Brit Noir Collection II Blu-ray Review: A Jack Hawkins Triple Feature cinemasentries.com/brit-noir-co... @themidnightcafe.bsky.social

Macho Macho Men? "Evangelical Men Are Obsessed with Gay People" Nothing more fragile than the MAGA/GOP "They fear nothing except Trans & gay people, people of color, women, vaccines, education, science, Sesame Street, PBS, healthcare, fair elections & BOOKS" open.substack.com/pub/ivehadit...

"Turns Out, There Really Is a Cabal of Elite Crazies Trying to Control the World" There is an 'Axis Of Evil"* & it is living in the White House & in Argentina & building bunkers in New Zealand: Trump Musk Thiel Vought Miller link.esquire.com/view/5765b3d... *also called the #EpsteinClass

Tech Whistleblower: The UAE Colluded With Elon Musk to Interfere In 2024 Election "Program was "Aleria," an advisor to Tulsi Gabbard was informed & we have the receipts" Anyone surprised? He bragged to a baby mama that Trump won hours before election called? open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...

As of 10AM ET this morning The Strait of Hormuz is CLOSED & the #TrumpRegime knows it www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...

🚨Corporate/Legacy Media is still DEAD FACTS No matter how much they lie, deny, defect, blame & try to spin it: 'Trump surrendered to Iran & US emerges much weaker Iran’s tyrannical leaders, having gained significant economic concessions, emerge much stronger' open.substack.com/pub/critical...

I keep warning US These FASCISTS are determined to destroy the US Constitution, our freedoms & democracy Vought & Miller are trying to control all levers of government Read & share www.instagram.com/p/DZqNCT8mN-... "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible" -Peter Thiel

6/20/74: Chinatown!!!! D Polanski/W Towne; w/Nicholson, Dunaway, Huston + The Citizen Kane of the 70s From us: '70s movie pod, w/guest Ron Bronwstein: open.spotify.com/episode/593t... The inevitable ending: midcenturycinema.org/2017/05/03/n... The Wasson book: brightlightsfilm.com/books-the-bi...

The Great Escape premiered in London on 20 June 1963.

My painting of summer wild flowers Poppies and cornflowers

"The best cure for the body is a quiet mind •Napoleon Bonaparte •Art by :Andrew Wyeth

New from us on That '70s Movie Podcast: John Cassavetes' The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, w/Mr. Ben Gazzara and a party of favorites, including an outstanding Seymour Cassel Monumentally great film . . . as we discuss⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/7czZ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Government officials, public figures and billionaires have been linked to a secret society co-founded by Peter Thiel.

Remembering the great E.G. Marshall, Emmy-winning & Grammy-nominated actor, on his 112th birthday, acclaimed for roles in THE CAINE MUTINY, THE BACHELOR PARTY, 12 ANGRY MEN, COMPULSION, TORA! TORA! TORA!, INTERIORS, SUPERMAN II, CREEPSHOW, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION, and more.

okay, finally the last hammer horror on the list! i've seen this before but can't really remember anything, it was when i was a kid. #nowwatching to the devil a daughter (1976), and you know i love me some devilish culty goodness.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the standalone edition of The Word for World is Forest. This Berkley Medallion edition is from December 1976. Cover art by Richard Powers.

Some thoughts on the significance of this holiday.

6/19/74: The Parallax View D Pakula/DP Mr. Willis w/Beatty, Prentiss, Daniels From Us: 70s Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1IO6... @slate.com: slate.com/culture/2017... More @nathanheller.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post... @broganjmorris.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

TALKING HEADS - 'Remain in Light' album (1980) The 4th studio album, produced by Brian Eno & released in Oct '80. Among the singles incl. 'Once in a Lifetime' & 'Houses in Motion'. The album reached No.19 in the US & No.21 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UbQ... #TalkingHeads #NewWave #ArtRock

Missouri judge strikes down nearly all state abortion regulations: Medication abortion will be available in MO for 1st time since '18 after judge determined state’s challenged abortion regulations are unconstitutional. Reporting by @annaspoerre.bsky.social missouriindependent.com/2026/06/18/m...

