Justin LaLiberty
@jlalibs.com
Film archivist, programmer, writer, collector etc
Director of Operations at OCN Distribution, Curator of Cinématographe, Producer at Vinegar Syndrome
Words at Screen Slate and Letterboxd, mostly
https://letterboxd.com/jlalibs/
Director of Operations at OCN Distribution, Curator of Cinématographe, Producer at Vinegar Syndrome
Words at Screen Slate and Letterboxd, mostly
https://letterboxd.com/jlalibs/
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Justin LaLiberty
@jlalibs.com
· Nov 11
This was my pinned image on the other site for two years, following the death of Godard, and it still captures who I am and what I care about more than anything else so it’s here too. For posterity.
Maybe it’s me, but it really feels like Arrow’s art for THIEF is getting ripped off for the NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T steelbook.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Maybe it’s me, but it really feels like Arrow’s art for THIEF is getting ripped off for the NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T steelbook.
It’s weird that numerous filmmakers lately are touting their films as being “X-rated” when the rating hasn’t been used in over thirty years. Where is this coming from and why can’t anyone just accept and commit to the NC-17?
Brady Corbet Says His Next Film Is Shot Entirely On 70mm, Confirms X-Rating & Offers New Details
Brady Corbet says his next film is shot entirely on 70mm, confirms it’s X-rated, , and reveals new details about the decades-spanning project
theplaylist.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It’s weird that numerous filmmakers lately are touting their films as being “X-rated” when the rating hasn’t been used in over thirty years. Where is this coming from and why can’t anyone just accept and commit to the NC-17?
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
In 1997, I saw ALIEN: RESURRECTION over Thanksgiving break when I was in 7th grade and had to complete an assignment about it for school. My mom saved it and sent it to me a couple of years ago. I fully stand by these words.
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In 1997, I saw ALIEN: RESURRECTION over Thanksgiving break when I was in 7th grade and had to complete an assignment about it for school. My mom saved it and sent it to me a couple of years ago. I fully stand by these words.
We often measure success in what we do by sales figures, but I had numerous people approach me at the VS popup yesterday that just thanked me for introducing them to a new favorite film and that means more to me than any other metric. That’s the whole point of this. For me, anyway.
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We often measure success in what we do by sales figures, but I had numerous people approach me at the VS popup yesterday that just thanked me for introducing them to a new favorite film and that means more to me than any other metric. That’s the whole point of this. For me, anyway.
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is everything I want in a sequel, just doubling down on everything that made the first one work. Support insane genre movies like this in a theater, if you can. I’m crossing my fingers for a couple more of these.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is everything I want in a sequel, just doubling down on everything that made the first one work. Support insane genre movies like this in a theater, if you can. I’m crossing my fingers for a couple more of these.
Yes, it should be. Call this behavior out and don’t support it. I was all in on this one until I learned this and now I won’t buy it.
Should An ‘ARC Raiders’ Review Score Be Tanked Because The Game Uses AI?
ARC Raiders had its Metascore knocked down by a new review that gave it an extremely low score due to its use of AI. Is that fair?
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yes, it should be. Call this behavior out and don’t support it. I was all in on this one until I learned this and now I won’t buy it.
Most recent batch of new discs, including a number of my most anticipated releases for the remainder of 2025.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Most recent batch of new discs, including a number of my most anticipated releases for the remainder of 2025.
This might be the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever seen
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This might be the dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever seen
“The haters on the Internet are the loudest, he says. “A lot of the people complaining last year were from the creative industry who were just afraid — afraid for their jobs, afraid for what it did.”
Imagine being such a wealthy piece of shit that you call people who need work “haters”
Imagine being such a wealthy piece of shit that you call people who need work “haters”
Coca-Cola Is Trying Another AI Holiday Ad. Executives Say This Time Is Different
After a major backlash in 2024, Coke and the L.A. studio it hired have produced a new synthetic spot they believe viewers will like a lot more; "The craftsmanship is ten times better." Will they?
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“The haters on the Internet are the loudest, he says. “A lot of the people complaining last year were from the creative industry who were just afraid — afraid for their jobs, afraid for what it did.”
Imagine being such a wealthy piece of shit that you call people who need work “haters”
Imagine being such a wealthy piece of shit that you call people who need work “haters”
I haven’t breathed today until right now. First time I’ve felt actual hope in years. Proud of and happy for all of my NYC friends.
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race
Mamdani will be the youngest New York mayor in a century, NBC News projects, after a rapid rise past Andrew Cuomo and other opponents.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I haven’t breathed today until right now. First time I’ve felt actual hope in years. Proud of and happy for all of my NYC friends.
Happy Halloween from a Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN II supporting household
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Happy Halloween from a Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN II supporting household
Wild that nobody has capitalized on the Brat bibs from CAFE FLESH yet, the zeitgeist is finally ready for Sayadian.
Someone cool needs to get Charli to watch this.
Someone cool needs to get Charli to watch this.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Wild that nobody has capitalized on the Brat bibs from CAFE FLESH yet, the zeitgeist is finally ready for Sayadian.
Someone cool needs to get Charli to watch this.
