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Steven Soderbergh lines up a shot for UNSANE (2018) with an iPhone.

Steven Soderbergh lines up a shot for UNSANE (2018) with an iPhone.

Steven Soderbergh @letterboxd.social + @bkmag.bsky.social, Raymond Depardon @newyorker.com, Jean-Luc Godard @newleftreview.bsky.social, John Schlesinger @theguardian.com, short films by Mona Fastvold and Ricky D’Ambrose …

Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...

20.02.2026 17:32 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The logo for the Moirée Podcast is naturally a capital M.

The logo for the Moirée Podcast is naturally a capital M.

Moirée at the #Berlinale. You’ve seen the grid. Now listen to the podcasts — moir.ee/podcasts/moi...

20.02.2026 17:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A 1981 photo of Frederick Wiseman by Robert Whittington.

A 1981 photo of Frederick Wiseman by Robert Whittington.

Remembering Frederick Wiseman … www.criterion.com/current/post...

19.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
Robert Duvall with half a smile, a vest, a scruffy beard, and a tall cowboy hat.

Robert Duvall with half a smile, a vest, a scruffy beard, and a tall cowboy hat.

Remembering Robert Duvall … www.criterion.com/current/post...

18.02.2026 21:20 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A gentle giant, Tom Noonan was a singular character actor in Manhunter, Heat, Last Action Hero, and Synecdoche, New York, and the writer-director-star (+ more) behind What Happened Was....

An imposing presence with rare depth and intelligence, he will be missed.

RIP, 1951–2026

18.02.2026 10:18 — 👍 108    🔁 22    💬 1    📌 9
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Berlinale26 Grid of critic ratings for Berlinale26 on MOIRÉE

Critics are rating #Berlinale films …

@ Moirée — moir.ee/editions/ber...

@criticde.bsky.social — jury.critic.de/berlinale/

17.02.2026 20:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Frederick Wiseman with headphones and a warm smile.

Frederick Wiseman with headphones and a warm smile.

Today is just merciless. Frederick Wiseman, a giant, has died at 96.

@nytimes.com — www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...

16.02.2026 21:27 — 👍 20    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

A giant loss: Robert Duvall is gone. An extraordinary artist who was fluent in every dialect of film acting, from ice-cold underplayer (The Godfather) to expert naturalist (Tender Mercies, The Apostle) to balls-to-the-wall maniac (Apocalypse Now). One of our all-timers. Plunge into that filmography.

16.02.2026 18:09 — 👍 2099    🔁 483    💬 54    📌 32
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Ep. 377: Berlin 2026 – David Hudson on Rosebush Pruning, The Red Hangar, Dao, plus a word for Mouse Podcast Episode · The Last Thing I Saw · 02/14/2026 · 35m

Had a great time talking with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social here at the #Berlinale about Alain Gomis’s DAO, Juan Pablo Sallato’s THE RED HANGAR, and Karim Aïnouz’s ROSEBUSH PRUNING on The Last Thing I Saw — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

15.02.2026 22:38 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Diane Keaton with a glass of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other in Richard Brooks’s LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (1977).

Diane Keaton with a glass of wine in one hand and a cigarette in the other in Richard Brooks’s LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR (1977).

Diane Keaton @ 4Columns, TAXI DRIVER @ 50 @npr.org + @theguardian.com, @robrubsam.bsky.social on spiritual cinema @thebaffler.com, THE BORDER (1982) @newyorker.com, Bardot @lrb.co.uk …

Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...

13.02.2026 23:17 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
‘Rose’: first trailer for Markus Schleinzer’s Berlin competition title starring Sandra Hüller
YouTube video by Screen International ‘Rose’: first trailer for Markus Schleinzer’s Berlin competition title starring Sandra Hüller

Pretty high on my most-anticipated list. Premieres Sunday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDCz...

13.02.2026 00:06 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Bud Cort in a tie and turned-up collar—and with a knowing smile.

Bud Cort in a tie and turned-up collar—and with a knowing smile.

Yes, Bud Cort could play an oddball, but always in a slyly endearing way. So sorry to hear he’s gone at 77.

@indiewire.com — www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...

11.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Margaret Sullavan in a hat and fur is reflected a zillion times over in two mirrors facing each other in William Wyler’s THE GOOD FAIRY (1935).

Margaret Sullavan in a hat and fur is reflected a zillion times over in two mirrors facing each other in William Wyler’s THE GOOD FAIRY (1935).

Opening Friday:

Noir City Seattle @siffnews.bsky.social, the Nitrate Film Festival @amcinematheque.bsky.social, and Cinéma du Cashiers @bambrooklyn.bsky.social — www.criterion.com/current/post...

11.02.2026 22:06 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Divine is upside down and laughing in John Waters’s MULTIPLE MANIACS (1970).

Divine is upside down and laughing in John Waters’s MULTIPLE MANIACS (1970).

The Film-Makers’ Cooperative will celebrate 65 years on Friday with screenings and a benefit gala featuring a tribute to Ken and Flo Jacobs and awards for Nan Goldin, Joan Jonas, Lynne Sachs, MM Serra, John Waters, and the Jack Smith Archive — www.criterion.com/current/post...

10.02.2026 17:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Laura Dern’s Closet Picks
YouTube video by CRITERION Laura Dern’s Closet Picks

Find someone who’ll love you the way Laura Dern loves movies.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2IZ...

10.02.2026 00:12 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
The sun hangs low over the horizon in a scene from Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s VARIATIONS ON A THEME (2026).

The sun hangs low over the horizon in a scene from Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s VARIATIONS ON A THEME (2026).

So #IFFR2026 wrapped over the weekend. Here’s a brief overview of the award winners and a few critical favorites — www.criterion.com/current/post...

