If they make AVATARs 4 - 10, Stephen Lang is going to be the bad guy in all of them, isn't he?

IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE is my favorite of Ti West's films: a pitch-perfect tale of revenge in the American West, and the late James Ransone is wonderful in it. Here he is playing around behind the scenes with Jumpy, his incredible canine co-star (who also passed away well before his time, in 2018).

Our event tonight got cancelled, but we had the babysitter, so my wife and I went on a movie date for the first in 19 months. It was super fun to see WAKE UP DEAD MAN in a packed theater, filled with folks who were very into it. Looking forward another movie on the big screen sometime in 2027 or so!

Today's Google search I never thought I'd make: "Logistics of shitting in an airplane in 1927." PS. The book is going very well.

The MTA’s new subway map might be easier to read, but in all my years in NYC, I’ve never seen a map that’s more inaccurate to reality. I live a ten minute walk east of the East Broadway F stop, which now means my apartment is somewhere in the East River.

The most unbelievable thing in that trailer for the Spielberg movie is that someone is watching footage of that beatboxing lady on a 2008 Verizon phone.

IT HAPPENED ON 5TH AVENUE (1947). A homeless man and his precocious dog squat in a millionaire’s desolate Manhattan home every holiday season, but this year, the mansion’s not so empty. A feel good film for the ages, every single character in it embodies what you wish humanity really was.

Sometimes, when I'm not feeling like I'm on top of things, it helps to remind myself that the DIVERGENT film series ended with a movie called THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT - PART 1.

I love Xmas card season, and our family's card this year was inspired by those awful Sears portrait studio shoots from the early 1990s. If you'd like to do a card exchange, reach out with your address and I'll send you mine! Tis the season to make the world feel a little cozier. * U.S. only, sorry!

Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station

Thank you so much to everyone watching WE ARE STILL HERE as part of tonight’s #FrightClub! My tired old ass can barely retain consciousness, but I promise to comb through all your comments tomorrow and respond to as many as possible! You all rock.

"Tender": James Siewert spent over a year animating this utterly hypnotic music video, which features some of the most jaw-dropping stop motion I've ever seen. And as an added bonus - it's a delightfully catchy folk rock ballad sung by Larry Fessenden, channeling Leonard Cohen! vimeo.com/1142135795

I just know I'm in for a treat when I put on a godawful 80s comedy starring The Barbarian Brothers and this is how it begins...

The ghost of Jacob Marley is here to remind you to mark those calendars for December 14th! We've got an all-new Final Exam happening at 3PM on Rockbar (185 Christopher Street) and we want you there for all of the festive frights we're cooking up!

Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa will understandably always be Shang Tsung to a lot of you, but to me, he’ll always be that rich asshole partyboy in RISING SUN. Rest is peace, legend.

It's super cute that Sesame Street listened to all those folks wishing Rian Johnson would make a Muppet Knives Out and just did one themselves. Also, Matt Vogel (the current voice of Kermit) does a supremely on-point Benoit Blanc impression!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxz...

For anyone putting together holiday horror film calendars, I'd like to humbly suggest BROOKLYN 45 as a post-Xmas treat.

I genuinely don’t know which line from Paul Anka‘s Treehouse of Horror segment fits this story best.

I just wanted to start the work week - and December - by letting you know that you're all amazing and I'm very lucky to have you in my life.

Am I weird for thinking this isn’t even slightly nuts, and that it’s actually a beautiful way to remain a part of the theater after one’s passing? My degree is in Shakespeare - with an emphasis on Hamlet - and it’s so odd to think anyone playing the role would find it uncomfortable. 🤔

I missed my subway stop this morning, which meant I got to walk through Central Park. 🍂

Dark Sky Films' Black Friday sale starts now! If you don't already have it, grab the 10th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray of WE ARE STILL HERE, now for only $14.99! This disc is jam-packed with incredible extras and perfect viewing for your chilly season! selects.darkskyfilms.com/products/we-...

Eleven years ago, I had the nicest, intimate conversation with Udo. When an infamously pushy event-crasher tried to nudge his way into our chat by sitting down and awkwardly snickering at a joke Udo had just told me, he turned and went, "Why are you laughing?! That wasn't for you! Fuck off!" LEGEND.

I’ve spent the past three days directing a project that has been the most fun, relaxed experience of my professional life. My cast was amazing and my producers were wonderful. What a gift to wrap up the year with.

I liked this show more than Friends because it had Miguel A. Núñez Jr. In it.

