Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 1hPaul Vecchiali's ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE is one of those works that make you go: "that, too, is possible." You can plop 30s melodrama and Gallic theatricality 50 years later and have it still work and vibrate. 010
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancLia Swope Mitchell @liaswopemitchell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hey everyone, I'm excited to share with you all this chapter from Antoine Volodine's forthcoming novel Living in Fire. It's titled "Aunt Yoanna" and it's my favorite. With intro by @brianevenson.bsky.social @electricliterature.com @uminnpress.bsky.social electricliterature.com/aunt-yoanna-...electricliterature.comMy Aunt's Collection of Miniature Men Is Probably Not Harmless - Electric Literature“Aunt Yoanna” from LIVING IN FIRE by Antoine Volodine, recommended by Brian Evenson 1106
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancJacob Siefring @jsief.bsky.social · 6hwe got all the simenons here for ya @ north gloucester 131
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancJaime “Nightmare” Christley @rohmersimpson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I lived bitch 292
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancJhon H. @cruyffbedroom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Axelle Ropert on Actors theluckystarfilm.net/2026/09/28/t...theluckystarfilm.netTranslation – The 7 Families Game: The Families of ActorsWe continue our commitment to the work and ideas of Axelle Ropert with this translation. Ropert also did one on the work of actresses, which can be found here The 7 Families Game: The Families of A… 032
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Call everyone a "son of a bitch!" It works like gangbuster. 100
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's called a lens. The refraction of light on two diopters directs light, bends it as you say. 230
Reposted by Nicolas Leblancjeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 28/09/2026RIP Mighty Sparrow (1935-2026)caribbeannationalweekly.comLegendary calypsonian Mighty Sparrow has diedLegendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. 110438
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancC.J. Prince @cjprince.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I compiled my thoughts on TIFF's new market along with twelve features and ten shorts from this year's festival in one (very long) post. Includes thoughts on Club Kid, La Bola Negra, The Debut, The Face of Horror, and more. Read below: acquiredcinema.substack.com/p/tiff-2026-...acquiredcinema.substack.comTIFF 2026: Welcome to The MarketReviews of a dozen features and ten short films from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival 021
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Now for actual good music youtu.be/AVK5AZFBbC4youtu.beKlang auf Schön Berg La Monte YoungYouTube video by Goeyvaerts String Trio - Topic 000
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Top of charts discourse. The song about Texas is terrible but people have been doing mash-ups to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre's ending on TikTok so who knows if it is good or bad. 000
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Memories of that French comic who reportedly at crab after his cancer diagnosis, to even the score. 120
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The song of the summer. The whole of it. youtu.be/vMj0Q_xXX5gyoutu.beyour body is a volume (2016-2019) for string quartetYouTube video by JACK Quartet - Topic 010
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In preparation for OTHER MOMMY, I am going to watch Suwa's M/OTHER. 010
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My mother sought out BLIND BEAST (Masumura) and now recommends it. I do, too. 120
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancPaul Griffiths @disgwylfa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I came to Berlin partly fot another sight of this painting by Hugo van der Goes,... 1121
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I don't think I have the words. Disappointment's the least of it. Embarrassment is closer to the mark. 000
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026AI-powered training module about using caution using AI. 130
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancJaime “Nightmare” Christley @rohmersimpson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026not to be outdone, Disney+ has announced a new reality series titled 'THE NEW STANLEY MILGRAM OBEDIENCE EXPERIMENTS' 163
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Guy Davenport, "Late Beckett" in Every Force Evolves a Form. 150
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026On a related topic, the trades bemoaning the dearth of great 9/11 movies feels sort of sickening. In these days where most everyone sees movies as a business venture, I do have to ask: what's on your mind exactly? And then go like Flaubert: "Saint Polycarp!" 010
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 12/09/2026On 9/11, if you have a few minutes to spare, track down Imamura Shōhei's allusive short film for the otherwise mostly rotten September 11 project. It's a simple tale of a soldier who wills himself into a snake, turning his back on humanity for having sent him to a war. His last film, it looms large. 051
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 11/09/202637. youtu.be/1q9vyrB2k6syoutu.beThe Armando Iannucci Shows - Armando the great adultYouTube video by alanmarsden 620
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026For our anniversary, he gave me the gift of Neo-kantian philosophy. 161
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancThe Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 07/09/2026As #TIFF26 begins this week, @cjprince.bsky.social offers a thorough overview of the ten best films in this year's Short Cuts:thefilmstage.com10 Must-See Shorts Premiering at TIFF 2026Much of the talk at the Toronto International Film Festival revolves around the feature films, but the Short Cuts program can offer the most bang for your buck in terms of a festival experience. Split... 041
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This has been stuck with ever since I first saw it. youtu.be/CMG-4VHizz0youtu.beThe Armando Iannucci Shows - HappinessYouTube video by alanmarsden 010
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026...and Tiny Tim, who didn't die, though frankly who would have missed the bottom-feeding mooching scumbag asshole leech, always after a dollar... 100
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancGaijin Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Images from the films of Maurice Pialat - BOTD in 1925 L'enfance nue (1968) A nos amours (1983) Under the Sun of Satan (1987) Van Gogh (1991) 0247
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 31/08/202625 years since this thing came out. I’m very fond of it, it’s possibly the most personal thing I’ve made and, if I’m allowed to be proud for a day, I’m rather proud of it. All 8 eps up on Channel 4. #TheArmandoIannucciShows #Ch4 #ABigEgg 871177150
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I saw a video of Curtis Sliwa stating he could reach a détente with the rats of New York City and I am convinced: the man is your regular Francis of Assisi. 020
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026COYOTE VS. ACME: one must imagine the coyote sappy? 210
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancDmitry Martov @domitori.bsky.social · 30/08/2026open.substack.com/pub/radicalc... 021
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancC.J. Prince @cjprince.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RED ROCKS (2026, dir. Bruno Dumont) 031
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancMarie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Saw The End of Oak Street at the pictures and had a ridiculously good time. Here's my write up, not so much a review as a list of all the moments I liked, so absolutely do not read it unless you have seen the film. Careful with spoilers in the comments too please! letterboxd.com/marie_philli...letterboxd.comA ★★★★ review of The End of Oak Street (2026)This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review. 3294
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Abstract This sucks ass. Introduction One of several definitions for theoretical given by the Merriam Webster dictionary is "relating to or having the character of theory."¹ In this paper, we'll examine the scourge of theoretical filmmakers regurgitating textbo 000
Reposted by Nicolas LeblancPaul Griffiths @disgwylfa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026New post on this afternoon's concert in Lucerne: disgwylfa.substack.com/p/on-three-o...disgwylfa.substack.comOn three orchestral works by Mark AndreThis is no time for art to be transcendental, so why am I shaking? 093
Nicolas Leblanc @ngrl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Dark intellectual web. Distinction not cost effective as someone used to say: academic mediocrity got gold-plated megaphone to spout rich people talking points. 020