Georges Méliès using cinema magic to recreate a popular stage trick in THE VANISHING LADY (1896). The newspaper under the chair was to show that no trapdoor was used (a trapdoor was used and the newspaper was made of rubber and attached to it).

"She read DeMille's horoscope, she read mine." "She read the script?" Joe Gillis (William Holden) questions Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson)'s reliance on astrology in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Movies about Movies - #FilmSky #Movies #Cinema

Straddling the line between fiction and documentary, Charlie Ahearn’s film captures the exuberant spirit of hip hop in New York at the very moment it emerged. Catch WILD STYLE from a brand-new restoration during #LFF on 9th October! 🎟️ tinyurl.com/46dtktjm

French novelist, screenwriter & actor Jean-Claude Carrière was BOTD in 1931 and died in 2021 at the age of 89. Best known for his collaborations w/ Luis Bunuel, he also wrote screenplays for Malle, Godard, Forman, Schlöndorff, Peter Brook, Wajda, Schnabel, Oshima & Jacques Deray

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ From A Young-ish Perspective for a show "A gripping theatrical experience and a haunting lesson' Antonia Constantin's review of Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler is out now online. 🎟️ Book now to avoid disappointment! 📆 Until 28 September

A projectionist's love for his work and the cinema www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #behindthescenes #film #projectionist #cinema #35mm #70mm #cinemas

Emmys 2025: full list of winners www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... #Emmys2025

#RIPRobertRedford 😢

The Sundance Kid lives on forever in the hearts he leaves behind. #RIPRobertRedford

BREAKING: Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director and godfather for independent cinema as Sundance founder, dies at 89.

Filmmaker & author Howard Burton has been invited to be the inaugural speaker at The Cultures of Incarceration Centre @uniofhull.bsky.social to speak his film & the wide range of contemporary applications of #chess in #prison reform, social & personal empowerment and more. DETAILS: bit.ly/3VfYYSG

On the day of the emergency alert to mobiles I was reminded of Monty Python sketches, one of the best: 'The World's Funniest Joke' 🤣💕✌️ #MontyPython #comedy #satire youtube.com/watch?v=ienp...

"You may not believe it, but everything in this world has a purpose." 🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 6 September 1954, #FedericoFellini's "La Strada," starring #GiuliettaMasina and #AnthonyQuinn, premiered at the #VeniceFilmFestival.

Anuparna Roy wins Best Director award at #VeniceFilmFestival for #SongsofForgottenTrees “I was trying to understand the complexity of the relationship of a woman with another woman,” Roy said in a conversation with Nandini Ramnath. Read full interview: scroll.in/reel/1085831/

Type of day you had as a film title... #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

Chloé Zhao's #Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal will open this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. MVFF48 takes place October 2–12, 2025, in Marin County, California 🔗 vimooz.me/ynw0jp

⭕"Artistes juifs pour la #Palestine" Les artistes juifs ont protesté contre la #BBC, le "Royal Albert Hall" et l’Orchestre symphonique de #Melbourne (MSO) pour avoir censuré les voix juives soutenant la #Palestine.

Cinetopia Recommends cinetopia.substack.com?r=3ej8i&utm_...

💫 IT’S HERE! 💫 Watch the trailer for Take One Action Film Festivals 2025 and dive into our Real Utopias programme! EDINBURGH | GLASGOW | INVERNESS | DUNDEE ACCESS: 🎟️ All tickets pay-what-you-can (£0-20) 💬 All films with descriptive subtitles Get your tickets now: www.takeoneaction.org.uk

She saw all life through her camera's eye... then suddenly she saw death! 📷 EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978) 10:15pm #FayeDunaway #TommyLeeJones #RaulJulia horror-thriller #TPTVsubtitles

One of many major influences on Reservoir Dogs and among the most highly recommended Hong Kong action flicks of its time, CITY ON FIRE is one of the first of a new library of restored classics to hit the US home video market. We say: get it! >> amzn.to/3HxS346 <<

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) — one of my favorite spy movies ever! Adapted from John le Carré’s brilliant novel, is, in my opinion, a masterclass in espionage. Gary Oldman’s George Smiley navigates betrayal and secrecy in a tense, cerebral thriller where nothing is as it seems. #cinema #movies

This week's line-up: MATERIALISTS THE NAKED GUN BAD GUYS 2 CENTRAL STATION AMADEUS BARRY LYNDON MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO LATE SHIFT THE KINGDOM DYING FRIENDSHIP THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND FAMILY FILMS £5 ALL SUMMER! #WhatsOn #indepenedent #communitycinema

Hey Now!! A little respite from the madness - thrilled to learn of this, via Imogen Sara Smith for @criterion.bsky.social Eclipse is back, and with a bushel of Kiarostami: www.criterion.com/current/post... [NB we discuss AK's The Wind Will Carry Us in the forthcoming @cineastemagazine.bsky.social ]

Join the call from Scottish artists and cultural workers to demand Edinburgh International Festival drop Bailie Gifford 🧵 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Meet the Palestinian Youth Delegation, a team of 12 young artists from across Gaza, the West Bank and 48, representing young Palestinian artists in Slovenia as part of the project BEING FIND OUT MORE: www.artistsonthefrontline.com/being

Edward Scissorhands (1990) Directed by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder and Dianne Wiest.

