The trailer looks a bit "TV photography", which is disappointing (will this be the worst-photographed #StarWars movie?), but I'm loving the Mandalorian And Grogu one sheet. I need to have this!

The 2016 DC Hanna Barbera Beyond thread was a mixed bag. I liked the Flintstones one (which actually upset me in one of the stories), while Wacky Raceland I felt, candidly, sucked. But I loved @jmdematteis.bsky.social Scooby story, which was very off-the-wall (and really did something with Velma!)

John Oliver says Bob Iger should use "the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away. And that is, 'fuck you, make me.'" youtu.be/ohPToBog_-g?...

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My new book of cartoons is out soon. I am bringing it to SPX/BETHESDA TORONTO, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, MONTREAL and QUEBEC CITY in the next two weeks. Visit www.tomgauld.com for more details and preorder links!

Hmmm... #scriptsky

I'm reminded of this most days. #scriptsky

BlueSky love for "Night Of The Demon" (aka "Curse Of The Demon".) Most people don't realise the infamous paper murder strip given to Dana Andrews has a weird continuity issue: at times in the movie, it's obvious it's TWO different slips. I copied them down from framegrabs. #scriptsky #filmsky

Flashback to the 1980s heyday of Vinyl Film Soundtracks: 58 Dean Street Records in London.

Sergio Leone's original concept doodle of Clint Eastwood's "The Man WIth No Name". #scriptsky #filmsky

Courtesy @tomgauld.bsky.social The perennial problem with the author's inner voice. #ScriptSky #BookSky

Separated at birth. #BobHope @schwarzenegger.bsky.social. cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thu...

I've worked on many studio projects without credit, written scripts that didn't get made...only, weirdly, people keep writing books about them. @joshuathehull.bsky.social covered my 2015 Universal #Hellboy spinoff "Silverlance" - which actually got greenlit! - in his "Underexposed" book. #scriptsky

A message from Captain America...

One of the greatest posters of all time.

Courtesy @tomgauld.bsky.social...

Probably my favourite line delivery from Sean Connery in a Bond movie. You Only Live Twice.

I'd forgotten about "Lessons In Chemistry" with Brie Larson. One of the better shows of the last several years. Well worth a binge.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Nobody thinks "the future's so bright, I gotta wear shades" anymore. And that's sad.

Watched Spike Lee's "Highest 2 Lowest", a remake of a 1963 Akira Kurosawa, itself based (!) on an Ed McBain novel. Usual quirky Lee style. Glossy Matthew Libatique photography, sumptuous production design. Predictable script. Denzel can do no wrong. An able time-passer. Liked, not loved. #filmsky

"-- The loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest..." #StarWars #Andor

Watched "The Life Of Chuck", which felt like self-therapy for Stephen King about mortality the plaintive sadness about the loss of created characters and an end to his future creativity. The bit with Benjamin Pajak and his dance lessons and prom show was the sweetest part of the film for me.

Friday, gang. What a week. Ice-up a cold one. Grab a movie to watch. Pet your pet. Pet your Other Half. (Or, find a pet and an Other Half.) Mostly, kick back. Relax. You deserve it. I'm looking forward to Jimmy Kimmel being back on the air...aren't you?

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

Twitter is particularly vile today. I get toxic stomach cramps and seething rage after being 20 minutes over there.

As a writer, I'm fascinated by linguistic evolution. New generations won't remember, but swearing never used to be a regular thing. My dad was a blue collar worker, and I maybe heard him swear twice in front of us his entire life. Good piece in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

Rest in peace Robert Redford. You will be forever loved, never forgotten and always missed. Your star will shine bright for eternity. #RobertRedford #Film

On reflection: My Top Ranked Robert Redfords: 1. The Natural (not the Directors Cut, it kills it.) 2. All The President's Men 3. The Great Waldo Pepper 4. Sneakers 5. Brubaker 6. Three Days Of The Condor 7. Spy Game 8. A Bridge Too Far 9. Jeremiah Johnson 10. Captain America: Winter Soldier #filmsky

Hi, #Scriptsky. I'm Peter Briggs: I sold my first spec to Fox in '92. I'm credited co-writer on the 2004 movie "Hellboy"; past 30 years I've been hired-by or sold specs to all the major studios. My side hustle: I provide consultancy to emerging screenwriters serious about their craft. Links above!

On reflection: My Top Ranked Robert Redfords: 1. The Natural (not the Directors Cut, it kills it.) 2. All The President's Men 3. The Great Waldo Pepper 4. Sneakers 5. Brubaker 6. Three Days Of The Condor 7. Spy Game 8. A Bridge Too Far 9. Jeremiah Johnson 10. Captain America: Winter Soldier #filmsky

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Well, dammit. Redford died. Nobody told me: found out on the way back from London. The Natural, All The President's Men, and Sneakers are probably my favourites of his, but he was ALWAYS watchable even if the films weren't. And a good director, to-boot. #Filmsky www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

We are very excited that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social are sponsoring our #BritNoir strand at #FilmNoirFest 2025. The films for the strand as well as the rest of the festival are below. Festival passes are priced at £75 and gets you entry to everything: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

One of those days. When you feel less a man, than an idea lost on the dreaming sea.

My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books. p.s. I have a new book of cartoons out soon: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Watched "The Thursday Murder Club". Many mortgages were paid as a result of making this Netflix movie. Children were fed. That's the important thing. #filmsky

As a writer, I'm fascinated by linguistic evolution. New generations won't remember, but swearing never used to be a regular thing. My dad was a blue collar worker, and I maybe heard him swear twice in front of us his entire life. Good piece in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...

My cartoon for the @theguardian.com books autumn reads special.

Foundation Episode 10. Leaping out of a low-orbit space station without spacesuit or even breath mask, plummeting into planetary atmosphere and hanging onto a piece of tin. Fuck this embarrassing "Guardians Of The Galaxy" level writing. I like when screenwriters used to try at least be plausible.

Had the strangest experience watching "Weapons". (Joint #4 for my 2025 so far, with "Novocaine".) I watch a film and pull it apart as I do, trying to figure-out the construction and see how the writer arrives at various points. (Continued Below ⤵️) #Filmsky #scriptsky

Wait. So that new "Knives Out" trailer ISN'T "Midsomer Murders: The Movie"?

Hey, #Scriptsky denizens. When new writers come to me for script consultancy, I tell them to use as few camera indications as possible ("You're not directing this, and directors and cinematographers tend not to like it"). Invariably they "creatively" never use the right terms. It's always "Pan".

The 69-year-old actor and veterans' advocate had been scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer award at an official ceremony and parade on Sept. 25.

I quite enjoyed the first "Bad Guys" Dreamworks animated movie, even though it was basically a ripoff of the Japanese "Lupin III" anime. But "Bad Guys 2"" jumped-the-shark for me at a headscratching USB removal scene (which made zero sense), and piled on one stupid plot impossibility after another.

Kind of wild listening to the new expanded 50th Anniversary Jaws CD, and hearing alternate versions of all these tracks that I know so well, that I never knew existed... #Filmsky

The time Steven Spielberg got a Blue Peter Badge. Lucky bastard. I've always wanted one. #filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/mFikrPtpMCw?... via @YouTube

"Nobody" was my 2021 #12 movie, so I was looking forward to "Nobody 2" (although they could have put a bit more thought into the title.) A slightly baggy Third Act lets-down the really-tight first Two Acts, but I laughed consistently. Way more fun than the soulless and boring John Wick franchise.