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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1h

Good God, Lemon, why would you go there? So you can chat with a fireman’s son? The Saudi government already gifted me a bejeweled bone saw, what more do you need?

Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 2h

which 30 rock character was most likely to headline the riyadh comedy festival, tracy or jenna

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1h

The influence of The American Petroleum Institute and the National Automobile Dealers Association is hard to shake, and they have a vested interest in maintaining our dependence on fossil fuels.

Reposted by Alan Zilberman

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 12h

There is a non-trivial chance it ends up being gen AI version of Charlie Kirk with a beard.

Page Six @pagesix.com · 1d

Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel to star new Jesus, cast

Gibson's long-gestating sequel will start shooting in Rome, but with a completely new cast, an insider told Page Six.

pagesix.com

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 12h

The Lash

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 12h

There is a non-trivial chance it ends up being gen AI version of Charlie Kirk with a beard.

Page Six @pagesix.com · 1d

Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel to star new Jesus, cast

Gibson's long-gestating sequel will start shooting in Rome, but with a completely new cast, an insider told Page Six.

pagesix.com

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 13h

I hope you and Ramona see it! Would love to know what you think.

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 13h

If I ever program a film festival, I want to call it “For True Sickos only.” Stuff that is *actually* subversive and upsetting, rather than the geek shows that genre fans embrace easily.

No screening would be a success unless there was at least one walkout.

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t get quoted in trailers as often as my colleagues, but when I do, it is for gloriously tasteless films.

(cc @crooked-marquee.bsky.social).

youtu.be/qoLmJZ9suAk?...

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 23h

a woman wearing sunglasses says ooh burn in front of a crowd .

ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses says ooh burn in front of a crowd .

media.tenor.com

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 23h

“AI is here to stay” is the new “I’ve done my own research.”

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1d

Already got tix

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1d

I loved Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro,” so I was disappointed and frustrated by his follow-up “2+2=5,” a documentary about George Orwell’s prescience that makes the kind of connections and insight you might find in a mediocre high school term paper.

Did You Know Today’s Politicians Sound Orwellian? A New Documentary Doesn’t Think You’re Smart Enough to Make That Connection.

In Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5, director Raoul Peck explores the legacy of the dystopian novelist with all the depth of a term paper.

washingtoncitypaper.com

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1d

He needs to trim those sideburns.

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t get quoted in trailers as often as my colleagues, but when I do, it is for gloriously tasteless films.

(cc @crooked-marquee.bsky.social).

youtu.be/qoLmJZ9suAk?...

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 2d

We all have our Ralphie moments.

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 2d

Last week I watched The Last Slumber Party, now I’m watching The Slumber Party Massacre. Damn it, the continuity has me all confused.

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

I’m no expert, but the subtext is their mass layoff bluff has failed.

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

This is indistinguishable from a Kendall Roy pep talk.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 3d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

But why?

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

Review to come, but this was facile and didactic to a fault. Put another way:

The doc told me to reject the evidence of my critical thinking skills. It was its final, most essential command.

Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight I see 2+2=5, the new documentary about George Orwell, while living in DC during a shutdown and *waves hands* all THIS. The Q&A after will be moderated by Terry Moran, who was fired from ABC News for describing Stephen Miller accurately.

Does “Orwellian” even have any use? Guess I’ll see!

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Alan Zilberman @alanzilberman.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight I see 2+2=5, the new documentary about George Orwell, while living in DC during a shutdown and *waves hands* all THIS. The Q&A after will be moderated by Terry Moran, who was fired from ABC News for describing Stephen Miller accurately.

Does “Orwellian” even have any use? Guess I’ll see!