Doing a partial binge of first season Smallville and revisiting the episodes that most left an impression on me, like the episode where Amy Adams is in a fatsuit but suddenly starts losing weight with the power of her kryptonite-aided plants.

"Gena Rowlands, more than just an artist who revolutionized her art."

heavy DR WHO vibes in this photo; what a guest-star he would make. Or even, why not, The Doctor?

#Venezia81 state of play, three days before the awards. Golden Lion 🦁 1. THE BRUTALIST (Corbet) evens [= 50% chance] 🔻 2. I'M STILL HERE (Salles) 5/1 [17%] 3. BABYGIRL (Reijn) 6/1 [14%] 4. THE ROOM NEXT DOOR (Almodóvar) 8/1 [11%] 5. APRIL (Kulumbegashvili) 9/1 [10%]

#Venezia81 state of play, three days before the awards. Best Actress (Volpi Cup) 🐺 1. Ia Sukhitashvili (April) 5/2 🔻 2. Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here) 4/1 3. Tilda Swinton (The Room Next Door) 6/1 4. Lady Gaga (Joker: Folie à deux) 7/1 5. Andrea Bræin Hovig (Love) 8/1

#Venezia81... Marcello Mastroianni Award 1. Paul Kircher (And Their Children After Them) 1/2 🔻 2. Benjamin Voisin (The Quiet Son) 9/2 3. Drew Starkey (Queer) 5/1 4. Anicca Panna (Stranger Eyes) 8/1 5. Angélina Woreth (And Their Children After Them) 10/1

so do "Smart TV's" [sic] automatically monitor and report what's being viewed?

VENECIA 2024: "April" (2024) vs "the brutalist" (2024). ¿Quién ganará el León de Oro? #FilmTwitter #Venezia81 #BiennaleCinema2024 #PastranaBlogCine

current reading, via a 78-year-old paperback (this original 1946 edition), a quarter-century older than myself.