Fascism is looming everywhere in PT Anderson's ultra-bleak view of America. So, why is ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER so damn funny? I laughed much more and harder than watching the new NAKED GUN. Leo, Sean (that crazy walk!!), Benicio and Chase are excellent. ¡Viva la revolución! #filmsky

At 10, when I first saw 1941, I hadn't seen Jaws or Encounters. I knew nothing about Pearl Harbor or Japanophobia in California, and very little about Spielberg or WW2. I did know Aykroyd, Belushi, Christopher Lee, Ferris Wheels and fighter planes, and thought it was the coolest movie ever. #filmsky

Nancy Allen making love to Paul McCartney's Höfner would be a highlight of any movie. It certainly is in I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND (1979). Zemeckis depicts the hysteria well, but judging by this flick, you'd never guess that in a few years he is preparing BACK TO THE FUTURE and ROGER RABBIT. #filmsky

What I thought watching I, TONYA on HBO: Maybe Americans are born just to amuse the rest of the world. Some performers in that show are amazingly talented. Many others are just dumb fucks. But all (at least in the eyes of the world) are merely entertainers of the greatest show in the world. #filmsky

GAUCHO GAUCHO is a beautiful cinematic poem with a healthy amount of cows, wine and caballeros. I loved it #filmsky

My second viewing two years after the first confirmed it, at least for me: James Cameron is wrong. OPPENHEIMER doesn't need to show the actual destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Movie's morals are intact just the way they are. What a powerful film! #filmsky

How incredibly lucky George Roy Hill ran out of film that exact moment, and gave us the perfect ending for a movie. RIP the blue-eyed film gods Robert Redford and Paul Newman #filmsky

The Major was too much of a comic book character, sunglasses and all. Otherwise THE LONG WALK felt surprisingly (chillingly) real in it's dystopian terror. Also, beautiful acting and a great score. Those end credit strings, wow! #filmsky

Watched THE MONKEY on HBO Max. Great soundtrack (Nina Simone!) but needed more organ grindin'. And bumpin' #filmsky

"Twilight is upon me, and soon night must fall." Yoda's famous line in RETURN OF THE JEDI wrecks me every time.

Messi is still pure class. All 3 goals were assisted by players from Atlético. And in Europe, Atléti's Hancko scored against Germany and Le Normand was shutting out Bulgaria with Spain. At the same time Atléti is 17th in #LaLiga. I truly love El Cholo, but is it time to say adiós?

This scene in Pine Barrens, SOPRANOS S3E11, is nuts! In a show obsessed with delicious food, the London Broil Gloria cooks for Tony (and then hurls at him) is disgustingly gray, flat and floppy. Why? To underline her mental issues and/or unfitness to even be a gumar, let alone wife? #foodsky #tvsky

Watched THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Beginning, just super (tho nowadays when AI makes yetis act all human and shit, the Wampa looks like Gary Busey after a 3 week bender), but since the first scene with Yoda, all I could think was, what if Yoda was this spaced out in the prequel trilogy, too? #filmsky

In CAUGHT STEALING I saw Austin Butler for the first time play a major character who's just a normal man. Turns out he can do it. Now I'm waiting for Timothée Chalamet to do the same. He too has this great movie star persona, but can he be a regular Joe? BTW, Aronofsky has made a good movie #filmsky

The Finns are at it again. Favorite scene at 1:30. Would make a great LEGO Ideas set #Sisu #legosky www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmSt...

It happened again: I start watching A NEW HOPE. At first it's childish, clumsy, ridiculous even, but when the suns set, Luke looks into the distance and the John Williams strings come in, I'm fully committed. By the Cantina scene I'm totally immersed in the adventure. Still a lovely movie #filmsky

Gotta love Zlatan #UCLDraw

Almost everyone who were funny in 1963 and decades before that were in IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel and Harold Lloyd sadly weren't). It's ear-splittingly cacophonous at times, but when Spencer Tracy smiles, everything is A-OK

My Summer of Spielberg wabbled on with a double-hit-and-miss: clichéd haunted barn yarn SOMETHING EVIL and super boring dropped pilot SAVAGE for TV. Wonder how he felt directing those turkeys after DUEL? At least things are picking up for me: Next up JAWS in my hometown theater on Friday! #filmsky

Universal has beautifully restored Steven Spielberg's THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS, a movie that started a directorial career like no other. Goldie Hawn's childlike determination as a young mother and wife and Ben Johnson's police chief's determination not to harm the fugitives are touching to see #filmsky

For me, EDDINGTON was a movie equivalent of the below-the-nose face mask. Not very effective. #filmsky

Katherine LaNasa is the heart of The Pitt, maybe the best show of 2025. #tvsky www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/a...

