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Review: The People's Joker (2022)

Just because I left Fort Lauderdale, and with it Popcorn Frights, behind when I moved to Boston last year doesn't mean I have to give up on horror festivals. And just as I managed to sneak in a trip to the Telluride Horror Show amidst my adventures in Utah back in 2022, so too did I find that -- where else? -- Salem, Massachusetts hosted the annual Salem Horror Show in April and May. Tonight was the first night, and they screened one of the festival's token non-horror films in The People's Joker, a queer Batman spoof made without any official approval from DC Comics or Warner Bros. (They originally had a screening of Hocus Pocus planned with Kathy Najimy as a special guest, but Najimy had to cancel at the last minute.) How was it?

The People's Joker (2022)

Not rated

Score: 4 out of 5

The People's Joker exists in a place very similar to that enjoyed by Escape from Tomorrow. In both cases, you have independent filmmakers making unlicensed, unauthorized use of American pop iconography, Disney in the case of Escape from Tomorrow and DC Comics in the case of this film, as a way of satirizing and critiquing it with a particular focus on its corporate ownership and its role in the modern economy. Unlike Disney, which permitted the release of Escape from Tomorrow, DC Comics and Warner Bros. actively tried to clamp down on this film, which was ultimately saved by fair use laws protecting parodies like this. And of the two, I'd argue that this film pulls off what it was trying to do a lot better. While both films are elevated by a particular psychedelic edge and punk-rock attitude, Escape from Tomorrow was too incoherent to really stick the landing or even really convey what it was trying to say, while The People's Joker manages to successfully pull off being not only a dark parody of Batman in which the Joker is the hero, but also a hilarious comedy in its own right, a queer coming-out story, a satire of the entertainment industry (especially stand-up and sketch comedy), and a film that manages to get its message across loud and clear. For obvious reasons, I don't expect this to be more than a cult classic, but it's one I enjoyed and do not regret watching.

In this take on Batman's most iconic villain, one that's most obviously based on the movie Joker but draws on many versions of the character (as well as elements of Harley Quinn), the Joker is now a trans woman who leaves her disapproving mother in Smallville, Kansas for Gotham City in the hopes of becoming a comedian like her idol, UCB Live star Ra's al Ghul. There, upon being exposed to the gatekeeping and hypocrisy of the world of mainstream standup comedy, which here serves largely to prop up a corporate-run dystopia even as it still claims the legacy of those who once spoke truth to power, she starts her own underground "anti-comedy" troupe in an abandoned carnival that comes to be comprised of many of Batman's traditional baddies from the comics. (Her trademark gag is inviting people onstage to tell the world their saddest experiences and then huffing Smilex and laughing her ass off at their misery, because after all, this is still the Joker we're talking about.) This eventually puts her on a collision course with Batman himself, who's depicted as not only the jackbooted thug that more cynical deconstructions of superhero comics have framed him as, but also a perverted closet case on top of it. (Let's just say, this film gets a lot of mileage out of all those jokes you've heard about his relationship with his sidekick Robin.)

The film ain't exactly subtle in what it's saying. UCB Live is a clear-cut parody of Saturday Night Live, right down to the fact that Lorne Michaels is a character in the film, and moreover, its initialism is lifted straight from the famed Chicago comedy troupe the Upright Citizens Brigade that played such a major role in the development of standup and sketch comedy in the '90s and '00s, including producing multiple SNL stars. And while the film never names him so directly, you also get the sense that its writer, director, and star Vera Drew really isn't a fan of Joe Rogan or the standup circle he's built around himself, either. The Joker's introduction to UCB Live's casting has her body being scanned and her being deemed a potential comedy superstar because she has a small penis and is therefore mistaken for the kind of insecure man who the industry is built upon. Her comic idol Ra's starred in a Borat-like film whose main joke was making fun of foreigners. The whole reason Batman, an avatar of the elite if ever there was one (being the CEO of Wayne Enterprises and all), comes after her is because she directly criticizes and threatens the ruling class in a way that the corporate, sanitized world of UCB Live merely pretends to. Drew is somebody who clearly has experience with comedy and the people who inhabit it, and is very much writing that experience into the meat of the story, a metaphorical representation of an entertainment industry that, in her view, only cloaks itself in populism and progressive language enough that it can fend off criticism without actually making any meaningful changes.

Much of this is told through a mix of a riotous and raunchy comedy and the Joker's romance with her fellow comic Jason Todd, aka "Mr. J", a trans man who's envisioned here as a mix of Robin and the edgelord Jared Leto version of the Joker from the DC Extended Universe. The gags came flying at a mile a minute, and often had me busting my gut in laughter. The whole cast is game for the material, with Drew making the Joker a compelling anti-hero not just as a comic presence but also as somebody whose journey from a Midwestern girl-trapped-in-a-boy's-body to a flamboyant Clown Princess of Crime was one that I found myself genuinely invested in. Kane Distler as Mr. J was also an interesting presence, somebody whose relationship with the Joker starts promisingly only for him to turn emotionally abusive and self-centered (complete with a "gaslighting" pun that had me cracking up), indicating that, when he transitioned, he wound up embracing the most noxious forms of hypermasculinity. And as for the style of the film, Drew goes for an exaggerated feel that combines live-action filmmaking, highly stylized CGI, what appears to be a mannequin representing Poison Ivy, and very crude animation both 2D and 3D to create a feeling that reminded me of watching Adult Swim or surfing Newgrounds back in the 2000s. There clearly wasn't much of a budget here, so Drew instead leaned on creativity, both her own and the dozens of artists worldwide who each contributed to the film. It was as unique a film to watch as it was an entertaining comedy, one that demonstrated a lot of talent and commitment on the part of everybody involved.

The Bottom Line

There's no way in hell that The People's Joker is ever getting a wide release, but if it plays near you, I highly recommend seeking it out, as a twisted, countercultural sendup of everything from superheroes to mainstream comedy to who gets to call themselves "the counterculture".

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*IF YOU GAZE INTO THE STARS / THE STARS GAZE BACK INTO YOU.

—— the paper-thin tightrope between dreaming and planning, forever an exercise in waking life; the ethereal glow of a glittering marquee; exploration by way of submergence — you refuse to live just in-between; the silver platter as equal parts servant and shield; hands unfamiliar with the unclean, reaching out for something to grasp nevertheless; ancient dreams in a modern land; the curiosity that led alice down the rabbit hole and kept persephone in the underworld; the fear of finding comfort amongst the fearsome; the shedding of skins in order to become.

*NAME: sage adelaide sheridan *AGE: twenty-eight *GENDER: trans woman *PRONOUNS: she / her *CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: filmmaker, actress, activist *CRIMINAL ASSOCATION: tbd

basics, history, wanted plots, and more under the cut !!

*BASICS.

*NAME: sage adelaide sheridan *AGE: twenty-eight *GENDER: trans woman *PRONOUNS: she / her *SEXUALITY: tbd (bisexual?) *CIVILIAN OCCUPATION: filmmaker, actress, activist *CRIMINAL ASSOCIATION: tbd (slowly but surely getting her hands dirty heh) *NOTABLE ATTRIBUTES: long silvery-blonde hair, height of 5’11” *CHARACTER ALLUSIONS / INSPIRATIONS: celine (the before trilogy), teddy laurence (little women), alice (alice in wonderland), lois lane (dc), sophie sheridan (mamma mia), mia dolan (la la land), greta gerwig *POSITIVE TRAITS: intuitive, protective, curious, egalitarian *NEUTRAL TRAITS: independent, idealistic, tenacious, analytical *NEGATIVE TRAITS: obstinate, workaholic, impulsive, rebellious

*SUMMARY.

[ trigger warnings: parental death, violence ]

A teen starlet turned cinematic upstart, Sage has lived most of her life in the public eye. While her parents were distinguished diplomats and politicians in their own right, Sage’s sense of politics found its voice through art, film, fashion, and the expression of gender and self. Her early days of ‘celebrity’ can be traced to a docudrama series following the lives of several teens during their last two years of sixth form (think Skins). Though the series was spearheaded by experienced producers, writers, and directors, it was notable for incorporating the writing and directing efforts of its subjects. It was during the final season of the show that she began her transition, making her one of the youngest trans figures on the small screen at the time. The series ended with a finale special entitled “Introducing Sage,” and depicted her first foray after her transition into the blinding lights of the public eye.

With the series finale essentially serving as her application to any filmmaking school of her choice, Sage attended the National Film and Television School. Her graduate film project, Dream Sequence, an experimental short film in which a theater director encourages a young actress to blur the lines between her character and her actual identity, was equal parts exploration of her adolescent experiences, a critique of the industry, and a critical success. At the insistence of her professor, she submitted it to a number of independent film festivals and awards circuits, and capped off her formal debut into the cinematic world with a Student Oscar and a BAFTA Student Award.

