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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 4d

Busboy Henry Fonda falls for nightclub performer Lucille Ball. When Ball is left paralyzed after being assaulted by her gangster boyfriend, he’ll step up to show his devotion. Will she reciprocate? Everything happens on THE BIG STREET, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty

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Megan Abbott @meganabbott.bsky.social · 4d

“There is no doubt in my mind that the most beautiful music is sad, and the most beautiful photography is in a low-key, with rich blacks.”

HBD, cinematographer and noir master John Alton ...

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 5d

Same.

Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 5d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!

Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 5d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!

Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 5d

Looking forward to it!

Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 5d

Let's Go Cubs! #FlyTheW

Chicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 5d

Catch us here. ⬇️

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 7d

A heads up: Oct 11 I’ll be doing a virtual Q&A with Raoul Peck at the Gene Siskel Film Center about ORWELL: 2+2=5.

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Chris Yogerst @chrisyogerst.com · 8d

Just got author copies of my new book, a study on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). This was a transformative film for me and I am honored to have been asked to give it the dedicated history it deserves. @unmpress.bsky.social @sarenaulibarri.bsky.social

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Chicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 9d

#FlyTheW!

Final: #Cubs 3, Padres 1.

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Bleacher Nation @bleachernation.bsky.social · 9d

LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!! CUBS TAKE GAME ONE!!!!!!! #FlyTheW

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Michael Kronenberg @mwkronenberg.bsky.social · 9d

The new NOIR CITY Annual book is done and off to the printer. Designed cover to cover by yours truly. Will be available to order in November.

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 9d

Love it! Another great design.

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 9d

Go Cubs! #FlyTheW

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 17d

happy first day of fall 🍂

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 18d

No worries, I'm going to see it today with Erika and another friend of ours. I let you know my thoughts on it!

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 18d

With all that rubble there's lots of places for him to pop out of and scare the crap out of you!

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 18d

Concentration camp survivor Hildegard Knef returns to a ruined post-war Berlin to find her apartment occupied by traumatized doctor Ernst Wilhelm Borchert who seeks revenge on his former superior. Between the rubble, THE MURDERERS ARE AMONG US, #NoirAlley next! #TCMParty

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 19d

It’s a great film! Thrilled to see it on the Noir Alley schedule.

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Lord Arse! 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 19d

This should be encouraged, not banned.

A sign banning dogs on skateboards from drinking wine and smoking.

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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 20d

"By making a film that says there is no complicated legacy to Riefenstahl, Veiel’s uncomplicated … is strongly rendered into a direct, inarguable slashing of Riefenstahl’s importance,” writes @812filmreviews.com about RIENFENSTAHL.

Riefenstahl movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert

Veiel builds an overwhelming, indisputable case that not only was Riefenstahl a Nazi, you also can’t separate the art from this artist's politics.

www.rogerebert.com

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Megan Abbott @meganabbott.bsky.social · 19d

“Art is the opposite of politics." So said Leni Riefenstahl.

Seeing this latest, most lacerating documentary at any point in the last decade would feel harrowingly relevant. Seeing it this week, well ...
(now playing at the Quad in NYC)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/m...

‘Riefenstahl’ Review: Hitler’s Favorite Filmmaker Revisited

www.nytimes.com

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 20d

Looks great! Cheers!

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 21d

Canceling a streaming service?

How about watching FREE silent films instead? I have the links!

Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · Sep 16

Bringing my FREE STUFF thread over.

Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.

I have the links

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 23d

I would like to hope your conversation with that person would have sparked some curiosity within her to find out more about those actors. Maybe that's a little too optimistic.

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Chuck Pickerill @chuckpickerill.bsky.social · 25d

I’m very intrigued about the next “Knives Out” film after reading your comments. I was kind of underwhelmed about the last one. However, I like that this new one takes a more darker turn.

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