Let's just say that an earthlink account, an AOL account, and a hotmail account wander dazedly into a nursing home. Which of them do you administer live-saving medication to first?

Mark those advent calendars! We’ve got an all-new live edition of Final Exam happening Sunday, December 14th, at 3:00PM! Plan on getting merry and scary, you festive little freaks - and we’ll raise a glass of wassail to you at Rockbar (185 Christopher Street)!

I was lucky enough to appear on the 555th (!!!) episode of @lizmanashil.bsky.social's and Alrik Bursell's wonderful podcast, Making Movies is Hard! Check it out if you've got an hour free and want to hear us talk about the unexpected ups and downs of filmmaking! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

To the best of my knowledge, iconic, beloved genre filmmaker Joe Dante, who gave us two wildly enjoyable GREMLINS films, is still alive and well, so....

After months of saving, my family is flying to Las Vegas early tomorrow morning for a short two-day trip before heading up to Montana to see my mom and sister. The new threats of flight cancellations are stressing this already-stressed air traveler. Tell me something good. I need my nerves calmed.

WHOA!!!

#NowWatching Brooklyn 45 (2023). This movie fucking rules. #horror #horrormovies #filmsky

I was inspired to revisit 2019's BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK yesterday and god damn, that movie slaps so hard, it could leave a bruise. If you haven't seen Roxanne Benjamin's tense, ghostly, animal-horror, put it at the top of your list. It's freakin' *GREAT*.

I have thought every single trailer for this new PREDATOR movie looked like total ass. Hokey creature design, goofy CGI, a PG-13 rating, and slo-mo Matrix backflips? Oof. Now I'm hearing from basically all of my critic pals that it's absolutely awesome and, well... I'm eager to eat my words!

Man, Cheney *really* didn’t wanna see Mamdani win this election, did he?

Can you imagine how rad it would be if our fair city could ditch one million racist weirdos in one massive “exododus”?

I’ve found most film people who “do it for a living” are trust fund kids, which allows them to pursue the craft 24/7 without worrying about finances. No shade, but without acknowledging their lack of burden, it makes gig-juggling blue collar film folks feel like they’re doing something wrong.

Got three minutes free? Of course you do. Dig into this mini-sode of the radio drama Tales from Beyond the Pale, directed by Fessenden! Perfect for the Halloween season! youtu.be/fMTN072HsnU

I'd like Blum to make a sequel to HALLOWEEN H2O called H₂O₂, mainly because I'd be interested in seeing how they could fit hydrogen peroxide into the marketing for it.

We're getting ready for Halloween by talking about R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead from director Jem Garrard, now streaming on Tubi. We also chat with director/film publicist @tedgeoghegan.bsky.social who shares some stories and how he came to horror.

A sixth season of the creepy radio drama Tales from Beyond the Pale was just announced and the photo Glass Eye Pix chose to use of co-creators Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid is a godddamned all-timer. (Oh yeah, and I'm directing one!)

SNAP benefits, which provide food assistance to hundreds of thousands of families in NYC, is at risk of delay starting Nov. 1 unless federal funding is restored. If you or anyone you know is in need of food, refer to Foodbank NYC's map of the city's pantries. www.foodbanknyc.org/find-food/#f...

You should only be interested if it's the first-of-its-kind that doesn't openly discriminate against LGBTQ+ people, doesn't funnel its profits into hate organizations that destroy lives, doesn't go out of their way to only hire Christian employees, and doesn't lick the president's boots.

Fessenden better be in this thing or I'm gonna lose my goddamned mind. deadline.com/2025/10/john...

The beautiful 124-year-old East Wing of The White House, all of which is owned by The United States National Park Service, is being destroyed this week without any authorization. And yes, that includes the demolition of the first family’s beloved movie theater, constructed in 1942.

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I’m hearing that tour epic 2025 Halloween card has started reaching friends and family on the West Coast. Keep an eye out, spooky pals! We hope it makes you smile. 🎃

This shot from A NEW HOPE is regularly the butt of “Why don’t they have guardrails?!” jokes, but I’ve always wondered how these guys were able to stand ten feet away from a laser blast powerful enough to blow up an entire planet. This, friends, is what keeps me up at night.

Got seven minutes free? Watch FRUITHEAD, the amazing new short horror film from... Gushers candy?! Shot by legendary DP Karim Hussain (WE ARE STILL HERE, MOHAWK, POSSESSOR, HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, ANTIVIRAL...)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uO_...

DANCE, YOU SONOFABITCH. DANCE FOREVER.