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That's right, I'm here and ready to spout off on the following topics:
Books
Cinema
Cooking
Editing
Language
National Parks*
New England
Opera
Politics
San Francisco

*My current cover photo was taken in Channel Islands National Park.
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12:50 PM - Feb 01, 2023
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Thoughts on today's Oscar nominations:
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Oscar Nominations: Anatomy of a Doll | Sly Wit

And so the race for the 96th Academy Awards begins. The nominees for Best Picture are... American Fiction (5 nominations) Anatomie d'une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) (5 nominations) Barbie (8 nominations) The Holdovers (5 nominations) Killers of the Flower Moon (10 nominations) Maestro (7 nominati..

09:08 PM - Jan 23, 2024
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"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day."
—E. L. Pierce
Sasha Lane in AMERICAN HONEY
12:31 PM - Jan 01, 2024
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For this New Year's Eve, some of my favorite movies set on the holiday: AFTER THE THIN MAN, HOLIDAY (1938), BACHELOR MOTHER (1939), REPEAT PERFORMANCE, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972) #HappyNewYear #NewYearsEve
01:30 AM - Jan 01, 2024
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Top 10 new-to-me watches in October:
ANATOMIE D'UNE CHUTE (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023)
THE HOLDOVERS (2023)
SAHARA (1943)
EDGE OF DARKNESS (1943)
NIGHT MUST FALL (1937)
ONE WAY PASSAGE (1932)
LA BATAILLE DU RAIL (1946)
WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)
DOCTOR X (1932)
Two WWII soldiers sitting on a tank in SAHARA (1943)
01:12 AM - Nov 02, 2023
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Me on October 31st vs Me on #Noirvember 1st
On left, Linda Darnell smiling at the camera holding a "Halloween Dance" card among Halloween decorations; on right, Linda Darnell exiting a diner looking coldly behind her in FALLEN ANGEL
01:02 PM - Nov 01, 2023
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For whatever reason, the weekly SFPL book sale was awash in French titles today, including these gems, which I quickly snatched up. I used to assign the Green when I taught "Representations of Paris through the Ages" but I lost my copy at some point.
On the left, Brillat-Savarin's "Physiologie du goût" (Flammarion) with Louis Léopold Boilly's painting "Le Gourmand" on the cover; on the right, the cover of Julien Green's "Paris" (Fayard) with a bronze statue looking to the left on a blue-green background.
07:11 PM - Oct 18, 2023
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It's sad how productive I feel when all I've done is laundry.
GIF of Margot Robbie from BIRDS OF PREY gleefully walking away from the exploding factory she destroyed.
11:19 PM - Oct 17, 2023
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“October” by Paul Laurence Dunbar: Great poem about October or the greatest poem about October?
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October | Sly Wit

It seems I feel the need to republish this every five years and so here again is “October” by Paul Laurence Dunbar, my favorite poem about my favorite month. I believe it captures the true essence of the October of my New England childhood—and the one that lives on in my heart in the relatively&hell..

03:38 PM - Oct 01, 2023
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Top 10 new-to-me watches in Sept:
REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE (1967)
DAY OF WRATH (1943)
POOL OF LONDON (1951)
THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT (1974)
CELIA (1989)
FLORA AND SON (2023)
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961)
IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY (1947)
YIELD TO THE NIGHT (1956)
NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940)
GIF of Elizabeth Taylor in the golden version of REFLECTIONS OF A GOLDEN EYE saying "Have you ever been collared and dragged out into the street and thrashed by a naked woman?"
02:57 PM - Oct 01, 2023
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Using the last day of my AMC+ trial to watch MESSIAH OF EVIL (1974) by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz even though I was very tempted to just rewatch WATCHER (2022) for this #FemaleFilmmakerFriday . MESSIAH OF EVIL (aka DEAD PEOPLE) is #43 of my #52FilmsByWomen .
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10:54 PM - Sep 08, 2023
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Following on REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE, POSSESSION, and PERFECT BLUE, the "wtf did I just watch?" series continues tonight with CELIA (1989) by Ann Turner, #42 of my #52FilmsByWomen . An Australian tale of a cute girl, her pet rabbit, and a lot of messed up sh*t.
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01:20 AM - Sep 05, 2023
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Day 31: For my final #AugustEquality #ThrowbackThursday selection, I present MORVERN CALLAR (2002) by Lynne Ramsay. More of a vibe than a plot, one of those meticulously crafted, dreamy films that haunts you, even when you’re not quite sure you understand it, or perhaps because you don’t. #Movies
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04:44 PM - Aug 31, 2023
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Day 30: BANDE DE FILLES (GIRLHOOD) (2014) by Céline Sciamma. Another coming-of-age tale, but this time on the wrong side of the Paris tracks. Compassionate, joyful, engaging, and “beautiful like diamonds in the sky.” #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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12:01 PM - Aug 30, 2023
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Day 29: MUSTANG (2016) by Deniz Gamze Ergüven. A deceptively breezy story of five sisters growing up in a remote Turkish village and how they navigate their limited options. Each sister has a distinct personality and their dynamic is utterly charming. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
Five young women huddled together in a circle looking down at the camera shooting up at them from the ground in the middle of the circle.
01:05 PM - Aug 29, 2023
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In order to get myself in the habit of posting every day here, and in honor of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, I've decided to recommend one film per day this month from among the 350+ #DirectedByWomen #Movies that I have watched since 2015:
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‎Directed by Women (2015–2023), a list of films by Sylvie • Letterboxd

A list of 366 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Obvious Child (2014), Jupiter Ascending (2015), Belle (2013), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015). About this list: LIST IN PROGRESS: This is a list of all the feature films* directed by women that I have watched since 2..

