He’s all finished and listed for sale. Prismacolor Verithin pencil and charcoal over watercolor wash on Canson paper. 11”x17”. DM for purchase inquiries. @realgdt.bsky.social Thank you again for giving us all something so beautiful right when we needed it. #Frankenstein #Illustration #Traditionalart

thought Steven Kostanski's Deathstalker was a blast. like a Frank Frazetta fever dream seen through the lens of Sam Raimi. a super fun homage to (and spoof of) '80s & '90s fantasy - kinda like if The Sword and the Sorcerer had jokes and gags

happy slightly belated 22nd birthday to one of the best movies ever made

Watch all of Pakula's "Paranoid Trilogy, then read this.

having revisited Lone Star three times this month and Matewan once, I can't stop thinking that it's criminal we aren't driving dump trucks full of cash to John Sayles house so he can make another movie

I'd watched KLUTE as part of my #CenturyOfCinema challenge, and Priscilla's essay does a great job of analyzing the characters. making me reflect on my original opinion of Jane Fonda's performance... #filmsky

John Sayles has a new novel coming out in January and it sounds like it's extremely in my wheelhouse (I love John Sayles, workers' rights, AND reading about how much Henry Ford fucking sucked)

Just watched Klute for the first time and then read this. Highly recommend.

The thing about cruelty and inhumanity is that the limits of who is affected keep expanding and expanding until we shove it back the other way

this 40% discount is probably gonna make a huge difference for people who can't necessarily afford to drop $75 on a book right now (albeit a very beautiful, deserving one)

You can get @realgdt.bsky.social’s FRANKENSTEIN wonderful and beautiful making of / art book regular edition hardcover for 40% off directly from Insight Editions right now, use discount code BFCM, so good I’ve already gifted this to some friends insighteditions.com/products/fra...

KEEP HONKING I'M LISTENING TO THE HONEYED LIES OF MY TREACHEROUS VIZIER

getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning

Klute is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of the month, and you should watch it, and then maybe read this. if you feel like it, no pressure.

We know from Soderbergh's viewing log that he spent the better part of a year studying STAR WARS movies, which I guarantee you hacks like JJ Abrams and Shawn Levy never did, but go on.

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I guess this is about as close as it gets to good news these days (previous estimate was about 3.6C of heating)

Lot of people are already passing this around with the usual "WHY ISN'T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING" shrieks, while ignoring the fact that the article literally says that this is a *significant* decrease from the warming that we were on track for even a few years ago.

This is a gofundme for my friend’s nephew, and heads up that it’s very hard to read without getting upset. If you’re able to help, I’d appreciate it. www.gofundme.com/f/help-dawso...

had the time of my life talking about the genius of Jackie Chan with Jen & Jordan

#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S6: E23 - Jackie Chan with Jordan Harper & Priscilla Page Author @jordanharper.bsky.social & film essayist @priscillapage.bsky.social return to discuss Chan's filmography, history, skills, & range + DRAGONS FOREVER, LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER II, & SUPERCOP. bit.ly/4hW3kZJ

those aren't really my colors but honestly I'd be happy to just Dress Like That

Finally a good photo op for the big lighted cross I pass on walks.

I’m putting him to the side for a few days while I work on some other things that need to be finished up, but I’ll get back to him soon. WIP. Detail. Prismacolor Verithin pencil. (Dark umber and dark brown) Over watercolor wash on Canson paper. #Frankenstein #Illustration #drawing

underrated Tatsuya Nakadai recommendation: Hideo Gosha's Heat Wave, a period yakuza film that feels like Lady Snowblood + Red Peony Gambler. an extremely good-looking film about a gambler looking to avenge her father's murder, but she unfortunately discovers that the evildoer is a babe.

I wrote about The Insider

Holy shit finally an Op-Ed that Gets It

underrated Tatsuya Nakadai recommendation: Hideo Gosha's Heat Wave, a period yakuza film that feels like Lady Snowblood + Red Peony Gambler. an extremely good-looking film about a gambler looking to avenge her father's murder, but she unfortunately discovers that the evildoer is a babe.

Was hoping he’d live forever.

hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.

Showing my dad this later in the week, can’t wait to emotionally break him. Brilliant film, lovely essay

Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.

Sweet lobbying deals, fundraising, insider stock tips, and setting up elections so your voters barely have any choices

just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly) light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM

They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,

lib sky tonight

my new column lost its home this weekend, so for posterity, here's my first and only Action Canon essay about Eastern Condors

people laughing at the very end of City on Fire... c'mon, son

Thought Guillermo del Toro doing a movie about how humans are the real monsters sounded like a no-brainer and then the son of a bitch outdoes himself and makes a movie about how no one is doomed to be a monster instead

gotta go with the very twinkly, wintry Sneakers score

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excavated my old essay on Lynne Ramsay's masterpiece You Were Never Really Here

possibly niche Manhunter post: just realized I’m creepily sitting in my idling car listening to Prime Movers “Strong As I Am” in the dark. shit about to hit the fan

unfortunately this kind of line is always going to hit for me. it's never not satisfying.

once again tapping the sign

someone reminded me that I wrote a short piece about Guillermo del Toro's movies once, so I decided to excavate it from the archives

FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!

keep seeing pieces about Frankenstein - the new GDT joint, other adaptations, and/or the novel itself - not written by me