Jonathan Ruane
@jonathanruane.bsky.social
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i bake stuff and i make things.
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about 23 hours ago
You can pre-order signed copies of my new novel, “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood,” from the fabulous Black-owned bookstore Octavia's Bookshelf -
www.octaviasbookshelf.com/store/p/pre-...
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What a 🔥 book trailer
#BookSky
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Rasheed Newson
23 days ago
I am ecstatic and grateful that the incredibly talented Jelani Alladin is narrating my newest novel “There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood.” He is going to inhabit those characters and bring new dimensions to the story.
#Audiobook
#JelaniAlladin
playbill.com/article/jela...
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Jelani Alladin Narrating Audiobook for There’s Only One Sin in Hollywood
The gay-themed novel from Rasheed Newson will arrive in June.
https://playbill.com/article/jelani-alladin-narrating-audiobook-for-theres-only-one-sin-in-hollywood
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27 days ago
Oh hi OMAHA MAGAZINE…
www.omahamagazine.com/newsletter/o...
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👀👀👀👀
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26 days ago
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AHAMO!!! YADOT!!!
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27 days ago
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30 days ago
And this is who is starring in our
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
movie.
#ThisIsWho
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30 days ago
This is who...is asking you to come see their
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
movie.
#ThisIsWho
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It's MidWest March Madness time for
@tightandnerdymovie.bsky.social
!!!
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about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
The
#Beloit
International Film Festival asked us to make a filmmaker intro video and well, we lost our minds somewhere along the way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SerM...
#WeirdAlYankovic
#Burlesque
#MoiraRose
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Tight & Nerdy, directed by Jeff Nucera and Jonathan Ruane Directors
YouTube video by Beloit International Film Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SerM1LHmLd8
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about 1 month ago
Black stars don’t get to be apolitical.
#BlackHollywood
#BlackHistory
#NatKingCole
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This book is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#BookSky
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about 1 month ago
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woo hoo!
#LakeCountyFilmFestival
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
We are humbled and grateful to announce that Tight & Nerdy has received the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at this year’s San Francisco IndieFest!!! Thank you to all who supported, saw and voted for our weird little movie!
#SFIndieFest
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
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about 2 months ago
Sisters before misters.
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about 2 months ago
Ovaries before brovaries.
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about 2 months ago
NOW is lady time!
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about 2 months ago
Happy gALentine's Day!
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about 2 months ago
What a dream.
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#Beloit
#Wisconsin
!!!!
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about 2 months ago
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#Omaha
!!!!
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about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
Tomorrow’s screening of our film be totally “titular”!
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2 months ago
Move your body to the Roxie Theater on 2/7 @ 8:30pm to see our “moving” movie!
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2 months ago
Get ready to open your hearts to our “open wound of a movie”
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2 months ago
Did you know that in addition to the
#SuperBowl
this weekend,
#SanFrancisco
has a
#FilmFestival
? Come check out our “remarkable” documentary about the world’s first (and only) Burlesque troupe dedicated to
#WeirdAlYankovic
at
#SFIndieFest
sfindie2026.eventive.org/schedule/693...
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2 months ago
YODA will be at
#SFIndieFest
, will you???
#Yoda
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
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2 months ago
On 2/7 @ 8:30pm, help make
#SanFrancisco
even WEIRDER at the WEST COAST PREMIERE of our
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
documentary -
sfindie2026.eventive.org/schedule/693...
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2 months ago
See you all at
#SFIndieFest
on Saturday for the "Tight & Nerdy" screening! Featuring post-show performances from the troupe and a Q&A!
sfindie2026.eventive.org/schedule/693...
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@uhjeff.bsky.social
and I made “an open wound of a movie”!!! 😭😭😭
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
A wise man once said, “You’d better find yourself an itch to scratch.” And early
@letterboxd.social
reviewers agree: “Tight & Nerdy,” the world’s first (and only) Weird Al Burlesque documentary, scratches an itch!
