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Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social · 3h

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CLOUD is now streaming on @criterionchannl.bsky.social Back when it played theaters I wrote a piece for NYT on the philosophical questions and concerns that permeate his films: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/m...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 15h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 6h

Happy heavenly birthday, Mom! May you celebrate with concerts, movies, Chinese food and all things you enjoy.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 9h

I wanna say a word here on behalf of the people who run social media accounts for institutions, companies & famous people. By and large, they are not "interns." The bigger the client, the more they get paid, because managing the waves of public opinion is tricky, and the amount of abuse is unending.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 23h

VIEWER FEEDBACK: One viewer says I won't read negative feedback and another viewer says I'm a lying viper from hell

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Corey Masisak @cmasisak22.bsky.social · 1d

It’s opening day, so … here’s a food guide to the #Avs 2025-26 schedule.

www.denverpost.com/2025/08/20/f...

Avalanche Journal: An NHL food guide for Colorado’s 2025-26 schedule

Using the Avalanche’s 2025-26 schedule, beat writer Corey Masisak has created an NHL restaurant guide for the upcoming season.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 1d

How to host a fabulous Halloween (or other) holiday theme party: www.denverpost.com/2025/10/07/h... by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social

How to host a fabulous Halloween (or other) holiday theme party

“Get creative and just do you, not caring what people think,” Lisa Geisler, owner of Eclectic Elegance Events and professional party planner.

www.denverpost.com

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 2d

Tickets for the 48th Denver Film Festival are on sale now. Here is this year's lineup: www.denverpost.com/2025/10/04/d... by @johnwenzel.bsky.social

Denver Film Fest: A John Elway documentary, the new “Knives Out” and Gus Van Sant

The festival returns Oct. 31-Nov. 8 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Sie FilmCenter and other venues.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 4d

For many groups, particularly Black people, America has always been an authoritarian country.

Lee Morgenbesser @lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · Mar 9

The speed by which America collapsed into authoritarian rule is the most shocking thing. Faster than other contemporary cases. Faster than the alleged “dictator’s playbook” suggests. So fast we *shouldn’t* call it “competitive authoritarianism.” It may be worse than that.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 4d

Denver Film Festival lineup features new John Elway documentary amd spotlight on Delroy Lindo, Gus Van Sant and more: www.denverpost.com/2025/10/04/d... by @johnwenzel.bsky.social

Denver Film Fest: A John Elway documentary, the new “Knives Out” and Gus Van Sant

The festival returns Oct. 31-Nov. 8 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Sie FilmCenter and other venues.

www.denverpost.com

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 8d

CBI to review investigation into death of Hunter S. Thompson: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/30/h... by @katielang.bsky.social

CBI to review investigation into death of Hunter S. Thompson

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the 2005 death of renowned journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, 20 years after local authorities ruled the case a suicide.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 8d

We get, instead, complicated views of Black women, from generations of resistance (Perfidia's lineage) to rest seekers (Deandrea and the sisterhood) to isolation and absence (Willa with Bob). Sometimes, the introduction can be so hard for some that it overpowers the balance. That's my opinion.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 8d

That's the thing. Black actresses aren't cast in auteur films. You don't see them in Coppola, Scorsese, the Andersons, Nolan, etc. When we're introduced to Teyana and JunglePussy, it's a big entrance -- loud and bombastic -- that triggers the stereotype right away. However, the film pushes away.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 8d

If you need advice on Halloween costumes, follow @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social for great ideas and where you can buy items (she wears the Halloween crown after all). www.denverpost.com/2025/09/30/h...

Here’s how to create a contest-winning Halloween costume

There is an artistry to a good costume. The combination of whimsy and vulnerability necessary for a grown adult to commit to a public game of dress up with an outfit inevitably revealing a glimpse …

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 8d

The Smashing Machine, Hedda, It Was Just An Accident, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 9d

Which four films on this list are you most anticipating in October? 👀

Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 9d

"Inherent Vice" had outlandish characters that were amped-up stereotypes that I was ready to see this again in OBAA. I don't think it's bad here as far as portraying Black women when there's a balance between one extreme (Teyana and JunglePussy) and another (Regina, Chase and the sisterhood).

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 9d

There has been a sense of "otherness" around the billing and marketing of OBAA that I felt that the Black women were an afterthought before I saw this. Regina, Teyana and Chase were interviewed separately or in their group. As for the film, their characters aligned more with what I expected. (1/2)

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 9d

Here is more information about the play, silent auction and how to donate: www.theatreo.org

Theatre in Boulder | CO | Theatre O

Theatre O is a woman's based theatre company whose theatrical style reflects an interdisciplinary approach to the making of theater while still allowing each of our shows to define itself spontaneousl...

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 9d

I performed in "The Untold Stories of Gaza" with my Persian dance classmates over the weekend at Theatre O in Boulder. The performances have raised over $10,000 for Palestinian families. CBS News Colorado covered the event. www.cbsnews.com/colorado/vid... (1/2)

Boulder woman shares stories on stage to support families in Gaza

The conflict in Gaza has touched lives all over the world, including Boulder, where one woman is sharing untold stories and supporting families living in Gaza.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 11d

Truffaut 💙

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 11d

The Cardi B style of marketing is working.

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Katie Langford @katielang.bsky.social · 13d

The 14-year-old boy who confronted the Evergreen High School shooter and was shot at close range before a lockdown started can now communicate through writing, his family said. He asked them how this could happen. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/25/e... via @denverpost.com

Evergreen High School victim was shot at close range after confronting attacker, family says

In their statement, the 14-year-old’s family said the boy was shot at close range after confronting the shooter.

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 13d

Expect some leaf-peeping in the mountains and beep-beeping on the roads this weekend: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/25/f... by @katielang.bsky.social

Heading into Colorado’s mountains for fall colors? Plan for heavy traffic, long delays, CDOT says

Coloradans heading into the mountains to bask in the fall colors this weekend should plan for a very slow drive surrounded by thousands of their fellow leaf peepers, according to state transportati…

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 14d

I was interviewed last week by my former newspaper, The Standard-Speaker in Hazleton, Pa., about the closing of one of my favorite movie theaters, Cinema Drafthouse in West Hazleton. www.standardspeaker.com/2025/09/19/t... (gift article)

That’s a wrap: Lights go out at Cinema Drafthouse

Cinema Drafthouse closed in West Hazleton after a long run. Sybil Hillman Katona created the drafthouse 23 years ago in a theater originally called the Hersker that dates back to 1915. She replaced…

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Tamara Dunn @tamaraddunn.bsky.social · 14d

Xcel Energy agrees to settle lawsuit over ignition of Marshall fire for $640 million: www.denverpost.com/2025/09/24/m... by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social

Xcel Energy agrees to settle lawsuit over ignition of Marshall fire for $640 million

Lawyers were expected to appear in Boulder County District Court on Wednesday to notify Judge Christopher Zenisek that they have settled the case, attorney Gerald Singleton told The Denver Post.

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