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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 6h

Watching a docuseries and getting IRATE about the response to THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, a full 37 years after its release.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 15h

so what's in the news today

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 12h

An excellent piece from my friend Roxana, vivid and well-written from beginning to end.

Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 20h

from me -- a profile of Jafar Panahi, a filmmaker whose work has perfectly met our age of surveillance and interrogation and asks the imperative question of: Who are we, and what comes next? IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT = masterpiece, imo.

Vulture @vulture.com · 1d

Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17h

one of the realest tributes to Prince anybody did after he died. Somebody major needs to get on TV and do for “The Charade” what D’Angelo did here

youtu.be/FeV7A6VWjL8?...

D'Angelo ft. Princess Sometimes It Snows in April

YouTube video by samuel

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 21h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 1d

Plan to chant "Hail Mary! Hail Mary!" throughout this Commanders-Bears game.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 1d

Just got an email saying The Eagles have extended their residency at the Sphere and then I groaned out loud.

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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 2d

pretty sure this line of dialogue from the first episode of The Chair Company is going with me to the grave

“I swear, i have the worst pillow in town!”

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

Why not both?

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 3d

No Way To Know Whether New Boss Wants To Fire A Lot Of People Or Genuinely Has No Idea How Anything Works Here

Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 3d

Writers Guild rightly tells members not to respond to Bari Weiss

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 3d

the ending of THE GODFATHER, the best american movie ever made, doesn't work without diane keaton's final look --- at the realization of who she's married and what her life is going to become and what corruption lurks behind closed doors. unforgettable, inimitable work. RIP.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

Well this is just terribly, terribly sad. And shocking, tbh.

people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

I don't think so. 10 or 15? Absolutely.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

Love that movie. He's still better as Jordan Catalano.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

Truly a mystery.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 3d

The highlight of Jared Leto's career, for him as well as the public at large, was playing Jordan Catalano. End of discussion.

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Whitney Friedlander @whitneyfriedlander.com · 5d

Hear @jenchaney.bsky.social and me agree on pretty much everything in today’s TV Talk for @laist.com laist.com/shows/airtal...

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 5d

As chairs go, it's certainly among the worst.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 5d

I hate them SO much. There is no elegant way for someone of my height to climb on one of those things in front of a crowd.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 6d

She is indeed fantastic in this.

Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 6d

If you want to see Regina Hall at her absolute best, watch HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE HER SOUL. Her range is immense in it as the wife of a disgraced mega church preacher.

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 7d

Me when I see the WNBA being referenced in a major motion picture

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 7d

Must read report from Mo on what's happening in Chicago, which is unlawful, inhumane and against everything American is supposed to stand for.

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 7d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

www.vanityfair.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 8d

you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome.

not after this bari omgwtf weiss situation.

you're literally not allowed to feel imposter syndrome ANYMORE

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 8d

I would think they have a case but I am extremely, very much not a lawyer.

Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 8d

Correct! Capitalism, baby

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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 8d

Are people betting on how long it will take for one of the Monday Night Football commentators to make a "Wood"/Travis Kelce joke? They are, right?

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