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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks, Ben!

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Aug 20

An extraordinary essay. So honored to be included.

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ben schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · Aug 18

I have a new piece up @thenation.com on Billy Wilder, the Holocaust, survivor's guilt, and confronting the limits of Zionism. www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past

How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’ve always been aware of Artur Rubinstein’s renown as a great pianist, but holy moly, his performance in Edgar G. Ulmer’s Carnegie Hall (1947) is incredible.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Aug 1

On the AFI tribute to Francis Ford Coppola, everyone pronounces his name as Cope-pola. Except for Martin Scorsese, who says ‘Copp-ola.’ Who’s correct?

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jul 15

I strongly suspect those rude RSV commercials (the ones where happy old folks are cut off mid-sentence) were created by some smug, sadistic Millennial a-hole. Your day will come, bud.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jul 7

Movie discovery of the week: Madame X (1937) on TCM, with a rare lead performance by the great Gladys George. She knocks it out of the park.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jun 27

It’s so crazy that when I interviewed director Mira Nair in 1992, her infant son—Zohran Mamdani—was in the room.

A 1992 Visit with Pioneering Director Mira Nair—and Her Infant Son, Zohran Mamdani

One of the week’s big newsmakers is Zohran Mamdani, the relative newcomer who decisively defeated former New York governor Andrew Cuomo (and his big-money machine) in the Democratic primary race fo…

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Mar 26

Classified information? What classified information? The Trump gang is being especially Orwellian today.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Mar 20

The time has come to revisit classics I saw in my early 20s that have faded from memory. So glad I returned to the wonderful Closely Watched Trains, from 1966. It’s part of The Criterion Channel’s Czech New Wave collection.

Closely Watched Trains (1966) - Opening Scene (Eng Subs)

YouTube video by M. Kirollos

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Mar 17

First-time watch: Patterns, the excellent film version of Rod Serling’s 1955 teleplay about business ethics. Don’t tell me it’s not just as relevant 70 years later.

Patterns (1956) ROD SERLING

YouTube video by PizzaFlix

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Feb 28

Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Feb 28

Trump and Vance don’t deserve to lick Zelenskyy’s muddy boots.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Feb 26

Even more relevant now than when I bought this t-shirt.

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☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · Feb 23

You really can just email Elon Musk at [email protected]

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jan 22

Discovery of the day: Archie Mayo’s Black Legion (1937), part of TCM’s ‘How to Fight Nazis’ series and eerily relevant.

G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jan 12

Personal movie discovery of the week: The Flame of New Orleans, a delightful Marlene Dietrich comedy directed by Rene Clair, on Criterion Channel.

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Jan 3

Movies are my balm for the dreaded year ahead. In the first 48 hours of 2025 we watched The Bitter Tears of General Yen, Rain, Three Strangers, Mildred Pierce (and the Carol Burnett parody, Mildred Fierce), Captain Fantastic, Grey Gardens (2009), and RoboCop (1987).

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Dec 29

Just posted my top ten films of 2024—with lots of runners-up!

‘Green Border,’ ‘No Other Land’ and ‘Anora’ Are Among 2024’s Best

Thanks to my relatively new perch on the editorial board at Cineaste, I’m getting to see more films a year than ever. (Editing a monthly magazine and website for several decades limited my fre…

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Dec 17

Has anyone else noticed how many guests on TV news programs begin their responses to questions with ‘I mean’? When did this become commonplace?

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Dec 13

‘According to a new poll, 54 percent of voters think President-elect Trump will do a good job upon his return to the White House. So it’s official: Covid causes memory loss.’—Seth Meyers

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Dec 13

I’m pleased to announce my first cover story for Cineaste—my interview with writer-director Sean Baker about his Palme d’Or winner ‘Anora.’ Cineaste is old-school, so you need to subscribe to read it. www.cineaste.com

Cineaste Magazine

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Dec 4

The only reason the Democrats won’t control the House in 2025 is the extreme gerrymandering in North Carolina. What this article doesn’t mention is that the corrupt Supreme Court has struck down reasonable challenges to gerrymandering. The fix is in.

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G. Kevin Lally @gkevinlally.bsky.social · Nov 24

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