09.02.2026 18:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not the overall trend, but how quickly the spread got so wide? A little, tbh.

07.02.2026 11:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Europeans were asked in a YouGov poll conducted last month, “Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?” On average, respondents in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain are going two to one, unfavorable over favorable.

Europeans were asked in a YouGov poll conducted last month, “Overall, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of the US?” On average, respondents in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Great Britain are going two to one, unfavorable over favorable.

Not high on the list of fires to be put out, but as an American living in Europe, it is dispiriting to realize that it’ll take generations to rectify this … www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

07.02.2026 10:31 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
The top 20 includes Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF (1971), Pasolini’s ACCATTONE (1961), Ozu’s AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (1962), Claire Denis’s BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) …

The top 20 includes Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF (1971), Pasolini’s ACCATTONE (1961), Ozu’s AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (1962), Claire Denis’s BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) …

Good to see @lacinetek.bsky.social doing these lists again. 30 favorites from Kelly Reichardt @letterboxd.social — letterboxd.com/lacinetek/li...

06.02.2026 23:00 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Orson Welles sets up a scene in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942).

Orson Welles sets up a scene in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942).

An AI-driven reconstruction of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS @newyorker.com, Wes Anderson @thepointmag.bsky.social, Michael Almereyda @nytimes.com + @hammertonail.bsky.social + @screenslate.bsky.social, @szacharek.bsky.social on the underappreciated …

Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...

06.02.2026 18:52 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Andrzej Wajda gestures on set.

Andrzej Wajda gestures on set.

“Andrzej Wajda: Portraits of History and Humanity” is on now at BFI Southbank — www.criterion.com/current/post...

05.02.2026 20:29 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Semi-competent detectives are up late in the office in Bong Joon Ho’s MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003).

Semi-competent detectives are up late in the office in Bong Joon Ho’s MEMORIES OF MURDER (2003).

The MoMA series “Seoul After Dark: Personal Memories of Korean Cinema” is on through February 25 — www.criterion.com/current/post...

05.02.2026 19:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Todd Haynes’ Gay Romance ‘De Noche’ Resurrects With Pedro Pascal Confirmed to Star and France’s MK2 Films Financing (EXCLUSIVE) Todd Haynes’ subversive love story 'De Noche' will start shooting next month with Pedro Pascal starring in the lead role.

It’s happening after all!

variety.com/2026/film/gl...

04.02.2026 14:42 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Catherine O’Hara out on the street at night in Martin Scorsese’s AFTER HOURS (1985).

Catherine O’Hara out on the street at night in Martin Scorsese’s AFTER HOURS (1985).

Been Berlinale previewing, and now it’s time to do some catching up:

Notes on the winners of the awards at Sundance … www.criterion.com/current/post...

And remembering the great, great Catherine O’Hara … www.criterion.com/current/post...

03.02.2026 22:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Madjid Niroumand looks back at the camera in Amir Naderi’s THE RUNNER (1984).

Madjid Niroumand looks back at the camera in Amir Naderi’s THE RUNNER (1984).

Amir Naderi and Bahram Beyzaie @ Metrograph, Joan Crawford and Robert Aldrich @ 4Columns, Hlynur Pálmason @reverseshot.bsky.social, Reginald Hudlin @letterboxd.social and @indiewire.com, Béla Tarr @eflux.bsky.social …

Did You See This? www.criterion.com/current/post...

31.01.2026 09:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton share a laugh in a dark living room in Wilde’s THE INVITE.

Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton share a laugh in a dark living room in Wilde’s THE INVITE.

Notes on three Sundance Premieres that critics seem to like, Olivia Wilde’s THE INVITE, Padraic McKinley’s THE WEIGHT, and John Wilson’s THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE — www.criterion.com/current/post...

29.01.2026 20:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Catherine Deneuve is half-covered in the dark sludge thrown at her in Luis Buñuel’s BELLE DE JOUR (1967).

Catherine Deneuve is half-covered in the dark sludge thrown at her in Luis Buñuel’s BELLE DE JOUR (1967).

“Luis Buñuel: Desire and Deviance” opens Friday @tiffnet.bsky.social ! www.criterion.com/current/post...

28.01.2026 17:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Aaron Douglas, Jean Blackwell Hutson, Nathan Huggins, Richard Bruce Nugent, Eubie Blake, and Irwin C. Miller in a boisterous discussion in ONCE UPON A TIME IM HARLEM (2026).

Aaron Douglas, Jean Blackwell Hutson, Nathan Huggins, Richard Bruce Nugent, Eubie Blake, and Irwin C. Miller in a boisterous discussion in ONCE UPON A TIME IM HARLEM (2026).

Conceived by William Greaves and directed by David Greaves, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM captures a lively gathering of Harlem Renaissance luminaries in 1972 — www.criterion.com/current/post...

27.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Judy Garland is surrounded by band members in a black-and-white publicity photo for George Cukor’s A STAR IS BORN (1954).

Judy Garland is surrounded by band members in a black-and-white publicity photo for George Cukor’s A STAR IS BORN (1954).

In this month’s books roundup: Judy Garland, Martin Scorsese, Kelly Reichardt, Alejandro Jodorowsky, John Sayles, Tilda Swinton, Gilles Deleuze, Robert Kramer, Abel Ferrara … www.criterion.com/current/post...

26.01.2026 20:00 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Video: Opinion | Is This Who Trump Meant by the ‘Worst of the Worst’? The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.

This is really excellent, glad to see you given the space to go big with this @jamellebouie.net www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

24.01.2026 00:22 — 👍 1068    🔁 263    💬 11    📌 9

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