“Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, MARVEL, Disney, or Ghibli. Extra hard mode: no Spielberg, Hitchcock, Scorsese or Kubrick.”

Cat 😺 won the Bird Lottery

The Helen of Troy controversy is ridiculous. It’s not history, it’s fiction. How many real historical figures get whitewashed by Hollywood? Why’s that’s ok? Also, in Xena: Warrior Princess, Helen was portrayed by a Black woman, and that was in the 90s! How is inclusive casting a scandal in 2026?

From: Yoshitaka Amano's 1001 Nights (1998), dir. Mike Smith, Hyperion Studio

Morning. ☕️

Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"

A Hong Kong 35mm double bill starring Sally Yeh! I LOVE MARIA (1988) screens at 7:30pm followed by Ringo Lam’s ACES GO PLACES IV (1986) at 9:40pm, TONIGHT Monday May 18th. Tickets: buff.ly/pH71PIi

Yesterday, a new generation of civil rights activists marched from Selma to Montgomery to fight for voting rights. As states across the country try to make it harder for citizens to be heard, we need to learn the lessons of those who came before us and refuse to take our democracy for granted.

Elon Musk thought he could get a laugh by reposting a fake movie poster with Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins as the black South African leader Nelson Mandela. But Hopkins actually played a fictional African American character passing for white in THE HUMAN STAIN (2003). #Odyssey #TheOdyssey

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #VenusAndAdonis #time

Thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges. #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #time

'Tis now the very witching time of night. H 3.2 #ShakespeareSunday

A stop-motion masterpiece: Dojoji Temple (1976), dir. Kihachiro Kawamoto, Kawamoto Production

Happy #NationalClassicMovieDay! Go watch one!

“This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: TIME ⏰️”

Personally, I like the idea of a black woman as “the face that launched a thousand ships.” The beauty of black women—especially black women with darker skin—is something that could use more affirming in this society.

This is my favorite shot from Artemis II so far—absolutely stunning CREDIT:NASA

5/15/69: Eric Rohmer's My Night at Maud's w/Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian Peak Rohmer More: @railoftomorrow.bsky.social & @peutetre.bsky.social: criterioncast.com/podcast/crit... @engelsbergideas.bsky.social: engelsbergideas.com/notebook/eri... Adam Scovell: www.bfi.org.uk/features/my-...

5/15/96: Olivier Assayas' Irma Vep w/Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud More @szacharek.bsky.social: www.salon.com/1997/06/09/v... @scotttobias.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-new-cult... @brofromanother.bsky.social & @bealoayza.bsky.social re 2022 reimagination: www.filmcomment.com/the-film-com...

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

#Odyssey #TheOdyssey

Five talk show hosts walk into the Ed Sullivan Theater…

The Tarascon Diligence - 1888 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14478

ANNABELLE'S SERPENTINE DANCE (1895) was part of Edison's first projected film screening. Edison had resisted projecting-- why charge a nickel for a whole show when people were paying that per film via peepshow machine?-- but demand was too great.

Images from Joan Chen’s 1992 karaoke video disc.

Happy Mother’s Day! #FilmSky #MovieSky #TVSky #film #cinema #movies #tv

I saw your brother, Most provident in peril, bind himself... To a strong mast that lived upon the sea; Where, like Arion on the dolphin’s back, I saw him hold acquaintance with the waves So long as I could see. #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #UnderTheSea

When I do tell thee there my hopes lie drown’d, Reply not in how many fathoms deep They lie indrench’d. #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TroilusAndCressida #UnderTheSea

Today’s #DoubleFeature: • Edwatd D. Wood Jr.’s GLEN OR GLENDA (1953) • Walter Hill’s THE ASSIGNMENT (2016) #FilmSky #film #cinema #movies

The people at #Cascadle would really be doing us a solid if they recognized the word “oui.” cascadle.xyz

For when you need to breathe...

5/8/59: Alain Resnais landmark Hiroshima Mon Amour W: Marguerite Duras w/Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada More: @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich... Duras via @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/marguerite-d... @splicedpersonality.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...

There is no clearer case for the necessity of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 than how quickly southern states moved to eliminate Black-majority districts and dilute Black power after SCOTUS eroded Section 2. SCOTUS’s reasoning was immediately disproven by reality.

Just a deer relaxing in a dog bed while the storm rolls in - to brighten your scrolling ⛈

Alito flew multiple flags tied to Jan 6 insurrectionists. Thomas just gave a speech on how "progressivism" is destroying the country — plus his wife was involved in the Jan 6 plot. And Roberts has pushed "shadow docket" cases where justices make decisions without explaining themselves. Please.

The party in the White House always loses seats in the midterms. So this one decided not to play that game. They're changing who votes, which votes count, and where the lines are drawn-in broad daylight. New piece. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

BOTD George Orson Welles!!!! From us: OW's 40s via Oxford Handbook: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u... Talking Welles with David Thomson, via @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social: lareviewofbooks.org/article/a-ve... Orson, Kubrick & Hitch via @bostonreview.bsky.social: www.bostonreview.net/articles/jon...

MAGA: Liberal judicial nominees can’t tell us what a woman is. Everybody else: Conservative judicial nominees can’t tell us what the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly states. Which is more important?

200 year old wisteria, Japan, photographer unknown

The Adventures of Prince Achmed just turned one hundred years old. It's still among the best movies ever made. For the film's birthday, we're sharing Lotte Reiniger's wonderful firsthand account of its creation: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/a-film-tha...

"Owning the libs" is not viable policy.

#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #aMidsummerNightsDream #KingsAndQueens (A.I.)

Sweet queen, sweet queen! That’s a sweet queen, i’ faith. #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TroilusAndCressida #KingsAndQueens

All of us

Two Poplars on a Hill - 1889 https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14701

Pic of the Day…Afterglow 💗💜💛💜💗 tropicality.com #sunset #sunsets #sundowns #sunrisesandsunsets #beach #sunsetters #sunsettrip #sunsetsky #fridaysunset #beaches