The follow-up to “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” is demanding, visually captivating and deeply satisfying, especially for fans who know the universe inside out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/05/film/mobile-suit-gundam-hathaway/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #anime #mobilesuitgundam
Michael – Watch the trailer for the new Michael Jackson biopic here https://bit.ly/4qPzXM8
I enjoyed Wonder Man. I even got emotional at times and I am not sure why. I guess it is a sensitive time and the usual escapism is fleeting.
#QuestionOfTheDay who is a character that ruined a work of fiction you were otherwise enjoying and why?
bonus points if you actually stopped watching/playing/reading etc because of this character, so not just like an annoying character you hate but you still kept going
#fiction #movies #film #TV #Television #anime #manga #musicals #comics #comicbooks #ttrpg #CCGs #books #videogames
Tim Chambers
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This year will see the first Academy Award for Best Casting. @IndieWire takes a look at the past 25 years of movies and decides which would merit a hypothetical casting Oscar, from "Moonlight" to "Minari."
This year will see the first Academy Award for Best Casting. @IndieWire takes a look at the past 25 years of movies and decides which would merit a hypothetical casting Oscar, from "Moonlight" to "Minari."
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Omar Samir Mahmid, a 30-year-old Palestinian actor from Umm al-Fahm, stars in "Ketem Katzabim" (Butcher's Stain), an Oscar-nominated short film about an Arab butcher falsely accused of tearing down hostage posters at his Tel Aviv supermarket job.
Since the nomination, he says he's been dreaming about "standing before an international audience and giving voice to people like me, Palestinians in Israel—I'll talk about the struggles and the violence and the crime invading our lives."
The film reflects what he and other Palestinians experience daily: being the only Arab worker on set, getting suspicious looks just for existing in Tel Aviv, dealing with racism that intensified after October 7th.
Israel's Culture Minister (a bad joke even in Israel fascist context) immediately called the 26-minute film "anti-Israeli" without watching it - which Mahmid says is irresponsible and dangerous, noting "if he had devoted 26 minutes of his time, we could address his criticism."
He dreams of continuing to make independent films: "I love directing. I want to create independent films and find people who can support this vision so I can share these stories at Arab and international festivals. I hope that one day we'll have our own cinema here, with our own productions and supported by our own people." Until then, he's willing to appear in Israeli productions, but "not at any price. It's very important to me to participate in work that reflects our reality and aligns with my principles."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/cinema/2026-02-02/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000019c-1927-d5b8-ad9c-f9af910e0000 or https://archive.ph/rzCvT
Omar Samir Mahmid, a 30-year-old Palestinian actor from Umm al-Fahm, stars in "Ketem Katzabim" (Butcher's Stain), an Oscar-nominated short film about an Arab butcher falsely accused of tearing down hostage posters at his Tel Aviv supermarket job.
Since the nomination, he says he's been dreaming about "standing before an international audience and giving voice to people like me, Palestinians in Israel—I'll talk about the struggles and the violence and the crime invading our lives."
The film reflects what he and other Palestinians experience daily: being the only Arab worker on set, getting suspicious looks just for existing in Tel Aviv, dealing with racism that intensified after October 7th.
Israel's Culture Minister (a bad joke even in Israel fascist context) immediately called the 26-minute film "anti-Israeli" without watching it - which Mahmid says is irresponsible and dangerous, noting "if he had devoted 26 minutes of his time, we could address his criticism."
He dreams of continuing to make independent films: "I love directing. I want to create independent films and find people who can support this vision so I can share these stories at Arab and international festivals. I hope that one day we'll have our own cinema here, with our own productions and supported by our own people." Until then, he's willing to appear in Israeli productions, but "not at any price. It's very important to me to participate in work that reflects our reality and aligns with my principles."
Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/cinema/2026-02-02/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000019c-1927-d5b8-ad9c-f9af910e0000 or https://archive.ph/rzCvT
Tonight's #Film: The Seventh Sign (1988) - I did not realize Demi Moore was *actually* pregnant during the filming. That must have been… something.