Although her parents were undoubtedly supportive of her career as a filmmaker, they requested one subject to never be viewed by her lens, for fear that the family's personal life might irrevocably intersect with their individual personal lives. For a time, Sage was perfectly comfortable keeping them separate, having never quite found her foothold in politics in the same way her family had. The agreement stood as her mother prepped for her first political campaign, Sage standing proudly by her side as her own career efforts focused elsewhere.

At the campaign launch event, her mother's opening speech was met not by confetti and applause, but by screams through sudden clouds of smoke, and shots firing through the crowd. Her father, wise enough to see the writing on the wall from the very first strike of the marksmen's pen, shielded his girls to the point of fatality. His injuries took too heavy a toll on his body, and over three short months, his health faded into irremediable territory.

Sage threw herself into her work after his death, forgoing the agreement she'd made with her parents and becoming utterly consumed by the driving forces behind the attack. The little that she was able to uncover suggested gang involvement, their actions allowed by a corrupt Chief of Police paid to allow it. She became restless, entirely fixed on the culprits and the events that led up to her father's death, only to end up exactly where she began, with more questions than answers. Today, she's no less set on uncovering the truth, but knows truth is something not always acquired by sanctified means.

*SPARKNOTES:

Sage lives in a two-story converted warehouse in Bermondsey with her two cats, Gaspard and Delilah. Both levels are entirely open-floor spaces, which comes in handy when she’s working on a new film: the entirety of the lower floor becomes submerged in the projects aesthetics to further her creative process, while the upper, containing her studio and bedroom, remains relatively untouched. Naturally, the lower floor lends itself perfectly to wrap parties for one last hurrah in the world of the film.

Though she’s had several independent darlings and has started her foray into mainstream work, the film she’s proudest of is the one least known by the public: Dream Sequence. It was in this film that she not only tested her limitations at the time and pushed the boundaries of conventional student theses, but also first experienced the therapeutic aspect of working behind the camera that she’s since come to love. With each film, she attempts to recapture this feeling — and does to a certain extent, if only colored by different lenses — but it’s never quite the same.

Notable works (irl film insps noted, bc my brain doesn't work well enough to make imaginary films lmao): the semi-autobiographic short Dream Sequence (based on Madeline’s Madeline); the folk-horror feature The May Queen (based on Midsommar); the semi-autobiographic drama Pieta, a passion / therapy project to help her process her father's death.

I left it intentionally unclear in the bio bc I haven't fully fleshed out the idea, but I do picture her mother having had some kind of criminal connection that partially fueled the attack at the campaign launch. (more on this as a wc below!)

*WANTED.

*THE BODYGUARD » With the increased spotlight on her after her first mainstream film, she’s received an increased amount of bigoted threats. The threats in and of themselves aren’t new, given her public presence since the age of 16, but since the incident at her mother’s campaign launch, Sage has given into her parents’ request and hired a security officer who’s with her just about 24/7. This connect is very much as it says on the tin, but I’d definitely love to play around with her security being affiliated with one of the gangs to add in a little bit of spice!

*DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE » There’s something a bit Alice-like about Sage’s curiosity; it knows few bounds, and so has often led her to the more interesting sides of the city. This curiosity is what has drawn her to her most recent endeavor of exposing a corrupt Police Chief, something she’s approached with much fervor — too much to some, but, to others, something to be taken advantage of eagerly. To put it simply, this connect is for someone who sees her commitment to exploring the darker sides of the city as an utter opportunity.

*THE JO TO HER TEDDY » It’d be easy to type Sage as more of a ‘Jo March’ than a ‘Teddy Lawrence,’ but in addition to those characters’ shared daring, creativity, and principled natures, Sage shares more of the artistic and dreamerlike sensibilities of the latter Alcott character. It’s this aspect of Sage’s nature that I believe lends really well to a connect similar to Jo and Teddy’s; specifically, this connect is for a character who’s been in her life for years now, who’s seen her through all different sorts of things, and is someone to whom she’s felt romantically drawn. Whether this romance is a fresh and new development, or one that’s older and unrequited is entirely to be plotted! I definitely want to play the direction of this based on chemistry, so nothing is set in stone.

*BIRDS OF A FEATHER » Think Baumbach and Gerwig, Burton and Elfman, Scorsese and Di Caprio — famous writer/directors and their frequent creative collaborators. This is for a connect that’s as much of a muse to Sage as they are a fellow maker: someone who certainly inspires her, but is also a confidante and collaborator.

*PRIVATE EYES » As resourceful and connected as she might be, Sage definitely relies on one or two people for the kind of research necessary to make investigative documentaries and realistic dramas. This connect doesn't necessarily have to be strictly a private detective; in fact, I envision more so to be anyone from any background who offers their specialities / knowledge in exchange for something they want of Sage — all tbd and plotted out!

*ALL ABOUT EVE » This connect exists somewhere in between stalker, fan, and envier in relation to Sage. I can see this connect stemming from several different jumping off points, so it would really just depend on what your own character’s backstory was. To name a few ideas: perhaps they’re a former classmate, an avid fan, or someone who’d hoped to take her on as their mentor, but she kept blowing them off not realizing how much it upset them. I don’t see Sage as someone who goes out of her way to hurt people, but I can definitely see her being oblivious to others’ reactions at times.

*MOMMIE'S DEAREST » I left if intentionally unclear, but I do picture her mother to have some kind of criminal connection to one (possibly even both?) of the gangs. While her mother is most definitely a wanted connection, I also would love to explore criminals connected to this wc who know more about Sage than she knows about them — sort of like the distant relatives who come out of the blue when something's gone wrong, etc. I imagine this connect to skew a bit older, but we can totally work out anything!

*UNDEFINED PLOTS.

fellow art heaux

enfants terribles (akin to the above, but maybe with a more activist / political lean)

fwbs and the like (strange bedfellows, opposites attracting, etc.)

former classmates / professors (might have a specific plot forming for a former professor)

criminal influences

family connects (i picture the sheridans as a big family, so i'm down for whatever!)

politicos (associated with her parents or otherwise)

therapy / support group / mentor, etc.

family members

anything and everything!

#*ancient dreams in a modern land » about.#*leaders dreamers & rebels » wanted.

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Holidays 7.25

Holidays

Act Like a Caveman Day

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Bayreuther Festspiele begins (Wagner festival; Germany) [thru 8.28]

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Red Shoe Day

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Rosiland Franklin Day

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Test-Tube Baby Day

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Traditional Palestinian Dress Day

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World IVF Day

World Youth Days 2023 begins (Lisbon, Portugal; Roman Catholic; until 7.31) [Varies; @Every 3 Years]

Food & Drink Celebrations

Candles on a Cake Day

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Frozen Fruit Freeze Day

Indie Beer Day (Australia)

National Hot Fudge Sundae Day

National Wine and Cheese Day

4th Tuesday in July

Waterton-Glacier Science & History Day [4th Tuesday]

Independence Days

Abode of Heaven (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

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Commonwealth Constitution Day (Puerto Rico)

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Holbein (Positivist; Saint)

Hot Fudge Sundae Day (Pastafarian)

Ilyap'a Festival (Inca thunder god)

James the Great (Western Christianity)

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Julian of Le Mans (Christian; Translation)

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Paul (Christian; Martyr)

Shylock Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Slippery Slim (Muppetism)

Thea and Valentina (Christian; Virgins)

Thomas Eakins (Artology)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

The Adventures of André & Wally B. (Pixar Cartoon; 1984)

Air Force One (Film; 1997)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (Film; 2008)

Armor Wars (Film; 2025)

Back in Black, by AC/DC (Album; 1980)

Batman: The Killing Joke (Animated Film; 2016)

Broken Quest (Animated tV Series; 2013)

Caddyshack (Film; 1980)

China Grove, by the Doobie Brothers (Song; 1973)

A Chorus Line (Broadway Musical; 1975)

Drinking Buddies (Film; 2013)

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)

Fame, by David Bowie (Song; 1975)

First Lensman, by E.E. "Doc" Smith (Novel; 1950) [Lensman #2]

Good Burger (Film; 1997)

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (Film; 1962)

Justice League: Warworld (WB Animated Film; 2023)

Kill ‘Em All, by Metallica (Album; 1983)

Lara Croft Tom Raider: The Cradle of Life (Film; 2003)

Last Train to Clarksville, recorded by The Monks (Song; 1966)

Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Lucy (Film; 2014)

