From the website: MANHATTAN SHORT 2026 Ten Short Films from Ten Countries. A Filmic OlympiadGlobal Audience to Decide the Winner. You Be the Judge!Sept 24 — Oct 4 Film lovers world-wide will unite in over 500 locations between September 24 — October 4, for one reason…to view and vote on the ten Finalists Films in…
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FFF 74 this n that pics in August 2026 with updated jpg of incense tray
Happy Friday Everyone! It’s been a full month of this and that, good, bad, and ugly. Isn’t that the way of things generally. I’ve had a lack of motivation in getting pics off of my phone and into the computer in order to share them this month. Thursday (last) night I kind of got caught…
#FFF 72 — Sugarcane documentary
One Doc and One Series Almost in tandem, I saw a documentary and a series on HULU (note: ad-free) where in the unseen world threads reach out to each other. I’ll cover the documentary today and possibly write up the FX series, “The Lowdown,” at a future time. Last year, I heard about Sugarcane and…
#FFF 71 — daily writing prompt plus (longer than usual post)
The daily writing prompt answer will be off the cuff. Movies I’ve watched more than 5 times (from memory) from childhood, back when there were only around 3 channels, seasonal movies were watched annually, including: The Wizard of OzIt’s a Wonderful LifeCharlie Brown moviesThe Night Before ChristmasThe SnowmanThe Velveteen Rabbit Other movies:Alien moviesSlapshotPoint Break (with…
dVerse — Tuesday Poetics — flipping the script on horror movie quotes
“I know what you did last summer” – Ben Willis, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) I Know What You Did Last SummerI know what you did last summerwith your little red wagonwhen your garden was heavywith produce: carrots, radishcucumber, zucchini, green beans,strawberries, blueberries, lettuce,spinach, chard, kale, cabbage.The first time I saw youwas the day I…
Movie Review — “The Penguin Lessons” (2024)
image link I kept seeing the Netflix banner for The Penguin Lessons and was a little ambivalent. Last night I gave it a chance and am glad I did. I didn’t recognize the actor, Steve Coogan, until I started watching. I remember him from the 2013 film, “Philomena,” which is an excellent film with Judi…
FFF 47 — “Rabbit Run,” by Idles from “Caught Stealing”
When I saw/heard the following track on Idles’ YouTube page, I was geeked. I didn’t have a clue they were doing a film score and had written 4 songs for a new movie, “Caught Stealing.” Expected to be released on August 29, the movie is crammed with stars including: Austin ButlerBad BunnyVincent D’onofrioZoë KravitzLiev SchreiberMatt…