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Make Music in Black and White
#philly #music #beats #caligraphy #blackandwhite #film #nostalghia #memories #itsallablur
#QuestionOfTheDay the single greatest scene in any fictional work you've enjoyed (describe it, spoiler tags if necessary, and why you love it)
#fiction #videogames #gaming #TTRPG #CCGs #musicals #books #comicbooks #comics #anime #manga #film #movies #TV #television
Make Music in Black and White
#philly #music #beats #caligraphy #blackandwhite #film #nostalghia #memories #itsallablur
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Super excited about this new movie out in theaters Moses the Black for black history month. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks like it's about a Chicago gangster visited by St. Moses the Black.
The story parallels the life of the saint w/the current life of the Chicago gangster, a narrative of how hard it is to find redemption.
St. Moses the Black was originally an Egyptian saint canonized in the Coptic tradition.
I'm linking the full trailer here: https://youtu.be/UHssZxL4lhc?si=kGRaPq9KIujtMs6J
Super excited about this new movie out in theaters Moses the Black for black history month. I haven't seen it yet, but it looks like it's about a Chicago gangster visited by St. Moses the Black.
The story parallels the life of the saint w/the current life of the Chicago gangster, a narrative of how hard it is to find redemption.
St. Moses the Black was originally an Egyptian saint canonized in the Coptic tradition.
I'm linking the full trailer here: https://youtu.be/UHssZxL4lhc?si=kGRaPq9KIujtMs6J
Kevin Carson
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#QuestionOfTheDay what's a piece of fiction that really blew your mind/impacted/changed your perspective/taught you an important value as a child/teen where that impact/perspective/lesson isn't particularly unique or groundbreaking but it was your first encounter with it and it's meaningful to you?
everybody has to have their first encounter with a concept, no matter how obvious/tropey/overplayed etc, at some point in their life. So don't be ashamed if your answer is like "this episode of a cartoon show taught me not to hate ugly people" or something. This is a safe space for sharing. At least I will try my best to keep it as one.
#fiction #TV #television #movies #film #books #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #TTRPG #CCGs #musicals #poetry #music
I really enjoyed 28 Years Later.
It is a weird film, but I think it genuinely builds on the zombie genre and finds a unique balance of beauty and darkness, depth and silliness.
From what I can see, people who dislike it mostly hate it for plot holes and the bizarre ending. I will not spoil anything by going into details but i was willing to suspend disbelief a little to let the film explore this post apocalyptic zombie world, and simultaneously make some poignant meta commentary on post-Brexit UK.
And I agree that the ending is bizarre, but it is clearly a cliffhanger for the Bone Temple, and in that sense it really does work.
8/10 good fun, would watch again.
Alex Akselrod
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Highly recommend this Palestinian film I saw at VIFF theatre last night. It's still playing there various dates through February. It shows the trajectory of a wealthy Jaffa family dispossessed by the Nakba and the course of their children's lives through the twentieth century.😥
https://viff.org/whats-on/all-thats-left-of-you/
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An independent film featuring Alameda actors is coming to the big screen at San Francisco IndieFest on Saturday, February 7. Karin K. Jensen talks with Oakland Filmmaker Lauren Shapiro about "Still Life," a coming-of-age story based on her own experiences of growing up while her mom battled cancer. https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/feature-film-starring-alameda-actors-screens-sf-indiefest/
Highly recommend this Palestinian film I saw at VIFF theatre last night. It's still playing there various dates through February. It shows the trajectory of a wealthy Jaffa family dispossessed by the Nakba and the course of their children's lives through the twentieth century.😥
https://viff.org/whats-on/all-thats-left-of-you/
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a piece of fiction that really blew your mind/impacted/changed your perspective/taught you an important value as a child/teen where that impact/perspective/lesson isn't particularly unique or groundbreaking but it was your first encounter with it and it's meaningful to you?
everybody has to have their first encounter with a concept, no matter how obvious/tropey/overplayed etc, at some point in their life. So don't be ashamed if your answer is like "this episode of a cartoon show taught me not to hate ugly people" or something. This is a safe space for sharing. At least I will try my best to keep it as one.
#fiction #TV #television #movies #film #books #comics #comicbooks #anime #manga #videogames #TTRPG #CCGs #musicals #poetry #music