replies all dunking on her but what im seeing here is “visionary auteur Lena Dunham wisely sidesteps dead-end vocation as interchangeable director of studio IP slop in favor of pursuing original, personal projects” which the director of barbie herself doesnt seem to be doing…
Lena Dunham will no longer direct the "Polly Pocket" movie she was developing for three years.
“I think Greta [Gerwig] managed this incredible feat [with ‘Barbie’], which was to make this thing that was literally candy to so many different kinds of people and was perfectly and
paul’s seen the shirts, has posted abt them several times on his fb, emailed me asking for some and gave one to amanda seyfried who you can see modeling it below. he’s chill
IFC center when they announce a deftly curated program of rarely screened 35mm films: “this series runs for 4 days, every screening is at 10am or 10pm, and it began yesterday”
IFC center when a movie is being memed on social media: “we’re playing it every night this week! 😃”
Just saw madam web at this theater in Maine……the chairs were office chairs and they didn’t dim the lights all the way…. Perfect viewing experience for a perfect movie
Transcendental Style shirts goin back up for sale this Friday 6/28, in original ivory and new B&W colorways, just like the only good Bresson movies (at least according to paul)
preorder period open for like a week or so
@minas_mars
@designboom
the tauntingly garish spectacle of unchecked wealth and privilege that is hudson yards would drive any sane man to their breaking point
ATTN: this year’s best and most essential publication for the unfortunate NYC-based ne’er-do-wells afflicted with “cinephilia” is CASHIERS DU CINEMA, a zine published by and consisting entirely of creative works by cinema workers past and (mostly) present. check it out
alright ok im taking preorders for this again for the next couple of days. link to purchase in bio. thank you to paul and amanda, from your friend “someone”
the Transcendental Style shirts are now live and for sale! in the OG ivory and new B&W version (bc Bresson "wasn't good with color" says Paul)
preorder period open for about a week, shipping most places worldwide, perfect shirt for the Summer of Cine. link in next tweet+bio
to everyone asking, i took preorders for these shirts a couple of weeks ago! if there are any extras after i ship all the orders ill put em up on my bigcartel, and if theres still enough interest i might do another run of em next year alongside some other designs im working on 🤗
carrying around stuff in black mubi totebag: sleek, refined, understated, gives cultured aesthete
carrying around stuff in blue mubi totebag: might as well have big sign on my forehead that says “hOw Do YoU dO fEllOw cInEpHiLeS?¿ 😀”
We're thrilled to reveal the
#NYFF62
poster, designed by visionary artist David Byrne!
NYFF posters are a yearly artistic signature of the festival, and Byrne joins a stellar lineup of artists who have contributed their work to the festival.
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do a lot of non-americans know about pissy shitties, where you pour a large pepsi into a large popcorn tub and eat the mixture? highly recommend if you havent tried 👍
can yall Americans tell me what your average theatre experience is? I keep hearing how horrible it is but I need details bcs I can’t tell if people are being dramatic or if American audiences really are trash.
2nd printing of the Cashiers du Cinema zine is now available
40 pages of art+comics+writing on working in movie theaters, all made by the very ppl who work in said theaters. now includes a special *mini* zine!
$10, on sale here
ATTN: the premiere publication on picture palaces — "CASHIERS DU CINEMA" (
@cashier_cinema
), a zine of art+comics+writing by movie theater workers, about working in movie theaters — is now accepting submissions for its 2nd issue thru 3/20
⬇️comic by dan welch from issue 1
folks understandably mistake my work for the AMC lincoln sq all the time, but once a group of ppl came in with tickets to the jacob burns film center in pleasantville for a movie we were never showing and got mad at ME for the mistake. they werent even in the right county!
just spent ten hours at the arthouse theater i work at telling people “sorry we don’t have Dune”. are people really just rolling out to theaters without looking at showtimes or anything ?
to everyone quote tweeting me dunking on the spelling mistakes, once again i say this graph is taken directly from the transcendental style in film book, all concerns should be taken up with paul schrader himself ty
Zendaya and Sam Levinson allegedly have a strained partnership after Levinson turned all his attention to ‘THE IDOL’ and delayed submitting any scripts for ‘EUPHORIA’ Season 3.
