We are honored to be named the 3rd (!) greatest cinema in the world by Time Out - and the best cinema in all of NYC! Check out the whole list at buff.ly/2F4K2Pm, weβll see you at the movies! ποΈ πΏ π½οΈ
05.03.2026 19:53 β
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a man in a cape is laughing with the words ha ha ha
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Thereβs a pitcher on the Seattle Mariners named Criswell. Batters to be pitied. Batters to be despised.
05.03.2026 02:43 β
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Paramount CEO David Ellison has pledged to support editorial independence at CNN, saying it βneeds to be maintained,β amid widespread concern about his companyβs plans for the news network. Here's our writeup of his CNBC interview: www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/m...
05.03.2026 18:49 β
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Loving the absolute glamour of #botd Edmund Lowe with Lilyan Tashman and Kay Francis at Malibu, 1932. Photographed by Edward Steichen for Vanity Fair magazine.
03.03.2026 23:21 β
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True. And the 8:30pm time slot (and 7:30pm in Central time!) also helped w/ younger viewers, I'm sure.
05.03.2026 18:42 β
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Ha! It's a great resource.
05.03.2026 18:19 β
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And the HAPPY DAYS lead-in certainly helped w/ younger audiences.
05.03.2026 18:18 β
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TRILOGY OF TERROR aired on ABC against MASH and the People's Choice Awards on CBS. NBC counter-programmed w/ a TV movie starring Martin Sheen about the sinking of a passenger ship.
05.03.2026 17:56 β
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It's quite the generational touchstone! Sadly, I was too young to watch that original broadcast and didn't see it until the '80s, I think.
05.03.2026 17:43 β
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Kino may have licensed the transfer for their 2018 release from Disney, but I don't think that would preclude a label like Criterion from releasing MoMA's restoration.
Maybe licensing it for the Criterion Channel is a good sign.
05.03.2026 17:41 β
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βOne of the greatest films never finished. One of Hollywoodβs most dangerous alliances. One enduring legend.β
My new book THE CURSE OF QUEEN KELLY will be published this month by @stickingplacebk.bsky.social β on 27 March, Gloria Swansonβs birthday, no less.
stickingplacebooks.com/books/the-cu...
05.03.2026 11:18 β
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Yes. The first four POLICE SQUAD episodes aired in March of 1982, then the remaining two were burned off in July after the show was canceled.
It was rerun on CBS in the summer of 1991, but no additional episodes were produced.
05.03.2026 17:28 β
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Indeed. The Naked Gun movies were fun, but they never matched the brilliance of Police Squad.
05.03.2026 17:05 β
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A brunette woman of the Victorian era is wearing a mustard-colored coat and cream-colored blouse tied with a large bow around her neck. She wears a tall matching hat. She is peering through a shrubbery with great interest at someone or something.
Samantha Eggar, born on this day in 1939 (d. 2025) as Emma Fairfax in a scene from the film DOCTOR DOLITTLE (1967)
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Good morning.
#BOTD #filmsky #moviesky
05.03.2026 12:29 β
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This morning @status.news produces a long list of his attacks on press freedom before asking:
"Should the WHCA treat Trump as just another president participating in a century-old Washington traditionβor as someone who blatantly attacks First Amendment freedoms at every turn?"
Read to remember...
05.03.2026 15:31 β
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NOTHING SACRED is the public domain, so there would be nothing stopping a physical media release. I remember how the VHS tapes used to proliferate in the bargain bins.
05.03.2026 16:34 β
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YouTube video by Kino Lorber
Nothing Sacred | Full Movie | 1937
Kino has posted what I believe is their restored transfer of NOTHING SACRED to YouTube, so you can compare it to MoMA's transfer on Criterion Channel.
The differences in color tones are startling at times. My personal preference is for MoMA's richer, warmer transfer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFof...
05.03.2026 16:16 β
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According to MoMA, this transfer is "the first to reflect the experimental color design of the filmβs first 1937 release."
Their restoration is from the Technicolor separations, while Kino's is from a fine grain master positive print.
"Better" is subjective. I would say MoMA's is more accurate.
05.03.2026 16:09 β
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A screen cap from the Criterion Channel.
William Wellman's NOTHING SACRED (1937) w/ Fredric March and Carole Lombard is now on Criterion Channel.
This is the MoMA restoration from the original Technicolor separations, w/ warm, golden tones that are completely lost in other transfers.
It looks and sounds glorious. #FilmSky
05.03.2026 03:48 β
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I too am Team Dynomutt (and Blue Falcon).
05.03.2026 07:46 β
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Team RUN, JOE, RUN here.
05.03.2026 07:29 β
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05.03.2026 07:17 β
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As did I. I still have my tapes!
05.03.2026 07:03 β
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Leslie Nielsen in a promotional photo for POLICE SQUAD! Note the sign on the door.
POLICE SQUAD! debuted on ABC #OTD in 1982.
Leslie Nielsen starred in this cop show parody from creators
David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (AIRPLANE!).
It was so chock-full of visual and verbal gags, you had to watch it multiple times to get all the jokes. #TVSky
05.03.2026 06:55 β
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This one should jump right to the top of the list, especially if you enjoy screwball comedies.
05.03.2026 06:38 β
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I remember it well.
05.03.2026 06:37 β
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A full hour of HERE'S BOOMER. God help us.
05.03.2026 06:33 β
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I watched it for the first time in the mid-1980s. It was scored by DARK SHADOWS composer Robert Cobert and featured two actors from the show, so, like much of Curtis' 1970s work, it feels very DS-adjacent. That was a big plus for me in those days (and still).
05.03.2026 06:30 β
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