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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 1d

Catch me on the right day and I might say that this 1972 live version of Bill Withers' "Hope She'll Be Happier" is the greatest recording of all time. The way he holds the word "gone" almost forever, like he doesn't want to let it (or her) go.

Hope She'll Be Happier (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1972)

YouTube video by Bill Withers - Topic

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to actor Sergi López & filmmaker Oliver Laxe for joining us last Friday during @beyondfest.bsky.social!

We hosted the sold out West Coast Premiere of their new film, SIRÂT (2025), followed by a Q&A moderated by @timgrierson.bsky.social.

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 2d

We hosted the sold out North American Premiere of RESURRECTION (2025) last week during @beyondfest.bsky.social 🙌 Thank you to filmmaker Bi Gan for joining us + to Tim Grierson for moderating.

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 2d

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 2d

Kacey Musgraves’s Golden Hour is amazing, but it is ALSO a stealth “We’re breaking up” album AND “the warning signs were always there” album.

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 2d

It's a given in the music industry that "I've fallen in love!" albums are usually regrettable, and "I've gotten a divorce!" ones often have some of the artist's best work. So question for the group, what are the best "I've fallen in love!" albums?

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Michael Pelusi @shakeymike.bsky.social · 2d

PJ Harvey's STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA

Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 2d

It's a given in the music industry that "I've fallen in love!" albums are usually regrettable, and "I've gotten a divorce!" ones often have some of the artist's best work. So question for the group, what are the best "I've fallen in love!" albums?

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

Especially in retrospect, "Happy & Sad" really feels like the definitive statement on that album.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME doesn't dig deep, but it's an agreeably affectionate portrait of a comic actor we lost way too soon.

‘John Candy: I Like Me’ review: Colin Hanks doc pays warm tribute to Canadian comedy legend

Toronto's opening film features a host of luminaries including Tom Hanks, Bill Murray and Catherine O'Hara

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

That care and rigor came through in the piece. Even more interested in how I'll respond to the film in my second viewing.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d

Your last sentence is one that's been on my mind a lot, too. And thank you for all of this -- it means so much.

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Mork @rumpledchords.bsky.social · 3d

why we have that AMC pass.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

TRON: ARES looks amazing and sounds amazing. But its story is so low-tech.

‘Tron: Ares’ review: Jared Leto goes off grid in bombastic sequel to classic AI franchise

Jodie Turner-Smith, Greta Lee and Jeff Bridges also star in Joachim Ronning's uneven actioner

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

A beautiful review, Richard.

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

ROOFMAN turns a fascinating true story into a play-it-safe drama that sidesteps all the reasons why it would have made a great movie.

‘Roofman’ review: Channing Tatum charms in real-life crime caper from Derek Cianfrance

Kirsten Dunst also stars in 'Blue Valentine' director's conventional spin on quirky tale

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 3d

TRON: ARES looks amazing and sounds amazing. But its story is so low-tech.

‘Tron: Ares’ review: Jared Leto goes off grid in bombastic sequel to classic AI franchise

Jodie Turner-Smith, Greta Lee and Jeff Bridges also star in Joachim Ronning's uneven actioner

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 4d

The best film I saw at Sundance comes to theaters this Friday. It's the documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, which tells the story of Ajike Owens' 2023 murder almost exclusively through police bodycam footage. The movie condenses everything wrong with America in 97 gripping minutes.

‘The Perfect Neighbor’: Sundance Review

No-frills documentary recounts the shocking 2023 murder of a Black American woman through police bodycam footage

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 5d

It does, indeed. This is a good reminder that I need to start listening to the score.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 5d

This means a lot -- thank you. (And I am very sorry for your losses.) I mangled the excerpt badly, but here it is. (Only by finding this did I realize it's from FIND ME, André Aciman's follow-up to CALL ME BY YOUR NAME.)

An excerpt from André Aciman's novel FIND ME.

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Big Bad Booty Daddy @bamaslymm.blacksky.app · 6d

I will find this movie.

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 7d

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION was the final film I saw at Sundance this year. Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the documentary incorporates smuggled footage shot by incarcerated men in an Alabama prison wanting to tell the world about the mistreatment they were facing. The film is out today.

‘The Alabama Solution’: Sundance Review

Smuggled smartphones provide a shocking insider's perspective on Alabama's prison system

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 6d

For the @latimes.com, I reviewed ANEMONE, reflecting on Daniel Day-Lewis as a force of nature starring in a film in which a literal and metaphorical storm is brewing.

Review: Daniel Day-Lewis returns in 'Anemone,' a flimsy vehicle that can't contain his gale-force intensity

Stepping out of retirement for a project directed by his son, Day-Lewis reminds you of his remarkable presence, even as the psychodrama around him disappoints.

www.latimes.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 7d

THE ALABAMA SOLUTION was the final film I saw at Sundance this year. Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the documentary incorporates smuggled footage shot by incarcerated men in an Alabama prison wanting to tell the world about the mistreatment they were facing. The film is out today.

‘The Alabama Solution’: Sundance Review

Smuggled smartphones provide a shocking insider's perspective on Alabama's prison system

www.screendaily.com

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 9d

Vera said that?

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 9d

Apu's mother asks Bart and Lisa, "Surely you children are aware of your Brahman heritage?"

Bart's reply: "As long as you have absolutely no follow-up questions: Yes. Yes, we are."

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 9d

A year ago, I saw a documentary that has stayed with me: SMILES AND KISSES YOU, about a lonely man who buys a sex doll and adds an AI component to it so he can have a "real" girlfriend. It's a sad but nonjudgmental look at modern loneliness. The film is now available on Apple, Amazon and Kanopy.

‘Smiles And Kisses You’: Edinburgh Review

Sensitive documentary explores the relationship between a North Carolina man and his AI-enhanced sex doll

www.screendaily.com

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Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 11d

Finally someone else said it.
(Super good review too, give it a click.)

Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 11d

Benny Safdie's THE SMASHING MACHINE isn't so much a sports film as it is a complicated, unhappy love story.

‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt clash in Benny Safdie’s UFC drama

Benny Safdie's first solo directorial work is based on real life wrestler Mark Kerr. It premieres in Venice competition

www.screendaily.com

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