Every story beat played like gangbusters to a sold-out crowd. From the cheering children behind me to the adults whooping for a bygone patriotic stand against fascists, The Rocketeer is needed more in 2026 than he was in 1991. (The New Bev screened an immaculate original release print.)

Logging off for a bit.

I had some Blue Prince dice engraved, so I can reroll my office as needed.

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – EXCLUSIVE: Speed Racer (2008) is coming to 4K in 2026 & Happy New Year from The Digital Bits! thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...

By popular demand, his-and-hers whale subtitle shirts, available now on TeePublic: Hers: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8559... His: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8559...

Seeing the Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special on a big screen with a packed house was transcendent.

The Cloud Atlas 4K disk from @shoutstudios.bsky.social includes a new 2-hour retrospective documentary, which reassembles the team to discuss a project they poured their whole hearts into 14 years ago. I found it deeply touching. The Wachowski faithful should not hesitate on this release.

Did some calling around, and these are the theaters in greater L.A. where someone was able to confirm to me over the phone that they have 3D showings of A3 at the standard 24 frames per second. (Didn't bother with the big chains—AMC, Cinemark, and Regal—so someone else can make that their project)

Triennial meeting of the Payakan fan club was a rousing success. FIRE & ASH has more themes, more drama, more sex, more drugs, and more whale subtitles than I ever could have dreamed. I loved it. I'll see as many of these movies as they care to make.

I hope the elderly reindeer with an ear trumpet from the Fleischer Rudolph short is having a happy Christmas season. youtu.be/MkLO9PWdDz4?...

Currently obsessing over the design of Republic Serial summary title cards that caught up the audience on the events of the previous chapter.

We live in hell.

I know this is too much to expect, but how cool would it be if the Blue Prince vinyl had a hidden double-groove with the audio of Herbert's bequeathal? www.iam8bit.com/products/blu...

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Final day of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC which supports CM’s,hospitality, community, & more. With layoffs,hours reduced, inflation,& climate: Need is high! Every size donation counts ! Can’t donate? Please Share🙏 together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...

What if the Point Reyes headlands, flora, and fauna were a shuffleable story? I created a myriorama deck with artist Carrie Alyson of Aspenhearted—fog, elk, tides, and trails that recombine into endless scenes. Preorder for early 2026: www.pointreyesmyriorama.com

Off to @newbeverly.bsky.social to wake up a dead man!

I treasure magazines that only ended up having one issue.

I don’t so much “play” games as I do “flail” at them. Come with me as I flail at the amazing Blue Prince. Also includes a Nick Offerman gif, some hints about upcoming project codename "The Postmaster", and a shoutout to some awesome @nicktierce.com cosplay jaybushman.kit.com/posts/worksh...

I keep a little list of reasons there aren't many alternate reality games anymore, and I've just added "2025 comments section refuses to play along with Kevin James' in-character TikTok account."

99 years ago today, Mary Poppins made her first appearance in a newspaper short story. I found it a few years back, after searching for more than a decade, and have presented it for comparison at MaryPoppinsAndTheMatchMan.com.

After a rough week, the universe knew I needed nothing more than a teaser trailer for a new Gore Verbinski movie (!) starring Sam Rockwell (!) featuring a scene set in a NORMS (!) Restaurant.

I know this is a self-serving interpretation, but I feel like the meteoric popularity of Art the Clown at Horror Nights this year is a sign that we need to make more silent movies.

Happy Halloween from your favorite TV detectives — Magnum P.I., Miss Fisher, Jessica Fletcher, and Frank Columbo!

I have visited The Man in the Tuskhut at the Velaslavasay Panorama and I have Thoughts™. (I have no mouth, and I must blog.)

Haute & Freddy @ The Troubadour

Unexpectedly ended up at Bob Gurr's house on his birthday, and all he wants is for everyone to follow him on Instagram — which, I'll admit, was a surprise to me. Make a 94-year-old dude happy: www.instagram.com/bobgurroffic...

In our increasingly digital hellscape, these letterpress prints of Starcruiser fan-favorite phrases have warmed my jaded heart. I'm fully ready for an age of analog fanart. www.ourbelovedpress.com/viewcollecti...

The funniest possible punctuation mark after struggling with Tron Ares was learning that it would have been observably different if not for me. Story time. In 2010, makeup artist Rosalina Da Silva posted a blog about her work on Tron Legacy ...

I was fortunate to visit Drew Struzan's home studio once. He and his wife were incredibly kind. Rest in peace, legend. A few pictures from that unbelievable day:

No clearer sign of the times than the fact that Tron & Nine Inch Nails made a movie together and it did not have an ARG attached. Tell me that ten years ago, and I wouldn't have believed there wasn't a campaign called "Flynn Zero" or something.

In a world where "fandom" is quickly meaning self-aggrandized consumerism and the company itself is pushing it out; it's great to be part of a community of people that are passionate, heartfelt, honest, and creative. Pure devotion to places we love. See you in 2027 in California! Home #RetroMagic!

Thrilled by the niche self-exploration of @hastin.net dropping facts at #RetroMagic about Earl Kaltenbach Jr. and Bradford Place, the California development he moved into entirely unaware of its place in the bygone legacy of Disneyland's Tomorrowland & Walt Disney World's Lake Buena Vista Townhomes.

My favorite pieces at the Academy Museum Jaws exhibit were a slice of wood from the log cabin Steven Spielberg stayed in during production, the original screen that printed the crew shirts, an ad for a Jaws sandwich, and a photo of Elliot Gould looking lustfully at editor Verna Fields at the Oscars.

Picked up @dalicearrow.bsky.social's TRAMPS OF THE APOCALYPSE #3 yesterday — the circle is now complete! Wild, hilarious, action-packed. The trade paperback compilation will be released by @darkhorse.com in January, but I highly recommend seeking out the floppies now from your local comic shop.

Is TRON ARES the first legacy sequel to a legacy sequel?

Official Blue Prince key-chain blind bags!

The final Founder's Day each season of Ghost Town Alive at Knott's always has a delightfully chaotic energy. Today, one actor's "last show" gag adapted Quint's introductory monologue from Jaws during a key story moment, with every shark mention skillfully swapped with gold mining lingo. Sublime.

...and may we see more ARG credits in the future. -mja

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Charles Soule's Kylo Ren comic "Legacy of Vader" is absolutely brilliant and expansive interstitial storytelling. I would love to write a Rey series called "Legacy of Sidious" as a companion piece. There are still many shadows to be mined.

The Last Fifteen Minutes is a marionette opera and short film about neighbors choosing to have dinner together fifteen minutes before a giant kaiju eats them. This is a project I'm so excited to make happen, and I hope you will be part of on this journey! www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

I just backed The Last Fifteen Minutes on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...

The 3.0 version of the Knott's Scary Farm interactive lantern has improved IR sensors, now on both sides of the device. It also, for the first time, features haptic feedback! As announced at Midsummer Scream, lanterns purchased at Knott's or Six Flags will work across both parks.

Tested some new equipment at Midsummer Scream with @bylinneabond.bsky.social !

Six Flags Magic Mountain Fright Fest Sponsored By Snickers will be introducing their version of the Knott's Scary Farm interactive lantern this year, which will activate effects throughout the event — including scenes on the sky tower. Lanterns will work in both parks!

Geof Darrow, unused Superman cover. "The editor said it was gonna be a series of covers about Superman going across America, rediscovering his love for the country." "It is my favorite cover I have ever done ... I thought it was a sweet, heartfelt image, and steroid free."