Love you to join me and @barrycinematic.bsky.social @film-authority.bsky.social @oaffc.bsky.social @watchingforever.bsky.social @magalhaesleticia.bsky.social @reallybethann.bsky.social weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/n...

Uncanny Live is in Brighton tonight and tomorrow. I can’t wait to see the show. It’s at the Theatre Royal Brighton which has many ghost stories attached and this episode of witw features a ghost story from there! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

What a pleasure to talk to Stan Zimmerman about writing for The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and the Gilmore Girls. www.rogerebert.com/interviews/s...

I’ve archived my classic Hollywood blog—which has been hosted on the soon-to-be-defunct Typepad—to my new domain pmbryant.com. My old posts can be found at pmbryant.com/x/letyourselfgo. I plan to start up a new blog at my new site soon.

And of course, you can hear our birthday salute to Peggy Webber anytime this week or next at www.nostalgiadigest.com/those%20were...!

You can listen to Those Were the Day's Peggy Webber birthday tribute on the WDCB archive for a limited amount of days. She turns 100 today!

Ep 24 out now! Producer-director Jacqueline Shulman talks of her career, from her TV work to attending the Oscars luncheon for her participation in 2006’s documentary feature Jesus Camp. Part 1 of a 2-parter! Just click here: linktr.ee/reelsofcinem...

Every time I see someone with one front half of their shirt tucked in, I think of a YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON TELEVISION episode. It's the one where the characters randomly start a style trend of wearing pants with one long leg & one short leg. Just as silly to me! #GenX #TVSky

#Filmsky Music theorists were brought in to analyze the keystrokes of the actors in Amadeus and found them perfect in notes and even the touch. Details like this turn a film from classic to masterpiece. tinyurl.com/y5rd8e3h

Watching The Naked Spur on TCM right now. I love Jimmy Stewart westerns. #tcmparty Jimmy Stewart did a western radio series called The Six Shooter (1953-54) that I enjoy listening to. Here is a playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#BMovieManiacs Event: Hey Maniacs! In case you're wondering, don't worry, this is a different movie called Hot Rod. From 29 years earlier. It's the story of two brothers, one a respectable policeman, and the other a danged hot rodder! And their dad's a judge! 8 Pac/11 East tonite!

In honor of Alfred Hitchcock's birthday here are some of his cameo appearances... THE BIRDS (1963)

Art Deco found its way into film early on, as art directors and costume designers mobilized its streamlined elegance to evoke both the optimism and anxiety of the day. Join us & Art Deco Society of L.A.: 8/22: Monkey Business (1931) + The Black Cat (1934) 8/23: L’inhumaine (1924) ucla.in/4mdY4ln

Of all the #Hitchcock cameos LIFEBOAT is the trickiest. He even gets his name in. Happy bday, Hitch! #TCMparty

The Life of a Showgirl #couldntresist #pinup

Alfred Hitchcock in "Rebecca", "Strangers on a Train", "Blackmail" and "Lifeboat" - BOTD

Samuel Fuller (with scenes from his film "Forty Guns") - BOTD

Tonight's movie was more of a program of several short silent films, mostly about women being feral it was fantastic. And the lady from the project was super real with us about where we're at right now in this country and that was fantastic as well. (The realness, not the fascism, to be clear.

People who respond to emails without answering a single question they were asked should go to jail forever.

It really could be almost any image from this picture.

Alex Ross Perry’s sprawling video essay chronicling the history of the video store and how it’s reflected in its portrayal in movies, VIDEOHEAVEN, is expanding to more theaters (and screens locally here at the end of the month). It’s as meaningful as it is repetitive- my review: bit.ly/40OTYYs

Good day to all those who celebrate Robert Mitchum's birthday! Here he is with the glorious Gloria Grahame in MACAO (1952), an oddball sorta-noir with a lot of snappy lines. Nick: Ah, the lady of the loaded dice. Margie: You're up early for a loser. Nick: Can't make a dishonest dollar lying in bed.

Great character actors have been “stealing the show” since movies began, but they’re rarely described as a film’s heart and soul. Throughout his career, Claude Rains proved to be the exception. He was the steak and sauce all in one. TCM celebrates him today. #TCMParty #SUTS

It’s day 5 of #SummerUnderTheStars. Our star of the day is Claude Rains. My pick of the day is Notorious. #TCMParty

Here's a quirk about me. I drank coffee milk as a kid & loved it, but as an adult, I hate the taste of coffee, yet I happily & proudly promote our micro-regional drink to you! I've been to Nick's. It's a fun place!

