Oops, I Did It Again. I watched THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE (1934) and fell in love with Ramon Novarro. Already my favorite Ben-Hur,I figured he wasn't meant for sound when he asked Garbo, "What's the matter, Mata?" But he's adorable in CAT: talented, vulnerable, passionate, quirky. #FilmSky #Dreamboat 🏳️‍🌈

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Two brand new flicks seen in local movie houses; two discoveries from the past - an Ozu comedy of manners from 1937 & a mind-blowing visual feast from 1958 Czechoslovakia. Am I the last to have seen "Invention for Destruction"? #FilmSky 📽 #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky 🎞️

Buh-Bye CBS!

Finally! #MusicSky #SFSymphony #ElimChan

Canadian-born, came to films in 1946 after years of stage & radio work. Mainly played villains despite his warm, sad eyes. Villain became hero in 1957 as he starred as Perry Mason & later in Ironside. Had homes in L.A., where he grew orchids, the Fiji Islands, and Napa. #botd #RaymondBurr #FilmSky🏳️‍🌈

R.I.P. #RIP #BarneyFrank 🏳️‍🌈

I can no longer sign in to Bluesky via my phone. It doesn't recognize my password. I updated the password, it accepts it, but then won't let me in. Mildly distressing...

My Worlds Collide!

Birgit Nilsson studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm before joining the Stockholm Royal Opera in 1947. She made her US debut with San Francisco Opera as Brünnhilde, and at The Met two years later. She received Austria's honorary title of Kammersängerin. #botd #BirgitNilsson #OperaSky

Wladziu Valentino Liberace was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1919. Gayer than a pentatonic scale, his sequined capes and disco-ball covered grand pianos (always bedecked with his trademark candelabra) sparkled concert halls, nightclubs, tv and movies. His closet had glass doors. #botd #Liberace 🏳️‍🌈

Currently attending a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in D Major with the San Francisco Symphony, under the baton of Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt at Davies Symphony Hall. #MusicSky #Mahler #Blomstedt #SFSymphony #SymphonySky

Arletty made her screen debut in 1931 and became a vedette via the films of Marcel Carné & Jacques Prévert. After the Liberation, she served time in jail for her love affair with a German officer during the Occupation. #botd #Arletty #FilmSky 🎥 #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky 🎞️ #Carné #Prévert #Garance 🎂

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched My Last Four include three seen in theaters. These follow my seeing the Restoration Premiere of King Vidor's "The Crowd". Seeing "The Princess Bride" in a full house of engaged fans who were cheering, sighing, gasping & applauding was a joy. #filmsky 📽 #CinemaSky

Mourning Has Broken #FilmSky 🎥 #CoronetTheater 🎬 #SanFranicsco 🎞️ #StarWars #MovieSky #CinemaSky

San Francisco Film Preserve announced the world premiere of their restoration of Murnau’s SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS to take place Saturday, June 20, 2026, on the Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. A new score will be performed by the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, conducted by Timothy Brock.

R.I.P. #RIP #RexReed #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky 🏳️‍🌈

Let's Bake a Cake! It's Dame Margaret Rutherford's Birthday! She taught speech & piano before going on the stage. Oscar-winning for "The VIPs"; married to Stringer Davis; her child had gender-affirming surgery in 1968 and wrote the Dame's bio. #FilmSky #MargaretRutherford #MovieSky #CinemaSky

Currently attending Closing Night of The San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Tonight: King Vidor's "The Crowd" (1928) with James Murray & Eleanor Boardman. #FilmSky #TheCrowd #SFSFF #SilentFilm #MovieSky #CinemaSky #KingVidor

Currently attending The San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Tonight: "Sein Größter Bluff" starring Harry Piel & Marlene Dietrich. #FilmSky #HisGreatestBluff #SFSFF #SilentFilm #MovieSky #CinemaSky #MarleneDietrich

Which Gojira Reflects Your Mood Today?

