OUT TODAY: Hüsker Dü Live in 1985, at the absolute peak of their power. 40 years ago I was 14. Now? In awe. I can’t believe this exists. Thank you to @numerogroup.bsky.social for delivering the live album of my dreams from one of the most important bands of my life.💥

New post up, looking at this year’s Montclair Film Festival, my podcast obsession, Wet Leg, and a great series of novels. Give a read & thanks!

Congrats to NJ Governor elect Mikie Sherill. I look forward to continuing to work with you to support the art of film and filmmaking in New Jersey!

DYING 🥰

So much still to do, and this is the least of it, but the least of it still needs doing. #Vote

Halloween 2025 is... THE BAGMAN Episode of BETTER CALL SAUL! Or should I say Better Call Ol(iver)? Oliver loved the show and picked his costume… hats off to Jessica for making it great! #HappyHalloween 🎃💀👻🧛‍♂️🧟‍♂️

Now that my kids are older and deciding on their own #Halloween costumes, a look back at the glories of the past... 🧵

Tonight, we open the 14th annual Montclair Film Festival, my 11th at Montclair Film as Artistic Director. I am so incredibly proud of our entire team for all of the hard work you put in to make everything we do possible. THANK YOU! I am honored to be your collaborator.

Excited to share this news for December! The @montclairfilm.bsky.social Festival starts on Friday, we open The Bellevue Cinema on Saturday, & now excited to announce our December fundraiser featuring Stephen Colbert & Conan O'Brien on December 7th at NJPAC in Newark! Grab tix & see you there!

Congrats to Craig Taborn on winning a MacArthur Grant. In college, I was in a small jazz ensemble for a mercifully (for him) brief period of time with Craig, who was such a gifted player, music majors would sit outside of his rehearsal studio door to listen. He is also a lovely man. Congrats, sir!

Congrats to László Krasznahorkai for winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature! Film folks will know his works as having been adapted by Béla Tarr (most notably SATANTANGO)... a great writer, much deserved!

New post up at The Back Row Manifesto, #9 in my series on anti-fascist films that I am calling "No Authority". This time, I am looking at Paul Thomas Anderson's must-see new film, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Please give a read after you've seen the movie and thanks so much!

About to experience VistaVision for the first time at this ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER screening with my boys*… excited for a unique family cinematic experience! *One of them vetoed any photos. 👎

Announcing the full slate of the 2025 Montclair Film Festival! 

Highlights? That’s all we have! Visit Montclairfilm.org for the complete lineup!

Our 2025 @montclairfilm.bsky.social Festival Guides have arrived! And that can only mean one thing… full program announcement incoming! 😉

Great night enjoying a fantastic set by Music For Enophiles, playing the music of Brian Eno ... Never miss them, and they never miss!

New post up on my site The Back Row Manifesto, #7 in my Scrapbook series, wherein I take my personal interests personally. Give a read and subscribe if you are inclined. Thanks!

The Concert In Central Park, but now, and it's Fugazi.

As an actor, Robert Redford was a defining artist of the 1960s & 70s. As a filmmaker, he was a master of control & tension. As an environmentalist and advocate, he was a powerful voice for change. But as the founder of Sundance, he radically transformed the film industry forever. A great man. #RIP

Valentine’s Day plans sorted. Thank you Jessica for being my Valentine & sharing my love for the work of Wallace Shawn. ❤️

Proud to announce the Opening, Closing, and Centerpiece Films of the 2025 @montclairfilm.bsky.social Festival! The 14th annual festival takes October 17-26, hope you can join us in Montclair, NJ! Much more to come... thank you to @thr.com for sharing our news! #MFF25

Incredible show tonight from Nine Inch Nails in NYC. My favorite live band only gets better. Especially loved the set with Boys Noize which reimagined some of my favs… As always, don’t miss them.

It is an absolute CURSE of the modern age of film.

