Rod Steiger: 10 essential films One hundred years after he was born, we salute the fury and intensity of Rod Steiger’s presence on screen, from On the Waterfront to In the Heat of the Night.

BOTD Rod Steiger!!
MCCT5: 5)Heat of the Night (Jewison) 4)Hands over the City (Rosi) 3)Innocents w/Dirty Hands (Chabrol) 2)Pawnbroker (Lumet) 1)Waterfront (Kazan)
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It looks kind of bare without James Patterson's name along the bottom there.

“No classic movie actor of his level was as effective at balancing a recognizable humanity with the secret sauce of stardom,” @chlopinions.bsky.social writes of Humphrey Bogart. “It was an irresistible combination. It still is.”

Happy The Pitt FINALLY arrives in the UK day to all who celebrate!

Michael Shannon's Big Year In 2016 Michael Shannon appeared in 10 feature films – together they prove why he's one of the most compelling actors around.

I wrote about Michael Shannon's extraordinary 2016 for @lwlies.com: lwlies.com/acting-up/mi...

Oof me too - just learning of this movie's existence depressed me.

The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the 98th Oscars.

#Sinners #Oscars2026

On its fiftieth anniversary, we look back at how “Robin and Marian,” the movie that housed Sean Connery's most tender performance, tackled aging bodies, looming mortality, and a legendary romance.

Wrote up one of my favourites for its 50th anniversary!🌳🏹🏰

can we at least bring back disco, guys in short shorts, moustaches, and actors with interestingly flawed faces and bodies

I think Robert Aramayo winning that BAFTA might be my favourite movie awards win...ever? What a special moment, and so, so well deserved.

‘I Swear’ Star Robert Aramayo in Shock After Being Named BAFTA Best Actor Over Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet: ‘I Honestly Can’t Believe I Won’ Tearful 'I Swear' star Robert Aramayo in shock after beating Leonardo DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke to take home the leading actor BAFTA.

And your BAFTA Best Actor is...Robert Aramayo! Hard to describe what an astounding upset this is in an awards season that has been tediously devoid of them. (His movie will open in the U.S. in April.) variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Foolishly convinced myself that Frederick Wiseman would live forever. There were just too many institutions and interesting people left to film!

Frederick Wiseman - rare case where a 96-year-old filmmaker’s death feels tragic because they had so much more left to do. Uninterrupted streak of curiosity, empathy, wisdom, and quiet anger, ended only by the reality of living in a human body.

Frederick Wiseman and Robert Duvall on the same day. We loved our nonagenarian kings.

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I'm currently going through his filmography in chronological order, which has been a real treat - I'm up to Mr Skeffington!

Remembering Haskell Wexler, Genius Cinematographer and Committed Leftist For more than six decades, Haskell Wexler spoke to the public through the movies he made.

BOTD New Hollywood DP Haskell Wexler!!!
[Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++]
Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo...
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@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel...
Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...

It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy

Catherine O'Hara? Are you fucking kidding me? Fuck this year.

Here's a Letterboxd list of the 32 movies I watched to write this behemoth: letterboxd.com/chloe1/list/...

always a good time to read @chlopinions.bsky.social, who's one of the most film literate and thorough researchers out there

the entire timeline has spoken with one voice. and they're saying "Delroy Lindo"

So thrilled for Delroy Lindo!

Golden sunshine all along the way: David Lynch, weather man In the late 2000s and again during the pandemic era, David Lynch posted daily weather reports from his home in Los Angeles, offering blue skies, golden sunshine, and a glimpse of the light behind his ...

Wrote a little tribute to the weather reports for the BFI's David Lynch season: www.bfi.org.uk/features/gol...

Cinematrix No. 641: December 27, 2025 Can you name a Jimmy Stewart movie with 3+ words in the title?

So close! I love when they have an old movie stars one; wish they'd do it weekly.

Vulture Cinematrix No. 641: Dec 27, 2025

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2676

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BOTD Humphrey Bogart!!!!
5)Key Largo 4a/4b)Have/Have Not; Big Sleep 3)Casablanca 2)Lonely Place 1)Maltese Falcon
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@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/humphr...
@sheilakathleen.bsky.social: www.sheilaomalley.com?p=196597

HELLO THE BOARD (ME) VOTED TO PUT MY NAME ON THE LINCOLN AND JILL JESSICA TWISS MEMORIAL OH YES IT WAS UNANIMOUS

Different pictures of Van Dyke throughout the years

Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!

Elizabeth Hartman, A Patch of Blue, and What Came After — Crooked Marquee On its 60th anniversary, a look at Elizabeth Hartman's dazzling debut turn, and what happened to her career in its wake.

“It would have been so easy for the movie to lean into the sentimentality of its premise,” @chlopinions.bsky.social writes, “but ‘A Patch of Blue’ ducks the tweeness traps at every juncture – and much of that is down to Elizabeth Hartman.”