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<p>Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984) features today&#x27;s date, March 5.</p><p><a href="https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g31n" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g31n"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">write.underworld.fr/settima/se</span><span class="invisible">ction-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-g31n</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/thejetty/" rel="tag">#TheJetty</a> <a href="/tags/filmdujour/" rel="tag">#FilmDuJour</a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>.</p><p>I talk about life in <a href="/tags/cambridgema/" rel="tag">#CambridgeMA</a> and <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>, <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a>, <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/radios/" rel="tag">#radios</a> (<a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#SDR</a>, <a href="/tags/ham/" rel="tag">#HAM</a>, <a href="/tags/lora/" rel="tag">#LoRa</a>, <a href="/tags/meshcore/" rel="tag">#MeshCore</a>), <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a>, <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, retro computers/video games, and more.</p><p>I collect <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/laserdiscs/" rel="tag">#LaserDiscs</a>, study <a href="/tags/horology/" rel="tag">#horology</a>, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a>) and support my local <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a>.</p><p>I read <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> and books on <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a>, <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a>, and <a href="/tags/urbanism/" rel="tag">#urbanism</a>.</p><p>I walk or take public <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> everywhere.</p><p>I practice <a href="/tags/permacomputing/" rel="tag">#permacomputing</a> and self-hosting, running <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> where I can.</p>

<p>Netflix made a bold promise that streaming would be cheaper and better than what existed before. It broke that promise to cash in on its audience.</p><p>If it captures Warner Discovery, it would not just remake a major studio, but continue degrading culture by further commercializing it.</p><p><a href="https://disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-be-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-be-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">disconnect.blog/netflix-cant-b</span><span class="invisible">e-allowed-to-buy-warner-discovery/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/netflix/" rel="tag">#netflix</a> <a href="/tags/streaming/" rel="tag">#streaming</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/wbd/" rel="tag">#wbd</a> <a href="/tags/warner/" rel="tag">#warner</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a></p>

<p>MOVIE REVIEW: &quot;THE HOUSEMAID&quot; - IN THEATERS<br>&#x27;The Housemaid&#x27; is 2025&#x27;s best &#x27;90s movie.</p><p><a href="https://hotchka.com/the-housemaid-review" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hotchka.com/the-housemaid-review"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hotchka.com/the-housemaid-revi</span><span class="invisible">ew</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/thehousemaid/" rel="tag">#TheHousemaid</a> <a href="/tags/lionsgate/" rel="tag">#Lionsgate</a> <a href="/tags/moviereview/" rel="tag">#MovieReview</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a></p>

<p>Favorite old movies that hold up:<br>Knife In the Water<br>Rope (Hitchcock)<br>Slaughterhouse 5<br>Harold &amp; Maude<br>Proteus (2003 South African)<br>Shallow Grave <br>Moonstruck <br>Chinatown <br>Cabaret <br>Brazil<br>ZOO (a zed &amp; two naughts, Greenaway)<br>Bliss (1985 Australian)<br>Head On (1998 Australian)<br>Bright Young Things<br>Bent (1997, w/Mick Jagger)<br>La Reine Margot (period piece)</p><p>Harder but worth it:<br>La Dolce Vita<br>Fellini Satyricon <br>Clockwork Orange <br>Nashville (Altman)</p><p>Feel free to add your own 20y+ films.</p><p><a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a></p>

<p>Alright, I&#x27;m now on <a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a> too. Let&#x27;s see how that goes.</p><p>☞ <span class="h-card"><a href="/@settima@eggplant.place/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>settima</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

<p>and here is that video of the talk. <br>The Glenkens is the wide valley of the Ken river and Loch on the eastern end of <a href="/tags/galloway/" rel="tag">#Galloway</a>. flanked by the Rhins of Kells on the west, with the Southern Upland Way going through it Travelling from north to south, we will take you on three walks that give both a flavour of the beautiful landscape of the glen, but also a flavour of the history and folklore of this corner of <a href="/tags/scotland/" rel="tag">#Scotland</a> .</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/XbNITSAKWW4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#walking</a> <a href="/tags/hiking/" rel="tag">#hiking</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#video</a> <a href="/tags/talk/" rel="tag">#talk</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

