Bi-coastal culture vulture: 20th century movie maven, opera queen, ballet buff, art appreciator and book reader [prose]. Exploring the world and loving animals. 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mtm7hscoa22hManhattan Moments21 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm7hscoa22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mtkr7dked22j#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Saw a new movie, only to be disappointed by it. Like fine wines, the more aged were more rich. Riz was excellent; Colman/Garson were perfection; Sidney executed the slap heard 'round the world. I thank the NYC Public Library for 2 of these! #FilmSky 🎥 #CinemaSky 🎞️21 Aug 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkr7dked22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mtjcsqupfs2kR.I.P. #RIP #IeanaCotrubaș #OperaSky #Music https://operawire.com/obituary-legendary-soprano-ileana-cotrubas-dies-at-87/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATz2qlmdHNoBPPU-HBkb2YFZmRpZBZQzSVkii8i5vn2W2tytFRcvOWFCKwIZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHrCjz1gXWOykr11XtP9t9Z5RghLNymKVb79Z42tPKZYNecw3Sv4LdRDPWyay_aem_Pa2G6QOKA8BZvWOcqJn0Tw20 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjcsqupfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mtfqm6ymck2zIt Isn't Easy Being Green...19 Aug 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfqm6ymck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mt5sazxkzs2xMy Life #Maps #SanFrancisco #NewYorkCity15 Aug 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5sazxkzs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mt5iivfzls2xLike moths to a flame...15 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5iivfzls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mt3qvh7qys2gTried the Broadway Lottery and won on my first attempt. Spent the evening with Jeremy Jordan as Bobby Darin in "Just in Time". He's a terrific vocalist. The book has some holes, but my jaw dropped at the "big reveal" nevertheless. #TheaterSky 🎭 #Broadway #JeremyJordan #BobbyDarin15 Aug 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3qvh7qys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mt32u7h3k22dR.I.P. #RIP #MarkRydell #FilmSky 📽 #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky 🎞 #OnGoldenPond #TheRose #CinderellaLiberty #TheReivers https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-rydell-dead-golden-pond-cinderella-liberty-the-rose-1236673846/14 Aug 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt32u7h3k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mszc2oaq5s26#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched I usually enjoy contemporary movies, but I'm having a hard time finding any that interest me this summer. There's The Odyssey, but my partner insists on seeing it on IMAX and that's sold out for the remainder of the century, so here I am w/older classics. #FilmSky14 Aug 2026 04:10 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszc2oaq5s26https://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mswizbyebc2oAre you ready for your close-up? August 12 is the birthday of Cecil Blount DeMille. "Give me any 2 pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture." Kitsch + Sex + Reverence = Box Office Gold #FilmSky 📽 #botd #CBDeMille #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky 🎞13 Aug 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswizbyebc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mstz4pydtk2oWatchin' the Boob Tube. Tonight we're diving into Dreamboat Dook Chase IV's new PBS show "A Chef's Journey". Bon Appetit! #TVSky 📺 #DookyChase #Dreamboat #AChefsJourney #PBS #NoLa #ChapterIV12 Aug 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstz4pydtk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3msopznnwk22rCoast to Coast09 Aug 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msopznnwk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3msljum3jhk2fSan Francisco Scene08 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msljum3jhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mshp5mzyjk2x#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched A movie of the finale for the coming-of-age story. Heartstopper. Loved the series; was disappointed Olivia Colman ditched the finale. Found solace in Ingmar Bergman (if I had a nickel!). Cruel Intentions made me long for Dangerous Liaisons. #FilmSky 📽 #CinemaSky 🎞️07 Aug 2026 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshp5mzyjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3msgmrqxt3k27Era Ender. Kruk & Kuip have announced the San Francisco Giants games on television as long as I can remember. He will be sorely missed. #Baseball #SFGiants06 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgmrqxt3k27https://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3msdwwpdqrs2tSan Francisco Settings05 