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Tilda Swinton

question of the weekend: have you ever attended a film festival? (and if not, would you like to?)

Sat, Jul 17, 2021
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Do you have any particularly good — or bad — memories of the experience, perhaps of certain films you got to see that you wouldn’t otherwise have been able to, or of the overall vibe? Would you attend again, or have you?

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Last and First Men movie review: a sobering message from the future (EIFF 2020)

Thu, Jul 23, 2020
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A mesmerizing, haunting contemplation of the headiest issues we ever confront: evolution and extinction, the depths of time, the meaning of life. Screams with ominous alarm for the human future.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Aug 30

Fri, Aug 30, 2019
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Joanna Hogg directs drama The Souvenir, starring Honor Swinton Byrne and costarring Tilda Swinton; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jul 12

Fri, Jul 12, 2019
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Chloë Sevigny costars in horror comedy The Dead Don’t Die; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 14

Sun, Jun 16, 2019
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Tonia Mishiali writes (with Anna Fotiadou) and directs Greek drama Pause, starring Stella Fyrogeni; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can May 15–17

Sat, May 18, 2019
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Ry Russo-Young directs romantic drama The Sun Is Also a Star, costarring Yara Shahidi; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Nov 16

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
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J.K. Rowling writes another Harry Potter spinoff; Emily Atef writes and directs a portrait of European film star Romy Schneider; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Oct 26

Fri, Oct 26, 2018
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Abby Epstein directs medical-marijuana documentary Weed the People; Frances Causey directs racism documentary The Long Shadow; more…

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curated: the best should-be meme you’ll see today starring Tilda Swinton and Mads Mikkelsen

Mon, Apr 30, 2018
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Genuine LOL.

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Isle of Dogs movie review: a breed apart, or a breed too far?

Fri, Mar 30, 2018
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Absolutely delightful and utterly original, with its lovingly crafted stop-motion animation bursting with sweetness but also with a winking mockery. I have just a few caveats…

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