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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 1d

As a romantic (in life) and a Romantic (in college studies) I loved Del Toro's Frankenstein—the sweep, the beauty and the headlong emotion of it. Its visual and thematic echoes range from Burke & Hare to Ingres to Hammer, but it's no pastiche—it's a vividly individual film.

Frankenstein's laboratory, with rose window

Edinburgh used as background in Frankenstein

Mia Goth calling up visions of Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville in Frankenstein

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 1d

Heard @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN sneaked at BeyondFest. Here's my review of it from Telluride: filmfreakcentral.net/2025/09/tell...

Telluride '25: Frankenstein - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

****/****starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltzscreenplay by Guillermo del Toro, based on the book Frankenstein; or: The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelleydirected by Guillermo d...

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 1d

I want to urge anyone interested in FRANKENSTEIN to see it at a theater where the big screen will let you bask in the visuals. And do it soon after the movie opens (Oct. 17) because I don't think Netflix plans a long stay in cinemas.

johnshutt.bsky.social @johnshutt.bsky.social · 1d

I want to check this out when it comes to the Lightbox. This was made to be seen on the big screen

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 2d

So excited for the book launch of @mattfee.bsky.social’s FANTASTIC SPACES: IRISH CINEMA AND THE SUPERNATURAL. Join us @lemoynecollege.bsky.social Oct. 29/4:30pm/Reilly 446 (followed by a reception in the pub!).The night before, we’ll screen Kate Dolan’s YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER, 7:15 in Reilly 244!

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 6d

“It is the nostalgic fury of right-wing movements that want to return to an idealised past, one that perhaps never truly existed, and to re-establish hierarchical orders.”

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 6d

Philosopher Judith Butler issues stark warning to the world
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/01/judith-butler-patriarchy-non-binary/?utm_content=1759454400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Philosopher Judith Butler issues stark warning to the world

Feminist philosopher and gender studies scholar Judith Butler has made a stark warning about the future of the world at an event in Spain.

www.thepinknews.com

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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · 5d

Almost time for the Giornate del Cinema Muto / #SilentFilm Festival!!! If you can't make the journey to Pordenone, friendly reminder that there are daily screenings online with beautiful music. 🎞️🎶

www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/abbonamen...

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

4 > 11 ottobre 2025

www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 14d

Last time with this one.

Bill Chambers @flmfrkcentral.bsky.social · 16d

FFC #Telluride25 review: FRANKENSTEIN, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/09/tell...

Telluride '25: Frankenstein - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

****/****starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltzscreenplay by Guillermo del Toro, based on the book Frankenstein; or: The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelleydirected by Guillermo d...

filmfreakcentral.net

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Pete Kunze @petecant.bsky.social · 16d

The Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture conference has a website!

Join us in New Orleans this February!

blackmedia.tulane.edu

Critical Approaches to Black Media Culture Conference | Tulane University

blackmedia.tulane.edu

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 16d

CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Reimagining Frankenstein in the 21st Century, ed. Cenk Tan & Defne Ersin Tutan. For full call text & inquiries, email [email protected]

Opening text for the call: "...Whether it be fears of technological overreach, social alienation, and the ethical boundaries of human ambition, or concerns over science, identity, and power in the broader sense, FRANKENSTEIN still retains its global allure and timeless appeal, owing significantly to its adaptations on screen and on television."

Further details about the call. Chapters for the volume have already been outlined. Inquiries and submissions should be directed to adaptingfrankenstein@gmail.com

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you!!! Great presentations yesterday and today! Well said about the one and only Tom Leitch--and thrilled to have @kylemeikle.bsky.social and Steven Leyva aboard!

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P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.com · 23d

New Ida Lupino movie on blu-ray alert ‼️

“Out of the Fog” (1941) 👇

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 23d

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming on October 28th on Blu-ray in the US from #WarnerArchive: #OutOfTheFog (1941)!

John Garfield and Ida Lupino star in this big-screen adaptation of Irwin Shaw’s play "The Gentle People," a pre-World War II allegory warning of the seductive allure and danger inherent in

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 22d

We are very excited that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social are sponsoring our #BritNoir strand at #FilmNoirFest 2025. The films for the strand as well as the rest of the festival are below.

Festival passes are priced at £75 and gets you entry to everything: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 22d

There's still time to sign up for the 5th To Be Continued... online conference, which launches this Thursday 18 September! Join us to talk about David Lynch, copyright, franchises, and legacies with a stellar group of scholars!

grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 20

Adaptation, seriality, film, media, literature, and cultural studies scholars, come to the fifth annual online To Be Continued conference, Sept. 18-19! Presenter and (free) registration information can be found on this flyer. Hope to see you there! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

TBC5 flyer 2025 final.docx

To Be Continued 5 Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorizing Serials and Adaptations A Zoom Symposium, 18–19 September 2025 Organizers: Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College), Thomas Leitch...