Someone cool needs to get Charli to watch this.
"While the virtues of “Gang Related” may have been less apparent when it got lost in the shuffle of 1990s genre films, now that those kinds of movies are theatrically released with far less frequency, it’s hard to see how its greatness could ever have been ignored."
@cine-matographe.bsky.social
@cine-matographe.bsky.social
Tupac Shakur’s Last and Best Performance Comes to Blu-ray
A new physical media release from Cinématographe showcases the post-'Pulp Fiction' Jim Kouf-James Belushi-Tupac Shakur crime film.
www.indiewire.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"While the virtues of “Gang Related” may have been less apparent when it got lost in the shuffle of 1990s genre films, now that those kinds of movies are theatrically released with far less frequency, it’s hard to see how its greatness could ever have been ignored."
@cine-matographe.bsky.social
@cine-matographe.bsky.social
Death Stranding 3 incoming
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Death Stranding 3 incoming
“Uptown Film Center will have five screens — one with about 185 seats, another with 150 and three that will hold about 45 each.”
Defunct Upper West Side Movie Theater May Reopen in 2028
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“Uptown Film Center will have five screens — one with about 185 seats, another with 150 and three that will hold about 45 each.”
I have been saying this a lot in 2025, but this is one of the best weeks of the year for new disc arrivals. Just an embarrassment of riches (again).
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I have been saying this a lot in 2025, but this is one of the best weeks of the year for new disc arrivals. Just an embarrassment of riches (again).
Went away for a few days and came home to this stack of new discs
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Went away for a few days and came home to this stack of new discs
There’s a lot to say, and unpack, regarding the unsanctioned demolition of the east wing of the White House this week. A big part of that, for me at least, is the legacy of presidents watching films in its movie theater and documenting it, including Carter watching AUTUMN SONATA with 50 staff.
Every Single Movie That Jimmy Carter Watched at the White House
What did Jimmy watch?
gizmodo.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
There’s a lot to say, and unpack, regarding the unsanctioned demolition of the east wing of the White House this week. A big part of that, for me at least, is the legacy of presidents watching films in its movie theater and documenting it, including Carter watching AUTUMN SONATA with 50 staff.
Reposted by Justin LaLiberty
Don’t miss THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (1976) on glorious 35mm presented by Plazadrome & Mélusine TOMORROW, Monday, Oct 20
Intro by @jlalibs.com
7PM @vinsyn.bsky.social popup
8PM Screening
@videodrome.bsky.social #ThroughTheLookingGlass #35mmScreening #CultCinema #FilmOnFilm #NC17
Intro by @jlalibs.com
7PM @vinsyn.bsky.social popup
8PM Screening
@videodrome.bsky.social #ThroughTheLookingGlass #35mmScreening #CultCinema #FilmOnFilm #NC17
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Don’t miss THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (1976) on glorious 35mm presented by Plazadrome & Mélusine TOMORROW, Monday, Oct 20
Intro by @jlalibs.com
7PM @vinsyn.bsky.social popup
8PM Screening
@videodrome.bsky.social #ThroughTheLookingGlass #35mmScreening #CultCinema #FilmOnFilm #NC17
Intro by @jlalibs.com
7PM @vinsyn.bsky.social popup
8PM Screening
@videodrome.bsky.social #ThroughTheLookingGlass #35mmScreening #CultCinema #FilmOnFilm #NC17
Michael Mann leaning into AI here would be an unfortunate, devastating, blow to HEAT 2. If you want to look at a sequel with a similar past/present/future angle, look no further than GODFATHER II which pulled off various ages, over decades, with just makeup and good actors.
Michael Mann Says He Might Experiment With AI in ‘Heat 2’: ‘Aging and De-Aging May Be Very Important’
Michael Mann said 'Heat 2' will probably tap into AI for de-aging and will be theatrically released.
variety.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Michael Mann leaning into AI here would be an unfortunate, devastating, blow to HEAT 2. If you want to look at a sequel with a similar past/present/future angle, look no further than GODFATHER II which pulled off various ages, over decades, with just makeup and good actors.
Had a great time talking about what I do for work as well as ROBOCOP!
We're joined today by @jlalibs.com to talk about the world of boutique Blu-ray labels, the films of Paul Verhoeven, and the continuing relevance and endurance of ROBOCOP. Check it out!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Had a great time talking about what I do for work as well as ROBOCOP!
Birth on 4K from Criterion about to be my whole identity in 2026
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Birth on 4K from Criterion about to be my whole identity in 2026
Most recent stack of new discs
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Most recent stack of new discs
The soundtrack for BELLY is superlative in every regard, from curation to bombast, and the highlight is the montage featuring D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" under it — just uncannily smooth in his delivery and only ever made bangers, just look at his career.
RIP, D'Angelo
RIP, D'Angelo
D'Angelo - Devil's Pie [Belly]
YouTube video by The Golden Era
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The soundtrack for BELLY is superlative in every regard, from curation to bombast, and the highlight is the montage featuring D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" under it — just uncannily smooth in his delivery and only ever made bangers, just look at his career.
RIP, D'Angelo
RIP, D'Angelo