#American Cinema

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Priscilla (2023) dir. Sofia Coppola

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cheryl dunye and guinevere turner as cheryl and diana in the watermelon woman (1996) dir. cheryl dunye

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Timothée Chalamet in Rolling Stone December 2024 photographed by Aidan Zamiri

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Paul Bettany as Geoffrey Chaucer A Knight's Tale (2001) dir. Brian Helgeland

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Dante Basco and Tatyana Ali in Fakin Da Funk (1997)

[habitual-sadness]

世の中は―地獄の上の―花見かな In this world―We walk on the roof of hell―Gazing at flowers ―Kobayashi Issa

Mothlight, Stan Brakhage, 1962

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Mechanics of Love (1955), dir. Willard Maas & Ben Moore

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[blackinmotionpictures]

Love, Brooklyn (2025) dir. Rachael Abigail Holder

[firelise]

Alfre Woodard on Crooklyn (1994) for R29:

“To my knowledge, we hadn’t seen a Black family that was just presented as we are in life, as human beings,” Woodard said. “I get told in Belgium by white Belgians ‘I love Crooklyn, it reminds me of growing up.’ Which is what happens when you tell a story from a specific point of view, you don’t have to mention race. You didn’t get up this morning like ‘I’m a black woman that wants a cup of coffee.’ You just want a cup of coffee. It was us as we are. Just us being fabulous, complex, funny, delightful, and making ends meet. And seeing, even within that story, that we’re not monolithic...The specificity is what makes it universal. Diversity is not the point; showing reality is the point.”

[filmaticbby]

Funny Girl (1968) dir. William Wyler

[honeygleam]

pink flamingos (1972) dir. john waters

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[petitemaman2021]

Ayo Edebiri in The Sweet East (2023), directed by Sean Price Williams

Cinematographer: Sean Price Williams

[imanisays]

Charlayne Woodard and Clifton Davis in “ Cindy” a AA retelling of Cinderella.

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[silvadour]

Superman (2025) Directed by James Gunn