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I am appealing to everyone in US especially Republicans to vote for Democrats. Trump has abandoned and destroyed NATO and at the same time created an Axis of Evil with Russia and China. Trump can’t be believed or even trusted. Many people around the world regard him as totally loathsome person.

Zelensky can now only rely on Europe. Majority vote for Democrats has to be resoundingly large so that Trump will be unable to fake the vote. He is a known fraudster who is willing to commit crime over voting. US will pay great price for what this charlatan committed during his tenure.

President Zelensky don’t believe in any bridges being created between himself and Trump. It can’t be done and it will never happen. Trump is incapable to be loyal. He clearly decided to be on Russia side. As far as Trump is concerned, Ukraine can get lost.

Whether you are working in the newsroom or are civilian observer you must feel like in a countdown movie which is unspooling with you in the cast. Midterm electons are the deciding factor if Trump and his cohorts survive in the WH. Trump and others nailed their colors for dictatorship and treason.

They no longer care about loyalty and integrity. They don’t want to be loyal to their allies. They don’t like NATO or any grouping which doesn’t display total obedience to Trump, Putin or Xi. In fact they are no longer loyal to their own countries. The only loyalty is to their own pockets.

Tech billionaires created a Silicon Valley fascism. Ordinary people are ignored. What matters now is greed, to grab as much money as can be grabbed and to hell with economy and well being. Don’t vote against your interests!

I appeal to every Republican voter in the name of democracy, peace around the world and eradication of corruption to suspend their loyalty to Republican Party and Trump and vote for Democratic Candidates for Congress and Senate. World needs fully functioning US Congress and Senate.

Trump needs to be ejected from the WH. He and people like Musk needs to be put in front of Nuremberg style tribunal and sentenced to long prison term. Musk will most likely try to escape to Russia, that needs to be stopped. Vote Democrat!!!

Trump showed himself to be pathologically dumb. President Zelensky should never ever trust Trump and US. Ukraine has to rely on its self and allies in Europe. Europe has to start rearming itself rather faster than it had hoped.

As I am observing what is happening in Kiev and in conflict between Ukraine and Russia I believe that there has been a quite a big change in Moscow. Even if many observers and experts have not noticed it, Putin has been given a deadline for a resolution to this conflict.

He has been given year to year and half to win the war with Ukraine or a window from which he will be thrown out. That is why we’re seeing such a brutalisation of the war. He no longer cares how many soldiers are killed on battlefield or civilians killed in cities. He cares only to save his life.

I don’t think Russia will attack Europe/Nato just yet.If they do it will be around 2030ish. But this will be under different group of rulers.That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t increase our defences.On the contrary, we need more military personnel as soon as possible, maybe even partial mobilisation.

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#bestfilminlondontoday Sep 20 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to rep cinema scene. Special screening of restored Von Stroheim masterpiece QUEEN KELLY (1929) with intro by @pamhutch.bsky.social and piano accompaniment by Neil Brand in NFT1 at BFI capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/08/capi...

capitalcelluloid.blogspot.comCapital Celluloid 2026 — Day 262: Sun Sep 20Queen Kelly (Von Stroheim, 1929): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 2.30pm This special screening will be introduced by film critic and historian Pamela...

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He had an *amazing* print collection (his apartment was *crowded* with so many film cans it was nearly impassible). I heard that’s why NYU hired him but who knows. He was greatly knowledge in some ways and lamentably blinkered.

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As I tried to book tickets to IMAX screening of Odyssey without any success it had occurred to me that Nolan doesn’t have any understanding about film exhibition and distribution. What is the point of making a very expensive film in a format which is possible to see only in a handful of cinemas?

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Didn’t anyone tell him that there are only a handful of IMAX cinemas around the world. On top of it, it is nearly three hours long, therefore limited amount of showings in cinemas. As his fame increased, his isolation from the real world has increased.

Because I can’t see and judge the film in IMAX or a decent cinema with at least 70mm projection I am going to wait until it is streaming. This way I can see it in a decent environment. Please Mr. Nolan do not preach to us about going back to cinema if we can’t see your film in your preferred format.

As I tried to book tickets to IMAX screening of Odyssey without any success it had occurred to me that Nolan doesn’t have any understanding about film exhibition and distribution. What is the point of making a very expensive film in a format which is possible to see only in a handful of cinemas?

I can understand that it is great fun to spend lots of money on latest cinematic toys and make a very expensive film however good or bad it is. Why producers allowed him to get away with it is a mystery to me. Perhaps Nolan is good at bullying or is a very persuasive character.

When I was at Bologna FF I was talking to few people about what genre will be popular in two years time besides horror movies. Apparently old fashioned western. Looking forward in two years time whether this observation will prove accurate.

I was really hoping that Farage would resign his seat and move to US. He likes Trump and spends considerable time there. I don’t think this country wants British copy of Trump. We can clearly see what damage Trump does in the US. We want democracy not Trumpian dictatorship.

After reading today’s newspapers I predict that Andy Burnham will deeply regret that he opted for replacing Keir Starmer as PM. Too many problems are waiting to be dealt with. Biggest one is DIP which needs to be attended to and executed quickly. There can’t be any more delays in this matter.

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He is just about half literate and intellectually on a level of high school teenager. So being nice to him is a waste of time. Accept it US has parted company with us and others. Like Ukraine we have to defend ourselves with our invented weapons and cooperate economically with EU.

Therefore full membership of EU needs to be fully considered and openly discussed with voters. Politicians shouldn’t be afraid of this process and voters should embrace it. UK cannot be expected economically to do everything by itself. It needs partners.

After reading today’s newspapers I predict that Andy Burnham will deeply regret that he opted for replacing Keir Starmer as PM. Too many problems are waiting to be dealt with. Biggest one is DIP which needs to be attended to and executed quickly. There can’t be any more delays in this matter.

The other aspect he will need to decide on how hard is he going to be on Trump. There is no point being soft with him. Trump has written off UK and EU with NATO long time ago. PM and his advisors have to accept that Trump is essentially a primitive.

I am getting good reports about a film called Tuner directed by Daniel Rourke. It is a thriller, very much dependent on music. My advice to everyone is that if you want to have full enjoyment of this film go to a cinema which has a best sound reproduction.

I am getting good reports about a film called Tuner directed by Daniel Rourke. It is a thriller, very much dependent on music. My advice to everyone is that if you want to have full enjoyment of this film go to a cinema which has a best sound reproduction.

If Trump’s regime wants to have a purposeful peace agreement between Iran, Middle East and rest of the world it should negotiate for whole Middle East to be without nuclear weapons. For that Trump would have to throw into negotiations Israel’s nuclear arsenal. Just aiming at Iran is a waste of time.

Let’s face it, Israel will have to be disarmed one way or another. Under Netanyahu it had become totally out of control. It has become a genocidal bully. It behaves towards Palestinians like Nazis used to behave towards them in the 30s and 40s.

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“They’re coming to get you, Barbara.”

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

What's an out-of-context movie line you find yourself thinking about or saying from time to time? I've got: "The lice hate the powdered sugar" And occasionally "you look better than Veronica Lake" (my wife looks nothing like Veronica Lake or Kim Basinger)