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Film: The Red Turtle  (2016)

directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit

“One of the most beautiful animated films.”

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Film: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

directed by William Wyler

“One of the greatest American films.”

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Book: Diane Arbus, Portrait of a Photographer

by Arthur Lubow

“Mesmerizing and emotional.”

Presently reading DIANE ARBUS, Portrait of a Photographer By Arthur Lubow. I cannot put it down. Mesmerizing and emotional. [original tweet]

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Film: A Ghost Story (2017)

directed by David Lowery

“A moving, precise and eloquent film poem... Precious cinematic jewel about the greatest generators of ghosts: Love and loss. Masterclass of elliptical filmmaking.”

Saw A GHOST STORY tonight. A moving, precise and eloquent film poem. An art film, yes- so, perhaps not for everyone. It was perfect for me. [original tweet]

A GHOST STORY (2017) Precious cinematic jewel about the greatest generators of ghosts: Love and loss. Masterclass of elliptical filmmaking. [original tweet]

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Film: The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)

directed by Oz Perkins

“Oblique, Elliptical and not for all tastes—but I enjoyed it and was entirely mesmerized.”

Film: Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) Oz Perkins.  Oblique, Elliptical and not for all tastes- but I enjoyed it and was entirely mesmerized.

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Video Game: Little Nightmares (2017)

developed by Tarsier Studios

“Spirited Away meets Eraserhead via Little Big Planet. Tense, imaginative and fabulous world creation.”

Game: Little Nightmares- Spirited Away meets Eraserhead via Little Big Planet. Tense, imaginative and fabulous world creation.

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Film: 20th Century Women (2016)

directed by Mike Mills

“A beautiful, low-key enchantment. Annette Bening is rewatchable in every scene she steals.”

20TH CENTURY WOMEN by Mike Mills. A beautiful, low-key enchantment. Annette Bening is rewatchable in every scene she steals. 

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Film: The Stunt Man (1980)

directed by Richard Rush

“”Forgotten" masterwork of film”

"Forgotten" masterworks of film:  THE STUNTMAN by Richard Rush.

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Film: The Train (1964)

directed by John Frankenheimer

“A beautiful, muscular, smart thriller... The film holds as strong today as it did in its day.”

Movie: The Train by John Frankenheimer. A beautiful, muscular, smart thriller. Production fraught w complications birthed a great movie.

script by blacklisted Walter Bernstein. Lancaster, caught in mid-career hubris, a colossal presence. Scofield his intellectual foe.

the final act has been much-imitated. The film holds as strong today as it did in its day. Box office failure in US, a hit abroad.

Michel Simon is great in it as is Jeanne Moreau and it has a great Jarre score.  Seek it

What Lancaster achieves on the last third of the film, at 50, with a torn knee is more than most stuntmen could do in good health.

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TV: Terriers (2010)

“Amazing. Perfect. Cancelled. Too good for this cockeyed world.”

Terriers. Amazing. Perfect. Cancelled. Too god for this cockeyed world.

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Author: Massimo Carlotto (1957 - )

“Hardcore Italian guy... tough as fuck.”

In hardboiled fiction, there is this hardcore Italian guy I suggest: Massimo Carlotto. tough as fuck.

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Film: The Devils (1971)

directed by Ken Russell

“A highly political, savage film by an undomesticated genius!”

IF you are not in @shudder Join now!!  And watch Ken Russell’s The Devils. A highly political, savage film by an undomesticated genius!

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Film: Fellini’s Casanova (1976)

directed by Federico Fellini

“My favorite Fellini”

My favorite Fellini- but unavailable in USA, no?

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TV: Zen (2011)

“Hardboiled fiction… a brilliant, engaging limited series… Human, melancholic, tough, smart—so good”

If any of you likes hardboiled fiction, check out ZEN, a brilliant, engaging limited series w Rufus Sewell as the eponymous character.

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@FredrikSewell It was phenomenal. Human, melancholic, tough, smart- so good. I wish you had done more too, sir!

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Book: Paracuellos (2016)

by Carlos Gimenez

"Wonderful ... A life changer"

Do yourself a favor and buy TODAY the wonderful Paracuellos by Carlos Giménez, published by the titan IDW. A life changer. 

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Artist: Matthew J. Levin (contemporary)

“Quirky and mesmerizing. Three-dimensional snapshots of the bizarre.”

MATTHEW J LEVIN  American. Quirky and mesmerizing. Three-dimensional snapshots of the bizarre. https://t.co/oTB2QAdnHu

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Film: Steve Jobs (2015)

directed by Danny Boyle

“A symphonic, lyrical film... Clockwork precision and immense humanity.”

Film: Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle: A Symphonic, lyrical film w Sorkin's dialogue as metronome. Clockwork precision and immense humanity.

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