Meanwhile.... purely for entertainment love of movies (without politics, & only a smidgeon of anti-semitism as experienced by Spielberg himself - Saw this in a theater Thanksgiving week, with a total of 5 people at a matinee on a big screen, AMC.
First in-theater film for me in years (since pre-COVID) Strange.

The Fabelmans (trailer) - A film from and about Steven Spielberg & Movie-making

Nary a symptom of COVID nor flu nor RVC (thought the entire mall was a ghost town! Guessing many of the maskless masses (FL) are no longer with us, and those who are might be more keen as on watching Fox, NewsMax or anti-Truth... of a non-uplifting variety.
But I digress. Watched this on a huge-screen TV, 5 people in the theater (very well spaced; I watched with mom + 3 people way away).

The movie itself? Interesting, engaging and real, like Spielberg does, but this time it is about him, growing up with a father mostly unsupportive of his "hobby" of making films and a mother who encapsulates the life of many an actor/performer, plus suburbia, the challenges of moving a family to a new place, and a few interesting scenes where young Spielberg is getting his chops, experimenting, getting advice, and occasionally getting bullied, before gaining acclaim among his peers & soon beyond that... Lusciously filmed, natch.

Needless to say: Strong recommend - for movie buffs, certainly anyone familiar with all Spielberg's movie magic.

#movies #StevenSpielberg #cinema #film #legends #moviedirector

Just to be sure the link I referred to - about the death of pioneering film director Lina Wertmüller -isn't skipped over.
Here is a clip of it in HD quality, lovely images and sound-track.... A very favorite film at the time.

Swept Away

RIP #LinaWertmuller #Wertmüller

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A pioneering film director has left us.
As a psych student, I loved Swept Away! Two great actors & a sharp look at both sexism and classism - “spoiled rich bitch” tourist barking orders to an “ignorant fisherman” until... the two get shipwrecked, a “spoiled rich bitch” tourist barking orders to an “ignorant fisherman” until... a shipwreck. Roles are reversed. And again. Lots of deep stuff here about

It has English subtitles (you may need to click on the cog wheel on YouTube to turn it on). Important to catch the dialogue, like when he is thrashing her for all the social evils & institutions,

Great film (among others)... first woman director nominated
for an Academy Award. Actors are on fire too. Be sure to turn on the subtitles - unless you speak fluid (fast) Italian, of course.

#FilmHistory #MovieHistory #FilmDirector #Movies #MovieDirector #ClassicFilm #SweptAway