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2 months ago
We are feeling pretty fly for documentary guys...
jweekly.com/2026/02/02/t...
#WeirdAl
#WeirdAlYankovic
#Burlesque
#SFIndieFest
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This ‘Weird Al’ burlesque show becomes an unlikely path to healing
A troupe puts on a Weird Al-themed burlesque show, and the performers find that it helps heal them from trauma in the process.
https://jweekly.com/2026/02/02/this-weird-al-burlesque-show-becomes-an-unlikely-path-to-healing/
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2 months ago
Move aside Rice-A-Roni, “Tight & Nerdy” is a flavor that is sure to please…at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival!
#SFIndieFest
#RiceARoni
#WeirdAl
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2 months ago
Come see our TITULAR documentary at
#SFIndieFest
in
#SanFrancisco
sfindie2026.eventive.org/schedule/693...
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2 months ago
We want to thank the extremely talented wordsmith
@sfchronicle.com
who came up with the perfect logline for our film. HOW HAVE WE NEVER USED THE WORD “TITULAR” BEFORE???? Some might say that we committed a word crime.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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Get your tix for the
@tightandnerdymovie.bsky.social
west coast premiere on 2/7, but don’t tell HR…
sfindie2026.eventive.org/films/6936d5...
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2 months ago
Get your tix here -
sfindie2026.eventive.org/schedule/693...
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2 months ago
It’s nine days to history! (aka: The West Coast Premiere of the documentary about the First Ladies of Weird Al Burlesque) Seats are (actually) going fast.
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3 months ago
Hey
#SanFrancisco
we are hoping for a FULL HOUSE at the West Coast Premiere of our
#WeirdAl
#Burlesque
documentary on February 7th. Hope to see you there!
sfindie2026.eventive.org/films/6936d5...
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2 months ago
Thanks for the shoutout today
@brokeassstuart.bsky.social
!!!
brokeassstuart.com/p/magicians-...
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2 months ago
Feeling Sad/Mad/Angry/Confused that you missed the Tight & Nerdy troupe’s SOLD OUT show last night at SF Sketchfest? Don’t fret! Come see the gals live and in-person at the WEST COAST PREMIERE of their documentary at
#SFIndieFest
on February 7th in SF, CA!
sfindie2026.eventive.org/films/6936d5...
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2 months ago
The Tight & Nerdy troupe's show at SF Sketchfest SOLD OUT! But you don't have to miss out on the fun. Our award-winning doc about them will have its WEST COAST PREMIERE at SF IndieFest on 2/7! Get your tix while you still can (streaming option also avail) --
sfindie2026.eventive.org/films/6936d5...
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3 months ago
2016 was a great year to start filming a documentary about the first (and only) Burlesque troupe dedicated to “Weird Al” Yankovic…
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Get ready to dance!
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
Coming out this 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Pride Month! (June 2)
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6 months ago
Soooooo… the kind folks at Heartland Film Festival graciously gave us the Humor & Humanity award! And then we cried and died. The end
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6 months ago
Fewer than 27 tickets remain for the final screening of Tight & Nerdy! Today at 1PM!tix at
Heartlandfilm.org
! Ahhh!
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6 months ago
What. A. Dream.
www.wishtv.com/lifestyle/li...
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Weird Al Yankovic-inspired burlesque documentary debuts at Heartland Film Fest
The documentary "Tight & Nerdy," directed by Jonathan Ruane and Jeff Nucera, is set to premiere at the Heartland International Film Festival, offering a unique burlesque tribute to Weird Al Yankovic.
https://www.wishtv.com/lifestyle/lifestylelive/weird-al-yankovic-tribute/
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Ahhhhhhhh!!!
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
#spookyseason
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6 months ago
AL-oween is just around the corner, and so…we asked ourselves what would “Tight & Nerdy” look like as a horror movie? Do we creep you out?
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