imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar

Kathleen Kennedy says that Harrison Ford & Steven Spielberg struggled with the inclusion of aliens in ‘KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL’. “They didn’t want to do a Raiders movie that involved aliens, & they kind of got into a fight with George Lucas about it.” (Source: www.vulture.com/article/oral...)

“If AI wants to help me find locations, that's great. Saves us some leg work… Use AI as a tool, but do not use AI as the final word on anything creative.”

Dick Wolf? ❌ Wolf dick! ✅

Billboards spotted in NYC & LA asking people to 'text me' grows more obsessive each day ⚠️ Text at your own risk 📱 'Obsession' is in theaters May 15

I saw this yesterday. I love when words have multiple meanings.

After scientists exposed wild fish to cocaine and a cocaine metabolite, they observed that as in the lab, fish on cocaine do not act like normal fish. www.wired.com/story/cocain...

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

Ok step one is to make them look less delicious

Paused MAD MEN while Ted Chaough’s partner was in the hospital and the HBO Max interstitial ad made it look like his dying wish was for a Whopper.

Good lord this was four years ago. In 2022 I visited the set of THE LAST DRIVE-IN, and it turned out to be one of my favorite things I’ve ever written. A long-ish Sunday read for you. www.fangoria.com/joe-bobs-err...

www.thestar.com/entertainmen... ❤️❤️❤️❤️

'Fargo’ opened on this day in 1996. From the old site, a tribute to its hero:

Just remember folks, the Drive-In will never die. #thelastdrivein #mutantfam @themutantfam.bsky.social

Some great writing from Todd Farmer. Heartbreaking, then inspirational, a call for empathy in a world that doesn't always seem capable of it. And now I'm excited to check out his novels, too!

Yes please.

2026 basically

Steven Soderbergh sat down to discuss his favorite films—from DO THE RIGHT THING to FARGO and LOST IN TRANSLATION—for @letterboxd.social and shared his theory we reached peak cinema at the end of New Hollywood, as well as his stance that Spike Lee should've won the Palme d'Or that year at Cannes.

Love seeing all the success for this film! It's a treat when Canadian films can delight and be unabashedly Canadian. #NTBTSTM

A must-watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8pw...

‘People keep reinventing the same damn movie’: cinematographer Roger Deakins on 50 years behind the camera and his fears for film’s future www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

My parents died a couple years before smartphones, and the only audio I ever had of them were voicemails that they’d left on whatever landline I had when they died, deleted when I moved and changed numbers. The writer’s longing to hear his dad’s voice one more time is palpable. Great read.

"For my films, I think I am an acquired taste." @filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...

my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility

🙌🇨🇦🐺👮🏻‍♂️ #ARROOO

🫡🐺👮🏻‍♂️🎄 #ARROOO #MerryChristmas

James Cameron on Michael Biehn’s podcast 💯

"A scene in a script should never be longer in number of pages than it has number of characters." In short, a two person scene should never be longer than 2 pages. Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.

This is really, really good, and gets to the heart of what I love about PLURIBUS: It's a story about an author who gets everything she wants -- security, adoring fans, endless time to write -- and won't stop looking for the catch.

Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?

A director who never wanted to overshadow his movies, Rob Reiner always imbued his work with heartfelt humanity. The Letterboxd community looks back at the many great films from a giant of American cinema. boxd.it/2Tq

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

Movie Theaters Dread Any Warner Bros. Merger, Fear “Tipping Point” Where Whole System “Crumbles” www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

AND it's a Christmas movie! Sort of? 😉 🎅 #ARROOO

Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.

Thanks James. Yes, I was honored to have #WOLFCOP on #TheLastDriveIn. They even had me on this year, when they played #DarkMatch. Prairies represent! 🇨🇦 #Horror #Comedy #Film

What they don't tell you is that the puke nozzle man is always there, just inches out of frame in every single episode of Mad Men

I focus on story & characters first, but towards the end of that process, when I have set pieces, big ideas, and I know most of the beginning, middle, and end, I ask "Yeah, but what is this ABOUT?" I try to crack a big idea about the themes, which I implement in the 1st draft and sharpen in the 2nd.

“breaking the internet” used to be a big deal but now the internet breaks all the time

I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.

Thanks @fuenke666.bsky.social! Nice chatting with you. 🙌 #FilmChat #Horror #WolfCop

Guillermo del Toro discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s underrated melodramatic streak in films like Rebecca and Notorious 👀 boxd.it/cH2 Frankenstein is now streaming on @netflix.com

Happy #Godzilla day to all who celebrate.

RIP Adam Greenberg He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film: