campbell in "The Company"
New episode of This Had Oscar Buzz this week on "The Company," Robert Altman's follow-up to "Gosford Park" for which he allowed Neve Campbell to talk him into making a ballet movie. Fun episode featuring a deep tangent into the Diane Warren biopic, for funsies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3...
Discord Addams, Trinity the Tuck et al coming up with a Snatch Game character:
Invited @letterboxd.social crew + contributors to write about our favorite underseen romances for Valentine’s Day. Check out the full list and article below. I wrote about my beloved The Clock from Vincente Minnelli.
Continuing our Tom Hanks miniseries w/ Philadelphia.
A conversation about Hanks’ first Oscar, Denzel’s performance, Jonathan Demme’s direction, and how Hollywood approached AIDS stories in the early ’90s.
@chrisvfeil.bsky.social
@joereid.bsky.social
@pmiscove.bsky.social
#Philadelphia #TomHanks
Bud Cort from Arrested Development
L E T ‘ S F U C K I N G G O
This week on @podcastlikeits The 1990s Patreon I continued our Tom Hanks 90s miniseries by talking Philadelphia with This Had Oscar Buzz hosts @joereid.bsky.social & @chrisvfeil.bsky.social We talk Tom’s first Oscar, Denzel, Demme, Springsteen and Hollywood’s depictions of AIDS.
Matt Bomer singing “Heaven”, people died etc.
I am watching the super bowl (Magic Mike XXL)
Assessing the takes
I got to design today’s Cinematrix! Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it: www.vulture.com/article/dail...
I got to design today’s Cinematrix! Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it: www.vulture.com/article/dail...
[Brooke Dubek voice]
"What did I trip on? Did someone put something down here so I would trip?!" RIP Catherine O'Hara. A one of one.