Maximum Overdrive (Film; 1986)

Paul’s Boutique, by The Beastie Boys (Album; 1989)

Porky’s Spring Planting (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Ruby Sparks (Film; 2012)

Seabiscuit (Film; 2003)

Step Brothers (Film; 2008)

The Tree’s Knees (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

X-Files: I Want to Believe (Film; 2008)

Yes, by Yes (Album; 1969)

You Can’t Hurry Love, by The Supremes (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Jakob, Jakobus, Thea, Thomas, Valentina (Austria)

Ana, Yana (Bulgaria)

Beata, Jakov, Krsto, Valentina (Croatia)

Jakub (Czech Republic)

Jacobus (Denmark)

Jaagup, Jaak, Jaako, Jaap, Jako, Jakob, Jass (Estonia)

Jaakko, Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jimi (Finland)

Jacques, Valentine (France)

Jakob, Valentine (Germany)

Anna (Greece)

Jakab, Kristóf (Hungary)

Cristoforo, Giacomo (Italy)

Jēkabs, Marika (Latvia)

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Jakub (Slovakia)

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Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 206 of 2024; 159 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 30 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 8 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 7 Av 5783

Islamic: 7 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 26 Lux; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 12 July 2023

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 10 Dante (8th Month) [Holbein]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 35 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 4 of 31)

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Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a film director and actor known for directing and starring in New Jack City and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he co-wrote and directed. He was born in Mexico City, the son of writer, director, actor, and musician Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx. He travelled often with his parents between Europe and the USA. He majored in economics at Columbia College, the undergraduate division of Columbia University. He was invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021. His first screen appearance was in 1968, in One Life to Live. He made his feature film directorial debut in 1991 with New Jack City, in which he co-stars. New Jack City was produced with an estimated $8,000,000 budget. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 1991, before being released nationally on March 8, 1991. Well received by critics, it grossed $7,039,622 during its opening weekend, and was the highest-grossing independent film of 1991, grossing a total of $47,624,253 domestically. That same year, he directed one episode of Gabriel's Fire and acted in the TV film A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story. In 2014 he filmed a public service video supporting DC Statehood. His advocacy is part of DC Shadow Senator Paul Strauss’ “51 Stars" campaign which aims to enlist 51 celebrities to endorse making DC the 51st state. He married Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles and they have 5 children. #africanhistory365 #africanexellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CncBXNdLmXo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Holidays 8.20

Holidays

Bad Hair Day

Bamboo Celebration Day

Dial the Phone Day

Dogfight Day

Father’s Day (Nepal)

Feast of Asmá’ (Bahá'í)

First Onam (Parts of India)

Indian Akshay Urja Day (India)

International Amy Adams Day

International Andrew Garfield Day

International Day of Medical Transporters

International FinOps Day

John Deere 820 Day

Meitei Language Day (Manipur, India)

Missy Elliot Appreciation Day

Moon’s Birthday (Aztec)

National Accessible Air Travel Day

National 820 Day

National Exotic Dancer Day

National Fintech Day

National Latina Day

National Radio Day

National Scientific Temper Day (India)

Nepali Bhasa Manyata Diwas (Sikkim, India)

Neymarzetes Day (Brazil)

Nuremberg Code Anniversary Day

Puffball Day (French Republic)

Renewable Energy Day (India)

Rest Day (Hungary)

Saint Stephen’s Day (Hungary)

1619 Day

Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Stop and Smell Your Dog Day

Virtual Worlds Day

World Issue Day (Lagos)

World Mosquito Day

World Union Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

International Hawaiian Pizza Day

Lemonade Freedom Day

National Bacon Lover’s Day

National Honey Day (Sweden)

National Lemonade Day

World Day of French Fries (Spanish-speaking Countries)

Independence & Related Days

Anniversary of the FALINTIL (East Timor)

Candalia (Declared; 2019) [unrecognized]

Estonia (from USSR, 1991)

Iska Akaliazen (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Lucena City Charter Day (Philippines)

Revolution Day (Morocco, Western Sahara)

3rd Tuesday in August

International Chalk the Walks Day [3rd Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tapas Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Trusting Tuesday [3rd Tuesday of Each Month]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 20 (3rd Full Week of August)

Friendship Week (thru 8.26)

Festivals Beginning August 20, 2024

DakotaFest (Mitchell, South Dakota) [thru 8.22]

Dutchess County Fair (Rhinebeck, New York) [thru 8.25]

MUTEK Montreal (Montreal, Canada) [thru 8.25]

Nice Jazz Festival (Nice, France) [thru 8.23]

Peterborough Beer Festival (Peterborough, Great Britain) [thru 8.24]

Feast Days

Alan Lee (Artology)

Amadour (Christian; Saint)

Benvenuto Cellini (Positivist; Saint)

Bernard of Clairvaux (Christian; Saint)

Birth of the White Buffalo (Lakota)

Boil-Over Thursday (Shamanism)

Cuitlahac Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

The Day of Total Victory (Unification Church)

Expensive Rum Day (Pastafarian)

First Light Altar Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Georg Häfner, Blessed (Christian; Saint)

Glam Dicind (Celtic Book of Days)

Greg Bear (Writerism)

Harpo Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Helena (Muppetism)

Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai (Christian; Saint)

H. P. Lovecraft (Writerism)

H. R. Van Dongen (Artology)

Maria De Mattias (Christian; Saint)

Media Aestas II (Pagan)

Oswine of Deira (Christian; Martyr)

Philibert of Jumièges (Christian; Saint)

Samuel (Christian; Prophet)

William and Catherine Booth (Church of England)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [28 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [43 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [21 of 30]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [37 of 60]

Premieres

Angie, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1973)

The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley (Novel; 1941)

Coonskin (Animated Film; 1975)

1812 Overture, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Concert Overture; 1882)

Elias: The Little Rescue Boat (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Feather Finger (WB MM Cartoon; 1966)

Garden State (Film; 2004)

Graffiti Bridge, by Prince (Album; 1990)

Hot Dogs (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

I Never Changes My Altitude (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1937)

Islandia, by Austin Tappan Wright (Novel; 1942)

A Kiddie’s Kitty (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

Lego DC Batman: Family Matters (WB Animated Film; 2019)

Mice Follies (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

Mickey Blue Eyes (Film; 1999)

Oh, Johnny, Oh, Johnny, Oh, by Orrin Tucker (Song; 1939)

Perfect Blue (Anime Film; 1999)

Picnic at Hanging Rock, by Joan Lindsay (Novel; 1967)

Pocket Full of Kryptonite, by The Spin Doctors (Album; 1991)

Scary Crows (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1937)

Scooby Doo! Stage Fright (WB Animated Film; 2013)

Slow Train Coming, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1979)

The Talk of the Town (Film; 1942)

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (Film; 1999)

Trailer Life, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1937)

Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann (Novel; 1966)

Yo Gabba Gabba! (Children’s TV Series; 2007)

Today’s Name Days

Bernd, Bernhard, Ronald (Austria)

Samuil (Bulgaria)

Bernard, Samuel (Croatia)

Bernard (Czech Republic)

Bernhard (Denmark)

Benno, Bernhard, Päärn, Pääro, Pärn, Pärno, Pearn, Pearu (Estonia)

Sami, Samu, Samuel, Samuli (Finland)

Bernard, Samuel (France)

Bernhard, Bernd, Ronald, Samuel (Germany)

Samouel (Greece)

István (Hungary)

Bernardo (Italy)

Bernhards, Bierants, Biernis, Boriss (Latvia)

Bernardas, Neringa, Tolvinas (Lithuania)

Bernhard, Bernt (Norway)

Bernard, Jan, Sabin, Samuel, Samuela, Sieciech, Sobiesław, Świeciech, Szwieciech (Poland)

Anabela (Slovakia)

Bernardo, Samuel (Spain)

Bernhard, Bernt (Sweden)

Eustace, Ostap, Samuel (Ukraine)

Barnard, Bernard, Bernardo, Filbert, Philbert, Rey, Reyna, Reynalda, Reynaldo, Reynold (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 233 of 2024; 133 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 34 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 17 (Bing-Chen)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 16 Av 5784

Islamic: 14 Safar 1446

J Cal: 23 Purple; Twosday [23 of 30]

Julian: 7 August 2024

Moon: 99%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Benvenuto Cellini]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 62 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 30 of 31)

#Holidays

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The Elephant's Song from Lynn Tomlinson on Vimeo.

This is the story of Old Bet, the first circus elephant in America, set to a tune sung by her friend, an old farm dog. Their story is portrayed in colorful, handcrafted animation, created frame by frame with clay-on-glass and oil pastel animation.

