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.

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-...

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."

Why, yes, we do carry the Royal Tenenbaums soundtrack in a 2-disc pink vinyl set. It's here: mzs.press/The-Royal-Te... While you're on the site, check out our ever-growing physical media section as well. Records, CDs. Blu-rays, DVDs, and more. Link: mzs.press/Physical-Med...

1 remaining copy of the Romy & Michele's High School Reunion vinyl soundtrack. To quote Michele, "For me, it's like I've just given birth to my own baby girl, except she's like a big giant girl who smokes and says 'shit' a lot, you know?" mzs.press/Romy-And-Mic...

This is such a fucking cool idea!

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-...

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...

To use a colloquialism common to his own home state: Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya

"In his 1999 Great Movies review, Roger Ebert identifies the title’s ampersand as a clue that the picture is about a professional arrangement–and when Ebert was right, few were ever more right."

Irina Ratushinskaya didn’t scratch her poems into a bar of soap with a matchstick, memorize them and wash away her forbidden work as a political prisoner in a Soviet labor camp for you to tell me AI is "inevitable"

Unfortunately, we can't do this right now because every wader would leap out of the pool immediately, screaming in pain

Post this in every gym on the planet

Once again, I am reminded that there is no classic rap track titled "Fuck tha Firefighters"