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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · 12d

Introing this a few times at @TheNYFF if you’re on the festival beat 🎞️

Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · 12d

The world premiere of the @cine-matographe.bsky.social 4K restoration of CAN SHE BAKE A CHERRY PIE kicks off this weekend at NYFF. Directed by Henry Jaglom, who passed earlier this week.

#karenblack #larrydavid

www.filmlinc.org/nyff2025/fil...

taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Aug 6

Finding bits of the soaps can be…difficult.

taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wow! Where’d you find this clip?

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Aug 1

Super excited about the new @hoperunshigh.bsky.social physical media label with OCN distro AND that it’s kicking off with WE MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD, a ride of a film and a favorite of mine as an early HRH international first run.

vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Jul 23

One of my favorite works of non-fiction this year. It’s got Hollywood, it’s got James Joyce, it’s got David Lynch in crazy pants, it’s got a deep dive for @qplnyc.bsky.social live tonight.

www.youtube.com/live/aWjtdF9...

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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · Jul 4

The kinda stories still worth celebrating this #4thofjuly.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · Jul 4

not the happiest 4th this year — good occasion to dust off one of my favorite @letterboxd.social lists though

the fall of america: a millennial, gen-z and gen-alpha post-americana canon

1981 - 2024 in order of release

letterboxd.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · Jul 2

Love to see my name ahead of a restoration on the Criterion Channel

@criterion.bsky.social @hoperunshigh.bsky.social

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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our luscious 4K restoration of FEMALE PERVERSIONS just hit @criterion.bsky.social

#tildaswinton #90s #erotic #femaledirectors #criterion #queercinema

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · May 29

Hosting a chat after a FREE screening of Mario Calvani’s NYT favorite HIGH TIDE on June 10th. It’s sponsored by @qplnyc.bsky.social in case you were somehow in need of more wonder at the need for and resilience of public libraries.

www.eventbrite.com/e/cc-high-ti...

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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · May 23

Alternately erotic, remote, action packed, and reflective, A VANISHING FOG may have hints of Jodorowsky and even early George Lucas, but is something entirely its own. The eco-sploitation fantasia comes to @amcinematheque.bsky.social this weekend.

www.americancinematheque.com/series/augus...

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · May 23

We have a lot of limited engagements happening now at LF3 – see what’s playing tonight - this weekend:

MAGIC FARM (2025) 5/23-5/26

A VANISHING FOG (2021) 5/24-5/27

BLUE SUN PALACE (2024) 5/25 + intro

HOW TO GET AHEAD IN ADVERTISING (1989) 5/25-5/29
www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing-...

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · May 13

Personally really happy about these “Female Perversions” showings at @newbeverly.bsky.social because @pattonoswalt.bsky.social’s “Silver Screen Fiend,” essentially a memoir of his time spent there in the dark, is a real favorite. And it’s super rare that we ever get to show something on film.

Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · May 13

FEMALE PERVERSIONS plays @newbeverly.bsky.social this Tuesday and Wednesday on 35mm, from director Susan Streitfeld’s personal print.

#tildaswinton #90s #erotic #newbeverly #alwaysonfilm

thenewbev.com/program/may-...

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · May 7

Thanks for understanding that the only consistent way to hang out is to come to the movies. The latest @hoperunshigh.bsky.social picture starts in LA next Wednesday. It’s got nightclubs and folk music, so I highly recommend.

www.hoperunshighfilms.com/all-to-play-...

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Pure Cinema Podcast @purecinemapod.bsky.social · Apr 28

New Episode! We’re back to talk about another great month of movies - playing in May at @newbeverly.bsky.social:
Listen!
open.spotify.com/episode/1WO1...
@elrickane.bsky.social

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Apr 28

Great one for Jacques Prevert tracks, French movie stars, and sticking it to the government.

Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · Apr 26

This Monday night NYC can catch Cesar winner Virginie Efira (Benedetta) in a preview showing of ALL TO PLAY FOR at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social w/ @thefofif.bsky.social.

nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · Apr 25

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day, a tradition that has happened every April for 12 years. For the first time, Amazon is hosting Amazon Book Sale on the same day which is a cowardly, calculated move to hurt indie book stores. Don’t let them win. Support an indie book store on Saturday.

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taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Apr 26

Kinda obsessed with Film Forum’s *detailed* program tech note on the new 8 1/2 print.

filmforum.org/film/8-1-2

Film Forum · Federico Fellini’s 8½ in 35mm

Federico Fellini’s 8½ in 35mm Friday, April 25 – Thursday, May 8

filmforum.org

taylorpurdee.bsky.social @taylorpurdee.bsky.social · Apr 24

Next up.

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · Apr 24

Virginie Efira wants to save her family in our exclusive trailer premiere for the Cannes selection All to Play For, coming soon to U.S. theaters.

Exclusive: Virginie Efira Wants to Save Her Family in U.S. Trailer for All to Play For

Before Virginie Efira can be seen reteaming with her Other People's Children director Rebecca Zlotowski in the Cannes-bound Vie privée, one of the actor's previous selections from the prestigious Fren...

thefilmstage.com

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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · Apr 23

A VANISHING FOG hits US theatres today! The @sxsw.com winner kicks off at @laemmle.com theatres around LA 4/23.

www.laemmle.com/film/vanishi...

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Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social · Apr 22

3 years after playing at SXSW, the Colombian film A VANISHING FOG opens in US theaters tomorrow. It’s a surrealist cinematic collage about a man guarding an otherworldly land from conflict/greed. The imagery is striking. I reviewed it for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-va...

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Hope Runs High @hoperunshigh.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s Earth Day. If you need some inspiration between bouts of keeping the fight alive, try REBELLION (on digital) or A VANISHING FOG (in theatres tomorrow), for tales of eco warriors who just don’t stop. 🌎✊

#earthday #ecofilm

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