TCM's Summer of Darkness descends soon! 👏👏👏

Last Heston post: 4/2/68 Apes setting records. Four days later, CH is getting the Oscars postponed out of respect for Dr. MLK's assassination/funeral. Later that day(!) he reads source novel for Soylent Green.

Maybe this is well known but not by me! Director Franklin Schaffner came up with the iconic ending of the original film? (Detailed in CH's journal a mere 5 days before the start of principal photography.)

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

Damon Lindelof takes a stand.

“Ship… out of danger?”

@chuckhogan.bsky.social Carpool Detectives is unputdownable. What an unbelievable story!! Well done, Mr. Hogan! #booksky📚

Latest newsletter is a Q&A with @chuckhogan.bsky.social on his first (and last?) nonfiction book, the insanely entertaining THE CARPOOL DETECTIVES. Subscribe here: buttondown.com/thecrimelady

RIP Bob McGinniss, the absolute GOAT of book covers, pulpy and otherwise.

Watching a James Coburn movie. There's no one close to him now.

People who follow coverage of movies and celebrities should read every word of this. People responsible for that coverage should read every word of this twice. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...

Watching football.

One of the greatest scriptwriting Act 2's ever in terms of pure structure and rising suspense.

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Netflix has added 5 pre-1980 films for Sept. Considering they only had about 5 before this, it roughly doubles their collection. They have no American films released before 1975. #FilmSky

(h/t @larryglickman.bsky.social)

Bookstore bookmarks and old (obv) sporting event tickets.

Nice.

Awesome announcement time! I'm the new horror columnist for the New York Times. It's a dream come true. Can't wait to bring you all the horror goodness starting in January. Long live horror.

William Goldman, late-1970s.

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Signed, sealed, delivered.

Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, snapped 10 yrs ago OTD.

RIP Bedbug Eddie.

Hungry robots.

Creator is terrific. See it.

Deal!