Same energy. @raysbaseball.com

One great era ends, and another begins. After seven years, I'm leaving IndieWire to take on a role as head of digital engagement at the Tampa Bay Times, a publication I grew up with and that first put me on the path to journalism. I start January 5.

This is massive. Davie became Director General after years as CEO of BBC Studios when I was there — was critical to diversifying the BBC’s revenue streams and expanding its commercial efforts.

Look who visited @indiewire.com’s “St. Pete bureau”! Our own Marcus Jones! He was in town for a few days visiting family, and meeting with me was a fun bonus. Took him to the Birchwood Canopy and the Don CeSar.

I miss baseball already.

The White House movie theater was created in 1942. JFK watched "From Russia with Love" there two days before his assassination. Jimmy Carter watched "Apocalypse Now" with Coppola there even before its Cannes premiere. Now it is no more. For @indiewire.com. www.indiewire.com/features/com...

A special place. That room right above the arch was my freshman dorm room at Northwestern. Visited on this trip as part of my annual meetings being on the ⁦‪School of Communication’s board of advisors. 20 years have passed, and 20 students after me have lived there. Wishing them the best.

Wrote this for @indiewire.com yesterday: When you picture Diane Keaton, the first image that comes to mind is probably her wearing a broad black hat, vest, and tie as the title character in “Annie Hall.” It was a look she often replicated in real life.

Glimpsed outside on the street lamp outside my house: an osprey! In the car when I took this… as I pulled forward he flew off. Must have been a six-foot wingspan, and a dead rodent was in his talons.

Some may ask, “Well, didn’t Disney fire Roseanne and Gina Carano as well?” Separately, I’d mention Disney ending working with anti-Trump author Chuck Wendig as well. www.indiewire.com/news/analysi...

Jane Fonda gave @indiewire.com a statement about Redford: “It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. I can’t stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.” www.indiewire.com/news/general...

Robert Redford. Struggling to think of an actor who gave more performances that stir my soul. And by creating Sundance, he leaves an infrastructure and a model for supporting artist-led filmmaking that's needed now more than ever. Quite a legacy.

The absolute greatest.

Quite a night: 13 Emmys for "The Studio," 8 for "Adolescence," and 5 for "The Pitt," the shows that also won the Best Comedy, Limited Series, and Drama categories. Separately, "The Penguin" won 9 Emmys overall and "Severance" eight. www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...

Before tonight, Seth Rogen had been nominated for five #Emmys in previous years and never won. Now he's won three just tonight (Best Actor, Best Directing, and Best Writing in a Comedy), with a possible Best Comedy Series win still to come. www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...

I did not have Kathy Bates and Alan Cumming referencing their outstanding work in the Rob Marshall-directed "Annie" TV movie from the late '90s on my #Emmys bingo card!

This Beyond Fest retrospective of @realgdt.bsky.social's films looks incredible. A must for any cinephile in L.A. www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...

What a privilege to be able to exclusively debut the first image of Martin Scorsese's character in "In the Hand of Dante" for @indiewire.com. Used this as an opportunity to wax rhapsodic a bit about his acting in general. www.indiewire.com/news/analysi...

Consider me PRO Alcaraz haircut!

Loved talking to Scott Shooman, head of IFC Entertainment Group, about the extraordinary early response to what's shaping up to be one of the most anticipated movies of the fall: "Good Boy," a PG-13 horror movie told entirely from a dog's point of view. www.indiewire.com/news/analysi...

I've been so excited about our '70s Week. For the Top 100 I wrote up "Jeremiah Johnson," "Dersu Uzala," "Death in Venice," "Ceddo," "The Harder They Come," "Welfare," "All the President's Men," "Star Wars," "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," and "Chinatown." www.indiewire.com/lists/best-7...

IndieWire spoke w/me on end of Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I noted public media outlets are still fighting to stay in operation and that federal funding gave every American a stake in public media, whether or not they donate. https://loom.ly/ddT9SU0

They say Gen-Z doesn't care about movie theaters. Well, she's proving them wrong. The Beach Theatre is personally meaningful in my life as well — it's where I saw my first-ever subtitled foreign-language movie when I was 10. So happy it lives again. www.indiewire.com/features/int...

RIP Ozzy Osbourne. Performatively "evil" onstage and yet the ultimate family man on TV. Tried to reconcile these contradictions here for @indiewire.com. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...

Really dug the new nearly five-hour Billy Joel documentary. Had a lot to say about it here. www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

Love how Colbert says of his job, "I wish someone else was getting it." This is a dangerous capitulation to Trump. www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...

