"Fuelled by the appreciation for old films on Letterboxd and podcasts like Blank Check and The Big Picture, revival houses or repertory cinemas are having a moment on both sides of the Atlantic. I had a great time watching Jean-Pierre Melville's noir classic Le Samourai (available to stream on Prime Video, amazingly), with Alain Delon slinking about Paris in a trenchcoat on the big screen."
"And was pretty blown away seeing Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend (available to rent on most streaming services) for the first time, a movie that may have received a bit of a viewing bump through the Oscars success of Anora, which joined The Lost Weekend in being one of four Palme d'Or winners to go on to win best picture (The other two? Parasite, of course, and 1955's Marty, which is still on my to-view list.)"
December brings seasonal best-of lists and widespread Spotify Wrapped reveals, including a listening-age feature that uses the release dates of streamed music to indicate how out-of-date listeners' tastes are. Social media amplifies screengrabs of colleagues' Wrapped summaries, prompting conversation about sharing listening habits. Renewed interest in older cinema and nostalgia culture has uplifted revival houses and repertory cinemas on both sides of the Atlantic, influenced by Letterboxd and audio shows like Blank Check and The Big Picture. Highlighted viewings include Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai and Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, and Richard Linklater had a notable year with two films, Blue Moon and Nouvelle Vague.
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