I watched this 1972 gem last night for the first time, initially unaware that it was a big Coen Brothers favorite. It didn’t take long to see why, though - it’s SO in their wheelhouse! Truly revelatory to me. I can only imagine how thrilled they were to land Paul Newman in The Hudsucker Proxy. 👍

I’ve been chatting about the roster of great burly, bellowing character actors the Coen brothers utilize in their films. The late great Jon Polito penned a candid, catty autobiography that’s a very fun read.

The Corman retrospective on TCM continues to bless me with first-time watches. Just finished viewing Bogdanovich’s TARGETS (1968) and am truly stunned. What an amazing directorial debut, especially given the film’s backstory. @gayofthedead.bsky.social surely you’ve watched this shocker before?

Having access to the Turner Classic Movies app again leads to productive viewing. This past weekend I saw Watership Down, a Roger Corman doc & 3 of his films (The Trip, Gas-s-s-s & Bloody Mama). I also watched The Dark Crystal at my local Flix Brewhouse, and the finale of DTF St Louis. 👍👍

I finally got to see Sirat after hearing @dlelandwhite.bsky.social and @aduralde.bsky.social’s thorough review on @linoleumcast.bsky.social. I’d already forgotten the spoiler details they covered, so when the shocks happened in the film I was traumatized just as the director intended. Incredible! 😱

I adore Mel Rodriguez, so finding his new short film on the Omeleto site just made my morning. His ability to be charmingly funny while on the verge of an emotional breakdown is always impressive. youtu.be/99damAUzPEg?...

Ghost’s fantastic 2024 concert film/magnum opus RITE HERE RITE NOW has just arrived on Kanopy. It's free to stream without ads or subscriptions, all through participating libraries.

@murderxbryan.bsky.social I saw this venue review for the El Paso County Coliseum and thought of you. It ranks up there with the ones you’ve shared from the Ticketmaster site.

Big thanks to Alonso & Dave telling listeners of their @linoleumcast.bsky.social about this terrific music documentary. It’s out NOW on DVD/blu-ray or streaming for as low as $1.99 on YT, Google Play & Prime (physical media includes a full hour of bonus content). Well worth a watch!

@stpbear.bsky.social I was rummaging thru my collection of music stuff & thought about you…

Kevin Russell’s kicking ass again. Under his stage moniker @shinyribs.bsky.social, the terrific new single Leaving Louisiana Blues is out today, to be followed by the Leaving Time album on April 25th. Give it a listen, and catch him live anytime you can! 🐊🫡 shinyribs.bandcamp.com/album/leavin...

I can’t end the year without listening to the titular song from Cannon’s slasher schlock fest…

This charming painting was spotted at last Saturday’s Krampus Fest. Making spirits bright! 🤘👹

Thinking about the opening day at this theatre when I watched Tootsie, The Dark Crystal & The Toy all in a row. Now THAT’S how you start your holiday school break!

This may be helpful for you new followers. You can block every single person on these lists. Just click on the subscribe button and it will give you the option to block every one on it. Here’s the first: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Happy to see another mass exodus ongoing from that other hellscape over to here, where bad faith accounts get blocked and STAY blocked into oblivion. Use the customized block list subs to accelerate that process!

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #998,124! (I waited patiently for my invite code…)