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Animated and Directed by Lynn Tomlinson Written by Lynn Tomlinson and Sam Saper Music and lyrics by Sam Saper Vocals by Deletta Gillespie and Brooks Long Instrumentals and arrangement by Trucker Talk: Abby Becker, Greg Bowen, Jessica Keyes, Rich Kolm Sound Effects by Elsa Lankford Sound recorded and engineered by Shea Springer, Sweetfoot Studio Additional animation by Lucy Saper and M.C. Tomlinson

AWARDS: Audience Choice, Best Short Animation, Providence Children's Film Festival, 2020 Climate, Environment, Biodiversity Prize, Festival Le Temps Presse, Paris, 2020 Best Music, TOFUZI, Batumi, Georgia, 2019 Best Narrative Short, Programmers Award, 32nd annual Virginia Film Festival, Charlottesville, VA, 2019 Best Animated Short, Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham, AL, 2019 ASIFA East, Independent Films, 1st Prize, NY, 2019 ASIFA East, Excellence in Music, NY, 2019 ASIFA East, Women in Animation Award, NY, 2019 Global Insights Stellar Award (Top Award), Black Maria Film Festival, 2019 Best Animation, NatureTrack Film Festival, CA, 2019 Best Short Film, Environmental Film Festival at Yale, New Haven, CT, 2019 Best Animation, Nevada Women’s Film Festival, Las Vegas, NV 2019 Best Animated Short, SENE Fest, Providence, RI, 2019 Best Sound Design, Chesapeake Film Festival, Easton, MD, 2019 Best Environmental Short Film, Chesapeake Film Festival, Easton, MD, 2019 Best Animation, Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale, IL, 2019 First Prize, Made in Baltimore Short Film Festival, Baltimore, MD, 2018 Best Experimental, 2nd Place, Los Angeles Animation Festival, CA, 2018 Best of Festival, Peekskill Film Festival, Peekskill, NY, 2018 Best Animation, Peekskill Film Festival, Peekskills, NY, 2018 Award of Merit for Animation, University Film & Video Association, Las Cruces, NM, 2018

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS: Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore, MD, World Premiere, 2018 Ajyal Film Festival, Doha, Qatar, 2018 Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan Animation for Peace Program, 2018 Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI, 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival, OH, 2019 Athens International Film Festival, Athens, OH, 2019 Canton Film Festival, Canton, OH, 2019 Cinekid, Amsterdam, 2019 High Falls Women's Film Festival, NY 2019 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, DC, 2019 Athens Animfest, Greece, 2019 ASIFA South Animation Conference and Festival 2019 San Francisco Independent Film Festival, CA, 2019 Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Shastaland, CA, 2019 Cinema Sousa, Xiamen Animation Festival, China, 2018 Vaasa Wildlife Festival, Finland, Finalist, 2018 Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York, UK, 2018 San Jose International Short Film Festival, San Jose, CA 2018 China International Green Film Week, 2018 Woods Hole Film Festival, Woods Hole, MA, 2018 Edmonton International Film Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2018

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Shaw Boyz: "They always mention Tony Hawk..."

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Question: Who do you think of when you think of skateboarding?

Shaw Boy: “They always mention Tony Hawk, it's not only Tony Hawk. It's the people right behind me, it’s the man over there… It’s multicultural it's not just for one person. It's for everybody.”

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Shaw Boyz is a short documentary following a group of young teens as they navigate a rapidly gentrifying environment in the historical Shaw neighborhood. Exploring culture, gentrification, community, and how it all ties to the creation of DC’s first public skate park, Shaw Boyz is a delve into the organic ways marginalized communities heal one another through third places.

Producing, Cinematography & Editing by Paul A. Notice II

Executive Producer Joshua Lopez DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment

Shaw Boyz | DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment

June 2017 - December 2019 | Washington, DC and New York, NY | Short Documentary | Producer, Director, Voiceover Talent, Director of Photography, Editor

A short documentary that follows a group of young teens as they navigate a rapidly gentrifying environment in the historical Shaw neighborhood. It's about culture, gentrification, friendship, and music with moments of Black Boy Joy and wonders. (Runtime: 20:25)

Full Doc: Shaw Boyz

Trailer: Shaw Boyz | The Rebirth of DC's Black Skaters

Teaser Part 1: Shaw Boyz | The Story Behind DC's 1st Skate Park

Teaser Part 2: Shaw Boyz | “Way Back."

Bonus 1: Shaw Boyz | "Talk With Your Feet Not Your Mouth"

Bonus 2: Shaw Boyz | Clutch | Beginnings

2019 Official Selection of Independent Shorts Awards for Best Documentary

2019 ISA Bronze Award for Best New Web & Media

Official Selection of 2021 Flickfair

Semi-Finalist of 2023 Sensei Film Festival

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Best Movies of 2023

It was a terrific year for film, whether art house or mainstream, even if the main subject the movies wrestled with was deeply pessimistic.

Manohla Dargis | Alissa Wilkinson

Manohla Dargis

A Thrilling Bounty

I had a terrific movie year — you? I saw hundreds of new films with a variety of plots and styles made on every imaginable scale and budget. Some were from newcomers like A.V. Rockwell and others from the ever-new Martin Scorsese. Some you’ve heard of or will, while others scarcely made a ripple. Some were released by independents like A24 and the tiny KimStim; others came from tech companies and still others from what are now often called legacy studios, a vaguely eulogistic term that suggests influence but also obsolescence.

The movies have ostensibly been at death’s door at least since the shift to sync sound, which isn’t to undersell the industry’s business woes. When the year began, it was still recovering from pandemic-forced shutdowns and slowdowns. “As 2023 Begins, Worry and Fear Linger After a Topsy-Turvy Year,” The Hollywood Reporter fretted, calling the ups and downs of the 2022 box office “dramatic.” Yet some Wall Street analysts were bullish on moviegoing. “We’re seeing a resurgence of interest back in the theaters,” one analyst told Yahoo in late January. I had just returned from the bounty at the Sundance Film Festival and was feeling bullish, too.

As winter gave way to spring and summer, several of my favorite movies had been released in theaters and I had previewed several others at Cannes, where I had again been buoyed by what I had seen. At the same time, the drumbeat of worrying industry news continued when the Writers Guild went on strike on May 2 and several sure-bet blockbusters failed to charm audiences into theaters. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” was “cursed,” read one headline; “‘Mission: Impossible 7’ falls short of expectations,” ran another. The moaning in the trades gave way to klaxon horns when much of SAG-AFTRA went on strike on July 14. Two days later Barry Diller, who once ran Paramount, warned that the strikes could lead to the industry’s “absolute collapse.” Five days later, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” opened.

That phenom dubbed Barbenheimer buoyed the box office, the strikes ended, and here we are. It’s tempting to repeat William Goldman’s axiom that “nobody knows anything” and leave it at that. Except that this year also reminded us of some things that we have known for a while, including that women directors can make any kind of movie, from the intimately scaled to larger-than-life productions that become monster hits. This year also reminded us that a mass audience will happily get out of the house for movies without superheroes. And, on occasion, it won’t show up for movies with them, which was evident after disappointments from both the DC and Marvel studios as “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Shazam: Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash,” “Blue Beetle” and “The Marvels” sputtered in theaters.

Two other words that popped up regularly in the news this year were “superhero fatigue,” which should have surprised absolutely no one. Old Hollywood embraced genre films but it also banked on variety, churning out musicals, westerns, dramas, comedies, historical epics, detective and gangster tales and genre hybrids. Some were interchangeable; others had fresh stories, distinctive visual styles and authorial flourishes. Now, though, the big studios are largely in the business of action-adventure franchises and serials; they bank on similarity, not variety. As of Nov. 30, half of this year’s top 20 grossing domestic releases fall in the action-adventure category, including a clutch of superhero flicks.

The mass turnout for both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” has been credited to everything from timing to originality, their meme-ability and people’s fear of missing out. Whatever the reasons for their success — and talent played a part, too — they proved that those Wall Street analysts bullish on moviegoing were onto something. That’s what else this year reminded us, and what I’m reminded of each week: Films can be great! They can embrace genre, play with it, transcend it. Their stories and their telling can be diverse, their quality thrilling, their art transporting. There’s more to movies than the industry, its crises and convulsions. In 1951, David O. Selznick, the producer of “Gone With the Wind,” rued that “there might have been good movies if there had been no movie industry.” The thing is, there have always been good movies despite the industry but, then, I’m a shameless optimist — I’m a film critic.

Here are my favorite movies of the year, all of which opened (or will open) theatrically in the United States.

1. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Martin Scorsese)

In this harrowing epic, Scorsese revisits a murderous crime spree perpetrated by white Americans — lovers and friends, ranchers and bankers, local lawmen and federally appointed guardians — against oil-rich members of the Osage Nation. The emotional center is an unspeakably cruel story of love and betrayal, a baroque conspiracy fueled by greed and an unshakable belief in white superiority. Manifest Destiny makes a hell of a gangster movie. (In theaters)

2. ‘Oppenheimer’ (Christopher Nolan)

With his customary pointillist detail and monumental sweep, Nolan tracks J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called “father of the atomic bomb,” from his tortured youth to later anguished years. Much of the film involves Oppenheimer’s role in researching and developing the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, world-defining catastrophes that eventually killed an estimated 100,000 to upward of 200,000 souls and helped usher in our self-annihilating, human-dominated age. (In theaters)

3. ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’(Frederick Wiseman)

In this deeply pleasurable movie, Wiseman focuses on the Troisgros family, a dynasty of French chefs. Much of the film takes place in their celebrated restaurant-hotel in the Loire where the paterfamilias oversees a team that with love, ingenuity, choreography, sublime technique and a regard for the larger world create one astonishment after another for the delight and delectation of others — much like the genius behind the camera. (In theaters)

4. ‘Occupied City’ (Steve McQueen)

In his startling and formally rigorous four-and-a-half-hour documentary, this British director (“Twelve Years a Slave”) uses everyday scenes from contemporary Amsterdam to map — street by street, address by address — the disastrous fate of the city’s Jewish population during World War II. The movie was written by Bianca Stigter, McQueen’s wife, and informed by her book “Atlas of an Occupied City: Amsterdam 1940-1945.” (Opening Dec. 25 in theaters)

5. ‘A Thousand and One’ (A.V. Rockwell)

In her knockout feature debut, Rockwell follows a young woman (a wonderful Teyana Taylor) across the years — it opens in the mid-1990s — as she raises her son in a rapidly gentrifying New York. Rockwell was born and raised in Queens, and she has a deep feeling for the city and the people who, far from the corridors of power and despite the onslaughts of power’s rapacious mercenaries, have always given New York its lifeblood. (Stream it on Prime Video)

6. ‘Asteroid City’ (Wes Anderson)

In the small fictional Southwest town where much of this movie takes place, worlds collide, a love story (or maybe two) blooms and fades, children outwit adults and an extraterrestrial makes a surprising touchdown. With dexterity and complexity, tenderness and deadpan delivery, meticulous technique and mesmerizing colors, Anderson plays with different media and performing arts for a story about storytelling that’s wry, comic and tragic. (Stream it on Peacock)

7. ‘May December’ (Todd Haynes)

In this unsettling, perverse movie about that performance called life, an actress, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), visits the inspiration for her next movie. That would be Gracie (Julianne Moore), a homemaker who likes to bake cakes and happens to be an ex-con, having been imprisoned for having sex with an underage boy she later wed. (A terrific Charles Melton plays her tragic husband.). Things get very complicated, and then crushingly sad. (Stream it on Netflix)

8. ‘Showing Up’ (Kelly Reichardt)

Reichardt’s latest follows Lizzy (a delicately restrained and revelatory Michelle Williams), a sculptor in Portland, Ore., as she prepares a new gallery show while contending with friends, family, her very bad cat and a wounded pigeon. For Lizzy, making art is an act of self-creation and a way of being, which I suspect means that this lovely, modestly scaled movie is also somewhat of a directorial self-portrait. (Available for rent on most major platforms)

9. ‘Orlando: My Political Biography’(Paul B. Preciado)

In this essayistic documentary, Preciado — a Spanish-born transgender philosopher and activist making his directing debut — uses Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando: A Biography” as a springboard to explore the complexities and many cages of identity. Drawing on a wide range of sources and aided by 20 trans and nonbinary performers, Preciado has made a movie that’s playful, urgent and as intellectually inspiring as it is emotionally exhilarating. (In theaters)

10. ‘Stonewalling’ (Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka)

It’s 2019 when this understated, formally rigorous heartbreaker opens and the painfully young Lynn (Yao Honggui) is facing a series of daunting hurdles, including her rotten boyfriend, bickering parents, no job and an uncertain future. By the time the story ends it’s early 2020, everyone is wearing surgical masks and Lynn is exhausted, having tried every imaginable gig and hustle. She is also pregnant, and now has something of exchange value. (Streaming on Criterion)

Ten more: “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” “Earth Mama,” “Fallen Leaves,” “Ferrari,” “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Past Lives” “R.M.N.,” “Scarlet,” “Will-O’-the-Wisp,” “Youth (Spring).”

Alissa Wilkinson

Where Evil Lies

This was the year of evil at the movies: gut-wrenching, bone-chilling, ordinary evil. It didn’t wear villainous capes, nor did it often arrive in the expected horror movie package. That’s why it was so terrifying.

The movies this year posited that evil’s opposite isn’t goodness; it’s reality. Evil was something for men of science, like J. Robert Oppenheimer, to wrestle with, realizing that when the physical universe intersects with human ethics, no decision can really be neutral. Evil was discussed at Cannes in the news conference after “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a film about how barbarous civilization can be. In “The Zone of Interest,” unspeakable evil is obscured, willingly, by people who are just going about their everyday business. Bureaucratic language and euphemism keep them from having to acknowledge the horrors they’re perpetuating.

In fact, the way language can mask and produce evil — especially the banal sort that stems from self-delusion — was all over the movies this year. Todd Haynes’s juicy “May December” is loaded with willful blindness on the part of characters who can’t even form the words to tell the truth about their lives. Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” takes a marriage built on linguistic compromise — the partners communicate in English, a second language for both — as the jumping-off point for a story about the everyday violence that careless words incur, whether in the courtroom or the living room. And perhaps the strongest and most daring of these was “Reality,” which uses a real interrogation transcript to show the bendiness of words, the way power and justice can be warped to manipulate, well, reality.

When the great novelist Cormac McCarthy, no stranger to the movies himself, died this year, I found myself thinking about him because his vision of evil was far more in line with these depictions than the cartoon villains Hollywood typically serves up. To McCarthy, evil was a force or a being that stalked humanity, the basic fact of the human condition, nearly impossible to resist and embedded somehow in language. In his 1994 novel “The Crossing,” a character says that “the wicked know that if the ill they do be of sufficient horror men will not speak against it.” In fact, “men have just enough stomach for small evils and only these will they oppose.”

If he’s right, that may be why the antidote to cinematic evil could be found in people speaking words of healing to one another, facing truth together. The couples at the center of “The Eternal Memory” and “American Symphony,” the chaplains of “A Still Small Voice,” the family of “You Hurt My Feelings” — all are people who have found that in the midst of an impossible world, communicating with one another is what lets us go on.

Any form of art is capable of exploring the nature of evil. But there’s something about cinema — immersive, time-bound, hitting several senses at once — that feels uniquely suited for the task, since evil is something more readily identified in the gut than in the conscious mind. In a world increasingly unmoored from reality, where we can barely trust what we see with our own eyes, evil floats freely. Maybe cinema can give us language to face it courageously.

1. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Martin Scorsese)

From the start of his career, Scorsese has been obsessed with guilt: What does it mean to be guilty? Is anyone really innocent? Is forgiveness possible, or just a convenient fantasy? The many-layered “Killers of the Flower Moon” offers perhaps his broadest take on the topic yet — proceeding from the firm belief that guilt is generational, just like grief, and that telling the story (in this case, of the systematic murder of Osage members) is both fraught and impossible to avoid. (In theaters)

2. ‘Past Lives’ (Celine Song)

Once in a while, an understated stunner from a debut director (in this case, the playwright Celine Song) arrives early in the year, grabs you by the heart and won’t let go. For me that happened all the way back at Sundance in January with “Past Lives,” about a woman (Greta Lee) contemplating the lives she could have led and thus the choices that created the one she does lead. With magnificent co-stars in Teo Yoo and John Magaro, it’s brilliant and moving, an examination of destiny, chance, love and the invisible thread that binds one soul to the next. (For rent on most major platforms)

3. ‘The Zone of Interest’ (Jonathan Glazer)

Based loosely on a Martin Amis novel, “The Zone of Interest” bone-chills by omission, its meaning contained in what’s not onscreen. The story concerns the family of Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), commandant of Auschwitz, who lives an idyllic life with his family just outside the walls of the notorious extermination camp. His wife (Sandra Hüller) runs a peaceful household, proudly showing her life to her mother when she visits. But you can hear, and almost smell, what’s going on over the wall. It’s a nauseatingly and formally bold inquiry into the extent to which humans can, and do, willfully blind themselves to evil. (Opens in theaters on Dec. 15)