Currently attending The San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Tonight: Lewis Milestone's "The Caveman" (1926) starring Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver, Myrna Loy, Hedda Hopper. #FilmSky #TheCaveman #SFSFF #SilentFilm #MovieSky #CinemaSky #MariePrevost #PhyllisHaver #MyrnaLoy #HeddaHopper

Coming June 30, 2026 from Warner Archive! #FilmSky #LettyLynton #MovieSky #CinemaSky

Kurosawa's "Drunken Angel" was my favorite movie of the week, but the awful "Jolson Story" pushed it off my last four. Saw Erich von Stroheim's restored "Queen Kelly" & "Michael" on the BIG screen, and finally discovered "Great Expectations". #FilmSky #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #Letterboxd

Oh California! 🏳️‍🌈

Say Hey! #BaseballSky #WillieMays #SayHey #SFGiants

Opening Night of The San Francisco Silent Film Festival, tonight featuring Erich von Stroheim's restored [and unfinished] "Queen Kelly",(1929) starring Gloria Swanson accompanied by SF Conservatory of Music Orchestra. #FilmSky #SFSFF #MovieSky #GloriaSwanson #CinemaSky #ErichvonStroheim #QueenKelly

R.I.P. #RIP #TedTurner #TCM #FilmSky

Discovery: 1960s Underground Gay Parodies 🏳️‍🌈 #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky

Today is the birthday of European silent film star Carlo Aldini. Born near Lucca, Italy, he became a champion boxer and wrestler before making epics and action films in Italy and Germany, sometimes billed as "Ajax". #botd #CarloAldini #SilentFilm #Dreamboat #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky #FigLeaf

Tony! Toni! Toné! #TheaterSky #TonyAwards #AntoinettePerry

I want bubble-blowing apparel! #MetGala2026 #EileenGu #GuoPei

Without Thinking About It Too Much: Your Top 15 TV Shows. Go for it! I Love Lucy Dick Van Dyke Show Mary Tyler Moore Show The Carol Burnett Show The Life and Times of Molly Dodds Golden Girls Cheers Seinfeld Sex and the City Schitt's Creek Heartstopper Ted Lasso Hacks The Bear Graham Norton Show

Coming June 30 on BluRay! #FilmSky #LettyLynton #MovieSky #Adrian #JoanCrawford #CinemaSky

'Twas a devilish week with the twenty year old Prada-wearing Devil still sparkling; Astaire's devil luring with Dalíesque finesse; and Demon Hunters revealing what 13-year-old girls (and gay men) have been singing about this past year. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky

With the exception of "Closely Watched Trains", my April favorite films were movies that I'd seen before. Their advantage, of course, was that I'm rewatching them because I already know that I love them. Renewed appreciation for all! #FilmSky #2026AprilFilmFavorites #Letterboxd #MovieSky #CinemaSky

Born in Sweden & raised in Illinois, she was a hit on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour at 15. Made her screen debut as Bette Davis' daughter in Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles." She made her network cartoon debut with the Flintstones in 1963. Viva Ann-Margret! #botd #AnnMargret #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky

Attaining Perspective

April 26, 2026 Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Yuja Wang at the piano Prokofiev 2d Piano Concerto Prokofiev Classical Symphony Tsfasman Jazz Suite for Piano & Orchestra #YujaWang #Prokofiev #Tsfasman #MahlerChamberOrchestra #MusicSky #OrchestralSky

It appears to have been an Italian-influenced week. Ti amo Italia! Bookended by two unsatisfying romcoms with more interesting fare in the center. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky #MovieSky #CinemaSky

R.I.P. #RIP #MTT #MusicSky #SFSymphony #MichaelTilsonThomas

Great Night for a Ballgame! April 22, 2026 Giants vs. Dodgers. Ohtani pitching #GoGiants

Most Watched Actors 2026 [April Edition] I love when obscure character actors sneak in - Hello Addison Richards! It looks like I'm living in the 1930s... I swear I watch contemporary films too! 🤣 #FilmSky #Letterboxd #CinemaSky #MovieSky

Meanwhile, on the Set of "Letty Lynton"... #FilmSky #CinemaSky #MovieSky #LettyLynton #ClarenceBrown #RobertMontgomery #JoanCrawford #BanTheBan

A night on the town spent at the Vogue Theater (@voguetheatersf.bsky.social) where any item that could be held was thrown into the audience via the splendor of the 1953 3D movie "Inferno" [a title that needs a "!"]. The title does NOT refer to Rhonda Fleming's flaming red hair, but there IS fire.

I approached my office window today to view the falling rain and thought via some miracle that I was seeing castles in the sky...

He entered films as an assistant camera man, but when John Ford saw him on the lot, he cast him to star in "The Iron Horse" and a star was born. Studio publicity dubbed him "The Chest" because of his physique. Best remembered in Murnau's "Sunrise" (1927). #botd #GeorgeOBrien #FilmSky #Dreamboat