<p>&quot;Wicked: For Good&quot; arrives on Digital format December 30, and on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD January 20. Order your copy today!</p><p><a href="https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/12/wicked-for-good-home-video-release.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/12/wicked-for-good-home-video-release.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/12/wi</span><span class="invisible">cked-for-good-home-video-release.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/wickedforgood/" rel="tag">#WickedForGood</a> <a href="/tags/wickedmovie/" rel="tag">#WickedMovie</a> <a href="/tags/universalpictures/" rel="tag">#UniversalPictures</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/streaming/" rel="tag">#Streaming</a> <a href="/tags/homevideo/" rel="tag">#HomeVideo</a> <a href="/tags/musical/" rel="tag">#Musical</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a></p>

<p>Silent classic &quot;Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ&quot; turns 100 this week! Find out what other movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka&#x27;s Movies by the Decade!</p><p><a href="https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-283" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-283"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hotchka.com/movies-by-the-deca</span><span class="invisible">de-283</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hotchka/" rel="tag">#Hotchka</a> <a href="/tags/moviesbythedecade/" rel="tag">#MoviesByTheDecade</a> <a href="/tags/benhur/" rel="tag">#BenHur</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a></p>

<p>New Projector Short! Sunray: Fallen Soldier is a movie made by and starring ex-Royal Marines Commandos. As you expect, all the action stuff is accurate and pretty good. The dramatic side of it, trying to tackle veterans and their PTSD, not so much. <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/On6rIiQJCFo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/shorts/On6rIiQJCFo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/shorts/On6rIiQ</span><span class="invisible">JCFo</span></a></p>

<p>James Gunn&#x27;s new &quot;Superman&quot; film debuts next week. &quot;While the likes of Batman and Wolverine are popular because they break the rules, Superman has to be a law-abiding, upstanding all-American Mr. Nice Guy,&quot; Nicholas Barber writes. But that hasn&#x27;t always been the case for Man of Steel. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BBCNews</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/HN4yyj" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/HN4yyj</a></p><p><a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/superman/" rel="tag">#Superman</a></p>

<p>Someone just reminded me that as we are now in 2026, we are in the future the iconic, 1920s classic Metropolis was set in.</p><p>Meanwhile the far-future world of the original Blade Runner is now seven years in our past, and the future of Space 1999 was the last century! A funny thing, time...</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#cinema</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/histoire/" rel="tag">#Histoire</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="/tags/metropolis/" rel="tag">#Metropolis</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilm/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilm</a> <a href="/tags/silentfilm/" rel="tag">#SilentFilm</a> <a href="/tags/1920sfilm/" rel="tag">#1920sFilm</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefictionfilm/" rel="tag">#ScienceFictionFilm</a> <a href="/tags/2026/" rel="tag">#2026</a></p>

<p>13th Annual Broken Lens <a href="/tags/palestinian/" rel="tag">#Palestinian</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> Festival to be held 23 &amp; 24 January, 2026. Film starts at 6:30pm on Friday and 2:00pm on Saturday. See flyer for details (alt included). Trinity <a href="/tags/presbyterian/" rel="tag">#Presbyterian</a> Church, 2200 N Bell Ave, <a href="/tags/denton/" rel="tag">#Denton</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s <a href="/tags/cinemacon/" rel="tag">#CinemaCon</a>, so here are some movie-related <a href="/tags/surffeeds/" rel="tag">#SurfFeeds</a> we love, covering everything from expert reviews to highly specific feeds about kung-fu cinema and Disney. To start, <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Flipboard</span></a></span>&#x27;s Cinephiles:</p><p><a href="https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jhkq1rer409yckqa0b6x33tf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jhkq1rer409yckqa0b6x33tf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom</span><span class="invisible">%2F01jhkq1rer409yckqa0b6x33tf</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a></p>

<p>“A man ready, willing and able to walk bravely into familiar genre territory and then ingeniously rearrange everything that makes it familiar, Scotsman Alan Sharp proved himself an astute chronicler of America’s dark heart, and captured it with a stunningly honed outsider’s eye.”</p><p>—FilmInk celebrates author &amp; screenwriter Alan Sharp (1934–2013) – born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 12 Jan</p><p>1/5</p><p><a href="https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-auteurs-alan-sharp/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.filmink.com.au/unsung-auteurs-alan-sharp/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aute</span><span class="invisible">urs-alan-sharp/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#cinema</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/alansharp/" rel="tag">#AlanSharp</a></p>

