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Book lover, film lover, art lover, wine lover. I write about books at JacquiWine's Journal. https://linktr.ee/jacquiwine

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4d

New on the blog today, I've written about A PRIVATE VIEW by Anita Brookner.

A superb novel in which a dull, respectable middle-aged man is tempted to jettison his highly ordered life for a volatile, vampish young woman. I loved it! #BookSky 💙📚

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A Private View by Anita Brookner

I’ve been making my way through Anita Brookner’s exquisitely written novels slowly but steadily over the past eight years. As a long-term reading project, I’m finding it fascinating to see how Broo…

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 1h

In 'The Print,' (1931) Harold Knight depicts his wife Laura holding one of her prints from the pile on the table. Another of her works, 'Circus Dressing Room,' can be seen hanging on the wall behind her as can her reflection in the glass of the frame.

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Helen O'Hara @helenlohara.bsky.social · 2h

RIP to Diane Keaton. Not only a woman who made extraordinary films but someone who always seemed to be exactly herself, and to be enjoying the experience very much.

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 2h

Oh no. Sometimes the obituaries just seem to come in like waves. Generations pass, I suppose. The water gets closer.

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 2h

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James Dalrymple @jamesewand.bsky.social · 3h

a few other things I wrote today (2/2):
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A ★★★★½ review of The Thing (1982)

The Thing is comfortably my favourite John Carpenter film, and it hasn’t lost its tension or claustrophobic power. It has been interesting to learn about the film’s troubled production, and how much w...

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4h

Yes, I loved that one, too! Romeria doesn’t quite hit the heights of her previous two, but it’s well observed and beautifully shot. :)

JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4h

Huge thanks to @joiedevivre9.bsky.social for alerting me to this exhibition. #JeanRhys #BookSky 💙📚 #London

It runs until the end of November and is free to attend. More details here:

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Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World - Curated by Hilton Als - Exhibitions - Michael Werner Gallery, New York, London, Beverly Hills

Since 1963, Michael Werner Gallery has worked with some of the most important European and American artists of the 20th Century.

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4h

PSA for Jean Rhys fans!

If you’re in London, get yourself along to the POSTURES: JEAN RHYS IN THE MODERN WORLD exhibition at the Michael Werner Gallery in Mayfair, which includes various artworks in conversation with Rhys’ books.

I especially loved these pieces by Celia Paul & Gwen John. 💙📚

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, I love this too! Have you read MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar? If not, you might want to take a look…

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David Willoughby @davidwilloughby.bsky.social · 8h

Free Palestine, London 🇵🇸

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James Dalrymple @jamesewand.bsky.social · 11h

a few thoughts on Florian Zeller's The Father, which I enjoyed a little while back
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A ★★★★ review of The Father (2020)

2020 turned out to be an auspicious year for claustrophobic horror films about being trapped indoors, confronted by the spectre of physical and mental decline. Natalie Erika James’ Relic (2020), altho...

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 4h

PETER HUJAR’S DAY. Once again Ira Sachs demonstrates an eye for style in this intimate film based on a 1974 recording of the artist Peter Hujar talking to writer Linda Rosenkrantz. The success of this film ultimately rests on the strength of the lead performances, both of which are excellent. #LFF

Film poster for Peter Hujar’s day, showing Ben Whishaw (as Hujar) lying face up on a bed, while Rebecca Hall (as Rosenkrantz) sits nearby

Ben Whishaw on stage at the Q&A screening after the film - with Michael Blythe (?) from the BFI programming team hosting the discussion.

JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 5h

It so long since I saw it that I can’t recall what happens. (Another for the rewatch list.)

JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 5h

Cool! They’re in my schedule too, as long as I don’t succumb to festival flu or whatever else is going around.

I saw Carla Simon’s ROMERIA yesterday, which was a gentle way to ease myself in!