alexander mooney
@alexjamesmooney
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writing @torontostar @IDAorg @slant_magazine @globeandmail @LWLies @reverse_shot @mubinotebook column @inthemoodmag—i never know what’s going on
Toronto, Ontario
Joined September 2015
honoured beyond words to make my @reverse_shot debut with this essay on the fearless, shattering films of kalil haddad (@minetsauvages). give it a read, and go support his work any way you can! https://t.co/JGzn9v3SAz
reverseshot.org
This column focuses on the dynamic or below-the-surface nature of queer representation in international cinema.
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I stand with bibina welles, she was right to say it
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The Toronto International Film Festival, a beloved annual ritual that answers the question: What if seeing a movie was like going to the airport?
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Year two of this little exercise:
I don’t have the stamina to write coherent TIFF capsules so I will be assigning a Rothko to each film I see instead! To begin: VIET AND NAM (Truong Minh Quy) Black on Maroon, 1958
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how am i the only person here for magellan what happened to all the diaz heads???
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🚨TORONTO🚨 I will be presenting Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda alongside local legend @watchwithweird at @paradiseonbloor on Friday, September 12. It's the official local launch of my smash-hit new book Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA. Tickets: https://t.co/iWfg61StKH
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Tonight
Dear beloved Toronto I’m presenting a (2-for-1!) double bill of FUNNY PAGES and CRUMB on Aug 24 at 6PM @paradiseonbloor 🎟️: https://t.co/3ffRQ0kGFi
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i’ve been hesitant to direct something of my own for years now, so i made a film about those reservations! THIS IS NOT A CAMERA TEST is a 4-minute experiment/labour of love, and you can watch it now via the link below https://t.co/QfsPFLxrLD
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for @torontostar, i wrote about HONEY DON’T (clever, flimsy, extremely fun) and the strangely fruitful split between the coens https://t.co/cZSjAtoCap
thestar.com
The film is the second installment in a quasi-trilogy of lesbian B-movies envisioned by Ethan Coen and his wife, Tricia Cooke.
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Everything is “weird” now. Every opinion someone might disagree with is “weird as fuck.” No one is being “normal” about filmmakers (unreservedly loving their work).
Y’all’s hate boner for Osgood Perkins is weird as fuck
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for @torontostar, i wrote about HONEY DON’T (clever, flimsy, extremely fun) and the strangely fruitful split between the coens https://t.co/cZSjAtoCap
thestar.com
The film is the second installment in a quasi-trilogy of lesbian B-movies envisioned by Ethan Coen and his wife, Tricia Cooke.
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you can also log the film on letterboxd and share your honest reactions! i appreciate any and all thoughtful engagement you can muster ❤️ https://t.co/ZYMlUCaWzZ
letterboxd.com
Notes toward a debut short film.
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i’ve been hesitant to direct something of my own for years now, so i made a film about those reservations! THIS IS NOT A CAMERA TEST is a 4-minute experiment/labour of love, and you can watch it now via the link below https://t.co/QfsPFLxrLD
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grateful to kalil for his trust and to michael for his edits
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Dear beloved Toronto I’m presenting a (2-for-1!) double bill of FUNNY PAGES and CRUMB on Aug 24 at 6PM @paradiseonbloor 🎟️: https://t.co/3ffRQ0kGFi
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I’m excited to announce “He Never Dies,” a program pairing works by Kalil Haddad (@minetsauvages) & Luther Price. Both represent different generations of inventive, experimental filmmking that explores queerness via found footage & beyond. Sept 3 at @elasticarts. More info below.
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on the frustrating, SNL-parody-coded TOGETHER for @exclaimdotca
https://t.co/9rYQCJPyc7
exclaim.ca
Directed by Michael Shanks
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We just launched Issue 13: TEEN DREAMS ☁️From tongue piercings on the THIRTEEN movie poster, to teen films with literal Shakespearean levels of drama, this issue's all about the rebellion, restlessness, and rush of being a teen 🎒 https://t.co/uNA1tgdQPP Cover by @kaay_evans 💋
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reviewed the putrid, artless I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER requel (🤢) for @InRO
https://t.co/ATEj2FpGcn
inreviewonline.com
A new film review of I Know What You Did Last Summer, directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, for film review site In Review Online.
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