<p>Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library</p><p><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost</span><span class="invisible">-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/</span></a></p><p>Books about motion pictures at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=motion+pictures" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=motion+pictures"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=motion+pictures</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a></p>

<p>National Film Registry announces 25 films selected for preservation, including &quot;Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan&quot;, &quot;The Texas Chain Saw Massacre&quot;, &quot;Dirty Dancing&quot;, &quot;Spy Kids&quot; and &quot;Beverly Hills Cop&quot;.</p><p><a href="https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2024/12/national-film-registry-2024.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.hotchkaplus.com/2024/12/national-film-registry-2024.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.hotchkaplus.com/2024/12/na</span><span class="invisible">tional-film-registry-2024.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nationalfilmregistry/" rel="tag">#NationalFilmRegistry</a> <a href="/tags/filmpreservation/" rel="tag">#FilmPreservation</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a></p>

<p>Cold? Bored? Scrolled long past your doom threshold? How about… a movie?</p><p><a href="https://wikiflix.toolforge.org/#/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wikiflix.toolforge.org/#/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/wikiflix/" rel="tag">#wikiflix</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/publicdomain/" rel="tag">#PublicDomain</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/filmdinner/" rel="tag">#FilmDinner</a>. Watching Joanna (Michael Sarne, 1968)</p><p><a href="/tags/filmdinner/" rel="tag">#FilmDinner</a> <a href="/tags/michaelsarne/" rel="tag">#MichaelSarne</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#filmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/genevièvewaïte/" rel="tag">#GenevièveWaïte</a> <a href="/tags/coffee/" rel="tag">#coffee</a></p>

<p>I logged Joanna (1968) on 2026-03-07, and gave it a 4.0 star rating.</p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/settima/film/joanna-1968/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="letterboxd.com/settima/film/joanna-1968/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/settima/film/jo</span><span class="invisible">anna-1968/</span></a> (tags in link may contain spoilers and artwork may be NSFW)</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/filmdiary/" rel="tag">#FilmDiary</a> <a href="/tags/letterboxd/" rel="tag">#Letterboxd</a></p>

<p>MOVIE REVIEW: &quot;WOLF MAN&quot; - IN THEATERS<br>&#x27;Wolf Man&#x27; isn&#x27;t your classic creature feature.</p><p><a href="https://hotchka.com/wolf-man-review" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hotchka.com/wolf-man-review</a></p><p><a href="/tags/wolfman/" rel="tag">#WolfMan</a> <a href="/tags/universalpictures/" rel="tag">#UniversalPictures</a> <a href="/tags/blumhouse/" rel="tag">#Blumhouse</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#Horror</a></p>

<p>MOVIE REVIEW: &quot;NOSFERATU&quot; - IN THEATERS<br>Robert Eggers&#x27; vampire opus is visually arresting but may try your patience.</p><p><a href="https://hotchka.com/nosferatu-review" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hotchka.com/nosferatu-review</a></p><p><a href="/tags/nosferatu/" rel="tag">#Nosferatu</a> <a href="/tags/roberteggers/" rel="tag">#RobertEggers</a> <a href="/tags/focusfeatures/" rel="tag">#FocusFeatures</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a></p>

<p>&quot;From Dusk Till Dawn&quot; turns 30 this week! Find out what other movies are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka&#x27;s Movies by the Decade.</p><p><a href="https://hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-286" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hotchka.com/movies-by-the-decade-286"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hotchka.com/movies-by-the-deca</span><span class="invisible">de-286</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hotchka/" rel="tag">#Hotchka</a> <a href="/tags/moviesbythedecade/" rel="tag">#MoviesByTheDecade</a> <a href="/tags/fromdusktilldawn/" rel="tag">#FromDuskTillDawn</a> <a href="/tags/entertainment/" rel="tag">#Entertainment</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a></p>

<p>Waiting for Fidel (Michael Rubbo, 1974) features today&#x27;s date, March 8.</p><p><a href="https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xrrj" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xrrj"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">write.underworld.fr/settima/se</span><span class="invisible">ction-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xrrj</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#cinemastodon</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/thejetty/" rel="tag">#TheJetty</a> <a href="/tags/filmdujour/" rel="tag">#FilmDuJour</a></p>

<p>Ho appena finito di guardare il <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> &quot;Predestination&quot; e sono tutta sottosopra!<br>Voi l&#x27;avete visto? Che ne pensate?</p>