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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"I love the idea that sometimes you can be so lonely in company. Then you look at the difference between loneliness and solitude." For her Female Filmmakers in Focus column, @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social spoke with BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY director Paloma Schneideman:
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Paloma Schneideman on "Big Girls Don't Cry"
The voice behind the New Zealand-set queer coming of age drama talks about rural queerness and the nostalgic joys of Limewire.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“A big part of making this film was trying to process what it was like to be a teenager from a small-town, leaving for university, and meeting my community of friends and queers and artists.” I spoke with Paloma Schneideman about BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY Read: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/f...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I also worked next to Robby the Robot (who used to be by the elevators on my floor) and people didn’t know who he was either!!
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
2) I worked at WB during the release of WINTER'S TALE and had to explain to people who she was because she was willing to do interviews, but the team didn't know her legacy with the studio. That was demoralizing.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1) She was sitting across the aisle from me at a TCMFF screening of WEST SIDE STORY during the intermission of which everyone discovered that Osama Bin Laden had been killed.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have two wild Eva Marie Saint stories ⬇️
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here’s me talking about what DIGGER has to say about late stage capitalism specifically through the character of Kenny and also the last scene of the film (spoilers obvious) watch the whole thing here: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/digger-cha...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
icymi
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lindsey romain @lindseyromain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
was the joy of my life to write about my queen diane lane in UNFAITHFUL and UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN for @brightwalldarkroom.com. two movies about what it’s like to be a woman in your late 30s, the impulse to tear it all down, and the joy of building it back up instead 🖤
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Two Diane Lanes at Midlife: Unfaithful & Under the Tuscan Sun
I am soon to be 38: the age when women disappear from movies. But once upon a time they did make movies about us, and they starred Diane Lane.
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 05/10/2026
New today on the site: The Midlife Crisis issue continues, with @lindseyromain.bsky.social on UNFAITHFUL and UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN (🎨 by @studioralston.bsky.social)
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Two Diane Lanes at Midlife: Unfaithful & Under the Tuscan Sun
I am soon to be 38: the age when women disappear from movies. But once upon a time they did make movies about us, and they starred Diane Lane.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Discussed DIGGER at length with Ezgi from 11amSaturday: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/digger-cha...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🩸TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Jane Schoenbrun's latest exploration of identity and media, is a queer romance, a love letter to and deconstruction of the slasher genre, and a metatextual screed against Hollywood’s reboot mania all at once. Tix: facets.org/programs/tee...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
👹 HER PRIVATE HELL, Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn's return to feature filmmaking after decade in the streaming desert, is a giallo-stained dark fairytale about death, desire, and transformation. Tix: facets.org/programs/her...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🪦 Tracing the roots of zombie mythology from Haitian Vodou through its depictions in modern pop culture, Maya Annik Bedward's BLACK ZOMBIE is a dense and passionate documentary that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Tix: facets.org/programs/bla...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Must-Watch Indies returns to FACETS Chicago October 15th - 25th featuring a cadre of modern horrors: Maya Annik Bedward's BLACK ZOMBIE, Nicolas Winding Refn's HER PRIVATE HELL, and Jane Schoenbrun's TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA Tickets on sale now: facets.org/portfolio-ca...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
also watch this movie
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Andre Is An Idiot review: Irreverent biodoc urges you to get your colon checked
It might just save some lives.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
But if you see ANY kind of blood when you got to the bathroom (aside from menstrual blood), you should also get it checked out with a GI specialist no matter what your age is.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My doctor told me their youngest patient is 25 and had to fight to get the consult, despite having family history. If you don't have family history, you should get yours by the age of 45.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
just had my consult appointment before getting my first colonoscopy. If you have a relative who has had colon cancer (like my dad did), you can ask to get it at any age.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 05/10/2026
I'm currently sitting in Hong Kong's airport awaiting my flight to Busan. I'm covering the film festival for @ebertvoices.bsky.social (a privilege I'm deeply grateful to receive). Here's a preview piece detailing the 10 films I'm most looking forward to covering.
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2026 Busan Preview: 10 Films We Can’t Wait to See
A preview of this year's Busan International Film Festival
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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How Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath
On the Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, my best friend Dani, also a writer, wrote to tell me that Robin Morgan, the landmark American feminist activist, organizer, and writer, had died. In th…
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
for the nite crowd
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sampsey.bsky.social @sampsey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#BlackZombie is coming to @facetschicago.bsky.social thx to wonderful Marya Gates!💘
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was so happy it opened during NYFF. I’m onto usually in NYC that one week. Worked out nicely. It’s phenomenal.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
for the afternoon crowd
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It worth is! If you go in a Friday, it’s free. Otherwise only $15!
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thanks for sharing!
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Leaving FilmStruck @leavingfilmstrk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This exhibit sounds amazing. Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/goddesses-...
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Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film
Silent Sundays: Travelogue
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Annetangonism @annetangonism.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#TCMParty folks, great post about a silent film costume exhibit — with pics! Travis Banton, Valentino jacket & more! 💃🏻👯🎬🎥
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Definitely wanted to give as an accurate a depiction of the exhibit as I could for those who can’t attend. I’m going to be posting more photos on my Instagram (nitratedreamland) over the next few weeks too.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For this week’s Silent Sundays, an inside look at the fabulous new exhibit Goddesses in the Machine: Fashion in American Silent Film on display at Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York City. Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/goddesses-...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Damn
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I didn’t write very much but I hope to write more once I get my load of actual assignments finished
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A ★★★★★ review of Digger (2026)
“You want two day delivery for shit you don’t need.” Sorry y’all but I’m all in on this. A dense text, maybe a little messy, but hit all the notes of righteous fury that I carry with me every day.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
the late great Lady Brett Ashley (age 18), Maggie the Cat (age 30+)
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s played for comedy, but it’s very truth to what it’s like having an elderly cat! Towards the end of Lady Brett’s life I had to wipe her butt for her!
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Y’all I loved this 🤷‍♀️
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Paid entirely way too much money to see this movie because I missed all the press screenings. See you on the other side.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In the Guide: a biting new comedy, a spooky feminist fable, a lesbian and anti-fascist classic, a cringe relationship dramedy, a short film about the foibles of parenthood, a millennial cult horror classic, & an intimate doc about Mexico/Palestine. Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/directed-b...
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In August I spoke with Rick Baker about his career after he received a lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland! This was a real full circle moment for me. One of the first interviews I ever did when I was green was with Baker at TCMFF in 2012.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
this is “freedom” huh?
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I read it comes from a Slavic myth about a princess and that’s fantastic.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bought this Polish chocolate covered marshmallow candy at a random market somewhere near Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. It’s delicious.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😎
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here’s me in 2012 at TMCFF. I took this photo to send to my brother. Don’t have one from Locarno cuz I’m a professional now lmao.
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you!
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Ross Bratin @rbratin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oh heck yeah @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social interviewing the great Rick Baker!!!!!!
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