“Reality” stars Sydney Sweeney as Reality Winner, the former N.S.A. translator imprisoned for leaking information about Russian interference into the 2016 elections. Adapted from a play also written and directed by Satter, the dialogue is a verbatim (and sometimes redacted) transcription of the F.B.I.’s interrogation of Winner at her home before her arrest. Sweeney is incredible in the role, the anchor of a furious, true thriller. But what stands out is the way “Reality” forces us to question what’s real on several levels — not just whether and when a government is trustworthy, but also when language deliberately obscures reality, and whether the movie itself is fiction, documentary or something uncomfortably in the gray area between. (Streaming on Max)

5. ‘A Still Small Voice’ (Luke Lorentzen)

Early in the pandemic, at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, a group of chaplaincy residents are caring for patients and their families while dealing with their own grief and fear. Lorentzen’s observational documentary (which he largely shot himself) follows one resident, Mati, and her supervisor. Mati’s idealism is challenged as she ministers to people of all faiths and none in particular while simultaneously experiencing her own crisis of faith. The nature of mercy, mortality and belief in the face of unimaginable pain makes this, somehow, a hopeful film, though it’s a hard-won hope. (In theaters)

6. ‘Oppenheimer’ (Christopher Nolan)

One-half of the year’s biggest moviegoing event, “Oppenheimer” is at its core an examination of power, both in the geopolitical and the atomic sense. Nolan’s choice to split the film along two power-generating acts, fission and fusion, underscores the point: While the film is largely about the Manhattan Project and the moral compromise Oppenheimer wrestles with, it’s also about man’s petty battles to gain power without regard for the future. Nolan is obsessed with the interplay between the scientific and the humanist, and thus it’s a perfect match. (For rent on most major platforms)

7. ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ (Anna Hints)

A number of good and much buzzier films from this year — “Barbie,” “Poor Things” — chronicled women’s journeys toward becoming their own heroes in a world still tilted toward patriarchy. But the Estonian documentary “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” is the one that’s stuck with me most. Women gather in a smoke sauna (we see their tightly framed nude bodies, shot from the neck down, for most of the film) repeatedly throughout a calendar year. They discuss the painful and joyful realities of their lives: fears and hopes, romances and abuses, weaknesses and strengths. Visually striking and uncommonly frank, it gets at an authenticity that few fiction films can fully capture. (In theaters)

8. ‘Godland’ (Hlynur Palmason)

It’s the 19th century, and a young Danish priest with plenty of self-regard has decided to lead a church in remote Iceland (at that time a Danish colony). What he discovers on the frigid shores is a beguiling landscape that’s wholly indifferent to his existence. Watching him disintegrate when confronted with the reality of his calling is both tragic and darkly funny, but the deeper meaning is what remains: We can plan all we want to change the world, but the world usually gets the best of us. (Streaming on the Criterion Channel)

9. ‘The Eternal Memory’ (Maite Alberdi)

Alberdi’s haunting documentary centers on Augusto Góngora, one of the most famous cultural journalists in Chile, and his wife, Paulina Urrutia. Góngora is living with Alzheimer’s, and Alberdi parallels his slowly deteriorating mental state with his lifelong fight to preserve Chile’s history and collective memory. Without memory, Góngora says, we are lost. What anchors him is Urrutia’s fervent love, a bond so strong that it can withstand tragedy — and there are lessons there for nations that wish to wipe away their own memories. (Streaming on Paramount+)

10. ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ (Frederick Wiseman)

Wiseman, America’s greatest chronicler of institutions, turns his observational documentary eye toward La Maison Troisgros, a three-star Michelin restaurant in Roanne, France, run by several generations of the Troisgros family. While the food looks delectable and the diners are often very funny, the true joy of Wiseman’s film is his subtle weaving of a point into it all. Future generations of artists and chefs, diners and growers depend upon balancing profit with careful cultivation today, whether it’s in the way a kitchen runs, the way grapes are grown or the way a family plans its business. That balance is evident throughout the film, which is a sensory delight and at times almost balletic in its touch. (In theaters)

And don’t miss: “Afire” (Christian Petzold), “American Fiction” (Cord Jefferson), “American Symphony” (Matthew Heineman), “Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet), “Anselm” (Wim Wenders), “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Kelly Fremon Craig), “Barbie” (Greta Gerwig), “BlackBerry” (Matt Johnson), “Eileen” (William Oldroyd), “Fallen Leaves” (Aki Kaurismaki), “Four Daughters” (Kaouther Ben Hania), “The Holdovers” (Alexander Payne), “May December” (Todd Haynes), “Poor Things” (Yorgos Lanthimos), “Priscilla” (Sofia Coppola), “The Royal Hotel” (Kitty Green), “Showing Up” (Kelly Reichardt), “The Starling Girl” (Laurel Parmet), “The Taste of Things” (Tran Anh Hung), “You Hurt My Feelings” (Nicole Holofcener)

Manohla Dargis is the chief film critic of The Times, which she joined in 2004. She has an M.A. in cinema studies from New York University, and her work has been anthologized in several books. More about Manohla Dargis

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10th November 1821 🗓️ : Event - Rufina Alfaro Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia. "Rufina Alfaro is a possibly legendary figure in the Panamanian independence movement. According to legend, she led a march on November 10, 1821 that resulted in the population of Los Santos rising up against Spanish rulers. Although even her existence is disputed, Alfaro is part of popular memory..."

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DISMISSAL TIME to Screen Virtually at Whistleblower Summit of Film Festival

Our award-winning Dismissal Time will be screening virtually as part of Washington D.C.'s Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival this month!

We have another very special announcement to make: Our award-winning Dismissal Time will be screening virtually as part of Washington D.C.’s Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival this month! Our film will be in the virtual film block beginning 1pm on Sunday, July 23rd and will be available for 72 hrs after the individual release window. The hybrid film screenings and panel presentations will be…

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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

In Silver Spring, Maryland, there is a historical site and cultural center called the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. The AFI Silver, which opened as a movie theater in 1938, has developed into a top cultural attraction, offering a wide variety of movies, live acts, and special events.

Location and History

In the heart of Silver Spring, just outside Washington, DC, stands the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. The Silver Theatre, a lavish Art Deco movie palace that functioned as a well-liked entertainment destination for many years, was the theater's original name when it opened in 1938.

The theater deteriorated and was almost destroyed in the 1960s. However, the theater was restored and reopened as the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in 2003, thanks to a grassroots campaign to rescue it.

Offerings and Programs

For moviegoers, culture vultures, and families, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center offer a wide variety of programs and offerings. Some of its most well-liked products are:

1. Film screenings: The theater offers a wide selection of international films, including independent, classic, and recent movies. Additionally, it sponsors a number of film festivals throughout the year, such as the European Union Film Showcase and the AFI Docs Film Festival.

2. Live Performances: The AFI Silver also presents live performances, such as musicals, comedies, and theatrical productions.

3. Educational Programs: The theater provides children's and adults' educational programs, such as filmmaking lessons and workshops, movie screenings and debates, and school field excursions.

4. Special Events: The AFI Silver hosts a number of special events all through the year, including as sing-alongs, outdoor movie nights, and movie screenings with holiday themes.

Engineering and Design

Art Deco architecture and design are beautifully displayed in the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. A large foyer with original terrazzo flooring, a grand staircase, and a beautiful chandelier can be found inside the theater. The theater's main auditorium has seats for about 400 people and a big screen.

The Silver Theatre 2, a smaller, more secluded chamber with capacity for 75 people, is the theater's second screening room. Independent film screenings and other unique activities take place here.

Community Engagement

The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center play an important role in the local community, and the theater's staff work to engage with the surrounding community through a variety of programs and offerings. The theater partners with local schools, libraries, and community organizations to offer educational programs and special events.

Throughout the year, the AFI Silver also puts on a number of free events, such as a family-friendly film series, a Christmas film festival, and outdoor summer movie screenings.

Conclusion

A cultural center and historical landmark in Silver Spring, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center presents a wide selection of movies, live shows, and special events. The AFI Silver is an integral part of the local community and a popular destination for moviegoers and cultural fans from all over the area thanks to its stunning Art Deco building, active community participation, and dedication to displaying a diverse range of films and shows.

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RATE ME by Fyzal Boulifa from La Distributrice de Films on Vimeo.

A portrait of teenage escort, 'Coco'.

