This might not be the in-depth study it could be, but... a bit of talking and some clips of Powell & Pressberger movies? That’ll be worth it.

The BFI in London had a Powell and Pressburger season last year which had a whole bunch of rare screenings and special events. I only went once as money was tight, but it was a real pleasure seeing Gone to Earth on the big screen. It also inspired me to check out the films I hadn’t seen of theirs and The Small Back…

🎵 Guess who’s back?

Thanks for this piece. I don’t often get to humblebrag: my first published article is on Powell and Pressburger’s  The Red Shoes. Scorcese calls these works “pure film”. There is so, so very much more. If Scorcese’s first exposure to the film was in black and white, seeing TRS in Technicolor must have been euphoric.

Whoooa, Ignatiy!

She was the center of The Shining, a fantastic movie.

Wait, there are people who thought her performance was bad?

I recently rewatched The Shining and it’s so strange the discourse around her in it because her performance not only isn’t bad, it’s uniquely good. It’s honestly one of the most brutally realistic depictions of a woman in an abusive relationship. It’s interesting too because throughout the movie she’s legitimately…

Maybe this is a generational divide, but I assumed “written it down immediately” meant the Notes app on his phone. Because no, people don’t usually bring a pen and paper into a Portapotty these days.

I always liked how 1) Orville Redenbacher was a real guy 2) that was really him in the ads, not an actor (at least before his death in 1995).

What, just because he looks like Orville Redenbacher trying to sneak into a college party?

Why, is he thinking of changing his name to ElderlyLesbianLibrarianMan?

Honestly, I don’t miss the movie theater experience mainly because it was extremely rare for me to have a good theater experience. The best experiences I’ve ever had in theaters were when hardly anyone else was there.

I can tell without glancing up at the byline that this is Schimkowitz. There’s a ~50% chance any given Schimkowitz article will contain at least one utterly incomprehensible sentence.

That despite its recent uptick in quality, the A.V. Club still hasn’t hired any copy editors.

Ballard was accused of sexual misconduct by seven of his employees and O.U.R. for not offering proof behind their claims that they had spent years trying to turn into a TV show.

i mean anything is possible, but i was just trying to relate with you and tell you something positive i’ve noticed about the point you were initially making.

...what? yeah i’m saying i’m seeing it as a trend amongst young people at rep screenings. i was trying to agree with you, and saying there is a market for rep screenings of classic movies, which was your point.

...what? my point was that young people are energized and excited about rep screenings and old movies, are actively seeking them out and learning.

As a theater and streaming patron: Both services suck.