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[H. Paul Moon @hpmoon]

By George, the show (probably) goes on! Braving all, like those New Yorkers who toppled the statue nearby this same day in 1776, as weather increasingly promises to mellow by 8pm tonight. Almost 300 tickets are reserved but plenty chairs left for you, & bring an umbrella in case!

[H. Paul Moon @hpmoon]

Seats filling up right now! @wcp cites "By George: It All Comes Down" in their "Real Locals’ Calendar of Alternative Events for America’s 250th": https://t.co/vfZ1xstAtz. And @DupontUndergrnd is managing to stay cool as a respite from the heat & politics aboveground. Please come!

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"Cape Fear" Cinematographer Eben Bolter ASC, BSC on Crafting the Series for Apple TV | from @TheMakingofShow https://t.co/UH15SbB1H3

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Project Hail Mary is now streaming freely on @PrimeVideo at https://t.co/7DObgNXSD9. Excited to watch it in HDR.

[WTOP @WTOP]

The immersive documentary experience "By George: It All Comes Down" runs on a loop 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at Dupont Underground in D.C. through the Fourth of July weekend.

https://t.co/Ml3vLoiDJV

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Does America deserve a happy ending? | from @UnHerd https://t.co/KZR9Y8BdFA

[DOCOFILM (.com) @docofilm]

Please join me at @docsinprogress tomorrow/Saturday June 27 2:30pm in downtown Silver Spring as part of @heritagemoco "Heritage Days." Great occasion to be in community and conversation about this timely and resonant new alt-250 project! Free tickets at: https://t.co/SycI4d98qG

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@RichardERoeper Sorry, but no (rarely disagree with your sharp criticism). Scene-hogging, navel-gazing cameos with dialogue that wouldn't possibly come out of humanoids' mouths. The show totally misses the mark in its wannabe working class affectation: just a lot of slave labor for rich people.

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Robert Richardson: The White Devil Official Trailer | @YouTube https://t.co/YxXvRLn12q

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The arrogance of the writers overcame the original indie spirit: and as the article notes, all this drama is fussing about slave labor for wealthy people with fussy finicky demanding tastes, all for environmentally and financially wasteful haute cuisine https://t.co/rtA1wbgv8m

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Longest film shoot ever, @LACMA. See ya in ten thousand years.

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The Blunt Spielbergian Delights of Disclosure Day | from @schleicherspin https://t.co/XbSvDoHbyg

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Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’: Faith Shaken by Aliens? | from @Patheos https://t.co/9FiAKDAw1a

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Obsession Has Already Outearned the Combined Box Office of All 68 Sundance US Competition Films Since 2020 | from @hollywoodgfly https://t.co/8jxgn8JCjV

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What I've been saying about Chloe Zhao for years. And the article doesn't even get into her Dad's Communist party oligarchies. This writer @hollywoodgfly has got guts (and this is great reporting): https://t.co/ytdji8AtBN

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‘Obsession’ Art Director Criticizes $6000 Pay for 20 Days of Work: “I Kick Myself Every Single Day For Not Flipping This Production” | from @worldofreel https://t.co/gfbrCfZ8bU

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Bobby Lee on Parasite | @YouTube https://t.co/kcKv3CNaRI

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You Had Your Chance | Music Junkies | Epic, Soundtrack, Trailer Music | from @philgerber_art https://t.co/okhbEo4mWZ

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Clint Eastwood Turns 96 as Son Kyle Says the Legendary Director Has “Retired” | from @worldofreel https://t.co/6c1gIUnG6Z

[Hollywood Gadfly @Filmgadfly]

Hollywood’s favorite story: the broke outsider who self-financed an $80k movie on credit cards.

The receipts: a ~$1M elite education, $330k+ in grants on her prior film, and a father - a Chinese real-estate and equity investor - credited as an executive producer.

I call it “poorface.” New piece: https://t.co/VTC1Twrpgj