Absolutely amazing from @criterionchannl.bsky.social here (and everybody at her archive at Indiana U). Jessie Maple's work as a cinematographer and director is a vital part of American film history and it's been next to impossible to see her feature films. Fantastic achievement!

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

theatrical release for mid-budget movies in 2026!

Dec. 21, 1925: "Battleship Potemkin," Sergei Eisenstein's groundbreaking movie that celebrates a naval mutiny in Czarist Russian times as a stirring portent of the Bolshevik Revolution, premieres in Moscow. The defining masterpiece of the silent era is far from an instant sensation. 1/9

Don't know if you've seen the JLaw/Theo Actors on Actors thing, but at one point, when talking about One Battle, she's like "you'd look great with a teenage daughter," and damn, girl! Also, she's just absolutely so much more prepared than him. It feels bone dry, but she's pullin a lot.

The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting. Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment. 🔗www.gov.ie/solstice#WinterSolstice#Newgrange#ShareTheSolstice

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist, was born on Dec. 16, 1770 (d. 1827). #LudwigvanBeethoven #Beethoven The first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata inspired the song "Because". Beethoven, "Because" and John Lennon (posted May 28, 2019) #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeG9...

There is so much for which to remember Rob Reiner. In my family, we have long treasured this one bit he did with Carroll O'Connor on "All in the Family." It has always made me laugh, no matter how many times I've watched it. And we all could use a good laugh these days

Rob Reiner's directing of the milk money scene in Stand by Me is richer, more profound, more beautiful and will be remembered by humanity much longer than the sum of all of Donald Trump's miserable life, the life of his parents, his siblings, his children, and his children's children.

Very sad about the Reiners. As a teen, figuring out that the same guy made Tap, Princess Bride, Stand by Me, and the Sure Thing was quite a revelation. Was probably the first time (besides Spielberg probs) that I started thinking of films beyond stories and actors. Such a heartbreaking way to go 😢.

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ☔ Screens Monday, December 15th at 18.00. The movie musical classic is this month's IFI Youth Panel selection. Filled with iconic dialogue, songs, and choreography, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is a timeless tribute to cinema’s golden age. Book tickets now! 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4959dzR

Cigarette companies could sue over lost revenue?!

Today at @tlrhub.bsky.social some of the great scholars of film in Ireland celebrate the career of Ruth Barton and her profound influence on Irish film studies. 1st up @deniscondon.bsky.social on cinema exhibition in turn of the century munitions factory in Arklow.

Wouldn't "hard mode" for a movie watched more than 6 times be, like, B&W, or pre-1970, or not-in-English? Like, if you've seen a Jancsó film more than 6 times, or Lupino's The Bigamist? Die Hard or The Princess Bride (while great and infinitely rewatchable) hardly seem like any sort of 'hard mode.'

CFP - TV people! Join me and Maria Pramaggiore talking about Severance at NECS! Innie influences on the show. DM or drop me an email. necs.org/conference/2...

Jesse Welles last night at the Olympia was fantastic. All-ages crowd, really fired up and singing along to almost every song. His band was tight as hell, and his voice was in great form. He did some killer covers - and nailed the high parts in 'Creep' and 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain.' Great night!

Judicial reviews are not the enemy of progress; they are a vital safeguard - @fplogue.bsky.social www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything

Four months after it was promised, we finally have the government's transport investment plan between now and 2030. It's bad. Roads are in, public transport is out. A lot of public transport projects being put on the long-finger to make funding available for new roads.

Everyone who orders from our bookstore gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.

Glorious morning on the Hellfire trail. #sundayvibes #goodmorning #thephotohour #sunrise #Dublin

Santa Ana, CA: here's your chance to see Coming Home, one of the most powerful dramas of the 1970s (with a killer soundtrack!) on a big screen, hosted by author Kristen Lopez, author of Popcorn Disabilities!

On Monday, December 1st, @kristenklopez.bsky.social will be on hand to introduce Hal Ashby’s Oscar-winning film, COMING HOME! Come early to get a signed copy of her new book, Popcorn Disabilities! 🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...

CFP Any TV people I know want to join me and Maria Pramaggiore talking about Severance at NECS? We have an 'innie' idea about the 'invisible' (or maybe not so) influences on the show. DM me or drop me an email. necs.org/conference/2...

Enough if enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!

CFP Any TV people I know want to join me and Maria Pramaggiore talking about Severance at NECS? We have an 'innie' idea about the 'invisible' (or maybe not so) influences on the show. DM me or drop me an email. necs.org/conference/2...

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The LUAS Red Line was thrown into chaos at rush hour this evening due to an incident at St James's. In order to find out what was going on with the service, the LUAS expected thousands of affected passengers to check their X account. It's ridiculous, enraging, and at this stage totally unacceptable

This one's niche, but I'd get them to find all the footage that Ashby & Burum shot for 8 Million Ways to Die, get somebody well versed in Ashby's work to go through it all and recut the whole thing. Bridges and Arquette could help - there's an amazing film in there.

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

I met a UCC student here last night paying €2k/month for private accommodation in Cork city I learnt students are paying gentrified prices for damp mouldy houses, not fit for purpose with landlords difficult to deal with Time to get involved in Cork Student Housing Cooperative #DerelictIreland

Thousands of giant data centres later, in an environmental wasteland sucked dry of resources, the tech bros finally create an artificial super-intelligence. It boots up, takes a good look around, and its first words are: ‘You fucking idiots.’

What makes the passing of actors like Udo Kier extra poignant is that he was a reminder of a career film industries across countries and on multiple levels no longer exist to support. The vagabond weirdo who can show up in Criterion Collection darlings and DTV sequels, and be the best part of both.

Excellent piece by my colleague, Professor Ciara Smyth: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about – The Irish Times www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

I was the assistant editor on MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. I have 9000 stories from that time, and many of them feature this man who passed away this morning, Udo Kier. He would talk about Fassbinder, Warhol and Paul Morrissey for hours. I was so lucky to get to know Udo and he will be missed by so many.

Rip Udo Kier fantastic in the extremely underrated DOWNSIZING

This is a fantastic deep dive rebuttal to this widely lauded John Collison Op Ed. Recommended reading.

Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.” Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.

He has a duty of care to those students (and others on campus) NOT to finish that class, and to remove himself from the situation. Masking selfish, unprofessional behaviour as some sort of ethical commitment compounds his degeneracy.

Love Cavett - he does a four-part interview with Richard Burton that starts slow and kind of basic and ends at just one of the most transcendent places.

Irish Screen Studies Seminar, one of my favourite events of the year, 2026 version. At the fabulous Maynooth campus. irishscreenstudies.online/isss-2026-ca...

I would like to share something. A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly

comrade JCO gets it completely CHOP FROM THE TOP (solemn vow never ever to screenshot badsite; solemn exception for this urgent story; rally against these anti-intellectuals detonating public goods for the working people of NJ!)

A joke I remember from my youth: What happens when the smog lifts in California? You See LA.

AI is making us into morons and subverting democracy, Ireland’s parliamentary (Oireachtas) Committee heard today. Full story: www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Ireland V Hungary — Starburster So so good. #COYBIG🇮🇪💚 ⚽🦜⚽🦜⚽🦜

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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com: