Sylvie
@slywit.bsky.social
Half 🇺🇸, half 🇫🇷, all-around opinionated. Editor currently living in San Francisco. Hitchcocko-Hawksienne. National parkologist. Opera aficionada. Supporting women directors is my jam. Blog: slywit.wordpress.com
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Sylvie
@slywit.bsky.social
· Jan 11
It's #FemaleFilmmakerFriday! To celebrate, I've decided to begin this year’s #DirectedByWomen thread (and my annual Indie Spirit blitz) with GHOSTLIGHT (2024) by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, nominated for Best Lead Performance (Keith Kupferer). #52FilmsByWomen #1 #Filmsky 🎬🎞️📽️
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California is the movie theater attached to it that is the only thing left people go to
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
California is the movie theater attached to it that is the only thing left people go to
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There are also fewer young women willing to "play house" with a guy who doesn't pull his own weight. That sort of thing used to be a form of rebellion for women. Now it's just tedious. Don't know if that's because the guys no longer pretend to be artists.
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There are also fewer young women willing to "play house" with a guy who doesn't pull his own weight. That sort of thing used to be a form of rebellion for women. Now it's just tedious. Don't know if that's because the guys no longer pretend to be artists.
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My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
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This is a spectacular thread about Wake Up Dead Man and Catholicism.
Alice has now seen “Wake Up Dead Man” which means now I can talk about “Wake Up Dead Man” as approximately one million of you have asked me to do. intermittent live-blog in the quoted thread. gay Catholic musings below:
Alice is finally watching “Wake Up Dead Man” and we are having a great time
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is a spectacular thread about Wake Up Dead Man and Catholicism.
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Mamdani is so fucking good at politics. I hope other electeds are noticing. I cannot imagine my shithead rep Doug LaMalfa listening to a dozen random people in his district and caring about what they said, but I can imagine some smart Dem challengers doing this before the election.
This past Sunday, from 8am to 8pm, New Yorkers from every corner of our city traveled to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria to share their dreams, their worries, the change they want to see across New York. It was an honor listening to each of them.
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Mamdani is so fucking good at politics. I hope other electeds are noticing. I cannot imagine my shithead rep Doug LaMalfa listening to a dozen random people in his district and caring about what they said, but I can imagine some smart Dem challengers doing this before the election.
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Exactly. It’s why men are constantly rolling up to tell us “maybe he has adhd you should talk to him”. Or “well he can’t help it you should make him a list”
The systematic infantilization of men while systematically giving them all the power in govt, is batshit insane.
The systematic infantilization of men while systematically giving them all the power in govt, is batshit insane.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Exactly. It’s why men are constantly rolling up to tell us “maybe he has adhd you should talk to him”. Or “well he can’t help it you should make him a list”
The systematic infantilization of men while systematically giving them all the power in govt, is batshit insane.
The systematic infantilization of men while systematically giving them all the power in govt, is batshit insane.
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You know what I’ve never heard in my life is a person say “I had wonderful, caring parents who weren’t always perfect but tried very hard and loved me and I’ve decided to cut them off entirely.”
And yet all of these parents seem very sure that’s what’s happening
And yet all of these parents seem very sure that’s what’s happening
Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback: After years of therapists and others encouraging adult children to cut ties with families they deem harmful or “toxic,” estranged parents are speaking out on.wsj.com/4s49U52
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
on.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
You know what I’ve never heard in my life is a person say “I had wonderful, caring parents who weren’t always perfect but tried very hard and loved me and I’ve decided to cut them off entirely.”
And yet all of these parents seem very sure that’s what’s happening
And yet all of these parents seem very sure that’s what’s happening
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Oh yeah...the House GOP bill also includes even more restrictive language about abortion...
...but via an INSANELY ironic twist, THE ABORTION LANGUAGE WOULD ACTUALLY HURT RED STATE ENROLLEES FAR MORE THAN BLUE STATE ENROLLEES.
acasignups.net/25/06/06/one...
...but via an INSANELY ironic twist, THE ABORTION LANGUAGE WOULD ACTUALLY HURT RED STATE ENROLLEES FAR MORE THAN BLUE STATE ENROLLEES.
acasignups.net/25/06/06/one...
One of the most surreal & ironic #MAGAMurderBill provisions would harm ~18x as many red state enrollees as those in blue states
A couple of days ago I took a look at the letter sent by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to Democratic ranking committee members which broke out the ~16 million Americans expected to lose health...
acasignups.net
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Oh yeah...the House GOP bill also includes even more restrictive language about abortion...
