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Writer. I review films at Ebert. Essays at Criterion, monthly column at Liberties Journal. NYFCC / NSFC member. I’ve been blogging at sheilaomalley.com since 2002. I have a newsletter: https://sheilaomalley.substack.com/ I write a LOT about Elvis. TCB! ⚡
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Good gosh, I almost missed Aline MacMahon’s birthday!

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CBS News quietly updated their story. I still don’t understand how WaPo could’ve reported it first if I was the one who “uncovered” it, but I guess it’s an improvement.

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It's Mary Astor's birthday too. Years ago, I reviewed illustrator Edward Sorel's hilarious and strangely moving Mary Astor's Purple Diary. There's no other biography like it! Complete with his illustrations and a QA with Mary Astor's ghost, back from the beyond: www.rogerebert.com/features/boo...

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“I pass emotions through a filter not generally used by actresses. I find the ground to meet my characters and am able to move from one feel to another. It is real stuff — no tricks, simply expressed.” — Aline MacMahon #BOTD I adore her. Post on my site: www.sheilaomalley.com?p=186227

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Supernatural, Season 1: Sam and Dean about to basicallly accost a little old lady whom they suspect is doing some supernatural bad shit. (She isn't.) Note the room number.

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Electra – w/its focus on identity/masks/persona – is very much my kind of thing already, but still: I loved it! the danger of self-seriousness is avoided by Hala Matar, in her directorial debut. loved the sense of play. My review for @ebertvoices.bsky.social : www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elec...

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“It’s the sexiest toughest chord change in all of rock ‘n roll.” – Steven Van Zandt on “Rumble.” Happy Birthday, Link Wray www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFCp...

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"Hedda, why don't you just shut the fuck up?" —Elizabeth Taylor to birthday girl Hedda Hopper, who was whining over the sight of Dalton Trumbo's screen credit at the premiere of The Sandpiper

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In 2017-18, I got 3 emails/texts from men apologizing for any bad behavior on their part sexually.The MeToo era. It was a theme. I'd think "wonder who I'm gonna hear from today." One guy used it as a verb. "I don't remember Me Too-ing you but I'm questioning a lot these days so I'm sorry if I did."

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I need to reconstruct the epic thread I did over at the other place, listing the cinematic "nods" in Supernatural's early seasons. I'll put it back together one of these days.These "nods" were always used in service of the story - so you could connect the dots to themes, etc. Like:

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Event at the 92nd Street Y tonight! Should be fun! www.92ny.org/event/libert...

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Ok. So. It's pub day. My book GANDOLFINI: JIM, TONY, AND THE LIFE OF A LEGEND is out today. And as I'm sure you've heard from other authors, first week sales really do matter so much! So I'm gonna sell a bit. www.abramsbooks.com/product/gand...

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For Willie Nelson's bday: I interviewed director Lian Lunson about her film Waiting for the Miracle to Come, starring Willie Nelson and Charlotte Rampling - they're mesmerizing together- filmed on Willie Nelson's ranch, in the still-existing set for RedHeaded Stranger: www.sheilaomalley.com?p=146217

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I saw Willie Nelson at Outlaw Fest in 2017. My car broke down on the way there and I finagled my way into a free(ish) loaner from the tow place, explaining to the guy 'I'm on my way to see Willie Nelson, I have cash on me, can you lend me a car?" lol Sometimes all you have to do is ASK. Worth it.

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The greatest Tweet in the history of that horrible place. Posted for Willie Nelson's 92nd !!!! birthday.

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Ann-Margret #BOTD entertaining US troops in Vietnam, 1966

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