Four Weddings and a Funeral. I’ll say Titanic, too. Not because its success is surprising, but how deeply in the zeitgeist it was worldwide. You simply had to be there…
Doc Shorts Ranking (even though they are ALL excellent):
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud > All the Empty Rooms > Perfectly a Strangeness > The Devil is Busy > Children No More: Were and Are Gone
Prediction: All the Empty Rooms OR Brent Renaud
Animated Shorts Ranking:
The Girl Who Cried Pearls > Retirement Plan > Forevergreen > The Three Sisters > Butterfly
Prediction: The Girl Who Cried Pearls (GOD SURE HOPE SO)
#Oscars
Allow me to share my rankings (and predictions) for #Oscar -nominated shorts:
Live Action Ranking:
The Singers > Two People Exchanging Saliva > Jane Austin’s Period Drama > Butcher's Stain > A Friend of Dorothy
Prediction: Two People Exchanging Saliva
We owe the world to people like your sister.
I should have said OUTSIDE the clinic (by lowlife lunatic protestors). Those who work at the clinic are goddamn heroes.
Don’t you love that two of the doc short nominees are on two unimaginably grim American realities? Women who barely have abortion access & get threatened/bullied at the clinic, and massacred school kids who left empty rooms & heartbroken families behind…
Fabulous country. 😔
Minnie Driver sighting, and I’m that ‘90s girl again. ♥️
If you’re a “I can’t stomach a Harvey Weinstein interview” person, you’re correct. If you’re a “I’m curious about an interview w/ a former Hollywood mogul/serial rapist now deservedly rotting in prison” person, you’re also correct. I’m the latter. I read it. His delusion is beyond. (Good interview.)
13.
I'm not much of a completionist, but I think I've read every one of hers now? Satisfying as always, with an ear for dialogue and a strong sense of atmosphere. Not my favorite ending - a little too neat - but I assume that's a set-up for the third one in the Cal Hooper series.
Honey, I’m from Hatay. Got jars of za’atar (or as we call it, zahter) here. Let’s smash the glass ceiling together!! 🤣💪🏼
Immense thanks to @hertzbarry.bsky.social for working with me on this piece & being a wonderful editor.
Kaouther Ben Hania received 3 Oscar nominations with her 3 most recent movies. That breaks (somehow unsung) records in The Academy’s spotty history with women directors & Arab cinema. If she wins Sunday, that will mean another first in history. An honor to interview her for @theglobeandmail.com.
Got lotsa extra sumac in my spice cabinet. Will happily slather on some. Cumin, paprika…whatever they want lol.
Re: that NYMag salary survey, what seasonings are we talking about here. Like WHAT?
Ah but we shouldn’t call them Nazis despite the fact that they routinely use Nazi language.
Also: I’m a Muslim. And an immigrant. I work hard and do all I can to contribute to this country. I 100% belong in American society (even though I don’t always feel included).
And the ASC Award for Theatrical Motion Pictures...Best Cinematography goes to...
Michael Bauman for “One Battle After Another”
I just look forward to hearing all about what opera and/or ballet y’all hit over the weekend.
I don't ever want to hear that it's wrong to call them Nazis again.
Your Spotify wrapped come December better include some Mozart & Puccini is all I’m saying.
Like, if you spent a good chunk of yesterday tweeting about this, but aren’t at all interested in spending a little time this weekend listening to & reading up on, say, Tosca, I’m not sure if I believe in your sincerity. You’re just exploiting a controversy for online engagement.
Encouraging that many showed up in defense of opera, ballet, & I’d like to think, classical music artists too. I do hope (as someone who actually listens to classical music) this controversy increases ticket sales, music downloads & overall curiosity. Otherwise it’s a bit performative for my taste.
This weekend, you can use the promo code TIMOTHEE and save 14% at the Seattle Opera. 🤣
They do. (But he’s still the president.)
The rest of the world has this image of a dumb yet arrogant American. (I know this, because I am an immigrant & I didn’t grow up here.) Sadly, the video White House has posted is living up to that image. It absolutely owns it.
We’re an international laughing stock.
The correct take.
Timothée's opera and ballet blowback and Jessie Buckley pissing off cat lovers is proof that Oscar season should be at least two weeks shorter.
Also, nowhere in my post did I say that people want him to win only because he is Sean Penn. An exhausting thing about social media is exactly this: people misrepresenting your words and claiming you said something you didn’t say. But thanks for “explaining” what awards are for to me, I guess.
Unknowingly, YES.
