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It's been a while since I shared some stuff I wrote, so here's my shameless plug thread.
Let's start off with @SYFYFANGRRLS!
I wrote about the gendered toy battles of the 1980s and the unique status held by one She-Ra.
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I wrote about the gendered toy battles of the 1980s and the unique status held by one She-Ra.
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Just before I'm Thinking of Ending Things dropped, I discussed the fascinating women of Charlie Kaufman.
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Autumn Peltier on what she hopes THE WATER WALKER will do for climate change awareness:
"Everyone needs water. We are all one. I hope we can all come together and create awareness for our future, and protect the land and the water." #TIFF20
"Everyone needs water. We are all one. I hope we can all come together and create awareness for our future, and protect the land and the water." #TIFF20
Greta Thunberg on the future of climate activism:
"It isn’t going to be the politicians who suddenly realize there’s a climate crisis...But by influencing all people in general, we can build that pressure towards elected officials. That’s how a democracy works."
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"It isn’t going to be the politicians who suddenly realize there’s a climate crisis...But by influencing all people in general, we can build that pressure towards elected officials. That’s how a democracy works."
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"'You’re only 15 years old, why does it matter what you say?' But it’s more impactful coming from a child, because we shouldn’t have to be the ones to speak up about these issues. We have to empower youth." —Autumn Peltier on the criticism of her age as an activist
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#TIFF20 is money laundering a-go-go. Netflix paying this much for these movies is highly suspect—any one of these movies would make a small fraction of that during even a healthy movie theater year. They overpay for these movies in order to launder money
A studio used to be at risk of going under for consistently overpaying for movies and as a result directly causing flops. We are living in a post-flop world though—Netflix movies don't 'make' anything, and they share no records even as far as views. Its all top secret and corrupt
By overpaying for shit nobody wants it inflates the perceived value of these movies, makes it seem like anybody wants to see these movies. This is all manufactured/engineered. Profit and business has nothing to do with any of it. Everything is made up and the points dont matter
🔴 Happening now: The incredible @Ava DuVernay joins @cameron_tiff at #TIFF20 for a powerful conversation on art, activism, and Black Lives Matter.
Presented by @BronStudios
Presented by @BronStudios
Some #TIFF20 thoughts. NOMADLAND is as beautiful as you've heard. It's very hard to make a story that is about both poverty and difficulty without making it entirely about misery. Also one of the most gorgeous studies of the United States west of the Mississippi you'll ever see.
BEANS is a terrific coming-of-age story, moving with enormous grace between stories of adolescent identity and a history of Mohawk communities at a particular moment in history. #TIFF20
For someone who grew up near Philadelphia, 40 YEARS A PRISONER is a fascinating look at the history of MOVE *before* the bombing and at the members who spent decades in prison. #TIFF20
Calling all cowboys and aliens:
CONCRETE COWBOY star @calebmclaughlin joins us tomorrow at 4:30pm EDT for a Twitter Q&A. Drop your questions below using #TIFF20.
CONCRETE COWBOY star @calebmclaughlin joins us tomorrow at 4:30pm EDT for a Twitter Q&A. Drop your questions below using #TIFF20.
@TIFF_NET Q: @TIFF_NET @calebmclaughlin what are some things you and idris did to build your father/son relationship on screen? #TIFF20
- @wheelclair
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- @wheelclair
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@TIFF_NET Q: @TIFF_NET @calebmclaughlin how has your experience on this film shaped you as a person? #TIFF20
- @thatIowlife
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- @thatIowlife
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🔴 Happening now: Celebrate 20 years of REQUIEM FOR A DREAM with @DarrenAronofsky, @BurstynEllen, Matthew Libatique, @iamclintmansell, and James Chinlund.
