Dana Stevens

Me right now: literally in the basement thinking about the government.

Hail Freedonia!

Damnation (Béla Tarr, 1988)

Damnation (Béla Tarr, 1988)

Béla Tarr, 1955-2026: the great cinematic poet of despair, whose movies were as rigorously bleak as they were paradoxically invested in the infinite value of every human life. The Kafka of motion pictures. Thread of images from his masterpiece Damnation (1988).

Refuting any statement made on Bret Easton Ellis' podcast is so many leagues below Tony, but that was satisfying to read.

That did not render as a gif for some reason, which is sad because Pee Wee's flail is a crucial element! So: a movie that takes place where I'm from:

Truth

Cops! But to be more contemporary: Doesn't one of the Jason Bourne movies have a legendary one? Across the rooftops of, I think it's Tangier?

(JKJK--actually the papal movie picks are kind of awesome & I love that he's reaching out to the world of cinema in this way.)

But it's this guy:

Also ladies in weird outfits hopping around! From Segundo de Chomón's El Testamento de Dr. Caligari:

Met some guys at #NoKings NYC who are definitely not immigrants, so Stephen Miller should be happy.

This chick when you give her a pack of loose paper:

What would the ending of The Godfather be without her face?

When you didn't realize Cabaret was a feel-good musical

Animal would actually be a totally plausible cast member.

Me pondering your words

It's inspirational stuff!

Has anyone ever worn a movie costume better than Robert Redford in his navy pea coat in Three Days of the Condor?

Kash & Bongino

I wish! (from Alice Guy's La Fredaines de Pierrette, 1900)

Orson Welles' Rochester is def one of mine too--the perfect casting (though Joan Fontaine as Jane Eyre is very much not)! & if we're going for morally irredeemable yet truly sexy trash:

Queer singing troupe at the Manhattan #NoKings protest, doing parody versions of show tunes including this rousing version of "Goodbye, Donny" to the tune of "Hello, Dolly."

Counterpoint:

Peeking at the timeline

I had a post ready to go for that that no one will notice now!

Me waiting for it (jk! I am very patient!)

Me trying to figure out my plans for 2025:

Off to introduce (I hope) a few first-time viewers to this eternally eerie dude at @paristheaternyc.bsky.social.