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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 18h

"And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future.' AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 18h

Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 18h

Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · Feb 3

‘In the Mouth of Madness’ at 30: John Carpenter’s Love Letter to H.P. Lovecraft and the Subgenre of Cosmic Horror

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 18h

In the Mouth of Madness makes its debut appearance in glorious 4K Ultra HD, looking deeper, richer, and stranger than ever!

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In the Mouth of Madness I Official Trailer | 4K

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 19h

The Sea: How an Israeli director’s moving film about a Palestinian boy became a target for Netanyahu

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How Israeli director’s moving film about a Palestinian boy became a government target

When Shai Carmelli-Pollak’s film ‘The Sea’ won five trophies at Israel’s Oscars, it sparked a furious backlash from the government, including threats to defund the awards entirely. The director tells ...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 1d

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.

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ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 1d

"Beginning November 1st, 2025, all Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks coming into the United States from other Countries will be Tariffed at the Rate of 25%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Lord Humongous speaking on his microphone in THE ROAD WARRIOR.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 1d

Released 47 years ago today, Days of Heaven remains a landmark in cinematography and poetic realism.

Revisit its creation and timeless beauty.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

35 years ago, the Coen Brothers gave us Miller’s Crossing—a masterpiece of loyalty, loss & Irish melancholy in a gangster’s world.

Revisit it with our deep dive.

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‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 35: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Tim Pelan After the success of Raising Arizona, Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to do something a little more ambitious, with a budget of somewhere between $11 million and $15 million. Th...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 2d

One Battle After Another became Paul Thomas Anderson's first film to gross over $💯 million worldwide.

Now let's go to a clean hundred in America and an additional 100 million globally.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

35 years ago, the Coen Brothers gave us Miller’s Crossing—a masterpiece of loyalty, loss & Irish melancholy in a gangster’s world.

Revisit it with our deep dive.

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‘Miller’s Crossing’ at 35: A Lamentation of Losers by the Coen Brothers • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Tim Pelan After the success of Raising Arizona, Joel and Ethan Coen were given the chance to do something a little more ambitious, with a budget of somewhere between $11 million and $15 million. Th...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 5d

59 years ago, Seconds (1966) redefined identity and paranoia. Frankenheimer’s masterpiece still haunts.

Explore it ➡️ cinephiliabeyond.org/limitation-l...

Limitation of Life: You Can’t Go Back in John Frankenheimer’s ‘Seconds’ • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Tim Pelan Who we are depends on a multitude of influences, societal and blood-borne. Mankind is the only entity on the planet with a philosophical understanding of its own existence, but paradoxica...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

It started. Now Burr, Chappelle (he hasn't left the house for days), and Louis C.K.—he doesn't need to apologize because he has a small penis, so that's punishment enough for him. And of course, they have to pay all the blood money from the Saudis to the Jamal Khashoggi Foundation.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 4d

Comedian Jessica Kirson, an openly gay veteran of the stand-up stage, has issued a statement expressing “sincere regret” for being among the more than 50 stars to participate in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival.

Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance

Comedian Jessica Kirson, an openly gay veteran of the stand-up stage, has issued a statement expressing “sincere regret” for being among the more than 50 stars to participate in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

It’s been 12 years since Gravity first pulled us into its silent, breathtaking void—and yet every spin, every moment of isolation still cuts deep.

On this anniversary, dive into our piece & rediscover how Cuarón turned cosmic terror into a human story of hope.

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‘Gravity’ at 12: The Pain of Isolation and the Importance of Connection in the Face of Adversity • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Koraljka Suton In 2013, a thrillingly ambitious, yet incredibly intimate science fiction drama set in space and revolving around just two characters became the highest-grossing movie of the year (o...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

ICE is ATTACKING peaceful protesters and deploying tear gas in Portland just now.

Fuckface Von Clownstick’s America is a war zone. So embarrassed for this country.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

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So Many Comedians Just Ruined Their Reputations

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

The only positive thing: hundreds of articles were written, countless podcasts were recorded, and the world was once again convinced of what a brutal regime it is. People are canceling their trips to Saudi Arabia & searching online for information about Jamal Khashoggi.

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Louis C.K. Says Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival Is a ‘Positive Thing’ and ‘A Great Way to Get in and Start Talking’

Louis C.K. says performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival is 'a postive thing' and 'a great way to get in and start talking.'

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

In a few days, they will begin the apologies, donate the entire amount to charity, and implement all the other damage control efforts.

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

We expected Louis C.K. to take out his small penis in front of MbS and the Saudi royal family. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Coward.

By the way, Chappelle had a fitting welcome to Yellow Springs. The whole city is ashamed of him.

Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 3d

Comedians defending appearing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival are way funnier than their own standup routines.

Louis C.K. Says Performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival Is a ‘Positive Thing’ and ‘A Great Way to Get in and Start Talking’

Louis C.K. says performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival is 'a postive thing' and 'a great way to get in and start talking.'

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 3d

Studio chiefs are the biggest wastes of space and money in Hollywood and one of the main reasons many modern movies suck. You can peddle this garbage all you want, but none of this screensaver shit belongs on a big screen. It belongs on a phone with all the other slop originated from the internet.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. a Hollywood studio chief was crowing about how great A.I. is because he wouldn’t have to pay ‘all these idiot producers and actors and lighting people and composers and writers and agents.’”

@nytimes.com
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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3d

It’s been 12 years since Gravity first pulled us into its silent, breathtaking void—and yet every spin, every moment of isolation still cuts deep.

On this anniversary, dive into our piece & rediscover how Cuarón turned cosmic terror into a human story of hope.

cinephiliabeyond.org/gravity/

‘Gravity’ at 12: The Pain of Isolation and the Importance of Connection in the Face of Adversity • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Koraljka Suton In 2013, a thrillingly ambitious, yet incredibly intimate science fiction drama set in space and revolving around just two characters became the highest-grossing movie of the year (o...

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 4d

So honored to be doing a Q&A with the incredible director Adrian Lyne after a screening of the new 4K restoration of one of my all time favorite movies JACOB’S LADDER Sunday 410pm at NYC’s @ifccenter.bsky.social tickets here www.ifccenter.com/films/jacobs...

IFC Center - Jacob’s Ladder

35th Anniversary 4K Restoration! Sunday, October 5 at 4:10: Q&A with director Adrian Lyne, moderated by Aaron Stewart-Ahn (co-screenwriter, Mandy) Lyne followed his 80s blockbusters Flashdance, 9½ Wee...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 4d

‘Lost in Translation’ at 22: Sofia Coppola’s Poetic Exhibition of Love, Humor and Understanding

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Wim With Jim @wimwithjim.bsky.social · 4d

Keep in mind that this is someone who - while making a film about a man who brought a steamboat through the Andes - actually brought a steamboat through the Andes.

Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 5d

Werner Herzog has slammed the use of AI in new cinematic releases, saying that films that make use of the technology “look completely dead.”

“There are stories, but they have no soul. They are empty and soulless.”

Amen to that!

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