Part of the Best of TIFF Reunions, presented by @bell. #TIFF20 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Part of the Best of TIFF Reunions, presented by @bell. #TIFF20 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
“A lot of people think that making those films, and films that are intense in subject matter, end up being super intense and depressing sets. For me, it was a set of constant discovery and excitement, and fun.” ––@DarrenAronofsky on REQUIEM FOR A DREAM #TIFF20
Star @BurstynEllen delivered a transformative performance in REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, and earned an @TheAcademy Award nomination for it.
“Most work that you do, you can do pretty easily. But this was gorgeously hard. Difficult, and demanding, and it was just exhilarating.” #TIFF20
“Most work that you do, you can do pretty easily. But this was gorgeously hard. Difficult, and demanding, and it was just exhilarating.” #TIFF20
🔴 Happening now: Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan joins host @annetdonahue for a special In Conversation With... to discuss her powerhouse performances over the past decade, and her new #TIFF20 film AMMONITE.
Saoirse Ronan became an actor out of necessity but fell in love the second she stepped on set:
"I like the discipline with the play aspect, but it wasn’t really until I got to 12—so much older—when I was doing ATONEMENT, that I told my Nan 'I want to do it forever." #TIFF20
"I like the discipline with the play aspect, but it wasn’t really until I got to 12—so much older—when I was doing ATONEMENT, that I told my Nan 'I want to do it forever." #TIFF20
On her film BROOKLYN:
“I think what made it overwhelming was that it was a very severe combining of two worlds. I was completely terrified. But it ended up being such a special film for me and it was an honour to be able to tell that story.” —Saoirse Ronan #TIFF20
“I think what made it overwhelming was that it was a very severe combining of two worlds. I was completely terrified. But it ended up being such a special film for me and it was an honour to be able to tell that story.” —Saoirse Ronan #TIFF20
“...the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life is capturing Ellen Burstyn’s performance on film.” ––@DarrenAronofsky in 2000 on REQUIEM FOR A DREAM #TIFF20
Adapted from Hubert Selby Jr.’s classic novel, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM is a stylistically arresting film that follows four people as their dreams for a better life descend into a spiral of despair and self-destruction. #TIFF20
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM found its innovative visual style by focusing on the individual characters.
“The camera language is all directed toward subjectivity, so [the language] is born out of that notion.” ––D.O.P. Matthew Libatique #TIFF20
“The camera language is all directed toward subjectivity, so [the language] is born out of that notion.” ––D.O.P. Matthew Libatique #TIFF20
Tonight I had the honour of joining @TIFF_NET for their opening night. Although, this year’s event is different from years past, it was a good reminder of the strength and resiliency of our film sector. #TIFF20 #xoTO
I encourage residents to take part in @TIFF_NET this year by checking out virtual events, movie screenings and much more. To learn more visit: tiff.net #TIFF20 #xoTO
At tonight’s opening event @TIFF_NET honoured a special guest. I was pleased to meet Manpreet Kainth - a front line worker from Humber River Regional Hospital. Thank you for everything you have done. #TIFF20 @HRHospital #xoTO
Movies I'm looking forward to:
Another Round
Wolfwalkers
Limbo
Get the Hell Out
One Night in Miami
Summer of '85
The Third Day
Trickster
Violation
Having free press room coffee & RaviSoup wraps in spirit with all my colleagues & friends! #TIFF20
Another Round
Wolfwalkers
Limbo
Get the Hell Out
One Night in Miami
Summer of '85
The Third Day
Trickster
Violation
Having free press room coffee & RaviSoup wraps in spirit with all my colleagues & friends! #TIFF20
My base for #TIFF20 this year. Yes, I reserved the Reylo notepad just for this occasion.
Bring an important and glamorous film critic. #TIFF20
Spontaneous book purchases have been one of the few true pleasures during lockdown so tell me, what are your most recently bought books? Here's mine.
(All of these were under £2 on Kindle, baby!)
(All of these were under £2 on Kindle, baby!)
I don't tend to read a lot of hard space opera style sci-fi but I was really won over by A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, a fascinating & cerebral dissection of colonialism with a lot of political intrigue.
Now reading.
