Today I met THE WOMAN IN BLACK herself, Pauline Moran, and learned that she played bass in a 60s all-girl band called The She Trinity 🤯

Today my friend and I were driving around looking at standing stones in south Cornwall and we stopped in this little town for coffee... and then realized it was the town from STRAW DOGS!!!

THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM has its Canadian Premiere at Toronto After Dark - thanks to @screenanarchy.bsky.social for highlighting my film in the festival lineup announcement! screenanarchy.com/2025/09/toro...

World Premiere of my film THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM at the Sitges Film Fest Oct 15th at... 8:30 IN THE MORNING !! Get the coffee ready haha sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/film/2025...

I was almost outraged thinking a Puma store had removed the Carnaby street Small Faces plaque and then realized it was just posted very high on the wall - so if you visit there, look up!

I'll be in Lausanne presenting ROBERT DOWNEY SR AND THE 60’S : ANTI-ES­TAB­LISH­MENT CINEMA | LUFF share.google/7ktbg8lvql4W... Crossing our fingers the book will make it in time!!

Most people know I am Team Gemser but I make an exception for Erika Blanc's crazed protagonist in I, EMANUELLE (1969) which is the surprise bonus disc in this new EMMANUELLE box set produced by Gillian Wallace Horvat for @severinfilms.bsky.social

RIP Bobby Hart 🖤 Not only did he co-write many classic Monkees tunes as one half of the duo Boyce & Hart (whose own hit "I Wonder what she's Doing Tonight" is also a fave) but when I wrote a chapter on Claudia Jennings for the WARPED & FADED book I learned what a standup guy he was personally too.

SPECIAL FESTIVAL GUEST - KIER-LA JANISSE! @kierlajanisse.bsky.social Come and meet the writer / director / producer behind 'House of Psychotic Women', 'Woodlands dark and days bewitched', 'Haunted Season' and many many more. FESTIVAL TICKETS: exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/hell-t... #helltor

Individual tickets now on sale for THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM at @brooklynhorror.bsky.social - it's in the short film program RE-ANIMATORS: REIMAGINED TALES FROM BHFF ALUMNI here: brooklynhorror2025.eventive.org/schedule/68b...

SHEFFIELD! THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM is coming your way this October as part of @celluloidscreams.bsky.social - I'll be there in person talking Christmas ghost stories! See their lineup at www.celluloidscreams.com

THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM will have its WORLD PREMIERE at the illustrious Sitges Film Festival Oct 9-19, in the Noves Visions Petit Format section - this is a dream! sitgesfilmfestival.com/en

First festival News! My debut narrative film THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM will have its US Premiere at @brooklynhorror.bsky.social this October! See their website for full program details announced today: brooklynhorrorfest.com

Hey remember this documentary from 2008 share.google/1IT2ZPgvq6fy...

Yes I am one of those nerds who would buy a napkin on ebay. AND if you haven't yet Pre-ordered a copy of TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER, just a reminder the pre-order discount is in effect til Sept 30th at spectacularoptical.ca/store.

We're hiring a Product Manager to join the team at Via Vision Entertainment and Imprint Films! 📀 Applicants must be based in Melbourne, Australia. Sound like you? Check out the listing and apply on seek here: https://loom.ly/kvoOocw

My Indiegogo campaign for TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER has officially ended! Thank you to everyone who contributed - and if you didn't, you can still get the book at the discounted pre-order price thru Sept 30 on my website here: spectacularoptical.ca/store

THIS IS IT! We're down to the last 9 hours of our Indiegogo campaign for TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER - the books may be extended on Indiegogo but all the special perks go away once the campaign ends. Last chance to get 'em now at igg.me/at/truthandsoul

Only 38 hours left in our Indiegogo campaign for TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER! It looks like we hit our goal already but that's misleading - half of that is shipping money - we still have several thousand bux to go for printing costs. Help us make it happen! igg.me/at/truthandsoul

RIP Graham Greene (1952-2025) a towering figure in Canadian cinema. Honoured to have had a part in bringing this masterpiece back to home video, theatres and streaming for a whole new audience.

