Qualified/Experienced. @ScreenAnarchy, @indiememe, @PotentateFilms, Brown, Indian Genre Film Specialist, 🍅-guy. I write. He/Him
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Frankly, anyone who has seen RESIDENT EVIL knows that Austin Abrams deserved to get eaten by that whale. Karma is a bitch, dude. #whalefall🐋
You know what? I was trying to be diplomatic, but I'm done. Fuck Joseph Kahn. His recent tirade against the very system that is the ONLY reason anyone knows his name is the final nail in a very well-nailed coffin.
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“Just program it lol. It’s good. It totally fits your vibe.”
This is how you actually responded. True.
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Darling, as your pic shows, we asked for a “screener” not a “screening.” Two different things.
We screened the film, we chose not invite it.
At release we were asked to screen your film. We passed.
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I did not programme it sight unseen. Not giving this discourse attention, but want to nip that claim in the bud.
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So baffled by this article.
Horror Movies and Politics Are Killing Film Festivals hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
The United States of America is a failed state
BREAKING: The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. apnews.com/article/fort-hood…
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Correction: we did not invite ICK.
First, I actually say in the article that I love horror films. You're missing the point. Second, you invited us and I ultimately decided to put my film in only five film festivals by choice. TIFF, Fantastic Fest, Sitges, Rotterdam, Screamfest. No idea what CAA did with the submissions but these are the ones I accepted. If I can remember correctly, I thought Beyond was too close in time to one of those festivals.
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Payal Kapadia, Anurag Kashyap Joined by Kavita Gupta's Cineroost as Producer on Prateek Vats' 'Chronicles of a Confession' (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/market…
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Article written by filmmaker Joseph Kahn, whose last feature was a horror movie that was submitted to every festival (including ours) and premiered at TIFF.
hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
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EARLY ACCESS IS ON SALE. Check back later for the regular run.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
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DEAR @bbtheatres RED OAK
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU NOT PLAYING WHALEFALL IN 4DX?!?!
I HATE YOU SO MUCH
One of the best films of the year. Bar none.
Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy - one of the most important releases of 2026 - will not open in NYC this weekend, but will be in 3 theaters in NJ. Please fix @NYCMayor!
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Playing this Thursday as part of @BeyondFest
You are trash and a racist.
I condemn racism in all its forms, including James Talarico saying white men are America's top terror threat and that he prays to overcome his own 'whiteness,' whatever that means. Only one person in this race has a history of dividing Texans by race, and it’s James Talarico. I will continue to focus on uniting our State and bringing together the broadest possible coalition to fight for Texas, our values, and our families.
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me and the #tiff26 gang hypothesized which of our titles reflect the sensibilities of the ol' Vanguard section (the last edition of which was in 2016).
For the uninitiated, VANGUARD (2006 - 2016) was a section at TIFF that featured provocative films that teetered between genre and arthouse, but defying easy categorization. Despite only existing for a decade it came to define a particular kind of "festival" movie. #VanguardLives
As someone who has been pitching Karthik Subbaraj's films to festivals for 15 years, I am so excited that he finally gets his shot. DOROTHY is not what you think it is, it's even better!
DOROTHY / D. Karthik Subbaraj / India
Set in a world shaped by caste, violence, and toxic masculinity, two lives are transformed by the arrival of Dorothy, whose compassion quietly challenges the world around them. #VanguardLives
