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Paul Roland

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Director of the award-winning feature film "Exemplum." "Hate the sinner. Love the sin.” Watch EXEMPLUM for FREE on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100000474/exemplum?start=true For more reviews and watch-links, see Letterboxd.

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Nov 10

Watch EXEMPLUM for FREE on Tubi. Link:

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A young, media-savvy Catholic priest enlists a malevolent hacker to blackmail a wealthy parishioner with secret recordings of his confessions.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 1h

Exceptionally lucky. However, people often forget that Spielberg's career almost cratered after 1941 flopped. He had to start from scratch, and he made RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK on a budget so shoestring, they built models of the sets to plan shots ahead of time.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 19h

May peace prevail in the Holy Land.

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My positive @letterboxd.social review of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS

This movie put Nancy Thompson in my top 3 (if not, my number 1) greatest horror heroines of all time, presenting her as a motherly agent of love and care for forgotten children.

A ★★★ review of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

I'll start this with something controversial: other than James Cameron's ALIENS, DREAM WARRIORS might be the only inspired sequel in a horror franchise. While not without flaws (and no need to explore...

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 11d

The camera neither competes with nor replicates the human eye, only enhances what it already envisions.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 13d

See you all in October.

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Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 14d

Deeply troubling news out of Michigan, which increasingly looks like a hate crime by the minute. My heart goes out to my dear Mormon friends, many of whose virtuous examples in my youth were foundational in my long climb back to Catholicism. Be at peace, my brothers and sisters.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 19d

"I’m trying, Ringo. I’m trying real hard to be the shepherd."

Pulp Fiction - Ending Scene (Final) HD

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 20d

We're all human beings. Charlie Kirk was a human being. Jimmy Kimmel is a human being. Trump is a human being. Republicans are human beings. Democrats are human beings. I genuinely hope we can start our disagreements by agreeing on that very premise.

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 24d

Indeed.

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My @letterboxd.social review of Spike Lee's DO THE RIGHT THING.

"Gets to the heart of our desire for love and connection with our fellow neighbors, only to be torn away from that harmony through our own sinful, prideful, arrogant nature."

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A ★★★★½ review of Do the Right Thing (1989)

A powerful, unflinching, nuanced, brilliant, artistic, stylistic, explosion of Spike Lee's talent – one of the best movies of the 1980s with a relevant message that still holds to this day. Spike Lee'...

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 25d

Cynicism rots the soul, but a healthy dose of cynicism about certain matters keeps it fresh. Like a splash of vinegar in a green salad. In matters of showbiz, I am cynical. In matters of politics, I am cynical. In matters of showbiz AND politics converging, I’m an outright misanthrope.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 26d

"Your problem is you ... You oughta spend more time dealing with yourself and a little less time worrying about what your brother does. That's just an opinion."

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (3/3) Movie CLIP - Oh, You Know Him? (1986) HD

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Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 7

The moments that make your day as an Indie filmmaker

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 27d

Independent filmmakers owe a debt of gratitude to Robert Redford. When Sundance launched, he championed the idea that great filmmakers can come from nowhere with nothing, and with that, the 1990s New Wave was born. Rest in peace, and thank you for laying the groundwork.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · 27d

The only war you’re at is with yourself, and that’s the only war worth fighting, for it’s the war that never ends.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 10

I express my deepest condolences to Charlie Kirk and his family. We have to figure this experiment out. Talk to your neighbor. Calm the angry, hate-filled voice in yourself. Accept that people are chaotic and complicated. This is not the way.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 10

I pray for the well-being and recovery of Charlie Kirk. This is America, and nobody, right or left, should be shot at practicing free speech.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 10

Is there a worse flavor combo than coffee and almond milk?

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 9

It took me years to realize I have an obsessive personality; great if applied to writing a screenplay or making a movie; disastrous if applied to politics or religion. With maturity comes self-awareness.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 9

Be the Ferris Bueller and go your own way.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 8

My social media policy: if the person in no way makes my day a little brighter, I unfollow and mute. If the online world is a false reality, then I'd much prefer that be positive. Outrage porn, engagement farming, virtue signaling, and passive shade have no place in my future.

Paul Roland @prolandfilms.bsky.social · Sep 7

The moments that make your day as an Indie filmmaker

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WorldCinemania @worldcinema.bsky.social · Feb 3

Love this transition and track type shot in 'M' (1931)

Directed by Fritz Lang

Cinematography by Fritz Arno Wagner

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WorldCinemania @worldcinema.bsky.social · Aug 24

'Bicycle Thieves' (1948)

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

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WorldCinemania @worldcinema.bsky.social · Mar 3

Rain in 'Rashomon' (1950)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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