@StephenSilver

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Happy to introduce my new @substack newsletter, The SS Ben Hecht: open.substack.com/pub/stephe…
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THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK- Opening night is a gem, starring John Turturro as a criminal from a different time, wearing an impossibly cool jacket #PFF35
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And that's a wrap for me at #PFF35. Best of the fest: 1. BEHEMOTH! 2. THE DEBUT 3. YOUR MOTHER (x3) 4. WILD HORSE NINE 5. RAY GUNN 6. MOUSE 7. TENDER LOVING CARE 8. ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK 9. NAZA 10. MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS PART 2.
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Yet throughout the week, everything was somewhat overshadowed by Nathan, Elizabeth, and Billy...
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I’m going to guess this has something to do with a certain other documentary of unusual length expanding on to more screens
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Alex Gibney’s 4 hour long movie about Elon Musk has been pulled from theaters within two weeks of release after flopping hard
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largest rodent@capybaroness20h
Michael has passed out of the zeitgeist by now, but i'm still intrigued by what was asked of its young star--to not just represent his uncle but become a spiritual medium for him
largest rodent@capybaronessOct 24
october’s free column is on something that’s been on my mind for a few months now: it seems like a common thread thru many of the year’s biggest (and smallest) films is that they treat performance as a spectacle no less momentous than CG explosions api.omarshehata.me/substack-…
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“Why did you make a movie about the things you care about, instead of the things I care about?”
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@vocalcryOct 24
“Why is the movie not a different movie” is certainly a take
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Dave Itzkoff@ditzkoffOct 25
"Does Henny Youngman not understand that his wife is actually a very nice person and a kind and loving spouse"
Evan Barker
@evanwchOct 24
Does Obama not understand that to most Americans the Cheesecake Factory is a very nice and fancy restaurant?
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rachel@hexesintexasOct 25
Praying that everyone earnestly advocating for Elizabeth Holmes’ innocence after You Can See Everything stays very far away from cults bc it would be lights out for y’all I’m afraid
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Amalie 🌻@AmalieB94Oct 24
Here we go again with the anti-semitic conspiracy crap 🙄
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Hmmm
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Uncle Runk@NotUncleRunkOct 24
Film bro drinking a beer: This is the most important beer of the 21st century. It may even be the last beer.
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jourdain searles@judysquirrelsOct 24
jesse eisenberg doesn’t owe mark zuckerberg an apology. andrew garfield doesn’t owe sam altman an apology. sebastian stan doesn’t owe trump an apology. amanda seyfried doesn’t owe elizabeth holmes an apology. shut up. grow up. stop being a bootlicker.
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⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1301 9/9: Rarity: 42 IMMACULATE! 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: sports-reference.com/immacul…
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