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.
My impression is that even with a prop, because of the connotations of the scene, an intimacy coordinator is almost definitely still on set if it’s a studio film
February 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
My impression is that even with a prop, because of the connotations of the scene, an intimacy coordinator is almost definitely still on set if it’s a studio film
And this is why intimacy coordinators and closed sets are a thing. Cast and crew are also aware of what project they’re signing on for at the start, but this doesn’t seem to come up around female nudity either, which is much more rampant.
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
And this is why intimacy coordinators and closed sets are a thing. Cast and crew are also aware of what project they’re signing on for at the start, but this doesn’t seem to come up around female nudity either, which is much more rampant.
There are definitely films that contain prosthetics but they also contain real nudity as well. Holy Motors, for instance, features male nudity at the start of the film in addition to the prosthetic erection later on. I was under the impression that old man in Werckmeister was real though.
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
There are definitely films that contain prosthetics but they also contain real nudity as well. Holy Motors, for instance, features male nudity at the start of the film in addition to the prosthetic erection later on. I was under the impression that old man in Werckmeister was real though.
I went to undergrad for Film Studies in the 2000s and I felt like I had won the damn lottery. I got to just watch movies for school? Every day? It was a dream come true for me. Granted, I was already doing that every day but now I had a great excuse for it. I can’t imagine majoring in film like this
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I went to undergrad for Film Studies in the 2000s and I felt like I had won the damn lottery. I got to just watch movies for school? Every day? It was a dream come true for me. Granted, I was already doing that every day but now I had a great excuse for it. I can’t imagine majoring in film like this
“At Indiana University, where Erpelding worked until 2024, professors could track whether students watched films on the campus’s internal streaming platform. Fewer than 50 percent would even start the movies, he said, and only about 20 percent made it to the end.”
Rather disheartening statistics
Rather disheartening statistics
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
“At Indiana University, where Erpelding worked until 2024, professors could track whether students watched films on the campus’s internal streaming platform. Fewer than 50 percent would even start the movies, he said, and only about 20 percent made it to the end.”
Rather disheartening statistics
Rather disheartening statistics
That’s one of the reasons but Samson is also often on screen alone, the actor just also isn’t that endowed. The whole shock factor is that his appendage is very large, not an easy thing to cast for.
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
That’s one of the reasons but Samson is also often on screen alone, the actor just also isn’t that endowed. The whole shock factor is that his appendage is very large, not an easy thing to cast for.
Sure but also because the actor doesn’t have a gigantic dick too 😂
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Sure but also because the actor doesn’t have a gigantic dick too 😂
Anyway, I like this topic and have a @letterboxd.social list of 1,000+ films that hang non-prosthetic dong
boxd.it/18g74
boxd.it/18g74
boxd.social
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Anyway, I like this topic and have a @letterboxd.social list of 1,000+ films that hang non-prosthetic dong
boxd.it/18g74
boxd.it/18g74
The weird thing about male front nudity in American movies, especially almost anything mainstream, is that it is often prosthetic based. Including all three examples here. Is that really progress?
I suppose it’s a good thing that studios are willing to “go there” but I don’t think this is it.
I suppose it’s a good thing that studios are willing to “go there” but I don’t think this is it.
Full frontal male nudity is having a major mainstream media moment
In a sign that taboos may be shrinking, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and The Pitt all put penises on the screen.
www.polygon.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The weird thing about male front nudity in American movies, especially almost anything mainstream, is that it is often prosthetic based. Including all three examples here. Is that really progress?
I suppose it’s a good thing that studios are willing to “go there” but I don’t think this is it.
I suppose it’s a good thing that studios are willing to “go there” but I don’t think this is it.
The game is good but it’s also really short and doesn’t necessarily lend itself to a feature film. I’m surprised that it wouldn’t have been adapted as a short film.
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The game is good but it’s also really short and doesn’t necessarily lend itself to a feature film. I’m surprised that it wouldn’t have been adapted as a short film.
Well, that’s disturbing
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Well, that’s disturbing
Looking at the AMC near me, only the afternoon shows seem to be selling but all shows are in a very small theater too. No way it’s hitting the PSA reported for Friday here but it’s also a very liberal area.
January 31, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Looking at the AMC near me, only the afternoon shows seem to be selling but all shows are in a very small theater too. No way it’s hitting the PSA reported for Friday here but it’s also a very liberal area.
I worked in a lot of movie theaters and the people largely going to early shows are people who work nights and people with kids. There’s this idea that it’s like senior citizen hours but I don’t think that tracks here. I’m sure some could be but I’d imagine most are closer to middle age.
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I worked in a lot of movie theaters and the people largely going to early shows are people who work nights and people with kids. There’s this idea that it’s like senior citizen hours but I don’t think that tracks here. I’m sure some could be but I’d imagine most are closer to middle age.
I don’t really love their movies tbh, but I do appreciate that they worked with a proper distributor whereas Iron Lung feels like a four wall stunt. Not really looking forward to multiplexes just being a playground for wealthy content creators to dump their projects on big screens.
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I don’t really love their movies tbh, but I do appreciate that they worked with a proper distributor whereas Iron Lung feels like a four wall stunt. Not really looking forward to multiplexes just being a playground for wealthy content creators to dump their projects on big screens.
Very weird for the early show on a weekday to have that many people, maybe there is some credence to people being paid to see it
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Very weird for the early show on a weekday to have that many people, maybe there is some credence to people being paid to see it
Would love to know, from theater managers, how full those MELANIA shows are or if it’s another case of conservatives buying tickets just to inflate grosses.
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Would love to know, from theater managers, how full those MELANIA shows are or if it’s another case of conservatives buying tickets just to inflate grosses.
I don’t think the box office is a gauge of quality or even necessarily public interest in film but, even still, that the number one movie in america yesterday was directed by a popular YouTuber and the number three is, well, MELANIA is a proper sad state of affairs. Embarrassing, to be honest.
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I don’t think the box office is a gauge of quality or even necessarily public interest in film but, even still, that the number one movie in america yesterday was directed by a popular YouTuber and the number three is, well, MELANIA is a proper sad state of affairs. Embarrassing, to be honest.
In contrast, I removed 60 titles from this list so it's clear that more UHD upgrades are happening than anything else lately: letterboxd.com/jlalibs/list...
4k uhd most wanted
a companion to my blu-ray most wanted list all titles are currently, or once were, released on blu-ray somewhere in the world and are in need of a 4K upgrade not exhaustive, just a personal want list ...
letterboxd.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 AM
In contrast, I removed 60 titles from this list so it's clear that more UHD upgrades are happening than anything else lately: letterboxd.com/jlalibs/list...
Just removed over a dozen titles from this list but there's still nearly 300 to go! I know that a few are planned though...
blu-ray most wanted
only includes films never released on blu-ray anywhere in the world, even if OOP
letterboxd.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Just removed over a dozen titles from this list but there's still nearly 300 to go! I know that a few are planned though...
Which will never happen here
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Which will never happen here
You can be rich and still be uninformed and even uneducated. I know plenty of millionaires without even an undergraduate degree.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
You can be rich and still be uninformed and even uneducated. I know plenty of millionaires without even an undergraduate degree.
I think we will also start seeing career military resigning in opposition as we have with other federal employees
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I think we will also start seeing career military resigning in opposition as we have with other federal employees
That would require anyone to have a backbone
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
That would require anyone to have a backbone
Well, no, that’s why it’s a place to start
January 25, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Well, no, that’s why it’s a place to start