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Starship Troopers (1997, dir. Paul Verhoeven)
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Starship Troopers (1997, dir. Paul Verhoeven)
Where’s Poppa? (1970, dir. Carl Reiner)
My Wife Is Beautiful, But I'm A Pervert Who Gets Off On Pooping
September 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Where’s Poppa? (1970, dir. Carl Reiner)
I’m trying to get back to writing about media, so I wrote about how in Caught Stealing the Yankees are the manifestation of the Jewish concept of God. Let me know what you think!
The Unsaid Name in 'Caught Stealing'
I noticed something strange while watching Darren Aronofsky's latest film, and now I can't stop thinking about it, which is so Aronofsky of me.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I’m trying to get back to writing about media, so I wrote about how in Caught Stealing the Yankees are the manifestation of the Jewish concept of God. Let me know what you think!
Everyone is giving positive examples, but I’ll say that I don’t think anything had a more negative impact on my perspective on relationships and masculinity than seeing Cruel Intentions when I was twelve and thinking of Sebastian as an aspirational figure.
August 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Everyone is giving positive examples, but I’ll say that I don’t think anything had a more negative impact on my perspective on relationships and masculinity than seeing Cruel Intentions when I was twelve and thinking of Sebastian as an aspirational figure.
As a layman, I pride myself on my ability to smell the sources of airplane turbulence.
NEWSMAX: CBS and CNN and others are attributing airplane turbulence to higher temperatures and climate change. Has this come across your desk?
LEE ZELDIN: Listen, this is crazy. And it just doesn't pass any smell test for even the average layman in this country.
LEE ZELDIN: Listen, this is crazy. And it just doesn't pass any smell test for even the average layman in this country.
August 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As a layman, I pride myself on my ability to smell the sources of airplane turbulence.
If bombing a foreign country isn’t an act of war, and it’s not an act of retaliation, I guess the only option left is to call what we did an act of terrorism.
June 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If bombing a foreign country isn’t an act of war, and it’s not an act of retaliation, I guess the only option left is to call what we did an act of terrorism.
Since the term “pilates” isn’t trademarked, literally any exercise can be called pilates.
Also, pilates was named after its inventor, Joe Pilates, but he didn’t name it that.
Also, pilates was named after its inventor, Joe Pilates, but he didn’t name it that.
What’s common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
Not everything you think should be said out loud.
June 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Since the term “pilates” isn’t trademarked, literally any exercise can be called pilates.
Also, pilates was named after its inventor, Joe Pilates, but he didn’t name it that.
Also, pilates was named after its inventor, Joe Pilates, but he didn’t name it that.
Hold up, let him cook.
SUDDENLY (1954) — 10:45 am ET — 1h 17m
(TCM Daytime: Time Is Running Out)
Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason; directed by Lewis Allen
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: Time Is Running Out)
Frank Sinatra, Sterling Hayden, James Gleason; directed by Lewis Allen
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
#TCM #TCMParty
Suddenly (1954)
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June 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hold up, let him cook.
She did nothing wrong, your honor. Let her cook.
GOOD TIME GIRL (1948) — 1:30 am ET — 1h 21m
(BFI Film Archive: Celebrating 90 Years)
Jean Kent, Dennis Price, Flora Robson; directed by David MacDonald
After a drunk driving accident, a young girl and two GIs take off on a crime spree.
#TCM #TCMParty
(BFI Film Archive: Celebrating 90 Years)
Jean Kent, Dennis Price, Flora Robson; directed by David MacDonald
After a drunk driving accident, a young girl and two GIs take off on a crime spree.
#TCM #TCMParty
BFI Film Archive: Celebrating 90 Years
June 10th and 17th at 8 pm | 10 Movies
www.tcm.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
She did nothing wrong, your honor. Let her cook.
Ruh-roh
THE CONSTANT NYMPH (1943) — 6:00 am ET — 1h 52m
(TCM Daytime: Sister, Sister | Joan Fontaine & Olivia de Havilland)
Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith; directed by Edmund Goulding
A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: Sister, Sister | Joan Fontaine & Olivia de Havilland)
Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith; directed by Edmund Goulding
A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin.
#TCM #TCMParty
The Constant Nymph (1943)
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June 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ruh-roh
I played ‘Yesterday’ in Cinematrix for Ana de Armas, and I just reloaded the page to discover it has been rescinded as a correct answer. There’s an irony to this situation that I refuse to appreciate.
June 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I played ‘Yesterday’ in Cinematrix for Ana de Armas, and I just reloaded the page to discover it has been rescinded as a correct answer. There’s an irony to this situation that I refuse to appreciate.
Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
June 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows
I was amazed when I finally watched this and discovered that he finishes building it half an hour into the movie.
FIELD OF DREAMS (1989) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 47m
(TCM Primetime: It's Iowa)
Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones; directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Mysterious voices tell an Iowa farmer to build a baseball diamond in his backyard.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Primetime: It's Iowa)
Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones; directed by Phil Alden Robinson
Mysterious voices tell an Iowa farmer to build a baseball diamond in his backyard.
#TCM #TCMParty
Field Of Dreams (1989)
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May 31, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I was amazed when I finally watched this and discovered that he finishes building it half an hour into the movie.
A film daring enough to show the American dream for what it really is (violence and lies)
May 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A film daring enough to show the American dream for what it really is (violence and lies)
Always an exciting day when I get to play “Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula” in Cinematrix.
Vulture Cinematrix No. 427: May 27, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2662
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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Vulture Cinematrix No. 427: May 27, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2662
🟩🟩🟩
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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Cinematrix No. 427: May 27, 2025
Can you name an Oscar-nominated Anthony Hopkins movie?
vulture.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Always an exciting day when I get to play “Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula” in Cinematrix.