Director, screenwriter : Fyzal Boulifa Cast : Zehra Zorba, Leo Hatton, James Pierce, Terry Noble, Rytis Sadauskas, Zoe Price, Ellie Gardner, Clark Curran, Robert J Francis, Cecilia Noble, Debra Marie Mawdsley, George Welton, Demilade Adesanya, Natalie Callaghan, Zoie Smith, Saskia Chohan, Alex Morrison, Ava Sabrine Rosenthal DOP : Taina Galis Sound : Anna Bertmark Editing : Taina Galis, Fyzal Boulifa Set Designer: Tilly Shiner Costumes : Clare Rose Music: Felicita Producers : Taina Galis, Fyzal Boulifa Distribution: La Distributrice de Films Contact: [email protected]

FESTIVALS

Cannes, Quinzaine / Cannes, Director's Fortnight - Cannes, France, 2015 Guanajuato International Film Festival - Guanajuato, Mexico, 2015 Kratkofil International short Film Festival - Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2015 20th Sarajevo Film Festival - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2015 Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival - Sao Paolo, Brazil, 2015 BFI London Film Festival - London, UK, 2015 Encounters Shot Film Festival - Bristol, UK, 2015 Hamptons International Film Fetsival - Hamptons, USA, 2015 Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada, 2015 Batumi International Art-House Film Festival - Batumi, Georgia, 2015 44th Festival du Nouveau Cinema - Montreal, Canada, 2015 51st Chicago International Film Festival - Chicago, USA, 2015 34th Uppsala International Short Film Festival - Uppsala, Sweeden 19th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur - Winterthur, Switzerland, 2015 38th Denver Film Festival - Denver, USA, 2015 Twin Cities Arab Film Festival - Minneapolis, USA 44th AFI Film Fest - Los Angeles, USA Leeds International Film Festival - UK, 2015 Geo Saizescu International Film Festival - Roumania, 2015 Zagreb Film Fest - Croatia, 2015 Leuven International Short Film Festival - Belgium, 2015 London Short Film Fest - UK, 2016 Sundance - USA, 2016 Solothum Film Festival - Switzerland, 2016 Las Palmas International Film Festival - Spain, 2016 Mecal Barcelona - Spain, 2016 Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival - Romania, 2016 Vilnius Film Festival- Lithuania, 2016 Madrid Film circle - Spain, 2016 Atlanta Film Festival - USA, 2016 Go Shorts - Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2016 Dallas Film Festival - Dallas, USA 2016 Indielisboa International Independent Film Festival - Lisbon, Portugal 2016 Kiev International Film Festival - Kiev, Ukraine 2016 Halifax Independent Filmmakers' Festival - Halifax, Canada Palm Springs Short Film Festival - Palm Springs, USA 2016 New Zeland International Film Festival - Wellington, New Zeland 2016 Lago International Film Festival - Lago, Italy 2016 Kinemastik International Short Film Festival - Malta 2016 DC Shorts Film Festival - Washington, USA 2016 Pacific Meridian International Film Festival - Vlasdivostock, Russia 2016

AWARDS

Best British Short at Leeds International Film Fetsival - UK, 2015 Live Action Short Special Mention for Innovative Storytelling au AFI Film Fest - USA, Los Angeles 2015 Honorable mention for Best International Short at Festival du nouveau cinéma, 2015 Honorable mention for Best International Short at TIFF, 2015 Illy Award, Directors' Fortnight - Cannes Films Festival, 2015

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Holidays 7.11

Holidays

Advice to the Lovelorn Day

Bean Day (French Republic)

Beh Deinkhlan (Meghalaya, India)

Bowdler's Day

Celebration of the Golden Spurs (Flanders)

Convenience Store Day

Cow Appreciation Day

Day of the Bandoneón (Argentina)

Day of the Fire Fighter (Mexico)

Day of the Five Billion (1987)

Drummer Appreciation Day

Duel Day

Eleventh Night (Bonfire Night; Northern Ireland)

Flemish Community Day (Belgium)

International EcoBrick Day

International Essential Oils Day

International Richard Cheese Day

Ker Puja (Tripura, India)

Maritime Day (China)

Naadam (Mongolia)

National All American Pet Photo Day

National Cheer Up the Lonely Day

National Culture and Senior Citizens Day (Kiribati)

National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Genocide by Ukrainian Nationalists on Citizens of the Second Republic of Poland (Poland)

National Essential Oils Day

National Journalist Day (Chile)

National Maritime Day (China)

National Polyphenol Day

National Recovery Day

National 7-Eleven Day

National Swimming Pool Day

Orangeman’s Day (Canada)

Reading Guilt Day

Relisha Rudd Remembrance Day (DC)

Robert the Bruce Day (Scotland)

711 Day

Straw Free Day (Colorado)

Swimming Pool Day

To Kill A Mockingbird Day

World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day

World Fringe Day

World Independent Living Day

World Massage Day

World Population Day (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Blueberry Muffin Day

Free Slurpee Day (7-11 Stores)

Hot Dog Night (Luverne, Minnesota)

International Raw Food Day

Make Your Own Sundae Day

National Mojito Day

National Rainier Cherry Day

National State Fair Food Day

Ramen Day (Japan)

Vegetarian Food Day

World Chocolate Day (Russia)

2nd Tuesday in July

Alpenfest begins (Gaylord, Missouri) [2nd Tuesday thru Saturday]

Carnival Tuesday (Saint Vincent and Grenadines) [2nd Tuesday]

Cow Appreciation Day [2nd Tuesday]

Independence Days

Mongolia (from China, 1921)

Polarveinn (Declared; 2022) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Benedict of Nursia (Christian; Saint)

Drostan of Dalcongaile (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Min (Ancient Egyptian harvest & fertility festival)

Feast of Theano (patron of vegetarianism)

Guru Rinpoche Day (Bhutan)

Imamat Day (Nizari Ismaili Shiʿi Muslims)

James, Bishop of Nisibis (Christian; Saint)

James McNeill Whistler (Artology)

Hidulphus (Christian; Saint)

Naadam begins (Three Games of Men Festival; Mongolia) [thru 7.15]

Next Generation Captain (Muppetism)

Olga of Kiev (Christian; Saint)

Pancho Villa Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Pius I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Solstitium VII (Pagan)

St. Stephen of Hungary (Positivist; Saint)

World Population Day (Pastafarian)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Premieres

Alphas (TV Series; 2011)

Beechwood 4-5789, by The Marvelettes (Song; 1962)

Boyhood (Film; 2014)

Contact (Film; 1997)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Film; 2014)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Animated Film; 2001)

Fleetwood Mac, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1975)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (US Film; 2007) [#5]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Film; 2008)

Honky Tonk Women, by The Rolling Stones (Song; 1969)

Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical Play; 1971) [1st Stage Performance]

Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa (Novel; 1939)

My Bodyguard (Film; 1980)

The Newlywed Game (Game Show; 1967)

Orange Is the New Black (TV Series; 2013)

Porky’s Pet (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

School for Scoundrels (Film; 1960)

Shall We Dance? (Film; 1997)

Sharknado (Film; 2013)

Snowpiercer (Film; 2014)

Sorry Not Sorry, by Demi Lovato (Song; 2014)

Space Oddity, by David Bowie (Song; 1969)

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee (Novel; 1960)

Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh (Novel; 1993)

Wild Over You (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Today’s Name Days

Benedikt, Olga, Oliver (Austria)

Oleg, Olga (Bulgariaa)

Benedikt, Dobroslav, Olga (Croatia)

Olga (Czech Republic)

Josva (Denmark)

Asko, Askur (Estonia)

Eleonoora, Elli, Nelli, Noora (Finland)

Benoît, Olga, Yolande (France)

Benedikt (Germany)

Evfemia, Evfimia, Olga (Greece)

Lili, Nóra (Hungary)

Benedetto, Emanuele, Fabrizio, Olga (Italy)

Leonora, Lore, Svens, Varaidotis (Latvia)

Kipras, Kiprijonas, Pijus, Šarūnė, Vilmantas (Lithuania)

Kjell, Kjetil (Norway)

Benedykt, Cyprian, Kalina, Kallina, Kir, Olga, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Pius, Placyd, Sawin, Wyszesława (Poland)

Eufimia (Romania)

Milota (Slovakia)

Benito, Olga (Spain)

Eleonora, Ellinor (Sweden)

Lusia, Olha, Olusia, Olia (Ukraine)

Alvia, Helga, Livia, Olga, Olive, Ollie, Oliver, Olivia, Quentin, Quincy, Quinn, Quintina, Quinton (USA)

Benoît, Alenka, Olga, Olya (Universal)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 192 of 2024; 173 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 28 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 2 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Wu-Wu), Day 24 (Geng-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 22 Tammuz 5783

Islamic: 22 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444

J Cal: 12 Lux; Fiveday [12 of 30]

Julian: 28 June 2023

Moon: 32%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 24 Charlemagne (7th Month) [St. Stephen of Hungary]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 21 of 94)

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 21 of 31)

#calendar #Holidays

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Statistics from LC IG account: Year 2018

I am going to share some data and observations and ask questions. This post is long – sorry in advance.

