It's becoming depressingly difficult to order blu-rays / 4k discs from vendors that aren't Amazon. Barnes and Noble is a great source for Criterions during their half-off sales, but otherwise their selection and prices are a mixed bag. Same for Best Buy and GRUV. Is there a store I'm missing?

Ken was game for any challenge we threw at him, and yet he was always a beacon of positivity despite the long hours. The cast and crew adored him. His love of the franchise and its fans was infectious. We’d hoped to have him in S4, but COVID had other plans. He is dearly missed. RIP Ken.

I've heard of multiple writing teams at co-producer level that were offered staff writer roles on shows. I know of a team that refused, but I also know a team that took the offer. To be clear, this wasn't the same show, but two unique productions.

We’re crushed to hear the news that the great Udo Kier has passed at the age of 81. As iconic as he was prolific, Kier’s contributions to the genre span nearly 300 screen credits, from BLOOD FOR DRACULA to BACURAU and beyond. Our condolences go out to his friends, family and legions of fans.

If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it.

Growing up, I found Siskel and Ebert's love of movies infectious. That you could mine such richness from film (when good) contributed to my growing appreciation and love of the medium. Great work here from @mattsinger.bsky.social, though I'm now at risk of losing the day to watching all of this.

A sobering look at the state of producing. Glad that we're starting to talk about the scourge of producer credits being handed out to people who aren't actively working on a production. It's absurd and wrecking budgets. One film has 93 credited producers which is 3 producers per credited actor!

I'm not going to link to the article because we don't need to give her or anyone platforming her any more direct attention, but I feel slightly obligated to thank Olivia Nuzzi for single handedly curing me of my imposter syndrome as a writer. Those excerpts... whoo boy.

Happy birthday to Tara Rosling, who played Saru's beloved T'Rina, the President of Ni'Var, on #StarTrekDiscovery.

Dan McGrath wrote four episodes of "The Simpsons" and each one is a fuckin' banger. I never met him, but his work had a profound impact on my young (at the time) mind. "Bart of Darkness" -- the S6 premiere -- is a personal fave. "Kippers for breakfast, Aunt Helga? Is it St. Swithin's day already?"

GenAI will provide the solution to this problem. Soon you'll be able to cram the iconic eldritch clown into any unrelated movie you want, from the dystopian fascist worlds of King's "The Running Man" / "The Long Walk" to finally realizing the potential of "My Dinner with Andre and Pennywise".

Trek fans, one of my favorite Trek-related accounts needs our help! And if you're not following @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social, you're missing out on some of the most impeccably timed pulls from across the franchise. Their posts are always a bright spot on my timeline. Please give them some love!

This isn't therapy via tech. It's delusion, and I really believe it is harmful. Talking to a business for decades instead of actual loved ones that are here with us is not beneficial to anyone except the company.

lol Trump finished this rant this morning the same way Sideshow Bob finished his rant after he admitted to committing electoral fraud

There's a lot to be said in regards to generative AI / LLMs as a tool for fascism and information control. Naturally the VP is a fan of the model that advocated for Nazi leadership before taking on the moniker MechaHitler. Remember, all these "tools" are being used to sway minds. Even yours.

So much handwringing over a franchise that has always had lose continuities between entries. They're just pulp spy films -- the more the character exists a little outside of a specific time, the better. We're 27 movies deep on this character (29 if you count the non-EON films) -- audiences get it.

Happy Halloween!

"Women don't like the vehicle."

🚨 JOIN US TODAY AT 12:00 PM to protest ABC and demand they bring back #jimmykimmellive. 🚨

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

They thought AI would be able to replace astronaut jobs on the mission to Jupiter to investigate those monolith signals and look how that turned out

Several from "Pod People" are regularly said in my household: "It's called evil, kid." "Food, eating, the theater!" "Oh, little potatoes!" / "This potato's got big ears." And for absolutely no reason at all in our current climate, the perennial "Trumpy, you can do stupid things!"