Meanwhile, a source close to Levinson blames Zendaya instead for focusing on her movie career — “It
art, comics, interviews, personal essays, and much much more, all abt the love/hate relationship we all have working in theaters. includes caricatures of yr fav NYC cinephiles—hell, maybe YOU’RE even in this zine !
what's your pop culture white whale? i mean unreleased/unrealized stuff like "the day the clown cried" - mine is the rumored jay-z blueprint 3 track "crispy benjamins" which supposedly sampled regina spektor's "chemo limo"
the second issue of Cashiers du Cinema
@cashier_cinema
comes out this sunday 6/2 with a release party at Unnameable Books in prospect heights that night! come pick up a copy +see readings/comic presentations from Cashiers contributors — maybe surprise guests too??? and beer also
scary movie franchise 2023 reboot: m3gan goes tiktok viral for kicking pennywise in the balls. midsommar cult having big feast + all collectively farting right after. regina hall and the babadook shrieking “slaaayyy” at each other. will smith slaps donald trump
these shirts are now live at !!! tsai's VIVE L'AMOUR, DOWN WITH LOVE and leftover transcendental style shirts! attempting a valentine's day theme if it wasnt obvious
limited quantities for each!
Sending our beloved Figaro off with a whole lot of love from all of us at Film at Lincoln Center. A best friend and cinephile at heart, we will all miss you, Figaro. 🐾 🤍
podcasting in Transcendental Style
for anyone who still wants to a Schrader shirt, gonna have a very small restock of leftovers on sale first weekend of May when mr movie ambassador gets back from tour with his punk band
fun mr movie ambassador fact: i worked as a runner at nitehawk when they were showing the card counter and the food was timed to come out during the abu ghraib sequence literally every single time lol
was a food runner at alamo brooklyn fall 2019 for frozen 2+rise of skywalker when they were open 24/7 (last show of day 2:30am/first show of day 6am) almost broke me. wouldnt wish it on anyyyboddyyyy
schrader shirt goes up for sale in the morning, preorder period will be open for like a week so dw abt anything selling out
$40+fees, sizes S-4XL, shipping most places around the world, if you dont see your country of residence listed DM me
happy July 4th — the Transcendental Style shirts are up for preorder for a few more days and then go down after this sunday 7/7, and then idk when they’ll be reprinted after that! grab one now for the Summer of Cine*
*its the Summer of Cine, in case you werent aware
didnt expect this to blow up, i will say the exaggerated language is only slightly tongue-in-cheek — its no joke i think lena dunham deserves more respect for her work, which to this day remains refreshingly contemporary, and not averse to risk (Sharp Stick is great)
small restock now up at the bigcartel — very few leftover schrader shirts, alongside some leftover tsai ming-liang shirts and a bunch of misprints discounted for **CHEAP** — will prob sell out quick so get em while you can 🎞️🎞️ link in following tweet
ATTN for all the hong sangsoo heads: In Our Day opens tomorrow at FLC, and there’s gonna be a handful of t-shirts to giveaway for the 6:15 shows on friday/saturday ❗️❗️❗️
*hand-printed* by mr movie ambassador himself, handsomely modeled by the spectacular FLC floor staff here
Now a
@nytimes
Critic's Pick, Hong Sangsoo's
#NYFF61
selection IN OUR DAY opens at FLC tomorrow!
We're happy to offer complimentary merch related to the film while supplies last!
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very easy to actually be normal on this site. even easier to watch a movie, one of the most normal activities ever. dont know why this is so hard for some of you
2nd issue of Cashiers du Cinema comes out next month! the premiere publication of paeans and plaudits to the piteous profession of public philm projections — 43 pages of comics + commentary from cinema workers past & present — release party June 2nd at Unnameable Books in BK!
“I am a champion of the movie theater! The big screen is the best way to revel in cinema past and present! It is the ultimate communal experience… now if only I didn’t have to share it with all these fucking PEOPLE” — many of you on here, like every day somehow
kudos to neon for going the A24-marketing route for this borderline avant-garde bolex 16mm whatsit, cant wait to see “anus main” pop up at my local AMC next year
hong shirts now up for sale at the Human Lanterns* big cartel web page. if you werent able to snag one this past weekend at FLC now's your chance! link in next tweet
* de facto name for t-shirt order fulfillment operation i find myself running
I finally made the La Région Centrale shirt I've wanted to make for a looooooooong time. Thanks for helping me find the sketches,
@DerekZarban
.
If anyone wants one, DM me. They're $50 (that's at cost - I like Comfort Colors).