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Great Communicator vs. Word Salad Harris

Maybe Facebook had a point. The social media giant initially blocked the marketing team behind “Reagan” from boosting posts tied to the biopic. The platform later apologized only to do so again. This time, Facebook served up a specific rule violation. The posts could “influence public opinion” on the 2024 election, according to “Reagan’s” marketing …

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First Trailer for Asif Kapadia’s New Doc ‘2073’ About Climate Change

"If you don't have facts, you can't have truth." Neon has revealed a trailer for 2073, a compelling new doc about climate change and the destructive future we're headed towards. The film is the latest documentary creation from Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia, known for his docs Senna, Amy, Diego Maradona, and others. 2073 is a hybrid doc - featuring a live-action sci-fi segment starring Samantha Morton living in a dystopian future ruined by climate change & authoritarianism (the year 2073); along with doc segments showing how we could get there, giving clear-eyed facts about the rise of right-wing authoritarianism and libertarianism worldwide – which won't stop climate change. "Through a genre-busting mix of archive and drama Ghost witnesses the terrifying threats facing us: a Democratic recession, the rise of neo-fascism, the Climate Disaster and the intrusion of surveillance technology. This is not science fiction. This is happening now." The film is premiering at the 2024 Venice Film Festival this month, and there's no final release date set yet. Another potent film to jolt us into action and remind us we ...
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The Winner of the 1984 Movie Draft

We have a winner in the poll for the best Slate of films from 1984, created on Lambcast Episode 742.

Congratulations to Aaron Neuwirth, from “Out Now with Aaron and Abe” and “The Code is Zeek”, who scratched out a victory in a tight race between 4 of the 6 competitors. One of the Lambs barely got out of the starting gate, and one never did. The other four were neck and neck for most of the polling period, although Aaron lead wire to wire. 

 

Clearly Aaron “Tapped” into the zeitgeist of the year. While some …