Beth Stevens
@bethanyrc.bsky.social
Poet, film buff, editor for International Cinephile Society
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Beth Stevens
@bethanyrc.bsky.social
· Nov 13
I become the cat
in my arms, a series of agile
leaps, porch to windowsill to countertop
never touching down
needing
to rouse someone in time, I shout
and brandish the cat
my cries
drop down, yet I'm
still smiling –
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Working on a piece of fiction that basically reimagines part of the Oregon coast and cackling because I can call stuff Desolation Cove and Lonely Highway and Deadman's Hell... because the whole coast is like the Devil's Hole in the Ground, Disillusionment Point, Murderdeath Pothole, Cape Impalement.
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Working on a piece of fiction that basically reimagines part of the Oregon coast and cackling because I can call stuff Desolation Cove and Lonely Highway and Deadman's Hell... because the whole coast is like the Devil's Hole in the Ground, Disillusionment Point, Murderdeath Pothole, Cape Impalement.
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Dark Winds has gone from strength to strength and takes on aspects of even grittier noir and even the metaphysical in a rough and tumble season 3 that is both intense and rollicking and emotional. Really first rate writing, acting, direction. Highly recommended.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Dark Winds has gone from strength to strength and takes on aspects of even grittier noir and even the metaphysical in a rough and tumble season 3 that is both intense and rollicking and emotional. Really first rate writing, acting, direction. Highly recommended.
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At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke with two underdogs who created their own cinema, Hugo Diego Gracia and Lorenzo Bentivolglio, about their film VACHE FOLLE, their creative partnership, and their self-forged process behind the film buff.ly/gLBYukR
Tallinn 2025 review: Hugo Diego Garcia & Lorenzo Bentivoglio (Vache Folle)
Milani Perera sat down with Hugo Diego Garcia and Lorenzo Bentivoglio at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, where their debut feature premiered
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December 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke with two underdogs who created their own cinema, Hugo Diego Gracia and Lorenzo Bentivolglio, about their film VACHE FOLLE, their creative partnership, and their self-forged process behind the film buff.ly/gLBYukR
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Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT
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Best Music Score: Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson, SINNERS
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Best Music Score: Runner-up: Ludwig Göransson, SINNERS
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Marc van de Klashorst follows the slow rhythms of Sam Abbas' EUROPE'S NEW FACE, a documentary that is both a plea to recognize the humanity of migrants and a testament to our failure to do so buff.ly/ZhQ11Qm
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Marc van de Klashorst follows the slow rhythms of Sam Abbas' EUROPE'S NEW FACE, a documentary that is both a plea to recognize the humanity of migrants and a testament to our failure to do so buff.ly/ZhQ11Qm
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On Sunday, December 7, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association will be voting on the year's best films, performances and technical achievements. We'll be posting our winners and runners-up right here as they're announced.
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
On Sunday, December 7, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association will be voting on the year's best films, performances and technical achievements. We'll be posting our winners and runners-up right here as they're announced.
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John Lynn gets lost in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's kaleidoscopic REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND, ostensibly a spy thriller but better suited for those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience buff.ly/JZ4MK6e
Review: Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani)
"Those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience may find the film to be tremendous" Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have become two of the
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December 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
John Lynn gets lost in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's kaleidoscopic REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND, ostensibly a spy thriller but better suited for those attuned to cinema as a sensory and structural experience buff.ly/JZ4MK6e
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
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Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
Tallinn 2025 interview: Eeva Mägi (Mo Papa)
Before the winners of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival were announced, I spoke with filmmaker Eeva Mägi, whose Mo Papa would later receive a
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Right before it got a Special Mention from the jury at #PÖFF29, Milani Perera sat down with Eeva Mägi to talk about intuition, memory and the fragments of truth in her film MO PAPA buff.ly/nvxwdCI
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BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
BEST FILM: One Battle After Another
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BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
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BEST ACTOR: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
BEST ACTOR: Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
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BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: The Secret Agent
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM: The Secret Agent
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I just got an email that referred to Cyber Week instead of Cyber Monday and I cannot describe the groan I groant.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I just got an email that referred to Cyber Week instead of Cyber Monday and I cannot describe the groan I groant.
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Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Matthew Joseph Jenner goes to bat (or is it a paddle?) for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME, a thrilling blend of psychological character study and slapstick comedy, and a staggering achievement in every possible way buff.ly/Qg9CONE
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Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
Tallinn 2025 interview: Richard Hawkins & Sarah Cunningham
On a quiet Tallinn afternoon, just hours after the world premiere of Think of England at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Festival, I sat down with director
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November 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Shortly after its #PÖFF29 premiere, THINK OF ENGLAND's director Richard Hawkins and cinematographer Sarah Cunningham sat down with Milani Perera to talk about bravery, dual worlds, and the alchemy between director and cinematographer buff.ly/w09p3Qg
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At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95
Tallinn 2025 review: Golshifteh Farahani - The Dragon Within
When Golshifteh Farahani walks into a room, she carries with her more than fame. She carries the weight of an entire cinematic tradition, the
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November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
At #PÖFF29, Milani Perera spoke to one of world cinema's most compelling figures, Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, about her artistic upbringing, about exile, and about the universe leading her to the comedy of her latest film OH, WHAT HAPPY DAYS buff.ly/cFo7g95