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 25d

A British crime double bill is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today from 4:15pm with Out of the Fog (1962) and then The Embezzler (1954) at 5:35pm. #BritNoir

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 26d

I'm so pleased to be quoted at some length in David Hudson's @dwhdaily.bsky.social roundup of writing on Alexander Horwath's fascinating HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT: www.criterion.com/current/post...

A still from early in John Ford's YOUNG MR. LINCOLN, showing a beardless Henry Fonda as Lincoln, with a law book tucked under his arm and a basket in his hands.

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 28d

Just about one week until To Be Continued 5! See here lists of adaptation and seriality panels, speakers, & presentation titles. Free registration here: ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social @litfilmquarterly.bsky.social

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 28d

What a thrilling @lemoynecollege.bsky.social screening of the great Keaton film SHERLOCK JR. last night, accompanied by the society for new music performing the premiere of Nic Scherzinger's new score--wow! If you weren't able to be there, Hamilton College will host another performance on Feb. 8!

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 29d

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UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · Sep 8

To celebrate our 60th anniversary, @tcmtv.bsky.social will air 18 film & TV titles preserved by the Archive! Restoration world premieres of “Black Girl” (Ossie Davis, 1972) and “The Magnificent Matador” (Budd Boetticher, 1955), a TV noir directed by Ida Lupino + more. Sep. 25–26: ucla.in/4nlxQOb

Above: A woman walking away from an airplane in "Black Girl." Below: A woman looking tensely at two men who are speaking sternly to each other in "The Magnificent Matador."

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Colleen Kennedy-Karpat @cbkenkar.bsky.social · Sep 8

THERE IS STILL TIME ⏳ to register for TBC5, featuring some of my favorite scholars/people tackling some 🔥 topics in intertextual culture studies. A highlight of the Adaptation Studies academic calendar!

grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 20

Adaptation, seriality, film, media, literature, and cultural studies scholars, come to the fifth annual online To Be Continued conference, Sept. 18-19! Presenter and (free) registration information can be found on this flyer. Hope to see you there! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

TBC5 flyer 2025 final.docx

To Be Continued 5 Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorizing Serials and Adaptations A Zoom Symposium, 18–19 September 2025 Organizers: Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College), Thomas Leitch...

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · Sep 7

THE LATEST from @adaptationtoday.bsky.social: a conversation about the highlights of the AAS İstanbul conference, led by host @reraddatz.bsky.social and featuring conference co-organizers @ssedaozz.bsky.social and @cbkenkar.bsky.social!

AAS 2025 Conference: Adaptation, Restoration, Rebirth

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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you're looking for a firsthand glimpse at the best sidebar chat in online academic conferencing, JOIN US for the 5th iteration of To Be Continued...!

Free to register, with a great slate of presenters & topics 👇

grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 20

Adaptation, seriality, film, media, literature, and cultural studies scholars, come to the fifth annual online To Be Continued conference, Sept. 18-19! Presenter and (free) registration information can be found on this flyer. Hope to see you there! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

TBC5 flyer 2025 final.docx

To Be Continued 5 Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorizing Serials and Adaptations A Zoom Symposium, 18–19 September 2025 Organizers: Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College), Thomas Leitch...

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 26

Two weeks until SHERLOCK JR., with a new score by Nic Scherzinger performed by the Society for New Music. Le Moyne College, Sept. 9th, 7:15pm.

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 26

Fantastic!

grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · Aug 20

Adaptation, seriality, film, media, literature, and cultural studies scholars, come to the fifth annual online To Be Continued conference, Sept. 18-19! Presenter and (free) registration information can be found on this flyer. Hope to see you there! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

TBC5 flyer 2025 final.docx

To Be Continued 5 Defining, Producing, Performing, Consuming, and Theorizing Serials and Adaptations A Zoom Symposium, 18–19 September 2025 Organizers: Julie Grossman (Le Moyne College), Thomas Leitch...

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · Aug 2

Touching example of how (most) great actors are *generous.* Plus you get to hear Ida’s late-life off-the-set voice which I find very elegant and beautiful and real.

P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.com · Aug 2

Here is Ida Lupino discussing an interaction with Humphrey Bogart while they were working on “High Sierra” (1941)—from the 1967 television documentary “Bogart.”

#IdaLupinoFOTW

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