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdwwpdqrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3ms7duamvfc2zManhattan Moments03 Aug 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7duamvfc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3ms25iufco22bFavorite Movies Watched in July 2026 Included New [The Invite] and Old [Cardboard Lover] with plenty in between. Only three were seen in movie houses - my preferred way of watching. Plenty of suspense and romance. #FilmSky 🎥 #2026JulyFilmHighlights 🎞️ #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky01 Aug 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms25iufco22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mry2bekl322vHow do you get to Carnegie Hall? Buy a ticket. Nice way to spend an evening: National Youth Orchestra of the USA Karina Canellakis, cond. Krill Gerstein, piano Barber: Overture to The School for Scandal Gershwin: Concerto in F Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra31 Jul 2026 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mry2bekl322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrxtuvtg2c2j#LetterboxdFriday From Singapore to Italy to France to The Dust Bowl. My #LastFourWatched seemed to have steadily grown darker and darker. How did that happen? Ah well, I can't get enough of the Visconti and thank Manhattan's Film Forum for its revival. #FilmSky 📽 #CinemaSky 🎞️31 Jul 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxtuvtg2c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrvu7vu7gc2mR.I.P. #RIP #BetyeSaar #ArtSky https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5910539/betye-saar-dead31 Jul 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvu7vu7gc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrvttvz3u22mA Pal from The BTS Army & I spent the afternoon at The Arte Museum & BTS THE CITY ARIRANG show. A series of mammoth reflective video displays seemingly made for selfies and reminiscent of some of Yayoi Kusama's work. #ArtSky #BTS #ArteMuseum #ChelseaPiers31 Jul 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvttvz3u22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mruiydnpak2mR.I.P. Jeanne Gibson, the beloved "Rosie the Riveter", passed away yesterday, July 29, 2026, at the age of 100. #RIP #RosieTheRiveter #JeanneGibson30 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruiydnpak2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrsgroe5nk2jThe Stars are Aligned! All were born on July 29: #FilmSky 🎥 #WilliamPowell #ClaraBow #ThelmaTodd #ThedaBara #RichardEgan #MovieSky 🎬 #CinemaSky 🎞️29 Jul 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsgroe5nk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mro7uby6p22jAnother late afternoon at The Film Forum, this time reveling in the enchanting and heartbreaking "Le Notti Bianche" by Visconti. Marcello Mastroianni is the relatable everyman and Maria Schell is adorable as the innocent naïf. A man's best friend is his dog... #FilmSky #LeNottiBianche #Visconti28 Jul 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mro7uby6p22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrlmwvpq722lAttended the Iris Van Herpen "Sculpting the Senses" exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum today. It's an interesting show that reveals her usage of new tech- nology/niques such as 3D prints, metals and plastics. #ArtSky #FashionSky #BrooklynMuseum #IrisVanHerpen27 Jul 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlmwvpq722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrjizoecqc2yQuick Images from a few days in Chicago and at The 2026 Pierogi Festival in Whiting, Indiana!26 Jul 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjizoecqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrelkiucqs2e#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched Enjoyed a chocolate egg cream while watching the magnificent Third Man at The Film Forum; caught Sorry, Wrong Number at Noir City New York Fest at The Paris; bookended by Criterion Collection BluRay & 4K. #FilmSky 📽 #CinemaSky 🎞️24 Jul 2026 05:09 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrelkiucqs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrek4hrv2s2pChecking the Time in Chicago.24 Jul 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrek4hrv2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/marco-place.bsky.social/post/3mrbjp6au2c2iHearing the future - the creation of the soundtrack for MGM's "Forbidden Planet". #FilmSky #MusicSky #ForbiddenPlanet #MovieSky #SciFi #Soundtrack #CinemaSky https://www.effectrode.com/knowledge-base/the-self-destructing-modules-behind-revolutionary-1956-soundtrack-of-forbidden-planet/?fbclid=IwdGRjcATON5NjbGNrBM42nGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHkzEaVrMW-eGbq13SPXsRA22ZX1HaGur2DOcGYb0BhzN7Lq70oEX33YkH1aB_aem_cbbhBjkPx9hkEWSXeKQoJg22 Jul 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:dwe7mlst6dwff2uiw4uoru2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbjp6au2c2i