Vulture Cinematrix No. 427: May 27, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2662
🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩
Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Vulture Cinematrix No. 427: May 27, 2025
I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2662
🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩
Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Hitchcock Top 5:
1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. To Catch a Thief
5. North by Northwest.
1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. To Catch a Thief
5. North by Northwest.
What’s your Hitchcock Top 5?
1. Rear Window
2. Strangers on a Train
3. The Lady Vanishes
4. Rope
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
1. Rear Window
2. Strangers on a Train
3. The Lady Vanishes
4. Rope
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
What’s your Hitchcock Top 5? (UGH; this is hard.)
1. North by Northwest
2. Notorious
3. Rope
4. Blackmail
5. Rebecca
(My heart breaks for Strangers on a Train, Murder!, and The Lady Vanishes, Shadow of a Doubt, and Lifeboat)
1. North by Northwest
2. Notorious
3. Rope
4. Blackmail
5. Rebecca
(My heart breaks for Strangers on a Train, Murder!, and The Lady Vanishes, Shadow of a Doubt, and Lifeboat)
May 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hitchcock Top 5:
1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. To Catch a Thief
5. North by Northwest.
1. Vertigo
2. Psycho
3. Rear Window
4. To Catch a Thief
5. North by Northwest.
I went three for three on the Palm, Grand Prix, and one of the two Jury Prize Winner! Call me Nostrapalmus!
May 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I went three for three on the Palm, Grand Prix, and one of the two Jury Prize Winner! Call me Nostrapalmus!
Cannes Predictions based on reviews and vibes:
Palm: It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prix: Sentimental Value
Jury Prize: Sirat
Director: Lynne Ramsey- Die My Love
Actor: Alexander Kuznetsov and Anatoliy Beliy- Two Prosecutors
Actress- Sara Casasnovas- Romeria
Screenplay: Chie Hayakawa- Renoir
Palm: It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prix: Sentimental Value
Jury Prize: Sirat
Director: Lynne Ramsey- Die My Love
Actor: Alexander Kuznetsov and Anatoliy Beliy- Two Prosecutors
Actress- Sara Casasnovas- Romeria
Screenplay: Chie Hayakawa- Renoir
May 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Cannes Predictions based on reviews and vibes:
Palm: It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prix: Sentimental Value
Jury Prize: Sirat
Director: Lynne Ramsey- Die My Love
Actor: Alexander Kuznetsov and Anatoliy Beliy- Two Prosecutors
Actress- Sara Casasnovas- Romeria
Screenplay: Chie Hayakawa- Renoir
Palm: It Was Just an Accident
Grand Prix: Sentimental Value
Jury Prize: Sirat
Director: Lynne Ramsey- Die My Love
Actor: Alexander Kuznetsov and Anatoliy Beliy- Two Prosecutors
Actress- Sara Casasnovas- Romeria
Screenplay: Chie Hayakawa- Renoir
Where the hell was this on the Sight & Sound list???
HOT DOG (1930) — 9:40 am ET — 15m
(TCM Extras)
Zion Myers, Jules White; directed by Jules White, Zion Myers
A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which leads to conflict when the husband shows up in this Dogville short.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Extras)
Zion Myers, Jules White; directed by Jules White, Zion Myers
A married dog is out on the town with her lover boyfriend, which leads to conflict when the husband shows up in this Dogville short.
#TCM #TCMParty
Hot Dog (1930)
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May 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Where the hell was this on the Sight & Sound list???
1970s or 80s New York City
What is one thing you fall for in a movie every single time?
May 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
1970s or 80s New York City
The version of the movie The Matrix that exists in the Cars universe was directed by the Kachowskis.
May 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The version of the movie The Matrix that exists in the Cars universe was directed by the Kachowskis.
They should let Michael Haneke direct a Final Destination movie.
May 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They should let Michael Haneke direct a Final Destination movie.
God damn I wish I lived in Paris.
A 59-film Alfred Hitchcock series is coming to NYC's Paris Theater in May (with 35 on 35mm):
• 34 Hitchock films
• 18 "homages" and "critical influences"
• Documentaries, TV episodes, wartime shorts, and even a LOONEY TUNES cartoon!
www.paristheaternyc.com/series/hitch... #FilmSky #AlfredHitchcock
• 34 Hitchock films
• 18 "homages" and "critical influences"
• Documentaries, TV episodes, wartime shorts, and even a LOONEY TUNES cartoon!
www.paristheaternyc.com/series/hitch... #FilmSky #AlfredHitchcock
Paris Theater - HITCH!
The Original Cinema Influencer
Co-presented by the New York Film Critics Circle, Celebrating its 90th Anniversary
www.paristheaternyc.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
God damn I wish I lived in Paris.
But when he burns the roast, he comes up with a devious plot involving some steamed hams…
FIVE MINUTES FROM THE STATION (1930) — 4:15 pm ET — 13m
(TCM Extras)
Sylvia Sidney, Lynne Overman, Berton Churchill; directed by Arthur Hurley
A man brings his boss home to dinner hoping it will get him a promotion in this short film. Vitaphone Release 1051-1052.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Extras)
Sylvia Sidney, Lynne Overman, Berton Churchill; directed by Arthur Hurley
A man brings his boss home to dinner hoping it will get him a promotion in this short film. Vitaphone Release 1051-1052.
#TCM #TCMParty
Five Minutes from the Station (1930)
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May 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
But when he burns the roast, he comes up with a devious plot involving some steamed hams…