Caçoila on a sub roll, a sort of Azorean spicy pulled pork, though an Azorean-American version like this may have beef in it, too. Not sure of the makeup of Nick’s version, but it sure is tasty! At Nick’s Coney Island Hot Dogs, Fall River, MA, USA. #southcoast #restaurants #bars @nickshotdogs

To recap: 1. Google invest billions in AI without any discernible return. 2. They use AI to upscale and expand a royalty-free film for a dome screen. 3. It doesn’t work. 4. They hire numerous VFX artists to do the job AI was supposed to do. 5. They still pretend it was AI doing the heavy lifting.

Recently I got dressed up to promote the Fairhaven Cultural Council. Fairhaven TV's interview with me about the Council is live. Learn more about Massachusetts Local Cultural Council Program, the nation's largest grassroots cultural funding network, at the link! #SouthCoast youtu.be/qmORvmaGckk?...

Do you live in #SouthCoast Massachusetts & love #ClassicFilm? Here's a preview of South Coast Cinemaniacs' next three screenings! This month, we're showing Alfred Hitchcock's thriller REAR WINDOW (1954). All screenings are FREE thanks to our host the Millicent Library. #FilmSky

That fresh from the salon hair look & feeling! #Needed #Selfie

Being passionate about arts & culture, I joined the Fairhaven Cultural Council. Something so great shouldn’t be an accidentally best kept secret. That’s why I am thrilled to appear on Fairhaven TV’s The Magazine. More about Mass's Local Cultural Council Program at the link! youtu.be/qmORvmaGckk?...

Today's earworm! #ReallyBethAnnsEarworms #Jungle #MusicSky youtu.be/oELrBolP5mM?...

Glenda Farrell, Mary Carlisle and Jean Harlow, 1936

My very favorite

I'm "half" Portuguese, & I grew up in a part of New England, where that's a major ethnicity. I remember how excited people were that MYSTIC PIZZA (1988) was coming out. A mainstream, American film was going to portray Portuguese-Americans & positively. Both rarities! #TCMParty #FilmSky

This is sweet

"If you don't trust Microsoft to keep the Movies & TV app running, might we suggest building your own home media server or return to buying physical media. At this point it might even be cheaper than streaming." www.tomsguide.com/entertainmen...

I'm sorrrrrry for being a broken record but just... don't buy digital movies.

Mildred Pierce's house in Glendale from ##FilmNoir Mildred Pierce (1945) Love the palm tree 🌴

Director George Stevens’ legendary rendition of the archetypal Western myth made SHANE (1953) one of the enduring classics of American cinema.  The 6x Oscar-nominated Technicolor elegy is now available to own in 4K UHD 📀: knlor.com/3ImdNA1

Happy birthday, Ginger Rogers! Shown here in her best performance, as Ellie May Adams in PRIMROSE PATH (Gregory La Cava, 1940).

Every non-californian who seen Gavin newsom on some 30 second news show clip is like "oh wow, he's got juice" and every Californian is like "if you see Gavin in a dark alley, run as fast as you can, but it won't save you"

Noir Summer #vibes

Excellent news that Guillermo del Toro’s NIGHTMARE ALLEY is getting a Criterion Collection release, which will include both color & black-and-white versions. One of my favorites of his. It features a biting, alluring performance by Bradley Cooper. The final shot is brilliant. @criterion.bsky.social

Look at this list, an absolute monsters of rock tour of women* in horror movies right here - we were so lucky literally everyone on our wish list said yes * and legendary producer Giles Edward as the token chap, once again proving himself as a proper bona fide money-where-his-mouth-is ally

Or anywhere in public

A radio tribute to quadruple threat Ginger Rogers #botd

MovieJawn has so many talented writers that our zines are overflowing with great essays, quite literally! Black Cat-aptations by @helloitsclayton.com couldn't fit into our latest zine, so we've published it for all to read. Order our latest zine here so you can read more about cinematic cats!

Congrats to our friends at the Roxie, who now own their theater building! roxie.com/forever/

Watched Thieves' Highway, an excellent 1949 noir about the dangerous work of hauling fruit to market by truck, only to be victimized by a shady produce dealer. I wish there were more noirs like this - noirs centered around labor, the struggle to earn a good living and the trouble that results.