03:17 PM - Aug 01, 2023
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Day 28: REVENGE (2018) by Coralie Fargeat. If you know me at all, you know this French action-horror mash-up was bound to show up at some point. Not your typical rape-revenge thriller. One of the most visually and sonically striking films of the past decade. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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03:51 PM - Aug 28, 2023
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Day 27: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014) by Ana Lily Amirpour. If you’ve ever found yourself wishing the New Wave had done more vampire films, this may be the film for you. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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01:31 PM - Aug 27, 2023
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Day 26: Women’s Equality Day double feature: GIRLFRIENDS (1978) by Claudia Weill and WALKING AND TALKING (1996) by Nicole Holofcener. What better way to celebrate Women’s Equality Day than two of the all-time classics on friendship and life in the big city. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
Two film posters: On the left (GIRLFRIENDS), a woman walks down a street carrying photography equipment. On the right (WALKING AND TALKING), two women and a man hug each other and smile at the camera.
12:45 PM - Aug 26, 2023
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It’s #FemaleFilmmakerFriday !!!
As a reminder, if you are looking for ideas about what to watch tonight, check out my ongoing #AugustEquality thread of #DirectedByWomen recommendations, which includes every daily spout along with information about where you can stream each suggestion.
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In order to get myself in the habit of posting every day here, and in honor of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, I've decided to recommend one film per day this month from among the 350+ #DirectedByWomen #Movies that I have watched since 2015:
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‎Directed by Women (2015–2023), a list of films by Sylvie • Letterboxd

A list of 366 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Obvious Child (2014), Jupiter Ascending (2015), Belle (2013), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) and The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015). About this list: LIST IN PROGRESS: This is a list of all the feature films* directed by women that I have watched since 2..

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Day 25: UNPREGNANT (2020) by Rachel Lee Goldenberg. If you liked Haley Lu Richardson on THE WHITE LOTUS, check her out in this road trip buddy comedy about a Missouri teen needing an abortion. BOOKSMART meets NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS meets MIDNIGHT RUN. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
Two young women sit on the hood of a car facing the camera with a road through a desert landscape behind them.
01:51 PM - Aug 25, 2023
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Day 24: Today's #AugustEquality #ThrowbackThursday selection is THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) by Ida Lupino. One of my favorite noirs of all time and one of the best takes ever on the “masculinity in crisis” aspect of the genre. #DirectedByWomen #Movies #OldMovies
Scene from THE HITCH-HIKER: A black and white image of two men looking at each other in the front seat of a car. A man in the back seat is holding a gun to the front seat passenger's head.
01:24 PM - Aug 24, 2023
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Day 23: QUEEN OF KATWE (2016) by Mira Nair. This film is everything you’d think a Disney sports movie directed by Mira Nair would be. Delightful. Heartwarming. Colorful. Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo are great, but Madina Nalwanga carries the film. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
A young black woman sits at a chess board looking straight ahead at the camera.
01:01 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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Day 22: LES INNOCENTES (THE INNOCENTS) (2016) by Anne Fontaine. A French doctor (Lou de Laâge, again!) working in Poland just after WWII. The cast is superb, the cinematography stunning, and the treatment of its complicated themes deft and even-handed. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
A nun walks through a snowy wood.
05:57 PM - Aug 22, 2023
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Day 21: RESPIRE (BREATHE) (2015) by Mélanie Laurent. A dark coming-of-age story about a new friendship (obsession?) going horribly, horribly wrong. Lou de Laâge is mesmerizing in this debut from Mélanie Laurent. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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03:43 PM - Aug 21, 2023
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Day 20: FIRST COW (2020) by Kelly Reichardt. This western was the last movie I saw in a theater before the shelter-in-place went into effect. At the time, I had no idea it would be almost two years before I'd be back, but this was a good one to go out on! #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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03:58 PM - Aug 20, 2023
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Day 19: BEFORE I FALL (2017) by Ry Russo-Young. On the surface this may seem to be just another teen movie, but in fact it is HEATHERS, wrapped in GROUNDHOG DAY, inside of LOOPER. Very entertaining, with a terrific lead performance by Zoey Deutch. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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12:52 PM - Aug 19, 2023
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Day 18: BEYOND THE LIGHTS (2014) by Gina Prince-Bythewood. This movie is part NOTTING HILL, part Nina Simone biopic, with a bit of a sports movie thrown in for good measure. Minnie Driver is pitch perfect as Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s obsessed stage mother. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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02:43 PM - Aug 18, 2023
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Day 17: Today's #AugustEquality #ThrowbackThursday selection is DEAR FRANKIE (2004) by Shona Auerbach. This heartwarming Scottish family film follows a rather clichéd rom-com type of plot but makes something really special out it. Elevator pitch: CODA meets YOU'VE GOT MAIL. #DirectedByWomen #Movies
Movie poster for DEAR FRANKIE featuring a man and a boy running in the surf with an inset of a man and a woman dancing and looking longingly at each other.
01:58 PM - Aug 17, 2023
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Day 16: STORIES WE TELL (2012) by Sarah Polley. I’m not a big fan of documentaries, but this one—a meditation on family, memory, truth, love, and loss—is pure poetry. A personal mystery that illuminates all the stories we tell ourselves and each other. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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01:16 PM - Aug 16, 2023
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Day 15: WATCHER (2022) by Chloe Okuno. I caught this on a coast-to-coast flight last fall and liked it so much I rewatched it on the return. One of my favorite endings in recent memory. Every woman’s “Does that dude seem creepy to you?” fear come to life. #AugustEquality #DirectedByWomen #Movies
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01:39 PM - Aug 15, 2023
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