Love a good #synchronicity, but 2 back-to-back is rare: Wore my Mos Eisley tee to a morning appointment, where #STARWARS is on the TV w/ Luke arriving at M.E. just as I take my seat. Later, an audiobook character named Catalina appears as I drive past Catalina Street. A hint from the universe? 😀

Great but harrowing read. How much do I worry about the plastic menace? I spent years writing a horror novel about it. The premise of that story terrifies me because it could happen. I did my damn research, if I do say so my damn self. 🤔 #plastic #pollution #bigoil #horror

Stop what you're doing and watch this Oscar-nominated short film. Pitch-perfect and insanely funny. I want more. 😀 #Oscars #JaneAusten #moviesky #AcademyAwards

And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting. In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...

Looks intense and unsettling. Big fan of the director's THE HOLE IN THE GROUND and EVIL DEAD RISE. 👍

Cool. Avowed SCOOBY-DOO mega-fan here. Yes, I still watch it today. What can I say, I'm a kid at heart and have loved most incarnations. It teaches kids to confront their fears, and that what's usually behind their fear is not a monster* but a doofus with a grudge. High hopes for this show. 👏 1/2

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Thanks, Rob. On my blog (GoIntoTheStory.com), I did multipart series breaking down both "On Writing" and "Zen in the Art of Writing," looking at them from a screenwriting perspective. Here's the link to the "On Writing" series. gointothestory.blcklst.com/sundays-with...

Here's the link to the "Zen in the Art of Writing" series. gointothestory.blcklst.com/sundays-with...

Save the Cat — Advice for a Barista (and Maybe You): A barista knows I'm a writer. He's a burgeoning writer who just read #SavetheCat and wanted my thoughts. Oh, I have thoughts 🤔. Here's the advice I gave—maybe it's useful for someone else. 🧵 #writersky #screenwriting #fictionwriting #writers

#RIP Robert Duvall. So many great performances, but my personal favorite is Boss Spearman in OPEN RANGE: #RobertDuvall #moviesky #westerns

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Running into Willem Dafoe at a bagel shop 8am NYC Chinatown on the way to work. He was still in his pajamas. I mumbled some kind of "big fan" nonsense. I was already used to celebrity encounters, but seeing him short-circuited my brain. 😆

What's a perfect movie that never got a sequel?

Btw, tomorrow is Friday the 13th. Be prepared. 😱 #Jason #Fridaythe13th #JasonVoorhees

Gone too soon. #RIP #JamesVanDerBeek

y'all all saw this, yes?

Somehow a 1979 novel called THE NIGHTWALKER by Thomas Tessier entered my awareness. After a glance at how well regarded it is, I'm eager to read it. #horror #horrorsky #fiction #scary

My wife is Puerto Rican and we thought Bad Bunny's halftime show was great. We're having traditional PR beef stew later. Given the current climate, it's great for our kids to see their heritage celebrated like this. 🇺🇸 🇵🇷

SHE’S FINISHED! My 5-foot-long Enterprise D oil painting is complete after nearly 100 hours of work! I remember being 13 years old or so and trying to draw her and it was so hard, and all I wanted was to be able to do something like this. Truly a dream come true. 🥰🖖

AI slop is the literary equivalent of a smoothie made w/ high fructose corn syrup, motor oil, and surströmming, with some sprinkles on top. But I guess that tastes good to some. 🤷‍♂️ #writersky #writing #AI #gross #novels #fiction

Good advice. I like to write a vision document, which will include a groomed logline. I know I've got it when I crack that doc, as I posted yesterday. Whatever your process, a clearly articulated vision before you're in the bramble will help you see the path. #writersky #writing #screenwriting

Heading over to Burbank's House of Secrets later today to pick up my new @eccomics.bsky.social books. Plus, I got a sick kid at home and she's got her own books waiting that'll perk her right up. 😀 #ECComics #comicsky #horror #scifi

This bothers me so much I wrote a horror novel about it. Yesterday a notable physicist (not a biologist) surprised me by doubting the research. My challenge to doubters: sprinkle some microplastics on your dinner. Go ahead, I'll wait. 🤷‍♂️ #marinebiology #microplastics #pollution

Some ideas stick like tar. For years I've wanted to turn a short story into a full-length novel, but couldn't find its engine--until today, writing a 3K-word treatment: pitch, comps, outline, scene sketches. This one's going to go...and it's SCARY. 😱 #writing #writersky #horrorsky

If this doesn’t change things—if we don’t revoke the social license to operate to a ruling class who cultivated ties to Epstein—then nothing means anything anymore. There are no rules if they don’t apply to everyone. These powerful men have proven themselves to be without judgement, without merit.

Current reading list: - THE NIGHT SHIP by @alexwoodroe.com - Humboldt Cut by @allisonmick.bsky.social - A Box Full of Darkness by @simonestjames.bsky.social. #horror #horrorsky #booksky

Follow-up: I do hope SEND HELP puts McAdams in Oscar orbit a la Kathy Bates in MISERY. Her performance is that good, as was Dylan O'Brien's. The film is a bit like "MISERY on an island," as Linda's fantasy becomes a terrifying reality for her prisoner. Instant classic IMO. 😀 #SendHelp

#SENDHELP is my kind of movie: opposites thrust into a life-or-death situation, with Rami flair and lots of laughs. The office scenes had a lot of authenticity: IYKYK. When Linda gave Bradley a taste of his own medicine w/ the octopus, a lady down front yelled "Yes!" and the theater cracked up. 👍

Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns. 100% of his salary is paid by WA state. Elon fired him. Share his story.

Terrific Fri night at the @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening of THE NATURAL: Dir. Barry Levinson, co-star Kim Basinger, DP Caleb Deschanel, and prod. Mark Johnson were there for a fun post-screening panel. This film stirs my heart and soul. #moviesky #RobertRedford #KimBasinger #filmsky #baseball

#Burbank showed up today. The street was PACKED. My pics don't do it justice because mostly I was trying to get photos of all the great signage. #ICE #Immigration #Minneapolis #Minnesota #AlexPretti #ReneGood

Excited to see this at the always-awesome Egyptian, w/ the filmmakers in attendance. One of my favorite films: a wonderful story about refusing to give up on your dreams when life knocks you sideways. It's also got some baseball in it. 😀 #RobertRedford #TheNatural #Classicmovies #moviesky

The only things that should be 'elevated' are elevators and sometimes your temperature.

What a magnificent anthem for the great people of 💪 #Minneapolis from @brucespringsteen.net. I hope Minneapolitans blast this song at ICE 24/7 so it becomes an earworm they can't escape.

Yep. Yep. This one hit me pretty fucking hard.

Fun FB memory popped up. Always liked how I wrote Wayne's character intro. THE LONG NIGHT is available for free on Tubi, Roku, Plex. #screenwriting #screenwriters #movies #horrormovies #scriptsky #writersky

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

Now watching:

First visit to the ruins of the former LA Zoo, left as an urban recreational area when the zoo was relocated in 1966. Next trip: at night.

Not long ago, I had lunch with a screenwriter. As screenwriters do when they get together, we talked about what we were working on. She had a new spec she’d just nailed, and I asked her to tell me about it. As she did, I predicted how the entire story would unfold based on the initial concept. 1/8

HARD BOILED, John Woo's action masterpiece, is remastered and back in theaters for a limited run. I'm going Monday the 26th. 😀

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Terrific profile of one of the most successful writers of our time and his creative struggles. #Writers #writing #booksky #writersky

what a legend lmao

Stickman: If you see him, it's already too late. Check out the details below... #blairwitch #stickman #horrorsky #horror #horrormovies