Harold and Maude Few films make such a bold statement as Harold and Maude. The opening scene shows a young man hanging from a noose in his family’s luxurious parlor, while his mother walks by, not shocked but somewhat annoyed... Full article: franksfilmreview.com/2026/06/03/h...

'Superman II' was released on this day 45 years ago! (June 19, 1981) Directed by Richard Lester. Written by Mario Puzo, and David & Leslie Newman. Starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, & more. #OnThisDay

*Outstanding* Agnes Varda profile (in the guise of a review of the @carrierickey.bsky.social bio) via Lili Owen Rowlands for @lrb.co.uk Must Read: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... [Bonus footage: our Varda Appreciation, via @cineastemagazine.bsky.social: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...

On Juneteenth, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers whose struggle and determination brought us closer to justice. At Foley Square, Lorenzo Pace's sculpture stands as a powerful tribute to that legacy.

2) Molly Haskell's TopTen Persona Ingmar Bergman,1966) /Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924/His Girl Friday (Howard Hawks, 1939)/The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1939)

1) Critic Molly Haskell's TopTen: Madame de... (Max Ophuls, 1953) Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966)/The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)/The Magnificent Ambersons (Orson Welles, 1942) Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)/The Shop around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)....

My painting DAKOTA FARMLAND

Director/Star/Co-Writer Mel Brooks’s satirical silent comedy ‘Silent Movie’ co-starring Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Bernadette Peters, and Sid Caesar opened in theaters this week in 1976 🎭 🤐 🎥 #OTD

Social Security is earned, not given. We paid into it our entire working lives. Speaker Johnson knows how unpopular cuts would be. That’s why these conversations happen behind closed doors instead of out in the open. We earned these benefits. We’ll fight to keep them. #HandsOffSocialSecurity

Humphrey Bogart and Dooley Wilson in Casablanca by Michael Curtiz (1942)

Whenever Jack Cassidy is the guest star on Columbo; strap in for a roller coaster ride. #Columbo

Gustav Klimt, Field of Flowers Look for flowers in your world today.🏵️

Kara Swisher: “I don’t want to work for the Ellisons, and I don’t want to work for their handpicked minions because I think they’re incompetent.” www.mediaite.com/media/im-jus...

My painting DAKOTA BARN

My painting SONORAN DESERT

Carla Bosch (South African Artist, born 1976) "What a Good Morning", 2025. Acrylic on Canvas

STEELY DAN - 'Pretzel Logic' album (1974) The 3rd studio album, produced by Gary Katz & released in Feb '74. Includes the singles, 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' & 'Pretzel Logic'. The album would reach No.8 in the US & No.37 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbH... #SteelyDan #JazzRock #PopRock

Franco Pretti (Italian Artist, born 1960) "Fresh Water", 2022. Watercolor, 35 × 55 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

#FilmHistory On this day 1987, Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket premiered. The film’s most famous casting, besides the brilliant Vincent D’Onofrio, belongs to R. Lee Ermey, retired USMC Staff Sergeant & former drill instructor. One of the most unforgettable performances ever.

NEW: A trove of internal records from Dialog, the secret society cofounded by Peter Thiel, was left exposed online. WIRED obtained a second cache of records that reveal who's really attending, how they're screened, and what personal details they were promised would stay private.

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impressionistic oil painting titled Traveling our Neighbor by Korean-born American artist Chin H. Shin.

The only acceptable use of Claude

My painting of peonies

FALLINGWATER by architect Frank Lloyd Wright: Built in 1939.

Hashimoto Gahō (1835-1908 Japan) Landscape with an Autumn Moon (1880s-1890s) ink on paper.

My painting PRAIRIE STORM

Once upon a time a couple of decades ago in Virginia, the #DataCenters came. At first, we liked the increased tax revenue, jobs, and the general boost to the state’s economy. Everything seemed great, until… 🧵 neighbors4change.com/henrico-data...

6/17/87: Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket [Our guide to SK: midcenturycinema.org/node/154 New documentary: deadline.com/2025/10/matt... More: @blankcheck.bsky.social: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... Modine reflects: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...