Robert M. Payne
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Living the Life of Wryly in L.A.
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A pair of arthouse classics from Japan! Akira Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) & Kenji Mizoguchi's UGETSU (1953) screen October 7th & 8th in 35mm. Tickets: buff.ly/QmtBM6y
September 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A pair of arthouse classics from Japan! Akira Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD (1957) & Kenji Mizoguchi's UGETSU (1953) screen October 7th & 8th in 35mm. Tickets: buff.ly/QmtBM6y
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September 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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September 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Celebrating the arrival of autumn with the glorious Liv Ullmann, photographed by Philippe Le Tellier in 1969.
September 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Celebrating the arrival of autumn with the glorious Liv Ullmann, photographed by Philippe Le Tellier in 1969.
So far, for what it’s worth, my nominees for Time’s People of the Year would be Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
September 23, 2026 at 8:06 AM
So far, for what it’s worth, my nominees for Time’s People of the Year would be Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Every once in a while, I like to remind the world (and educate the young) that Boston-born actorJohn Cazale was in only five feature films before he passed away in 1978.
All five of those films were nominated for Best Picture.
All five of those films were nominated for Best Picture.
September 22, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Every once in a while, I like to remind the world (and educate the young) that Boston-born actorJohn Cazale was in only five feature films before he passed away in 1978.
All five of those films were nominated for Best Picture.
All five of those films were nominated for Best Picture.
The Criterion Collection had a sale, and I went hog wild.
I bought “Essential Fellini” (15 discs), “The Adventures of Antoine Doinel” (4 discs), “By Brakhage” (3 discs), Godard’s “Vive sa vie,” Louis Malle’s “My Dinner with André,” and Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” That oughtta do me for a while.
I bought “Essential Fellini” (15 discs), “The Adventures of Antoine Doinel” (4 discs), “By Brakhage” (3 discs), Godard’s “Vive sa vie,” Louis Malle’s “My Dinner with André,” and Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” That oughtta do me for a while.
September 22, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The Criterion Collection had a sale, and I went hog wild.
I bought “Essential Fellini” (15 discs), “The Adventures of Antoine Doinel” (4 discs), “By Brakhage” (3 discs), Godard’s “Vive sa vie,” Louis Malle’s “My Dinner with André,” and Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” That oughtta do me for a while.
I bought “Essential Fellini” (15 discs), “The Adventures of Antoine Doinel” (4 discs), “By Brakhage” (3 discs), Godard’s “Vive sa vie,” Louis Malle’s “My Dinner with André,” and Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” That oughtta do me for a while.
I’m receiving all these spam messages from Republican organizations.
If the GOP is asking dyed-in-the-wool Democrats for money, they must *really* be desperate! 😐
If the GOP is asking dyed-in-the-wool Democrats for money, they must *really* be desperate! 😐
September 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’m receiving all these spam messages from Republican organizations.
If the GOP is asking dyed-in-the-wool Democrats for money, they must *really* be desperate! 😐
If the GOP is asking dyed-in-the-wool Democrats for money, they must *really* be desperate! 😐
Meantime, forget this new-fall’n dignity,
And fall into our rustic revelry.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #AsYouLikeIt #Autumn
And fall into our rustic revelry.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #AsYouLikeIt #Autumn
Friends Tossing Autumn Leaves
ALT: Friends Tossing Autumn Leaves
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September 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Meantime, forget this new-fall’n dignity,
And fall into our rustic revelry.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #AsYouLikeIt #Autumn
And fall into our rustic revelry.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #AsYouLikeIt #Autumn
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September 20, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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A beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail on an orange zinnia for #SaturdayOrange 🧡💙🖤🤍
#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
September 19, 2026 at 11:51 PM
A beautiful male Pipevine Swallowtail on an orange zinnia for #SaturdayOrange 🧡💙🖤🤍
#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
#Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
If anyone brings up Biden “revoking” 442 press passes during his administration—and therefore Trump banning 3 news outlets from the White House is no big deal—here is something that I found on Reddit: #WHPC
September 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If anyone brings up Biden “revoking” 442 press passes during his administration—and therefore Trump banning 3 news outlets from the White House is no big deal—here is something that I found on Reddit: #WHPC
Why June of 2022? Why not January of 2025, when Trump took office?
Oil: $75
Gas: $3.14
Inflation: 2.9%
Oil: $75
Gas: $3.14
Inflation: 2.9%
September 19, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Why June of 2022? Why not January of 2025, when Trump took office?
Oil: $75
Gas: $3.14
Inflation: 2.9%
Oil: $75
Gas: $3.14
Inflation: 2.9%
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Snow leopards in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
September 18, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Snow leopards in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...
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This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: AUTUMN 🍂
Snoopy's Autumn Leaf Fun
ALT: Snoopy's Autumn Leaf Fun
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September 18, 2026 at 5:24 AM
This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: AUTUMN 🍂
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Our music and our memories are being wiped out. AMERICA built this city. Not a president. Join us!
September 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Our music and our memories are being wiped out. AMERICA built this city. Not a president. Join us!
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Dear Ma and Pa MAGA, YOU did this.
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September 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Dear Ma and Pa MAGA, YOU did this.
jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/dear-maga-...
jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/dear-maga-...
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Thatched Cottages in Jorgus - 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15342
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15342
September 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Thatched Cottages in Jorgus - 1890
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15342
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/15342
Wasn’t the premise of the TV series #The100 that A.I. determined humanity was bad, so the machines launched a nuclear war to exterminate people?
September 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Wasn’t the premise of the TV series #The100 that A.I. determined humanity was bad, so the machines launched a nuclear war to exterminate people?
SIR ANDREW: Begin, fool: it begins ‘Hold thy peace’.
CLOWN: I shall never begin if I hold my peace.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #LoudAndQuiet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogp_...
CLOWN: I shall never begin if I hold my peace.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #LoudAndQuiet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogp_...
Hold Thy Peace - for Brian Dennehy, RIP - from 12th Night/Stratford Festival
YouTube video by Michael Roth - Rothmusik
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September 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
SIR ANDREW: Begin, fool: it begins ‘Hold thy peace’.
CLOWN: I shall never begin if I hold my peace.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #LoudAndQuiet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogp_...
CLOWN: I shall never begin if I hold my peace.
#Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #TwelfthNight #LoudAndQuiet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogp_...