didn’t listen to a lot of new music this year but “garden of eden” is the song/record of the year

Immediately a contender for best poster of 2026. Feels so classic and immediately says so much with so little. Very reminiscent of Saul Bass. Love it!

Looking ahead, it looks like the rest of my year will be mostly rewatches and new releases, so here’s 60 movies I watched for the first time in 2025 that I really loved!

i still haven't seen k-pop demon hunters, but "soda pop" is fucking good (which, from what i understand, means that i would've succumb to the demons lmao)

reminder that companies pay attention to METRICS. installing this justifies further HP garbage, even if it's free, because it shows interest in the product. do not claim it. let HP die.

I will scream until my lungs run out of air: distraction free environment. And this goes beyond more immersive film experiences, movie theaters are one of the few spaces left where we're instructed to log off and put the device away. No doomscrolling, no checking work emails. A 2 hour vacation.

oh he wants that second oscar BAD

Look, I'm just gonna tell cishet white people right now--Newsom ain't the one. You got Walz and Pritzker out here. You do not need a Bill Clinton clone wearing Mitt Romney's skin.

See a 35MM print of the never-before-seen 1965 Director’s Cut of Joseph Cates’ WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR?, starring Sal Mineo in a virtual smorgasbord of Hollywood taboos. **All screenings are FREE for Music Box Members to attend** December 8th-10th Get Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Going to the theater is literally a concept as old as life itself!! We have always performed for each other through theatre and dance and song and MOVIES! It will never be an outdated concept, you human turd!

. @rianjohnson.bsky.social you better take your happy ass back over to lionsgate for the 4th benoit blanc film

I quit Netflix (and most other streamers) in the last couple of years, and I’m reallyyyyyyyyy hoping for a mass exodus. Streaming is not now and has never been the way forward for filmmaking - it would be like saying Premium Cable was the way forward for filmmaking. It’s time to leave

All media mergers end up hurting writers, actors, directors, and everyone else who works in the industry. Executives, assistants, caterers, teamsters, everyone. Fewer companies means fewer jobs, period.

Happy Spotify Wrapped Day 🎉

Across the Universe at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. Flyer done by the AMAZING Yuyu Zander. Be there of be square! Tickets on sale now! 🍓 musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Across the Universe at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. Flyer done by the AMAZING Yuyu Zander. Be there of be square! Tickets on sale now! 🍓 musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

it’s my 31st birthday 🎂

i am not immune to propaganda (the wicked: for good trailer played in front of blue moon, and i teared up through most of it)

roses are red big laughs are hearty

Get a peek at upcoming screenings of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? in our new schedules as well!

I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you're Carol Channing when she toured Hello, Dolly! in the 90s and rented out movie theaters for the company and served them concessions?

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Unironically need these queens on a 90s-style house or Eurodance track

The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky. To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.” It shows up as “removed by author.”

They want engagement. Starve the beast.

Big day for me! Grateful for my really cool job that helped me make this dream come true - next time, it’ll be in New York! ☺️

My first time programming a movie musical!!!!!!!!!!! So excited to share this bold, wacky film with our audiences at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social. This film was HUGE for me in 2007 (I’ve been lovingly calling it “baby’s first ‘weird’ movie”)! Tickets on sale NOW: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

hi, cis folks in california! this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out. he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841 want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

Oracle employees who expressed support for Palestine were "referred to internal mental health resources." Oracle is about to own TikTok.

When confronting and filming ICE, MASK UP BEFORE RECORDING. ICE has partnered with Palantir for facial recognition services and are definitely building a database. Facial recognition and digital footprints are things everyone needs to be mindful of nowadays.

take this survey PLEASE! we need to maintain our public transportation. the CTA is too comprehensible and too many depend on it for it to worsen (further) and/go away

shit ain’t over til it’s over

Good morning (fade in: autumn)

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

Had such a wonderful time finally getting to see Lady Gaga after being a fan for over 15 years! Didn’t peep the set list beforehand and allowed it to completely wash over me! Felt both like a teenager and like I was healing so much of that hurt kid. Such a special night

2 fabulous burlesque performers and a beachy pinup photobooth in the lounge 🌴 show starts at 7:30!

Ego and Heidi leaving and Jost and Che still being there… girl, what’s the POINT?

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i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is

Hi, just a reminder that I’m still very actively looking for stable work — any leads, etc. appreciated. www.elizabethpurchell.com

“Ants Do Not Serve Grasshoppers” A BUG’S LIFE in 35mm - THIS WEEKEND at the Music Box Theatre as part of its ongoing Animation Adventures series! Trailer by me! Tickets on sale now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected]. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

Did the architectural tour on the Chicago River for the first time!

When someone started tampering with Tylenol bottles in 1982 the company recalled $100 million worth of bottles immediately even though they clearly weren't at fault

Literally shut OpenAI down right now. Just pull the fucking plug. #AbolishAi

do y’all think I could annoy Beyoncé into putting Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé on Blu-ray?

my boyfriend found the DVD box set of Barbra’s TV specials at a thrift store, and when i tell you this floored me… just a masterful use of phrasing and tone, my GOD 😭😭😭

my #OscarsCheerMoment is when Pearl sings the lullaby on the river in The Night of the Hunter