Liz had 362 posts in 365 days. That is a lot less than in 2016 or 2017. She posts almost daily and is an open book.

Travel: There was some wild travel during 2018.

Jan 1 – Cayman Islands; Jan 9-10 – NYC; Jan 17-18 – NYC; Jan 23-30 – Rome/Paris/London/Crema Feb 7-10 – NYC; Feb 17-19 – San Antonio March 7-12 – Austin; March 28-31 – San Antonio Apr 1 – Denver; Apr 17-30 – New Orleans (AH filming Wounds) May 6-8 – Dallas/New Orleans; May 9-11 – NYC; May 12-17 – New Orleans; May 25-28 – NYC; May 29 – Denver June 18-20 - Denver July 1-3 – NYC; July 4-5 – Connecticut; July 6-10 – NYC; July 11-13 – Dallas; July 14-15 – Denver; July 21 – Houston; July 22 – NYC; July 24-30 – Italy/Sardinia Aug 1-5 – NYC; Aug 9-10 – San Antonio; Aug 12-29 - NYC Sept 1-7 – NYC; Sept 8 – Toronto; Sept 9-12 – NYC; Aspen – Sept 15-16; Sept 22-27 – Milan; Sept 29 – NYC Oct 10-11 – Australia; Oct 13-15 – Oregon; Oct 28-29 – Dallas Nov 4 – Germany; Nov 5-6 – Amsterdam; Nov 12-15 – Dallas; Nov 21 – Dallas; Nov 22-24 – Denver Dec 2- 4 – India (wedding); Dec 5-6 – Paris; Dec 11 – Washington DC; Dec 11-14 – NYC; Dec 17-18 – NYC; Dec 22-26 – Dallas/Denver; Dec 28-31 – Cayman Islands

TC liked 21 of LCs IG posts during 2018. Most were of Harper/Ford and a few of sexy AH at premieres. Other likes were random. It’s interesting to note that AH “likes” the majority of LC posts during 2018. As does Andrew Gray McDonnell.

1. CMBYN press was center stage in January. Lots of awards shows/events in LA and NYC and many interviews: Palm Springs Intl Film Festival, NY Film Critics’ Awards, Jimmy Kimmel interview, BAFTA LA Tea Party; James Franco dinner, Golden Globes, National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala, Critics Choice Awards, CNN interview, Indie Wire interview, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Then comes Rome. I am interested in learning more about Rome because thirsty AH and shy/timid TC were on full display. My data shows they landed in Rome on Jan 23 and Oscar noms were announced the same day. I’ve heard LC did not arrive in Rome until Jan 24. I believe AH and TC crossed 2nd base in NYC in July 2017 and it’s possible they crossed 3rd base or hit a home run in Rome. LC had an interesting post on Jan 29. She showed that she and AH were in Crema and she says: “Back to where we lived for 3 months.” I don’t recall them living in Italy for 3 months. January closed out with Paris premiere (sexy brown leather jacket), French interview on Quotidien; London Film Critics Circle Awards; and dancing in the streets of Crema at midnight.

2. February was busy. AH and TC lunched together at Soho House (Feb 1); AH posted a story of the CMBYN dancing scene (TC liked it); AH and LC attended Killers concert; AH and TC are both mysteriously at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb 5; TC posted pic of AH in black tracksuit at airport on Feb 5; TC posted story of AHs sexy mag cover – “okkaayy king” on Feb 7; TC and AH and LC at Officiel Hommes Issue Lunche Dinner in NYC on Feb 8; TC and AH at Curzon Soho press interview on Feb. 8 (AH in red track suit); AH back home in LA on Feb 10; and TC had GQ cover launch party w/ Kid Cudi and AH on Feb 20. Did I say busy? TC likes LCs Valentine’s Day post to AH - odd. I also notice LCs Feb 2 post on her becoming an “emerging lifestyle guru for the Instagram generation”. Two years later her ex husband is “sleeping” with IG influencers right and left - sorry.

3. March brought the Independent Spirit Awards (think a naked, sick AH on TCs phone), Oscars (boys looking like a married couple) and TC presenting AH an award in Austin. Get out your hanky for “the man that this man is” speech. I took note of LCs post on March 15: “Having deep discussions about things that matter.” Could it be discussions were being held because of events in 2017 and #1 and #2 above?

4. In April, TC went to Coachella with The Weekend (listens to Mystery of Love in the car) and TC lets us know he really likes AHs red velvet Oscars suit. AH in NOLA for Wounds and LC and kids join him there mid-month. During April, TC likes several of AHs posts, none of LCs posts.

5. Summer: In May, TC is off learning how to ride horses and joust. In June, AH is in NYC all month working on Straight White Men while it looks like LC is in LA. TC is shooting The King in June. In July, LC brings the family to join AH in NYC for 4th of July festivities. LC misses the premier of Straight White Men in July because she goes on a girl’s trip to Italy and Sardinia. My mind starts to wonder at this point whether AH being in NYC all summer was an escape route.

6. LC and kids spent August in NYC. I don’t know what to make of the birthday celebration pics - they make me uncomfortable. AH trying to lick LC. I think the Blind Gossip article about the sharing of clothes between two male co-stars came out this month. Are we trying to cover something up?

7. Then September hits. TC attends AHs last performance of SWM on Sept 4 in NYC and I think goes out to dinner with AH and his dad (LC not there). Fast forward to TIFF. TC is there for BB and AH/LC are there for Hotel Mumbai. At the BB afterparty on Sept 7 we see “the hug of a lifetime” even though TC and AH saw each other 3 days prior. Where was LC when “the hug of a lifetime” took place? AH and TC had dinner together in Toronto on Sept 8 and jointly posted romantic stories. Was LC at this dinner? If not, why not? She has pics saying she is in Toronto and Dallas on Sept 8 – I am confused. I am curious also when the “hug of a lifetime” pic got leaked. Was it this month? Was there damage control? After the “hug of a lifetime” AH and LC go to CO and then Milan and the pics are cringe. At this same time, TC has posted the thirst trap story in the dark car with the Plan B t-shirt and hat. What’s going on here?

8. AH pens a tribute to TC in Variety in Oct. The LDR sham kicks off. TC is liking LCs posts of the kids in the pumpkin patch. AH and LC are off to Australia for a couple of days for Hotel Mumbai press. Next, TC is posting the deuce-deuce story and quickly deleting it (Oct 24) and AH is posting a splinters Tweet on Oct 25. TC shows up in Dallas for a fundraiser with AH on Oct 28 unexpectedly. LC makes no mention of him being there even though she is a name dropper.

9. November is insane. LC headed off to Germany/Amsterdam for I think a bachelorette party. She is gone Nov 4-6. TC and AH hang out at the 22nd annual HFA awards on Nov 4 and TC wears the backless sequined top. AH puts out the New York fried chicken Tweet on Nov 6 and TC posted the “tree” pic for the Charmies on Nov 6. TC posted a sexy bathroom selfie on Nov 13. Nov 16 is a blur: LC is in Dallas having a girls night out; TC posted the sexy Twink thirst trap selfie with the hood, and TC supposedly hangs out with AH at a British GQ photo shoot in the Hollywood Hills (the one where he is in silk PJs). LC does not mention the GQ photo shoot taking place. Governor’s Awards and the “he is my lover” comment happens Nov 18. The next day LC puts out a post asking the public to join her and AH in a double date contest. What? Finally, on Nov 22, AH puts out a post letting LC know she is the best wife ever. All of this before Thanksgiving.

10. The year ends quietly with LC/Harper in India for the Chopra-Jonas wedding. I don’t see pics that AH was there. Was he? AH and LC meet up with Esther Garrel on Dec 6 in Paris while AH is doing On the Basis of Sex press. There is a quick pit stop in DC on Dec 11 where AH and LC meet up with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and consequently LC photoshops AHs “imperfect” nose before posting her pic on IG. They spend the holidays like normal in Dallas and Denver and Cayman Islands. I am curious where was TC during December 2018? Did he hang out with AH while LC was in India…eating fried chicken or helping him pull out splinters?

In conclusion, the pics on LCs IG account during 2018 give off the appearance of a happy family. And AH is along for the ride. Were things fine or was everything we saw, especially over the summer and after TIFF, masking something else? Cuss and discuss amongst yourselves.

#armie x timmy #timmy x armie

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