After more than half a century of service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CBP) is winding down operations. This loss is deeply felt across public media. CPB has been an essential institution in enabling local radio, cultural programming & independent journalism. See full statement here:

Holy crap, they did it, they finally did it. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is closing down. What are we even doing here? cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

The Lost Boys (1987) dir. Joel Schumacher 🎬 Released July 31st, swiftly becoming a classic vampire movie and still loved and quoted to this day. Some hard knocks will decry it in favour of Near Dark, but hey, why not both? #filmsky #moviesky #cinema 🦇 moremovies.co.uk/review-the-l...

Emily's Ghost is a lovely way to pass an hour. Enjoy it in full here: youtu.be/OSs1xBQnZEI?si=gGRInoLLP49iEWVb

EMILY'S GHOST (1992): A lovely little ghost/timeslip story made for children by children as part of Channel 4's Children's Film Unit. A young girl in 1906, who has ambitions to become a doctor, keeps seeing the 'ghost' of an equally unhappy girl from 1992. The pair decide to swap places...

Fulham Road Cinema is still closed, one year later, with hope that the promises made will be kept www.standard.co.uk/news/london/... #cinema #cinemas #movies #London #SaveTheArts #community #artdeco #architecture #filmsky

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We are a group of autonomous writers, artists, educators and translators coming together to offer online courses and workshops to raise money for people in Gaza 🥀🥀🥀

We release UNBOUNDABLE: BDS MIXTAPE VOL. 3 today as we mark 20 years since the Palestinian call for BDS went global; as Gaza’s people continue to endure genocidal siege, bombs, famine, and fire; and as repression of Palestine solidarity rapidly escalates. www.amplifypalestine.org/bds-mixtape-...

Congress has decided to claw back previously approved funding for public media. This decision hurts people in communities across the country, but it has only strengthened our resolve to keep Americans informed and connected. (1/2)

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Watch Today’s FREE Film Festival: MUSIC Shorts Fest FREE festival starts at 8pm EST tonight at www.wildsound.ca/browse Watch the festival here: www.wildsound.ca/events/music... Watch over 480 award winning short films now: www.wildsound.ca/watch-award-... #wildsound #freefilmfestival

"I always used to wipe my mouth! Wipe my mouth!" Mildred Rogers (Bette Davis) launches a full-scale assault on Philip Carey (Leslie Howard) in Of Human Bondage (1934)

Black American pilot, Slovenian boy and German girl seek the elusive Valley of Peace, in this heartwarming war drama from Yugoslavia Watch it for free now, only with ArteKino Classics: dmovies.org/2025/07/01/v...

Director Alex Ross Perry and editor Clyde Folley tell IndieWire about putting together their video essay film on the rise and fall of the video store.

Son objectif : comprendre pourquoi défendre les vies noires déclenche une telle colère chez une partie de la population blanche précarisée. « White Man Walking », un périple politique à découvrir sur ARTE ⤵️

Who will break the ice on our FINAL campaign? We can do this!

Interview with Editor Valerio Bonelli (Darkest Hour, The Martiania, Philomena) festivalreviews.org/2025/06/25/i... Editor Valerio Bonelli has edited over 30 films in the last 20 years, working with some of the top directors, including many collaborations with Ridley Scott and Stephen Frears.

Today marks the start of #TribecaFilmFestival 🎉 @dannyjarabek.bsky.social, Arleigh Rodgers & Sara Ciplickas give their previews of coverage 👇🏽 therollingtape.com/tribeca-film... #moviesky #filmsky #tribeca

Let’s goooo! #tribecafilmfestival #scriptsky #filmsky

From the HIV crisis to the outbreak of Ebola, big pharma companies have put the pursuit of profit above the lives of ordinary people for decades. TWO WORLDS is a film series about this industry, through the eyes of people fighting to change it. twoworldsfilms.co.uk

JITTERS MOVIE: Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters, psychological twists. Check out the crowdfund Be part of the making! Crowdfund here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...