Brad Smilanich

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BREAKING NEWS: Little Women (2019) just received a 55 minute standing ovation from me in my living room after watching it for the 200th time

Now re-reading: I think this is one of the great books of the 21st century

A perfect paragraph for discussion in your class, #elaac.

Got banned from the ALIEN subreddit for apparently trying to impersonate, myself. 😂

During Prohibition (1920-1933), American moonshiners needed to dodge the police. So, they invented heifer-heels. These shoes made them resemble cows when moving through fields, to prevent cops from tracking them.

Goodnight legend.

incredible description of Gena Rowlands & John Cassavetes first date from Marshall Fine's Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film

We lost Gena Rowlands—one of the greats—but also our dignity, as headlines trumpet: actress from “The Notebook”.

Gena Rowlands has sadly passed away at the age of 94.

Martha Coolidge's groundbreaking debut feature "Not a Pretty Picture" has deservedly entered The @Criterion Collection. Beautifully Restored by The Academy. Please pick up a copy!

Of all the things I've written, I might be most proud of MuppetVision 3D. If this is truly the end of its run, I am glad for its time on Earth and the joy of making it. It was the last thing Jim Henson directed.

Every episode of The Leftovers makes me wonder why this isn’t brought up as one of the best things of all time. Should still be in the cultural conversation.

With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!

Today's Featured Poet: Carol Ann Duffy has been Britain’s Poet Laureate since 2009. Her collections include The World’s Wife, Rapture, and The Bees, which won the Costa Poetry Award.

Blow-Up ‘24: This Time It’s Oedipal

The Long Kiss Goodnight remains a top 10 favorite for me. still can't really comprehend that it bombed when it was released - critics & audiences did this movie dirty x.com/etkralicesi/st…

Portuguese translator @padmav tells us how her São Bernardo edition came to be. We discuss the book's merciless narrator, his surprising evolution, and Graciliano Ramos' devilish use of language. Bet the farm: unburied-books.castos.com/episodes/sao-b…

filmmaking is so damn cool