...but via an INSANELY ironic twist, THE ABORTION LANGUAGE WOULD ACTUALLY HURT RED STATE ENROLLEES FAR MORE THAN BLUE STATE ENROLLEES.
acasignups.net/25/06/06/one...
...but via an INSANELY ironic twist, THE ABORTION LANGUAGE WOULD ACTUALLY HURT RED STATE ENROLLEES FAR MORE THAN BLUE STATE ENROLLEES.
acasignups.net/25/06/06/one...
Advent Day 16 (12/15): WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989). More New Year's than Christmas, but absolutely formative either way. “At that moment I knew. I knew the way you know about a good melon.” #RIPRobReiner #AdventWatch #16 #Filmsky 📽️
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Advent Day 16 (12/15): WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989). More New Year's than Christmas, but absolutely formative either way. “At that moment I knew. I knew the way you know about a good melon.” #RIPRobReiner #AdventWatch #16 #Filmsky 📽️
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oh it's the 8 year anniversary of the biggest losers online getting mad at me for enjoying a good movie
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI was released on this day 8 years ago
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
oh it's the 8 year anniversary of the biggest losers online getting mad at me for enjoying a good movie
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America, you do not like home break-ins. But what if selling stolen goods is the way to restart the retail industry?
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
America, you do not like home break-ins. But what if selling stolen goods is the way to restart the retail industry?
Seems especially appropriate today...
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Seems especially appropriate today...
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
Me, bringing that Christmas joy
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Me, bringing that Christmas joy
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December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
Advent Day 15 (12/14): ABOUT A BOY (2002). Needed something heartwarming tonight. This is one of those movies that comes so close to being certified (but doesn’t) that I would never argue about its Christmas status with anyone. Plus, baby Nicholas Hoult! #AdventWatch #15
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Advent Day 15 (12/14): ABOUT A BOY (2002). Needed something heartwarming tonight. This is one of those movies that comes so close to being certified (but doesn’t) that I would never argue about its Christmas status with anyone. Plus, baby Nicholas Hoult! #AdventWatch #15
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WTF………….
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. people.com/rob-reiner-w...
Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son (Exclusive Sources)
Rob Reiner and his wife were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead inside their Brentwood, Calif., home on Dec. 14. Authorities a...
people.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
WTF………….
FORREST GUMP
Late night question for the gang: what’s your LEAST favorite Best Picture winner that’s not Crash?
December 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
FORREST GUMP
Since I’ve skipped my #AdventWatch the last two nights, I’ve caught up today with the first three Bridget Jones movies. I couldn’t remember how much Christmas was in each of them. it turns out almost none. Even the first one fails the certification test. Oh, Bridge. #AdventWatch #12-14 #Filmsky 📽️
December 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Since I’ve skipped my #AdventWatch the last two nights, I’ve caught up today with the first three Bridget Jones movies. I couldn’t remember how much Christmas was in each of them. it turns out almost none. Even the first one fails the certification test. Oh, Bridge. #AdventWatch #12-14 #Filmsky 📽️
Current status: Wondering if the person who left my neighbor's book in a stack of used books in the Lobby of Eternal Giving knows the author lives in the building. If so? Rude.
December 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Current status: Wondering if the person who left my neighbor's book in a stack of used books in the Lobby of Eternal Giving knows the author lives in the building. If so? Rude.
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They should sell lottery tickets for a chance to swing a sledgehammer, and the funding goes to the National Park Service to maintain all the historic buildings that are not getting cared for right now. Hire ALL the architectural historians!
It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...
If He Builds It, Tear It Down
Pendulums must swing.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
They should sell lottery tickets for a chance to swing a sledgehammer, and the funding goes to the National Park Service to maintain all the historic buildings that are not getting cared for right now. Hire ALL the architectural historians!
tfw when you see that On Trac now lists your package (which was "out for delivery" in SF all day yesterday but never arrived) as "out for delivery" in San Jose.
December 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
tfw when you see that On Trac now lists your package (which was "out for delivery" in SF all day yesterday but never arrived) as "out for delivery" in San Jose.
Tonight, #AdventWatch becomes #AdventLive with Handel's MESSIAH at Grace Cathedral
December 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Tonight, #AdventWatch becomes #AdventLive with Handel's MESSIAH at Grace Cathedral