In case you need a refresher as what our proposed hardcover slipcase for the book TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER is referencing - the MENSA jacket in PUTNEY SWOPE! Get the book in standard and slipcase editions at igg.me/at/truthandsoul

We made it to the stretch goal! NOW ADDED: a hardcover slipcase to hold your copy of TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER, in the guise of Alvin Weasley's MENSA jacket from PUTNEY SWOPE! Get it at igg.me/at/truthandsoul (available w/ the book or as an add-on to existing orders)

Just $106 to go til we can move into our stretch goal of a sweet slipcase edition replicating the MENSA jacket from PUTNEY SWOPE! Igg.me/at/truthandsoul

Just updated our Indiegogo with the final artwork for Jess Rotter's "Downey's World" book bag ! The perfect tote to hold your copy of TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER, which you can pre-order now at igg.me/at/truthandsoul

MIDNIGHT DANKNESS 2025 - An all-night marathon of remix art and cult cinema on the eve of TIFF. This year's proceeds will go to both Palestinian Children's Relief Fund and Islamic Relief Canada. Tix on sale now: universe.com/dankness2025

You know I had to get the updated edition of BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN signed by my pinku mentor and commentary partner in crime @jaspersharp.bsky.social 🙏🙏

If you liked yesterday's connection between Robert Downey Sr. and LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, I have another one for ya:

When Robert Downey, Sr. was finishing his 1975 film Moment to Moment (variously called Jive, Complements to the World, and eventually, Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight), he was living in Connecticut. This is a shot from the film. Any of my movie pals recognize that house?

Attention culture vultures…. another brilliant Kier-La Janisse project is en route! Preorder and pick up some lovely perks.

Have YOU pre-ordered TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER yet? Our Indiegogo campaign is going very well (igg.me/at/truthandsoul )BUT the amount raised is deceptive because it also includes all the shipping fees collected - so we still have a ways to go! Pre-order for 25% off the retail price!

I gotta say, I'm really enjoying "Salo Day" on Indiewire www.indiewire.com/features/gen...

In the November 1974 issue of CRAWDADDY there's an interview with Jack Nitzsche that highlights his collaborations w/ filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. There's a great chapter on their creative bromance in our upcoming Downey book, crowdfunding NOW: igg.me/at/truthands...

My latest co-edited collection, TRUTH & SOUL: A ROBERT DOWNEY SR. READER is now crowdfunding on Indiegogo! Follow the link for details and perks - I've been working on this for TEN YEARS so please help me finally get it out into the world! www.indiegogo.com/projects/tru...

My dad shows off his new shirt

Love to see it! Canadian indie horror wins big in bidding war! deadline.com/2025/08/the-...

If you're in Dublin today there's an extremely rare opportunity to see the only film directed by a woman in the UK during the 1970s, and it is absolutely extraordinary (very very intense & overwhelming too, be warned): ifi.ie/film/jane-ar...

RIP to Jonathan Kaplan, director of the greatest JD film of all time, OVER THE EDGE www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

A few weeks ago I did a book launch/reading from my book COCKFIGHT at Midnight Mass books in London, Ontario and the best part was going through their amazing collection of used books - this was my haul!

I've been waiting for someone to cover this case in a series, and so glad it's Margaret Brown, who first came onto my radar with her great Townes Van Zandt documentary. deadline.com/2025/08/the-...

Giving this another push, would appreciate the signal boost if you are so inclined!

I can't be there in person this year because of... AMERICA... but YOU should go, the @severinfilms.bsky.social Super-Shock is always a blast!!!

Who's getting excited about the forthcoming Robert Downey Sr. Reader, co-edited by me and Clint Enns?? I know I am - Luke Insect is killing it with the design as usual...

7/30/74: Monte Hellman cult favorite Cockfighter [DP Néstor Almendros] w/Mr. Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Laurie Bird, Millie Perkins More @kierlajanisse.bsky.social: www.kierlajanisse.com/2024/06/27/c... Rosenbaum: jonathanrosenbaum.net/2022/12/cock...

A rave review for my latest book COCKFIGHT in @sightsoundmag.bsky.social!! Now available from @fabpress.bsky.social and in regular distribution catalogues in North America courtesy of SCB. So grateful for such a thoughtful piece, I've been lucky with the few reviews it's gotten so far.

New work! New 4K restoration by @arrowvideo.bsky.social MS .45! Produced by me and the magnificent @horrornonna.com. New comm by @horrornonna.com, plus new extras by @bjcolangelo.bsky.social and Kat Ellinger and new art by @sisterhyde.bsky.social www.arrowfilms.com/ms-45-limite...

I have the honor of setting down a few thoughts in words about one of the most important musical figures in my life. May he rest in the knowledge that he gave voice to sentiments many struggle to express.

THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, a Christmas ghost story based on the short story by Algernon Blackwood, starring Don McKellar and directed by Kier-La Janisse, is set to hit the festival circuit this fall. www.screendaily.com/news/kier-la...

A great deal on some essential Horror classics!!

Thanks to Mike Gingold + @ruemorguemag.bsky.social for posting the news about my film! share.google/E1vqCDcsSSWP...

What's this!? An online conference!? Dedicated to the ghostly and weird tales! Celebrating 100 years of M R James 'A Warning to the Curious'? With fantastic authors! Incredible panels! Writing workshops! Fantastic keynote speakers! Check it out!! buytickets.at/romancingthe...