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@theblcklst founder. Film & TV producer. Politics & football (soccer) person. @vanityfair contrib editor. @am_cinematheque & @weare_thegotham board member.
Sep 11, 2018 4 tweets 1 min read
Finding myself wondering if the reaction to ROMA would be the same had it been directed by Alejandra Cuaron.

It would deserve it, but would it? For the record, I am almost certain the answer is no, and that realization deeply disturbs me.
Sep 18, 2017 7 tweets 3 min read
In my first general meeting with @lenawaithe, I closed by telling her that if she needed anything at all, all she had to do was call... But that she didn't need my help, that all she had to do was keep doing what she was doing...
Sep 8, 2017 5 tweets 1 min read
The Toronto Film Festival always reminds me of the last time I saw Roger Ebert. He was, as far as I could tell, very ill. He couldn't walk. He couldn't speak. @ChazEbert was a constant presence at his side, but still...