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Elliott Sobotka
@elliottsobotka.bsky.social
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No fear. Just like Tom Fucking Cruise.
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danifroom.bsky.social
Twitter is a defiant producer of illegal porn, the kidnapped president of Venezuela is on trial in New York, and Europe is scrambling to figure out a response to a potential US invasion of Greenland.
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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samadams.bsky.social
Benicio del Toro up first at @nyfcc.bsky.social awards. And here’s my booklet essay, for his Best Supporting Actor win.
There are supporting pertormances and there are load-bearing ones, turns so essential to a movie’s existence that without them the whole structure might crumble to the ground. At first glance, Benicio del Toro's Sergio St. Carlos might seem a mere sidekick, the buddy who gets One Battle After Another's Bob Ferguson out of a jam and gives up his own freedom so the movie's protagonist can go free. But sit with it a little, and you might realize Sergio is no one's second fiddle. He's the hero. In the midst of a story about would-be revolutionaries agitating for sudden change, Sergio embodies the opposite - not acquiescence, but methodical, sustained resistance. Unlike the French 75's headline-grabbing pyrotechnics or the Christmas Adventurers Club's sinister cabal, Sergio's "Latino Harriet Tubman situation" has no name, no manifesto or underground lair, just a wide-spreading network of ordinary people waiting for their moment to do the right thing. It's no accident that Sergio's public-facing persona is as a teacher of judo, the art of turning your opponent's aggression against them. (Paul Thomas Anderson pitched del Toro the character by sending him a picture of a tiger in a kimono.) He may prize the ancient rifle he loans to Bob, but he hardly seems like the type to fire it. When he guides Bob's daughter, Willa, through her kata, his main advice is simple: "Don't forget to breathe." He gives Bob the same counsel, in different words: "Ocean waves, ocean waves." Barely a month after One Battle's release, the streets of Halloween were dotted with Sergios, glasses halfway down their noses, a few small beers at their side- a tribute to del Toro's instantly iconic performance. But it's also a tribute to what Sergio stands for, his patience, his decency, his ability to stay cool while never giving up the fight. Viva la revolución.
January 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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versuscinema.bsky.social
FACE B #07

Dans cet épisode, direction l’Italie des 70's, avec LE TÉMOIN À ABATTRE : un polar brutal qui concentre toutes les tensions politiques des Années de Plomb. Bref, plongeons dans un sous-genre furieux, le Poliziottesco !

▶️ youtu.be/epQI5eCkZiY
Vignette de la vidéo FACE B analysant Le témoin à Abattre.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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theblackbeetle.bsky.social
THE BLACK BEETLE
Stunning tribute by my dear friend @ronsalas.com
An old pulp magazine look-like cover with the Black Beetle in the middle ground, a dragon design in the background and chinatown in the foreground. The title reads DEATH IN CHINATOWN
January 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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davidgilbert.bsky.social
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult

apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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tampopolarmen.bsky.social
Le Passage du Grand Bouddha 1, en Blu-ray et 4k chez @lechatquifume.bsky.social se révèle être un chanbara magistral, servi dans un master UHD à couper le souffle.
VIDEO - Le Passage du Grand Bouddha de Misumi Kenji - EastAsia
DVD / BLU-RAY VIDEO - Le Passage du Grand Bouddha de Misumi Kenji EastAsia
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January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social
Osamu Tezuka
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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filmstories.bsky.social
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its fate after the film's premiere...
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Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its fate after the film's premiere...
filmstories.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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ani-obsessive.bsky.social
Akihiro Miwa perfects Moro's laugh in the recording sessions for Princess Mononoke

From: How Princess Mononoke Was Born (1998), dir. Toshiro Uratani, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
December 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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adamlancegarcia.bsky.social
Hey. I directed @rianjohnson.bsky.social’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN Notes of a Scene for @vanityfair.com and which I basically co-opted so I could talk to Rian about writing murder mysteries. (Filmed at the Toronto International Film Fesrival 9/7/25)

youtu.be/98ArZ8w5K9s?...
Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' | Vanity Fair
YouTube video by Vanity Fair
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December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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mangiotto.bsky.social
That thing where your daughter knows exactly what you wanted for Christmas.
December 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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jeromelachasse.bsky.social
Brigitte Bardot est morte. J’avais écrit cette nécro il y a plus de 2-3 ans, rappelant ses liens avec l’extrême droite et ses déclarations racistes et homophobes. J’ignorais qu’elle avait été condamnée en 2004 pour des écrits racistes sur les immigrés et les musulmans
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Brigitte Bardot est morte à l'âge de 91 ans
Icône du cinéma, Brigitte Bardot est morte à l'âge de 91 ans, a annoncé la Fondation Brigitte Bardot dans un communiqué transmis ce dimanche 28 décembre.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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sdumesnildot.bsky.social
Les yakuzas cinématographiques sont moins des personnages que des figures morales et esthétiques
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December 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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THR cover star James Cameron gets candid about the make-or-break fate of ‘Fire and Ash,’ his future projects (including a secret 'Terminator' script), the threat of AI, and all the things that still get him riled up.

Read more: bit.ly/4pOY1hU
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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cineskope.bsky.social
Petit épisode bonus !

Pour conclure l'année, je vous propose une petite rétrospective sur Les Cinq Légendes de @pramsey342.bsky.social.

Un film sous-estimé que j'aime énormément 🙏❤️

youtu.be/q2eYAtJTICw?...
December 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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yoanorszulik.bsky.social
La captation du live de @monsieurbobine.bsky.social avec Julien Pavageau, @aureliennoyer.bsky.social et Cyril Rolland, consacré à Avatar : De feu et de cendres, est désormais disponible sur YouTube.

www.youtube.com/live/CuZXKIh...
Avatar : De feu et de cendres, une histoire qui répète ?
YouTube video by Le ciné-club de M. Bobine
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December 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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normwilner.bsky.social
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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mattgoldberg.bsky.social
Great poster by James Jean for NO OTHER CHOICE
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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colleenboland.bsky.social
Here’s the 60 Minutes segment on Venezuela that the new coward in chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss, didn’t want Americans to see.

O Canada, well played.
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social
Taiyō Matsumoto
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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discussingfilm.net
First poster for the ‘PLURIBUS’ Season 1 finale

Releasing on Christmas Eve
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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timon87.bsky.social
Mulholland Drive x Pluribus #filmsky
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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zer0point-vids.bsky.social
jake paul having caught hands cover of kurosawa’s “ran”
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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meikokaji.net
Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子), 1974. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm
Black and white mid-shot of Meiko tying her hair up
December 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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letterboxd.social
Exclusive poster for Kleber Mendonça Filho's The Secret Agent starring Wagner Moura 🇧🇷

The film has been shortlisted for Best International Feature Film and Best Casting for the 98th Academy Awards.

In theaters everywhere via NEON
December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM