sydney sweeney if u see this i’m free on thursday night if you are also free on thursday night pls text so we can hang out on thursday night when i am free
One of my favorite niche sub-genres is when a filmmaker finds a real-life subject who's real life story so fully speaks to the filmmakers voice, interests and themes it's as though it were original work, and turns it into a fictionalized, nearly operatic epic.
King of Spain at the final day of Wimbledon. This looks great.
Very rare to see this level of tailoring nowadays, even on the wealthy. So let's talk about some of the reasons why it's great. 🧵
Xavier Dolan is quitting filmmaking.
"I don't feel like committing two years to a project that barely anyone sees. I put too much passion into it to have these disappointments. It makes me wonder if my filmmaking is bad, and I know it's not."
(https://t.co/KqH5jwErLa)
This is a real place. It is a housing estate called Les Espaces d'Abraxas, built near Paris in 1982.
And it's one of the most important buildings in the world...
ALIEN was released 44 years ago today. One of the definitive science fiction/horror movies, its influence is still seen to this day. The behind-the-scenes story of how the film was made is a fascinating one...
A THREAD
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I’m studying Nolan’s Batman films and I’m noticing all the effective “feed lines” in the scripts.
What’s a “feed line?” It’s my term for a line that’s there to set up a character for a zinger — often as a question. In THE DARK KNIGHT…
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released 43 years ago today. One of Hollywood’s most popular films and most acclaimed sequels, the making of story is as huge as you’d expect.
A THREAD
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In 1994 an archaeologist working in the ancient Maya city of Palenque accidentally discovered a hidden tomb.
Inside was a 1,300 year old skeleton painted bright red.
This is the story of the lost city of Palenque and its mysterious Red Queen...