mine eyes hath seen, for the first time, a truly perfect TV show logline, and things will never be the same

Happy Mother's Day. Here's a picture of my mom introducing Jim Bouton.

Rode to the new stations with my 6 year old yesterday - a quick ride from Little Tokyo with a transfer at Metro Center - and the joy was palpable. It also cemented my belief in working towards zero fare public transit for LA. We have to make a train ride for a fam of 4 cheaper than parking.

put me in, coach

I am once again thinking of the French girl attempting to say "Burger".

I’ve bought at least six of @horrornonna.com‘s books because of Bluesky posts, and you should, too.

early David Cronenberg films are a cornucopia of Canadian brutalism, occasionally at universities

turns out when you legitimate a taste for bigotry people gravitate to the parties that serve it as an entree rather than as a garnish

I hope to catch at least a few local films at @siffnews.bsky.social. I started with trans actor/director Mia Moore's debut, Again Again, an accomplished work of indie sci-fi with a queer twist set in a locale rarely seen on screen: the "Come As You Are" city of Aberdeen. @seattlecritics.bsky.social

Thom Andersen's Los Angeles Plays Itself, a multidimensional masterwork of film criticism and history, personal experience, political analysis, and repertory rediscovery—a real-time expansion of the world of cinema—at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social at 3:15pm: www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...

I follow about 60 people on Letterboxd and I'd say their tastes fall into three categories. 1. Wow, they watch a lot of good films, just like me. 2. Huh, they only watch mass market, wide release films. 3. Man, they like a lot of crap.

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Folks of San Francisco - do yourself, me, the Estate of Allen Ginsberg and the Kronos Quartet a favor - this Monday night - get your Bay Area Beatnik ass over to the Chapel in San Francisco and help us celebrate Allen’s 100th birthday in style!

some wisdom from james wilson, framer. "The truth is that, in our governments, the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power remains in the people."

At SIFF, two locally made docs reveal the power of sharing music

Note: Virginia supreme court justices are "re-elected" by state lawmakers, meaning the legislature chooses whether to reappoint them or replace them. Two of the four justices in the majority today against the new congressional map will be "up" by early 2028.

No amount of critical reevaluation will ever convince me that Speed Racer is a good film.

Werewolves of London

This is who fried the rice.

I was thrilled to write the @sightsoundmag.bsky.social cover story for the 100th birthday of the incomparable Marilyn Monroe.

Holy shit!! This is huge! We co-presented ultra rare 35mm screenings in 2015 at the Grand Illusion Cinema, and never thought this would happen. At the time, WB was still so uptight about THE DEVILS that they wouldn’t even allow BFI to release a blu-ray.

Please help Alex if you can

Literally the best email I've ever received. No notes.

lol I just found out if you do an image search for “nancy meyers” it’s almost entirely pictures of kitchens and “cozy interiors”… I just wanted a headshot!

We learned from Tony Leung Chiu-wai that he completely changed the ending to INFERNAL AFFAIRS, refusing to do the proposed action sequence since “this was a drama film, it should end with drama”. Purportedly the only time he has ever done that

Ah! I had the immense honor of interviewing the incomparable Lucrecia Martel for LA Times while she was in LA. We talked about her doc OUR LAND (Nuestra Tierra), out Friday, killer clowns, & Hollywood. Truly one of my favorite conversations I’ve had with a filmmaker. Link below.

Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

For “Diners, Dommes, and Dives,”  Lauren Bethke joins Violet Vega on a visit to Fred 62 to find out more about the place that keeps her fueled and the craft that keeps her paid. 🎥: Erwin Recinos

A huge thing to the credit of Ted Turner: he was widely criticized for his dumb and stupid classic movie colorization scheme and instead of doubling down and crashing out over the negative publicity, he listened to the criticism and launched Turner Classic Movies.

Seattle, your chance to see Sophy Romvari’s astounding, all-time great feature debut BLUE HERON is now here. It makes AMC Pacific Place the place to be this week. It's not just the best of 2026 thus far, but a film for the ages📽️ My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

The new 4K restoration of Ken Russell's director's cut of #TheDevils will open in theaters on October 16 for one week, following a Cannes 2026 premiere. Explore the Cannes Classics lineup: thefilmstage.com/new-restorat...

Catching up on films of the '10s.

I think this is the first time in my life I've ever really wanted to be able to go to Cannes

My lighting workshops at @viffest.bsky.social start with this Thursday with Ernst Lubitsch's THE DOLL! If you want to know about the origins of film lighting - the actual origins, not the received wisdom stuff about silent films being lit artlessly - this might be the screening series for you.

This might be the one and only time I see a biopic on someone I kinda knew.

Let's get into it!

Whit Stillman is returning with his first film in a decade.

Also now on collectors' edition blu ray from severinfilms.com with very limited bundles and perks!

This is one of the must-see screenings in LA this spring.

"There's no difference between magic and creativity." And the rest of the quote just unravels that assertion in such a gloriously Alan Moore fashion.

I think this is great

*HALFWAY TO BLACK FRIDAY PRE-ORDER ENDS TONIGHT* The Disciples of James Dean fan club agree to meet on the 20th anniversary of his death. 4K UHD debut from Cinématographe of Robert Altman’s COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN restored from original camera negatives. 🍨Link in comments🍨

When the Economist interviewer said that the destruction in Gaza was bad for Israel and then it was bad for Palestinians and Carlson got to ask her why she put it in that order, it was very obvious that he doesn't even have to try that hard.

that’s right

For Star Wars Day I make a case the Force doesn’t even exist at all in Star Wars

I've created a home for the lists I compiled for my @crypticonseattle.bsky.social panels on 1976 and 1986 horror. Thanks to anyone who co-paneled, attended either panel, or suggested a title. I've linked to a few reviews, but if you have any other titles or reviews to suggest, please give a shout.

honestly, reading this is a good reminder of how will has always coasted on being a good prose stylist. every part of this is either false or a huge logical leap. “government-stereotyped minorities?” yeah man, the reason black americans consider themselves a distinct group is *the government*

Good example of how stupid the conservative intellectual interpretation of 20th century US history is; in the 1960s there was a beautiful, brave, heroic movement to end racism which completely succeeded by 1965, at which point the activists all instantly became race-communists and welfare queens.