I got to record a conversation with him in 2019, about a year before he died. He was incredible: chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-3...

I love Milton Glazer's work

Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema is the new book by Jeffrey Overstreet, whose writing on cinema and spirituality was a revelation to me. Reading it is like watching a beautiful film that unreels like a dream. I wrote the foreword. All copies signed by both of us. mzs.press/SIGNED-Lost-...

So looking forward to smoking Blue Dream and watching this this weekend. Thanks @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social!

St. Paul, Minnesota

Don't threaten me with a good time

I keep trying to post a thoughtful summary of why I like this movie, but AutoCorrect keeps making me seem as if I don't know how to spell, so I delete & repost, then it happens again. So just read my review! I was surprised by how much I liked it. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/litt...

We saw the 25th anniversary screening of OCEAN'S 11 on Wednesday, so this is PARTICULARLY apt.

One of my favorite things about John Cena is that he is a grown man with the proportions of a baby. Him just standing with a confused frown is comedy.

I love the diner scene in THE BIRDS because a large portion of it revolves around the people trying to rationalize the situation. Then the birds attack and the reasoned ornithologist goes quiet and the rest of the folks do nothing as the panicked mother accuses Melanie of being an evil being.

Fun stuff here:

“It’s a profane, bawdy, slapstick-infused comedy with a few sentimental moments that might make you misty-eyed even if you think you’re immune to such manipulations." @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social reviews LITTLE BROTHER:

One of my favorite shots of all time

The 2005 War of the Worlds would make a dandy double bill with Hitchcock's The Birds. Humanity itself is threatened by natural forces that seem supernaturally infused. None of the violence (much of it chain reaction slapstick w/a body count) has any apparent strategy save to shock, terrorize & kill.

I did the foreword to this magical and moving work of personal criticism by Jeffrey Overstreet (@overstreet.bsky.social). If you'd like a copy signed by both of us, you'll find it at the other side of the link below:

I missed the memo that Spielberg's reimagining of Bullitt, with car chases galore, was shelved due to attached star Bradley Cooper having a "falling out" with the director. How does one fall out with Spielberg? Plug Michael B. Jordan or John Bernthal in there and step on the gas.

So what I'm getting from this is, incrementalism is bullshit and we should just do the stuff that we say would be good for society

A pleasant, calming, embracing influence on your lunch hour. mzs.press/Skater-Kikis...

She's not bad. She's just drawn that way. mzs.press/Rog-&-Jess-W...

Since our store had a (totally, utterly, WTF?? surprising) bestseller in a biography of Shemp Howard, we have added the autobiography of his brother Moe to the shelves: "I Stooged to Conquer." mzs.press/I-Stooged-to... BTW, if you want the Shemp book, it's here: mzs.press/SHEMP-The-Bi...

Me. I am somebody who wants this. And so I bought one just now.

I've said this on the show before, but if John Pozer believed every frame of a film should be a painting, then every frame of HEAVY METAL should be airbrushed art on the side of a van.

I think you know somebody who wants this

2 left

With the party leaders' recent track records, I kind of doubt their targets are gonna be quaking their boots

Last week I alluded to seeing a film that irritated me so much at first that I thought about walking out, but that impressed and moved me in the end. The Invite was that film. Strong performances all around, though Rogen stands out most, thus my extravagant praise. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

New book:

I did the foreword to this magical and moving work of personal criticism by Jeffrey Overstreet (@overstreet.bsky.social). If you'd like a copy signed by both of us, you'll find it at the other side of the link below:

I did the foreword to this magical and moving work of personal criticism by Jeffery Overstreet. If you'd like a copy signed by both of us, you'll find it at the other side of the link below:

What's your super-specific daily struggle? One of mine is, should I keep doing whatever urgent thing I'm doing, or rewatch the scene in "The Fabelmans" where young Spielberg scrutinizes the home movies he took of his family and uncovers an upsetting secret? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUoS...

A worthy project

Good grief, we only have two copies left

I hope the sequel will be called Therewulf www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

Insta-blocking any account without an avatar that seems like a person picked it. Sorry to any humans who get caught in the dragnet, but y'all should know better than to go on here looking like a bot right out of the gate.

Everything about this sounds heavenly, but the best part, to me, is "the app costs $24.99, with all the proceeds going to an animal charity."

Last week I alluded to seeing a film that irritated me so much at first that I thought about walking out, but that impressed and moved me in the end. The Invite was that film. Strong performances all around, though Rogen stands out most, thus my extravagant praise. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

My dear @mzspress.bsky.social just added a bunch of Heavy Metal (the movie) T-shirts to the store's merchandise section. Various sizes, but a small number in inventory, so if you dig this, grab one soon. mzs.press/Heavy-Metal-...

Weird how the Constitution keeps aligning exactly with their personal ideological preferences. And, in Clarence Thomas’s case, former employers.

The council of wizards has spoken

I believe that was @clairewillett.bsky.social !

Can't remember who said it originally, but this made me think of the observation that the greatest trick men ever pulled was defining emotion in a way that doesn't include anger

This looks very cool - just ordered a copy!

This is one of my "just trust me on this" recommendations

I like this cut of this periodical's gib.

Physical Media Booklet Essay collects writing commissioned for nonexistent 4K editions of cult faves, by @richardnewby.bsky.social, @sheilakathleen.bsky.social, @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social and many more! Signed by creator @gayofthedead.bsky.social. We have just 5 copies! mzs.press/SIGNED-Physi...

Why yes, I just impulse purchased the Royal Tenebaums soundtrack in a 2-disc pink vinyl set. (You and your "would you like fries with that" marketing. You are the most diabolical man in the provence.)

It's a great book, possibly even better than THROUGH A SCREEN DARKLY (which was highly influential to me when i was starting out writing about film and faith). Tempted to buy it again just for the autographs.

Love this book, love MZS's generous introduction as well.

It is! And a classic example of "create the thing you want to see."