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Kyle Climans

@kclimans.bsky.social

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🇳🇱🇨🇦 Award-winning scriptwriter of “Depth of Pyaar”; also a writer of prose and the occasional article (including for @filmspeak.bsky.social ). 33. He/him. Apparently, I’m an ENFP-T type. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/kyleclimans

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · Nov 19

Exactly. Before the recent influx, Bluesky might not have lasted as long as it did without the lgbtq+ and sw communities which took root here.

Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · Nov 19

Remember Bluesky:

Picture of Matisse wearing a black tank top with pink lettering that says “be nice to sex workers”

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17h

This is horrifying. Now she'll be placed with men in prison where she is at extreme risk of being raped and sexually assaulted. And then she has to register as a sex offender.

This is all because a man was ashamed he was attracted to a trans woman.

Screenshot of a BBC News article. The text describes court proceedings involving a person named Watkin, who will serve a prison sentence in a men’s facility with measures to minimize risk and maximize support. It states that Watkin must register as a sex offender for 10 years and is under a lifelong restraining order from contacting the victim. A police detective is quoted saying Watkin concealed her sex, and the victim would not have consented had they known. The article ends with the detective expressing hope that the case’s conclusion allows the victim to move forward.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 18h

Atom Egoyan is especially slept on as an auteur. His film output can sometimes be spotty but when he’s on, he’s incredible. I’d happily rank him among my all time fave filmmakers.

He recently directed Amanda Seyfried in the film Seven Veils and it’s great. One of Seyfried’s best performances yet!

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 19h

Round 2!

Last Night
The Red Violin
Monsieur Lazhar
Hard Core Logo
Chloe
eXistenZ

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

It still baffles me how underrated those cinemas are, especially in their own country.
It’s a fine example of the dangers of having the U.S. as your neighbour.

Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

Given that Henry Kissinger got a Nobel Peace Prize, I’d say that the award is pretty much meaningless.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

Would you also say that your brain’s in a bit of a Fogg?

a drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' .

Alt: a drawing of a person playing drums with the words `` ba dum tsss '' to signify a silly pun has been said.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

We always knew Katara had a lot of bi-fury within her….

a cartoon of a man with his mouth open and the words both i 'm completely calm below him

Alt: Katara turns around and screams “I’m completely calm” while looking cartoonishly livid.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

Clement Virgo is a very underrated filmmaker. 👍🏻

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Hellvetika @hellvetikaseraph.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think many people understand why trans people are seen as such a threat to fascism. Or why the targeting of trans people is always fascist.🧵

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Hellvetika @hellvetikaseraph.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that's not good.

Best Of Overcursed @overcursed.bsky.social-1d

this was posted yesterday on Twitter and is still up.

it has 598K Views, 114 comments, 674 reposts, 33K likes, & 538 saves.

Bluesky's Trust & Safety team has somehow managed to become more restrictive & hostile towards marginalized people than a platform owned by a literal neonazi.

Liv

@Liv Agar

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Have a sore throat and forgot to get seasonal Covid booster

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

a man wearing a top hat and a vest is standing in front of a pile of rocks ..

Alt: A foolish gentleman smiles as he tips his top hat.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 20h

Wildhood
Ararat
Bon Cop Bad Cop
Shake Hands With the Devil
Remember
Exotica
Bones of Crows
The King Tide
The Decline of the American Empire
Cafe de Flore
Incendies

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 1d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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🎂 Sydney Screams 🎉 BIRTHDAY MONTH @sydneyscreams4u.bsky.social · 2d

Sex workers, pornstars, content creators, whatever the fuck you want to call us...

we're humans. we're not sex machines, we're not on-demand therapists or counselors, we're not robots, we're not on-demand sexters & kinky chatters.

we're humans. stop treating us like we're not!

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 2d

I feel bad for being the 70th like, heh

Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 2d

Poster for the film “Brother,” directed by Clement Virgo.

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 4d

“I Love You Phillip Morris”

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 4d

filmspeak.net/movie-review...

My review of the upcoming "The Oval Portrait", courtesy of @filmspeak.net

'Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait' Review: A Worthy Throwback to a Bygone Age — FilmSpeak

For better or worse, ‘The Oval Portrait’ is the exact sort of film which a Hammer horror fan will appreciate.

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 6d

Greta Thunberg is being tortured in Israeli captivity, as revealed by fellow activists:

“They dragged little Greta by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s hoping that things go as smoothly as possible 🤞🏻

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations!

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Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t remember “Sucks to be You” at all, weirdly enough. When I think of Prozzak, I think of “Omobolasire” and “Be As”. The latter’s music video was on tv all the time.

Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 7d

Easily the most overrated decade of the 20th century.

Kyle Climans @kclimans.bsky.social · 7d

One of the most shocking twists that I’ve ever seen in a film.