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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 1d

#ROOFMAN nails retail purgatory and local news in the 2000s. Never expected Derek Cianfrance to have a lighthearted side, but he lets his hair down in disarming ways. Also, beautifully shot on film. Best Channing performance? Up there with Foxcatcher. What a lovely final scene. B+

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 1d

Movie matinee on a mild fall day in Portland, Oregon. 🎞🍿🕷🍂
#KissOfTheSpiderWoman

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 6d

The clock is ticking in #AHouseofDynamite and #TronAres. Kathryn Bigelow's political thriller is a bleak mosaic of despair marred by multiple shifts in perspective that dilute its urgency. Disney's generic legacy sequel rarely stops feeling as synthetic as its sentient AI. My reviews: bit.ly/4ogdhDd

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 6d

I saw Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson from a distance at the European premiere of SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE at Berlinale many moons ago. A tremendous talent with a wide range. She really brightened movies, didn't she? RIP.

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 7d

Happy #NationalComingOutDay. What under normal circumstances is considered a celebration is increasingly becoming, in these turbulent times, an act of defiance.

Also, I'm single.

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𖤐 Bri 𖤐 @brianimator.bsky.social · 12d

David Lynch’s MULHOLLAND DRIVE was released on this day in 2001 #filmsky

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 13d

#Anemone brings Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement, but it's a turgid affair, a middling British telenovela with high-toned aspirations. Tom Blyth and Russell Tovey are very good in #Plainclothes, an atmospheric anatomy of the closet hobbled by stylistic overkill. My reviews: bit.ly/478oO1v

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 20d

What a lovely tribute.

Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 20d

Kaleb Horton RIP.

The last magazine writer

What left with Kaleb Horton.

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 20d

The fall movie season starts off with a bang. #OneBattleAfterAnother, P.T. Anderson's exhilarating 10th feature, hurtles forward like a freight train. Sensational. Also, don't sleep on #TheHistoryOfSound, Oliver Hermanus' quietly devastating adaptation of Ben Shattuck's short story. bit.ly/42JeNFs

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 24d

THE HISTORY OF SOUND: It's not the short story, but its melancholy worked on me all the same. Hermanus nails the heartache. Ivory would have likely made a better film. Zeffirelli would have turned it into a wax museum. Mescal, O"Connor in fine form. That last scene with Chris Cooper broke me. B

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 25d

Don't let me down, PTA. #OneBattleAfterAnother @amctheatres.bsky.social

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WSVN-TV 7News @wsvn.bsky.social · 27d

The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not been authorized for release — including unclassified information.

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

The Pentagon says it will require credentialed journalists at the military headquarters to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information that has not beenRead More

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · 28d

In #ABigBoldBeautifulJourney, Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie play strangers who embark on a loopy, fantastical trip to untangle the baggage that's holding them back. Kogonada's 3rd feature is heavy on whimsy, but where are the sparks? Not good, but not nearly as bad as you've heard. bit.ly/423xlA2

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 17

Saw the filmed #Hamilton for the 1st time. I'd caught the tour production in 2020 right before we went into lockdown. My bias against filmed theater kept me from watching this with the original cast and holy moly! Electrifying under any conditions, but at this moment in time, a cathartic experience.

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 13

I was very mixed on "The Monkey," but with the deeply moving #TheLongWalk and the disarmingly Capraesque #TheLifeOfChuck, the outlook on 2025 Stephen King adaptations is much brighter. Reviewing them for Miamiartzine meant taking a trip down memory lane. bit.ly/46I5S8H

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 9

I liked it too ... though I feel James Sweeney gets in his own way. Dylan is such a star, though. ⭐

Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 8

Movie night selection: #Twinless.
🏳️‍🌈👬🎬📽🎞

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Thomas Kennedy @tomaskenn.bsky.social · Sep 7

Interfaith vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz today.

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 4

THE LONG WALK: A sturdy melodrama disguised as a grim dystopian tale, this fiercely moving adaptation of Stephen King's book, with Shirley Jackson and George Orwell in its DNA, is a gripping showcase for stars Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson... who are CO-LEADS. They shine brighter than the sun. B+

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Sep 1

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18100:
We all process the world individually. Yours characters can, too. Touch, scent, taste, sound - which is your protagonist's main sensory point of reference? What's most important to them? Why? How do they express them? What does that tell you about them?

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Sep 2

A packed house at O Cinema South Beach for a special 16mm screening of Sergei Eisenstein's STRIKE, hosted by @miamidsa.org. Happy Labor Day.

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Mari Rochelle🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ⚢ 💙🧬☮️🗳️ (she/her) ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜🌶️ @mari-rochelle.bsky.social · Sep 1

Somewhere in Iceland.

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Rubén Rosario @rubenrosario.bsky.social · Aug 25

Was it absolutely necessary to send me six press accreditation rejection emails back to back, prestigious fall film festival's press office?

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Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs.bsky.social · Aug 25

To give the battle scenes in Joan the Woman (1916) added realism, director Cecil B. DeMille offered a bonus to the extras playing the English army if they captured Joan of Arc, and a bonus to the extras playing the French if they prevented it

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Aug 25

As some of you know, I am currently writing a book about the last 80 years of popular culture as it connects to the history of the gay rights movement. The narrative will stop some time before 2025, but--bonus!--you will get to see people say dumb shit like this almost word for word in 1962.

Entertainment Weekly @ew.com · Aug 25

Snoop Dogg says he's 'scared to go to the movies' after bringing his grandson to 2022's 'Lightyear,' which features a lesbian couple. 'They're putting it everywhere,' he said of LGBTQ+ representation.

Snoop Dogg criticizes LGBTQ+ representation in children's films: 'They're putting it everywhere'

Snoop Dogg says he's 'scared to go to the movies' after bringing his grandson to 2022's 'Lightyear,' which features a lesbian couple. 'They're putting it everywhere,' he said of LGBTQ+ representation.

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