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Justin LaLiberty

@jlalibs.com

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Film archivist, programmer, writer, collector etc Director of Operations at OCN Distribution, Curator of Cinématographe, Producer at Vinegar Syndrome Words at Screen Slate and Letterboxd, mostly https://letterboxd.com/jlalibs/

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · Nov 11

This was my pinned image on the other site for two years, following the death of Godard, and it still captures who I am and what I care about more than anything else so it’s here too. For posterity.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 7h

Hosting a special 35mm adults only screening of THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS at @plazaatlanta.bsky.social on October 20th while I'm in town!

This is a wild, seasonably appropriate, and very fun adult film to see with a crowd. Come out if you can!

Through the Looking Glass 35mm

Introduction by Justin LaLiberty! Come early to shop the Vinegar Syndrome pop-up shop in the lobby. Catherine's life is one of luxury. But since the death of her beloved father, her stately family ho...

www.plazaatlanta.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 8h

Incredible, @severinfilms.bsky.social just dropping another near 20 film collection like it’s a regular Wednesday

Exorcismo: Defying a Dictator & Raising Hell in Post-Franco Spain [10-Disc Blu-ray Box Set + Book]

19 FEATURE FILMSON 10 DISCS Including the award-winning documentary EXORCISMO: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S” Plus 168-Page Bookand 21+ Combined Hours of Special Features Under the Franco...

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

Full interview www.moma.org/magazine/art...

Deep Cuts with Trailblazing Filmmaker Ken Jacobs | Magazine | MoMA

An experimental-cinema legend talks about how New York City has inspired more than 60 years of films.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

Ken Jacobs was the first experimental filmmaker whose work I understood. Not necessarily because the work itself was more accessible but because he presented it as something that was for everyone and could be made by anyone. He, in various ways, democratized the avant garde in a way nobody else had.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

And I say this not as someone who wants to target Taylor, but as a fan who has watched these changes coming pretty rapidly. I bought the record, didn’t see the bullshit “movie” this weekend, but something about this album’s cycle feels especially off to me and this is just a part of it.

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 2d

When will people realize that billionaires do not care about us, even if they want to appear to. Taylor is in a position to hire as many human artists as she pleases and is the rare creator that’s as in control of her art/product and its marketing as anyone ever has been, yet she chose AI.

Taylor Swift Fans Voice Disappointment Over Alleged AI Use In Videos To Promote New Album

Many fans have pointed out that using generative AI contradicts what Taylor has stood for as an artist in the past.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 3d

Short stack of new discs from the past week or so (what is time, at this point)

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 4d

Taylor writing the lyrics to Wood

Varsity Blues (4/7) Best Movie Quote - Penis Names (1999)

YouTube video by Best Movie Quote

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 5d

Greatly looking forward to this @atriabooks.bsky.social

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 6d

It’s incredible, @sophyromvari.bsky.social killed it

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 6d

fave 1st watches of Sept

Cold Journey (1975)
Megadoc (2025)
The Cat (1992)
Lurker (2025)
The Baltimorons (2025)
Blue Heron (2025)
The Mastermind (2025)
No Other Choice (2025)
Resurrection (2025)
Magellan (2025)
One Battle After Another (2025)
Peter Hujar's Day (2025)

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 7d

“Through his attention to performance and his unconventional method of editing, Jaglom meticulously created a style that doesn’t seem meticulous at all — he actually achieved what Hollywood always strives for, a purely invisible technique.”

Henry Jaglom’s 22 Films Represent One of the Great Bodies of Work in American Independent Cinema

Henry Jaglom left behind 22 films of fierce independence when he died at the age of 87. 'Hollywood Dreams' represents the pinnacle of his style

www.indiewire.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 9d

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 11d

I’ve been numerous times

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 11d

Yes

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 11d

So far, most consistently great lineup in years. A lot of bangers in this slate and I still have a half dozen screenings this coming week to go.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 11d

It’s day two of NYFF but I’ve seen 16 films from the fest so far via P&I

I loved: RESURRECTION, MAGELLAN

I liked a lot: NO OTHER CHOICE, PETER HUJAR’S DAY, LEVERS, THE MASTERMIND, SIRĀT, PILLION, LATE FAME, THE SECRET AGENT, THE LOVE THAT REMAINS

Shook by: DRACULA

@filmlinc.bsky.social

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 12d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER in 70mm IMAX at AMC Lincoln Square is the most in awe of a film presentation I have been in some time, with the picture filling that 75 foot tall screen throughout. And maybe the first sold out public screening in ages where I didn’t see a single phone, just people in it.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 12d

“The hunt for movies that are missing, believed lost, or absent without leave is one of the more demanding thrills of the restorer’s mission. It can be a matter of salvation.”

The Exacting Magic of Film Restoration

Each year, at a festival in Bologna, movies that were once lost or damaged come back to life.

www.newyorker.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 13d

I launched a new film journal last month and have not been great about promoting it. This has been a big passion project for me and is intended to release quarterly, with new essays, interviews and cartoons.

The first issue is on sale now for $10 and any support would mean a lot!

This Is Cinématographe: A Journal of American Cinema - Summer 2025

Introducing the inaugural issue of This is Cinématographe, a new journal dedicated to American cinema. Edited by Cinématographe's Justin LaLiberty, this premiere edition features Mitchell Beaupre expl

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 13d

Honored to have gotten to work with Henry, even if only remotely, over the past couple of years in a mission to restore many of his films. His work is singular, even compared to many of his freewheeling New Hollywood contemporaries, and he kept at it for so long.

One of the greats, truly. RIP.

Henry Jaglom, Indie Director Who Mined the Personal, Dies at 87

www.nytimes.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 14d

But the average American is also not writing an article like this, I feel like the comparison would be other critics and/or people in the industry.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 14d

In an era with movie theater subscriptions it feels low, but this is also written by someone who is arguably doing this professionally and I’d say that majority of professional film critics have seen a lot more by this point in the year.

Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 14d

Not sure if the barometer is just really low these days, but 65 nearly 3/4 through the year is hardly the flex that this headline makes it out to be. But I’ll take BLACK BAG love where I can get it.

I've already seen 65 movies in theatres this year — here's the 5 best and 5 worst

These are the best and worst movies I've seen on the big screen in 2025 (so far)

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 14d

New disc arrivals for the past two weeks, including a few long awaited 4K upgrades.

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