Watch Passion Pop. It’s great.

MATES!!!!!! I did continuity on this, it’s a very special film to me, Chris is being very modest it’s a wonderful achievement, just a beautifully balanced, emotionally resonant burst of a thing (with a wee bit of wackiness), please watch and please enjoy!

Good morning, friends! For a limited time, here is our labour of love: PASSION POP A proof of concept short film we made in 2023 that had its fest run last year, hitting up 12 film festivals around the world. It's my favourite thing I've made & my most personal. Hope you dig vimeo.com/1065759474

when researching scenarios for a fictional World War Three in his 2006 movie Southland Tales, Richard Kelly landed on a big one:

PERTH! I’m bringing my stand up show to the Rechabite next week! May 14 www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/ale...

it (still) makes me feel insane that more people didn't recognize 28 Years Later as one of the best films of last year

Fantastic interview w/Richard Kelly about his prescient masterpiece SOUTHLAND TALES

So, I really didn't want to have to go this route. But in short: I need a root canal and I can't afford the treatment now. If any of you are willing to help, both a small donation and a share can go a long way. www.gofundme.com/f/funds-need...

Happy birthday to FRIDAY THE 13th PART 2. I’ve written about it a few times but this is the most recent piece & it’s open to all subscribers (free & paid): from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/tales-from-c...

I worked on this for nearly a month & I do wish it was better but I was so glad to finally hit “publish” on it: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/william-pete... I hope y’all enjoy this &I hope maybe some new folks will consider subscribing (this is open to both free & paid subs). Cheers!

The thing about having a (short) film that's just finished its festival run is you can just post it on YouTube/Unlock it on Vimeo for all to see...

Highly recommend if you're watching Southland Tales this week to check out this article by @brightwalldarkroom.com

I love this song

I've seen DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGGOLO more times than I'd like to admit

Today’s the 24th anniversary of JASON X. Read why Kiley Fox loves it so much: www.neonsplatter.com/editorials/j...

Share an ‘80s movie you will always love

Was an honour to talk to NITV hero Karla Grant about the folks who inspired her, her determination to rewrite the narrative surrounding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and 20+ years of Living Black bit.ly/4u3AnzS

This is also my answer

At the pub, footy show is on at full volume on several of the TV's on the wall. First thing the presenter (Matty Johns) says to his co-hosts and the studio audience? "Have any of you blokes seen TRAIN DREAMS? Mate, what a fucken RIPPER!"

kash patel meeting with his security detail

"Hey guys, can I have a TV for my desk? Need it to watch the news" "Wha? Phantom Thread's on? Oh NO"

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay

One of my very favourite films growing up ♥️

The problem with finally seeing The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) is no other film I see this year will be anywhere near as good.

Friends! My most recent book GANDOLFINI: JIM, TONY, AND THE LIFE OF A LEGEND is out in paperback on Tuesday 4/14, so every day until then, I'll share a review in the hopes that you'll pick up a copy. (Also available now in hardback, ebook, and audiobook!) bookshop.org/p/books/gand...

Chattanooga Film Festival teases never watching another Soderbergh movie again if he’s gonna be like THIS.

The same week after listening to a Steven Soderbergh interview that makes me admire him and go back to his filmography, he mentions using "Lots of AI" for his next two films. Hooray.

April 1st, formerly known as "April Fools" will now be referred to as "Let's use A.I day"

I am loath to do this, but I need your help. My 20+ year marriage has unexpectedly imploded. There's a kid involved. Aside from Lupus, Autism and a shitty 2009 Mazda, I have nothing. Things are fairly desperate right now, so if you can help out now in any way at all I'd be really grateful ❤️

🗣️✨✨NEW EPISODE ALERT✨✨🗣️ ✨GTS REVIEW: ALPHA (2025)✨ ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ This week we talked about @awesomecon.bsky.social and Julia Ducournau’s new flick, Alpha. In theaters now! Tune in✨ Linker.ee/girlthatsscary #HomegirlHorror @dreadcentral.bsky.social Want more? Patreon.com/girlthatsscary

If anybody in real life starts talking about the new Harry Potter series in anything other than scornful disgust I think I’m just gonna walk away. There’s no sugar-coating this one. Trans people being thrown under the bus (train?) for their dumb little nostalgia and goo goo gaga baby brain thrills.

Valerie Perrine lived the dream in so many ways didn’t she youtu.be/vXxRtC_ApOI

I just got told by a filmmaker that he knows me by seeing one of my films at University a few years ago, where it's being taught as "An example of a perfect short film" I uh. Um. Hmm.

I thought I was going home today. That’s being delayed because I found out Fanny and @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social have ringworm. I’ll have to be away from for a few of days. In the meantime, between deep cleaning the apartment, PCR tests, etc we have to fundraise. I hate, hate, hate doing this.

Watched Southland Tales for the first time tonight and this shows up in the opening prologue.

Guess who's back. Back again.

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE (Prime) KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR (VOD) & DUST BUNNY (VOD) Have all been dumped online/streaming in Aus. All of which would've been amazing to see in a cinema.

I saw COLD STORAGE over a year ago at a test screening. Going by the responses and scoring in that room, I thought it was gonna be a GIGANTIC hit. (Or at least get a wide release with proper marketing).

I cannot even BEGIN to describe the feeling of seeing THE BRIDE! in IMAX where almost the entire audience was audibly and visibly not prepared for what was happening on screen. (The movie is fucking great. Long live messy auteur all or nothing emotional passion projects).

Quite the honour to speak with Ben Hania. The director of THE VOICE OF HIND RAJIB.

I HIGHLY recommend seeing THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, paying full price for a ticket, crying uncontrollably then getting angry afterwards thinking about why: - It's not in wide release, - Didn't win the Venice top prize & - Isn't the front runner for Best Foreign Language at this year's Oscars

"Chris, don't see it for a 7th time. You've seen it enough. Don't do it. I know a Paul Thomas Anderson film will probably never screen in full IMAX ever again but you've overdone it"

I still remember my parents being VERY concerned that 11 year old me would watch this almost on a loop.

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

Call me cynical, call me out of touch, but I can't see Tropfest continuing in its current form for more than a year or two. If there's an event next year, it'll be drastically reduced from this year. Allowing AI films like this to be included will push filmmakers away.

I'm shooting my next movie in June. Mark my words, the opening credit (I'm not kidding) will be: "Absolutely no fucking AI was used in the making of this film"

For a minute today the reviews for THE BRIDE! on RT were spilt 1:1 along gender lines, and I found that a bit embarrassing. I found the movie to be audacious and chaotic in the best way; it’s the kind of (apparently) divisive remix that people will be revisiting and reappraising for years.