Battle cries of the engines, very clever camera work with fast-paced editing and Dennis Weaver's terror-filled eyes make Steven Spielberg's DUEL one of the best TV films ever made. Also, there's this Vietnam-era "back in the jungle" undercurrent lurking beneath the surface. What a debut! #filmsky

The last picture of Steven Spielberg's first long form directing assignment from 1971 is maybe the most haunting last picture of his career. L.A. 2017 is an environmentally themed sci-fi episode of the NBC hit show The Name of the Game, and it's definitely worth a watch. archive.org/details/the-...

While I was watching WEAPONS, which was a bit of a letdown for me, except for the ending, I remembered this passing in Quentin Tarantino's excellent book CINEMA SPECULATION. I didn't like any of the characters (even some of the kids got just what they deserved). But was I even supposed to? #filmsky

Both Atlético and Atlético Femenino won their friendlies at St. James Park. ¡Aupa Atléti! ❤️🤍

Little Red Corvette was the first Prince song I heard. Over 40 years later he's still my all time favorite artist. For me this is one of the best remixes ever cut. Pure gold from 5:20 on 💜 youtu.be/i8T_gi00-VM?...

More like Den of Thieves 2: Ratt This one doesn't rock at all #filmsky

THE AMATEUR on Disney+ has 90's vibes in a 2025 film. After a slow start I liked it a lot. Malek carries the lead believably enough and Fishburn is nonchalantly huge. But Michael Stuhlbarg is a rare gem! How is it even possible to just visit a movie and still make such an impact? #filmsky

THE NAKED GUN made the audience laugh out loud many times. For the next one they have to pick up the pace and be more inventive with the sight gags and music selections. Mr. Neeson also needs a couple of lessons more in comedic timing. But I truly appreciate the effort. We need comedy back! #filmsky

I really miss the time when Hollywood made silly comedies like HOT SHOTS. There's a joke or a sight gag at least every 10 seconds. Not all of them are super funny, but surprisingly many are. Charlie Sheen and Valeria Golino are so good together, and Lloyd Bridges cracks me up every time. #filmsky

Summer of Spielberg continues with a 1971 sequence of TV's Night Gallery. It's called Make Me Laugh qnd you can find it on Dailymotion. Steven directed the "Formaldehyde Twins" Godfrey Cambridge and Jackie Vernon

1969 Steven Spielberg got his first money gig in Rod Serling's THE NIGHT GALLERY. His segment was called EYES, starring Joan Crawford in one of her last roles. It's online on a tad shady site... Both show glimpses of their talent. What they could've done together with a good enough script? #filmsky

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS just became my favorite Marvel movie. Story moves, so do actors. It sounds good, looks good (rare marvel) and most of all feels good. Of course the futuristic 60's setting helps. It should be mandatory for Marvel movies from now on. Sail on, silver girl 🤍 #filmsky

¡Vamos, España! #WEURO2025

Would be nice to have this on UHQR, too. Maybe a RSD 7"... youtu.be/KxBmBKQSZ9A?...

Just three more months. (Cover is Finnish, yet unfinished) #Asterix #comicsky

Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Whoopi Goldberg “THE COLOR PURPLE” (1985) dir. Steven Spielberg 🎬 Warner Bros. Pictures #filmsky #moviesky

Small Bill Evans appreciation post. Masters of their respective horns, Miles, Trane and Nat easily overshadowed any accompanying players. Still I think Bill's sublime piano (also Wynton Kelly's in Freddy) is the one instrument really setting the tone and feeling on the eternal Kind of Blue #jazzsky

A surprising piece of art at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville. Wines aren't half bad either. #filmsky #artsky #winesky

Steven Spielberg shooting his 1968 short film AMBLIN'. It was his ticket to professional movie making, and pure California Daydreamin' #filmsky

Who knew Pacino is such a good writer and storyteller? Also seems like a real Italianità per bene #booksky

Michael Connelly has mentioned Catalina many times in his previous stories, but in Nightshade we get a whole tour of the island. With a shoal of nautical terminology for us with English as a second or third language to dive into #booksky

Something for the weekend #booksky

This war scene in SUPERMAN looked like it was shot by Tommy Wiseau in a quarry somewhere near Albuquerque. The whole film was a weak effort to start a new cinematic universe. Plus horrible CG. Clark, Lois, and Jimmy's libido were in fine shape.

JAWS @ 50: Kinda hate Hitch now. Kinda love Fidel now. Steven I'll always adore. Surprisingly fresh documentary about one of the most documented pieces of art ever. 🦈🦈🦈🦈

THE INSTITUTE is an underappreciated Stephen King novel I liked a lot. After watching the first two episodes of the TV version, I fear it will remain just that. Hopefully another underrated King book, DUMA KEY, which I absolutely loved, will get a more loving adaptation.

Just saw JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH. Of course it wasn't nearly as good as the original, but gotta admire the resilience of the inflatable raft

Maybe the best newspaper article I've read all year. So well researched and written. I first visited LA in 98, and couldn't believe the sidewalks designated for the homeless. And there were the better times. People need homes and mentally ill need care, not disdain.

Damn AI, getting deeper than us humans youtu.be/VHtOU_cbwQ0?...