"Snow White," starring Rachel Zegler, will be released this Friday. It's become an internet punchbag for conservatives, largely because of comments that Zegler has made over the past couple of years. First, she annoyed die-hard fans by referring to the 1937 movie as "dated" and the prince as "a guy who literally stalks" her character. Then, she drew criticism for her support of Palestine, while her co-star Gal Gadot attracted ire for her support of Israel. And finally, she posted on Instagram after the U.S. election to say she hoped Trump and his voters "may never know peace." Disney has responded by pulling back on some of its promotion for the movie — limited press at the L.A. premiere and no U.K. launch at all. So how will detractors and the House of Mouse feel at the news that the movie is... pretty good. Here's @THR's roundup of early critic responses. “Rachel Zegler is an absolute star," writes Matt DeGroot of Crooked Media.

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New Projector Short! Laura Carreira's feature debut On Falling doesn't mention the word "Amazon", but it's pretty clear what kind of place the protagonist works for, in a heartbreaking portrait of low-paid, isolating, repetitive jobs that leave people boxed in. #film https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9OXn4NfyRxs

Today, March 18, in 1982, Seattle high schooler David Lightman teaches his friend Jennifer Mack about war dialing, hacking, phreaking, and the importance of infosec (WarGames, 1983)

Today, March 18, in 2263, taxicab driver Korben Dallas picks up an unusual passenger (The Fifth Element, 1997)

R.A.S. - Yves Boisset ★★★ (1973)
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A powerful and courageous film, offering an authentic and uncompromising vision of the Algerian war. Carried along by a fair and intense performance, it forcefully denounces military abuses, touching deeply with its realism and striking humanity.

MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS - Wong Kar Waï ★★⭑ (2007)
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Du style, du ralenti poussif, de la qualité dans l'interprétation mais le scénario ne va nulle part. Optionnel.

"When you cross this bridge here, you can see turtles in the water."

In our magazine: A fresh crop of #Texas films are changing how cinema views the politically charged border region:
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-new-frontier-film/

If you are involved in any way in helping to organize a conference in the US at this time, it is imperative that you offer online attendance and speaker options.

And not just because it's the right thing to do for environmental and accessibility reasons (but you should do it for those reasons, anyway).

15 minutes in and two words sums this up pretty well.... Epic. Fail.

Canadian tax dollars at work:

Hundreds of films can be streamed for free at the National Film Board web site, from animated shorts like this one to full length dramas and documentaries.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/log_drivers_waltz/

https://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-films/

I can post spoilers on here because none of my followers will see the show in person: the comedy cabaret I'm in are doing a show called A Good Friday To Die Hard, where we are going to retell the passion of Christ using the characters and situations of Die Hard. I am making a giant VHS tape that opens to reveal pages, like a Bible. (The aim is not to make fun of Christianity, but rather the sometimes clumsy attempts to update the Bible for 'youths')
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From our magazine: What does the "border" represent in movies? Crime, drama, danger? A new crop of stories are showing prosaic, beautiful everyday life in the region instead ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-border-new-frontier-film/

#movies #film #border #culture #Texas @film

Conan O'Brien is coming back next year as host of the Oscars, which will be held on March 15 2026. The 2025 ceremony, held at the beginning of this month, had the highest viewership in five years. “The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech.” O'Brien said in a statement, referring to Brody's best actor acceptance speech for "The Brutalist," which was the longest in Oscars history. Here's more from @Variety.

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My friend Mike Spring just launched this book on Kickstarter

I Want My Two Dollars - 20 Cult Classics of the 1980s
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/themikespring/creature-stole-my-twinkie-20-cult-classics-from-the-1980s

Time to get Jagged Edge on. I need to see that typewriter scene for the millionth time.
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It's Monday so it's time for #MoodMusicMonday! Today's mood is "stimulated".

Post a song/songs that you think fit "stimulated"! It can be about feeling stimulated, a stimulating song, a song about stimulants, a song you listen to to stimulate yourself, a song written on stimulants, a song that happens in a video game when you get stimulated, etc

There are no wrong answers, it's just an excuse to post music!

Remember to include the hashtag #MoodMusicMonday and the mood "stimulated".

Gints Zilbalodis' feature-length animation film debut AWAY (2019) is now showing in theaters in the UK and Ireland.

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#QuestionOfTheDay what's your comfort media thing when you're stressed or scared or need distraction? Like a show or episode of a show or book or chapter of a book or movie, music, game, comic, anime, manga, YouTube video, whatever