Let's go! #YNWA #LFC

Totally reminds me of being 16... *ahem* #YNWA #LFC

Me, having tapped in at 12AM in the middle of August on a 120 degree platform as I miss the last train before it goes out of service for overnight repairs:

If you have not seen Jem Cohen's glorious INSTRUMENT, I could not recommend it more highly. ❤️

Losing Robert Wilson is the end of an era. I am privileged to have seen a few of his works, including EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH. There was a time when a new Wilson work would come to BAM & be all I wanted to see. RIP to a great artist. These are the days my friends, and these are the days my friends.

My hometown, my family is still there. It is an outrage that it took this long and that so many were exposed to poison for a decade so the Republican Party in Michigan could performatively humiliate a diverse union stronghold. Investment in Flint is only the beginning of the justice required.

Enjoyed Richard Brody's defense of criticism, but IMO, it missed one of the crucial values of great criticism, which is the value of expertise in assessing the meaning and quality of work. We are living through a "forever war" on expertise, which is treated as elitism, when it is the scaffolding...

Finally, FINALLY saw Victor Erice’s DREAM OF LIGHT (THE QUINCE TREE SUN) on the big screen in 35mm, first time seeing it again in decades. Always missed other screenings… Not this time! It’s a masterpiece.

I am so excited to work with Tricia and lead this organization together!

Unforgettable, eternal greatness. Rest In Power, #OzzyOsbourne 🦇

PERFECTION- Ex-pat Millenial creatives build a life around the impossible dream of perfect vibes in 2010’s Berlin & beyond. The manufactured surface of life is exposed as a façade, privilege a golden parachute into more comfortable emptiness...

I am proud to say that we at Montclair Film have signed a lease to become the operators of The Bellevue Theatre in Upper Montclair. I am very excited to program & operate this cinema in concert with our ongoing work at The Clairidge, creating a complimentary venue for films & community in Montclair.

Integrity personified. I am honored to have the opportunity to know Stephen and to work with Evie, and I look forward to this coming year and toward what is next.

TRON: ARES incoming...🏍️

Oh, I love this! 💔📚

Once again, STRANGE BREW showed us our future. We just refused to recognize what was coming… #EpsteinFiles #TakeOff youtu.be/YJHsllXZQlQ?...

A total joy last night seeing "Weird Al" Yankovic in NYC! I had a smile on my face for two straight hours– laughter & sing-alongs & pure escapism. What a treasure he is, and what a great band… don’t miss this tour! Absolute delight! ❤️🪗

AMERICAN PASTORAL- The so-called Greatest Generation gets a reckoning when US violence comes home to roost in the wake of the Vietnam War. Roth is a tremendous writer, but also a deeply nostalgic one here...

I love Nathan Fielder even MORE now, if that is possible? #TheRehearsalSeason2

Proud to join Farnoosh & Mike on The Montclair Pod to discuss the work of non-profits in the community and highlight a few of values that drive our work at Montclair Film. Thanks for having me on!

My friend Tim Mohr worked on this new book, & I am so happy to see it is available for pre-order. It is a photographic history of The Rocky Horror Picture Show by the great Mick Rock, who was there for the making of the film. I miss Tim, but I love seeing his work endure. ❤️

Love the book I am reading, but my usual ability to focus and read has been completely disconnected lately. SLOW GOING. Too slow. Life, work, exhaustion, the world-- everything around me is keeps pulling my brain away. Need to get back to being myself... 📚

Great show tonight from Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks… they absolutely crushed their set of early Yes classics and new material. Jon Anderson sounds as good as ever. A great night out!

New post up at The Back Row Manifesto, #8 in a series I am calling NO AUTHORITY, exploring the lessons of anti-fascist cinema. In this edition, I take a look at Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL. Please give a read and subscribe if you are inclined. Thank you!

A night at the Shore, enjoying the fireworks.

I am so devastated to learn that Diogo Jota has died. He was always one of my favorite players to watch-- footballing intelligence, timing, & positional understanding made him a joy to follow. But this is far too soon & under horrible circumstances. My deepest condolences to his family. #YNWA #LFC

One Perfect Shot: THE ZONE OF INTEREST (Glazer, 2023)