Libby Morse
@libbyr.bsky.social
“Pragmatic and somewhat buzzy”— The New York Times
Last week we watched Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963) on the Criterion Channel (it’s been years) so did we just go see the 4K restored version at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute tonight? Why are you even asking? (If you have the chance to see it on the big screeen don’t pass it up. It’s gorgeous.)
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Last week we watched Kurosawa’s High and Low (1963) on the Criterion Channel (it’s been years) so did we just go see the 4K restored version at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute tonight? Why are you even asking? (If you have the chance to see it on the big screeen don’t pass it up. It’s gorgeous.)
Drove to Princeton to see the university’s newly opened art museum. An ingenious space for art— and what a collection!
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Drove to Princeton to see the university’s newly opened art museum. An ingenious space for art— and what a collection!
As a big Tom McGuane fan, I’ve been meaning to watch the doc All That is Sacred since I saw it mentioned when Jimmy Buffett died. So glad I did—in
just 38 minutes, it says so much about youth, friendship, and knowing that it’s time to move on.
just 38 minutes, it says so much about youth, friendship, and knowing that it’s time to move on.
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As a big Tom McGuane fan, I’ve been meaning to watch the doc All That is Sacred since I saw it mentioned when Jimmy Buffett died. So glad I did—in
just 38 minutes, it says so much about youth, friendship, and knowing that it’s time to move on.
just 38 minutes, it says so much about youth, friendship, and knowing that it’s time to move on.
MeTV just showed Hanna
Barbera’s Cat Concerto (1947) and if that isn’t a work of genius, I don’t know what is.
Barbera’s Cat Concerto (1947) and if that isn’t a work of genius, I don’t know what is.
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
MeTV just showed Hanna
Barbera’s Cat Concerto (1947) and if that isn’t a work of genius, I don’t know what is.
Barbera’s Cat Concerto (1947) and if that isn’t a work of genius, I don’t know what is.
Here’s Kate’s dress with the fabulous red coat.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Here’s Kate’s dress with the fabulous red coat.
Just watched Election 2.
November 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just watched Election 2.
Katharine Hepburn and Dina Merrill’s office party dresses in Desk Set (the best Hepburn-Tracy film)
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Katharine Hepburn and Dina Merrill’s office party dresses in Desk Set (the best Hepburn-Tracy film)
B. Wurtz,
Untitled (Pan Painting), 2025
Untitled (Pan Painting), 2025
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
B. Wurtz,
Untitled (Pan Painting), 2025
Untitled (Pan Painting), 2025
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate.
Just watched Johnnie To’s The Mission (1999).
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Just watched Johnnie To’s The Mission (1999).
Continuing my non-Truffaut Nouvelle Vague education: Just watched Cléo from 5 to 7.
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Continuing my non-Truffaut Nouvelle Vague education: Just watched Cléo from 5 to 7.
I’m loving the bar of Palmolive, just sitting and watching the #PerryMason credits roll by.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’m loving the bar of Palmolive, just sitting and watching the #PerryMason credits roll by.
Also true for The Big Clock.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Also true for The Big Clock.
Tonight’s Johnnie To: Election.
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s Johnnie To: Election.
Just watched my first Johnnie To film: PTU.
We’re not worthy!
We’re not worthy!
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Just watched my first Johnnie To film: PTU.
We’re not worthy!
We’re not worthy!
Just watched Le Beau Serge (1958). Trying to catch up on my non-Truffaut Nouvelle Vague.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just watched Le Beau Serge (1958). Trying to catch up on my non-Truffaut Nouvelle Vague.
So great to see it on the big screen. This time around, was struck by how Jean Heather as Lola was the perfect counterpoint to the leads. A role that could have gone all mushy cut like a knife.
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So great to see it on the big screen. This time around, was struck by how Jean Heather as Lola was the perfect counterpoint to the leads. A role that could have gone all mushy cut like a knife.
At the Ambler Theatre for the end of their #Noirvember series: Double Indemnity— on 35MM!
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
At the Ambler Theatre for the end of their #Noirvember series: Double Indemnity— on 35MM!
“You know, one of the prettiest sights in this pretty world is the sight of the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” —Liz Imbrie, High Society
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“You know, one of the prettiest sights in this pretty world is the sight of the privileged class enjoying its privileges.” —Liz Imbrie, High Society
At Longwood Gardens, mum’s the word.
November 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
At Longwood Gardens, mum’s the word.
❤️Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague.
It's about living in a moment when it feels like the stars align and nothing will be the same, and how all creative collaborations are really love stories--with all the happiness and rockiness that implies.
Maybe not a great movie, but a wonderful one.
It's about living in a moment when it feels like the stars align and nothing will be the same, and how all creative collaborations are really love stories--with all the happiness and rockiness that implies.
Maybe not a great movie, but a wonderful one.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
❤️Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague.
It's about living in a moment when it feels like the stars align and nothing will be the same, and how all creative collaborations are really love stories--with all the happiness and rockiness that implies.
Maybe not a great movie, but a wonderful one.
It's about living in a moment when it feels like the stars align and nothing will be the same, and how all creative collaborations are really love stories--with all the happiness and rockiness that implies.
Maybe not a great movie, but a wonderful one.
Last night’s Japanese noir : Masuda’s Rusty Knife (1958). Low-budget, and there were greater Nikkatsu noirs to come, but still plenty atmospheric with jolts of New Wave energy and violence. Throw young, pre-implantation Joe Shishido from the train!
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last night’s Japanese noir : Masuda’s Rusty Knife (1958). Low-budget, and there were greater Nikkatsu noirs to come, but still plenty atmospheric with jolts of New Wave energy and violence. Throw young, pre-implantation Joe Shishido from the train!
A cloud of spring pink at my local state park.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A cloud of spring pink at my local state park.
Just watched El expreso de Andalucía (US: Andalusia Express, 1956) with 🔥🔥Jorge Mistral and Mara Berni.
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Just watched El expreso de Andalucía (US: Andalusia Express, 1956) with 🔥🔥Jorge Mistral and Mara Berni.