Every time the WGA account posts about room visits

Holy hell, what an incredible weekend of programming at the @amcinematheque.bsky.social -- all 18 episodes of "Twin Peaks: The Return" screening across three days with panels / intros from cast and crew. September 19-21, a nice lead-in to Beyond Fest www.americancinematheque.com/series/twin-...

I ran a test several months ago with Acrobat's AI assistant on a TV pilot I had written (the script was already publicly available.) It was unable to answer basic questions about the plot, including whether or not a character died during the episode. Don't use it to "review" a contract.

Jeri was a regular at multiple picket sites for the WGA from the beginning of our strike. She's the real deal -- pro-union, strong in her convictions, and just as cool as you think she is. SAG-AFTRA would be lucky to have her on their board. Michelle Hurd also rocks and is running for Treasurer.

When I told one LAPD supervisor that they were arresting press, they didn't believe me. When I talked to another, they made it clear that they weren't going to listen to me, follow their own policy, follow the law, or care. When I asked to speak to the incident commander, I was told they were busy.

Thinking of all the writers who suffered real financial hardship during the WGA strike and yet did not do this. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Space boos. Anthony Rapp & Wilson Cruz from DISCOVERY. #STLV panel moderated by TrekMovie's @floobish

Hey @wgawest.bsky.social friends, your 2026 MBA Bargaining Survey is in your email inboxes today. Remember, all MBA negotiating terms come from the work conditions and challenges YOU are facing, so we need you to fill us in so we can best strategize and prioritize. 1/x

Ripping my 500+ disc blu-ray / 4K / DVD collection to my own media server was one of the best movie watching decisions I've ever made. If you've got the time, the know-how, and the resources, I highly recommend it. I self-host my entire collection using Jellyfin and it's been a great experience.

Mike and @reallymighty.bsky.social have both talked extensively about the challenges our guild faces, especially our lower level members. Happy to have endorsed both of them and several others. Be sure to check out the WGA's election page -- there are a lot of good folks running!

Be sure to activate the Emergency Baby before you open the Escape Harch!

An addendum to this: if Jim Acosta ever insists on interviewing me after I die, someone make him dig up my rotting corpse and ask it questions directly. Any answer I give in that condition will be more valuable than anything an "AI" could vomit out in my name.

This is the state of journalism in 2025: interviewing a computer hiding behind the poorly animated avatar of a murdered child and pretending its mealy-mouthed bullshit answer is his voice. Acosta could have interviewed any number of real victims of gun violence and instead chose this abomination.

Absolutely incredible screening tonight at the Egyptian. @amcinematheque.bsky.social and @beyondfest.bsky.social blew the doors off with the 4K restoration of “Hard Boiled”, followed by a Q&A with the legend himself, John Woo, who regaled us with stories of nearly blowing up Chow Yun-fat.

I'm skeptical of any of these companies that claim they're near AGI, and I do not think LLMs and LMMs are sentient or anywhere close. But there's a moral issue under it all that I can't shake -- does a company have a right to create artificial intelligent life and hold it in perpetual bondage?

I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen

Good use of a Sunday.

Few things bring me greater joy than seeing a movie I love at the theater. Especially when that theater is the Egyptian.

Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.

There's a massive legion of titles that never made the jump from VHS or DVD to a modern format, whether it be blu-ray or streaming. Glad that @vidiots.bsky.social is working hard to preserve some of these films before they're completely lost. www.indiewire.com/news/general...

In a night of pure magic with the incomparable @thejoedante.bsky.social and some gremlin friends, we had the best time at our sold out screening of GREMLINS 2 on 35mm (big shout out to our projectionists who helped make the night so unforgettable)

As someone with an older and very beloved cat, this was simultaneously the best and worst thing to read at the start of my week. Sharing a life with a good pet is an experience everyone should be fortunate to have.

confirmed: all the best posters on this website are 30 or 40 years old and love ds9