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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 2h

Anyone using this excuse for their ignorance is a bullshitter or needs to sack their agent/publicist/whoever for failing to inform them of the implications of joining a Rowling project, and then do some serious self-reflection. Enough of this mealy-mouthed garbage.

Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 3h

Piss off.

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Keira Knightley Was ‘Not Aware’ of J.K. Rowling Boycott Before Joining ‘Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions’: ‘I Hope That We Can All Find Respect’

Keira Knightley was 'not aware' of the J.K. Rowling boycott before joining 'Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions'

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 1d

I joined the Greens specifically so that I could vote for Polanski as leader and I'm increasongly feeling very smug and happy with these choices.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly refreshing to see a uk politician just say yes a woman can have a penis and can you be normal about trans people if you dont want them to have a dick fund their transition awesome love this guy

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 1d

Hades II: errrr, so the Phantom mini-boss is an asshole and WAY too hard for what it is, right??

dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 2d

I got one at an indie pharmacy in Warwickshire (sorry not exactly Brum, so please disregard if not helpful). I didn't know the price before I booked but it ended up being £85.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 2d

This is so scary! Thank you for sharing the article and your experience. One more (extremely good) reason not to fly with them.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing seminars today on Bright Star. Very happy with the level of discussion even among students who (somehow) weren't overly keen or not affected by it. We even did some unplanned theorising of the haptic and emotional significance of the cat.

a young man is holding a small black and white cat in his hands .

ALT: a young man is holding a small black and white cat in his hands .

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 3d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 3d

Someone just reminded me that Fergus was the subject of this tweet years ago that turned into a minorly viral meme. So if you do an image search for 'big strong man tiny potato boy' right now all the top results are Fergus. 🥹

Screenshot of a tweet by me dated 2022. There is a photo of my brown tuxedo. tabby Fergus and the text reads "Fraud alert: local woman makes conflicting statements about her cat, claiming he both a big strong man and a tiny potato boy"

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Xanthe Pajarillo 🔪 @xanthepajarillo.bsky.social · 3d

We’re filming at the end of the month! Please help teens make a ballet horror short in their own way 🔥 here’s our director Nia (age 16) and DOP Ace (18) doing a tech scout with Production Designer Xoni (12) video calling in. Link to support: gofund.me/af5acb1a6

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 4d

Nice

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 4d

Same for academics and it's so depressing

Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 4d

A lot of """"creatives"""" have seemingly accepted generative AI as part of art and filmmaking and I'm hear to say you're all big stinky phonies and I hate you

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Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 5d

The Best Years of Our Lives is really a miracle of a movie for how beautifully it speaks to the moment in which it was made while keeping one eye open for how it can serve as a kind of historical record. It's so hard to tell stories directly about the immediate present, but it manages it.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 6d

I can't guarantee value-added delirium but ParaNorman rules.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 7d

I quote your chapter about Taylor Swift in my lecture on Twilight (a good movie imho)

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 7d

I went to look this up, hoping it would eventually come to the UK, but it turns out it already has and I missed it 💔
I will greedily eat up whatever surrealist oddity Julio Torres wants to serve me. This one sounds like it's in a similar vein to his special My Favorite Shapes, which I loved.

Robert King @robertking.bsky.social · 7d

COLOR THEORIES. Funniest play I’ve seen in a long time. Julio Torres is wonderful. His play is about the personality of colors and how they describe and influence us. That sounds pretentious, but the play is anything but. Every line gets a laugh. See it. Julio’s funniest work yet.

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · Jun 19

“I asked chatgpt” well i asked your wife. She’s leaving you, Steve; for being such a massive loser

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 9d

Me welcoming our new students to university
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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · 9d

Post a cartoon character you most relate to.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 10d

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 10d

My students found my Letterboxd and are now following me on there. I'm annoyed, but also this is the most Susie from Summer Camp Island (the cat in my avatar) response to have so I guess at least I'm being consistent with my brand.

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 10d

The amount of coughing I just heard coming from a full lecture theatre I'm about to have to spend 90 minutes in 😷 glad I got re-jabbed yesterday...

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 11d

Just in case Elon's seal of un-approval isn't enough, believe me that Dead End is perfect Halloween viewing for kids and young people - especially (but not only) if they identify anywhere on the queer or neurodiverse spectrum

✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 13d

It's probably going to be a very odd day

Screenshot of Elon Musk tweeting "this is not ok" as a reply to Libs of TikTok posting "omg. Dead end paranormal park, a show on netflix, is pushing pro-teangeder on CHILDREN. This show is advertised for 7-year-olds. It's being promoted on netflix kids now. Parents - beware" with an attached photo of Barney from the show.

Elon's tweet has 3.6k comments, 8.7k retweets, 60k likes and 4.2million views

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 14d

hades II is very good! that's my review

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dr. cat @cinefeline.bsky.social · 12d

The link won't open for me so I can't see the price.
But.
You already have a 12 ft skeleton.
What's one animatronic 3.4 ft gremlin?

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