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curated: Sarah Polley on Terry Gilliam is a masterclass in how brilliant men get away with their bullshit

Thu, Jun 16, 2022
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Polley makes no bones about what is at play here, and it’s a microcosm for Hollywood in the main. Brutal, and extraordinary.

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curated: the boy who was almost Anakin Skywalker

Sat, Oct 02, 2021
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Please watch this absolutely bittersweet and poignant short film about Devon Michael, a child star in the 1990s who was on the very shortlist to play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace…

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“Remain Indoors”

Wed, Mar 25, 2020
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Absolutely timeless. Unfortunately. #RemainIndoors

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a message from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost…

Wed, Mar 25, 2020
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…in the time of coronavirus.

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a message from the Doctor at this strange and anxious time

Wed, Mar 25, 2020
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Okay, this made me cry…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 13

Sun, Mar 15, 2020
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Betty Gilpin costars in The Hunt; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 11–13

Sun, Mar 15, 2020
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Philippa Lowthorpe directs and Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe write Misbehaviour, starring Jessie Buckley and Keira Knightley; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 04–06

Sun, Mar 08, 2020
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Kelly Reichardt cowrites and directs First Cow; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 06

Sat, Mar 07, 2020
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Stella Meghie writes and directs The Photograph, costarring Issa Rae; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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curated: the roles typecast actors would prefer to play

Thu, Mar 05, 2020
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“We hope that these photos encourage viewers to reflect on the way that stereotypes persist in mass culture….”

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