I interviewed Trump 14 years ago at his Comedy Central Roast, and a memory from that has always stuck with me — one newly relevant in light of his renewed (and shameful) attacks on Rosie O'Donnell. Had to write about this for @indiewire.com. www.indiewire.com/features/com...

Almost certainly inviting consternation with this one. But I stand by it — there's a universe where things could be so much worse for TCM viewers.

Did some digging into the venue situation for the final Sundance in Park City in a few months. www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...

Was Ingmar Bergman a Nazi supporter? At one time in his life, undeniably, though he renounced the ideology when he learned about the Holocaust. Dove deep into this for @indiewire.com based on Stellan Skarsgard reopening the issue. www.indiewire.com/news/general...

My thoughts for @indiewire.com on the passing of the great character actor Michael Madsen.

Happy 50th anniversary to "Jaws," one of the greatest of all American movies and still Steven Spielberg's best, in my opinion. I wrote these remarks eight years ago for @indiewire.com's weekly critics survey (even before I'd actually joined the IndieWire staff), and I stand by them.

Hollywood's coolest awards show returned this week, with rousing speeches from awardees Ben Stiller, Colin Farrell, Mara Brock Akil, Aminah Nieves, Kathy Bates, and more. IndieWire Honors is always unlike anything else: A pure celebration rather than a competition. www.indiewire.com/gallery/indi...

What an honor to profile a breakout star if ever there was one, Aminah Nieves, the young Indigenous actress who portrayed a harrowing storyline on Taylor Sheridan's "1923." It's a great show — and an important one because of the history she illuminates. www.indiewire.com/features/int...

Here's something fun. I'm a talking head in this new documentary about Bob Hope and World War II on PBS. The crew from The World War II Foundation came to my house for a few hours last year to interview me, and I was happy to share my expertise about Hollywood's role in the war effort.

My happy place. Mahler’s 3rd Symphony. Tonight!

For IndieWire, a little remembrance of Joe Don Baker, who just died at 89, and the unique distinction he holds in the James Bond universe. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...

We're hiring! @indiewire.com seeks a Senior Social Media Manager based in Los Angeles to lead our social strategy, work closely with Sales on revenue generating opportunities, and cover the myriad events IndieWire now hosts in L.A. Apply here: bit.ly/3SixqL3

A new era for IndieWire begins with the launch of our latest section, Future of Filmmaking. This is one of the hardest times for the film and TV industries ever — FoF will navigate you through it. Read Editor in Chief Dana Harris-Bridson's rallying cry here.

I can only speak my truth. www.indiewire.com/features/com...

Clear-eyed, sober take from Scott Pelley about what's happening at "60 Minutes." Politics aside, there is one thing that's clear here: Paramount put its interests above those of its viewers. www.indiewire.com/news/general...

"Revenge of the Sith" being re-released is a good reminder that I picked Ian McDiarmid's performance as Palpatine in that film as one of the 50 Best Performances of the 2000s for IndieWire last year. He could not be better in this. www.indiewire.com/features/bes...

Pope Francis was an unambiguous force for good in a world that needed him desperately.

SINNERS is so fantastic. Struggling to remember the last movie where I immediately fired up the soundtrack on Spotify for the drive home and started quoting dialogue from it THAT DAY. So much fun.

If I look blissfully happy here, it's because I really had a blast hanging out with Harmony Korine at the Sarasota Film Festival and interviewing him onstage before a screening of his new film "Baby Invasion."

Choosing the movie to watch on my birthday is always a challenge: 2019: Apocalypse Now 2020: The Other Side of Hope 2021: A Room with a View 2022: The Year of Living Dangerously 2023: Shanghai Express 2024: A Room with a View again 2025: ?

Honored to narrate IndieWire's video obituary for the great Val Kilmer.

I'm deeply moved to hear that Johnny Mathis is retiring from live performance as of this May at the age of 89. I attended his February 8 concert in Clearwater and captured this heavenly performance of "Shenandoah." Truly, one of the most beautiful things you could ever listen to.

Moderating this Q&A in Tampa for A24's "Warfare" with D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Kit Connor, Michael Gandolfini, and director Ray Mendoza was an absolute pleasure. Ton of cinephiles here — the theater was packed. Read about the full event on IndieWire: www.indiewire.com/features/int...

Last week's episode of "1923" was so great I watched it three times. This week's, however? The worst of the entire series.