My first ever morels!! I have a bucket-list of mushrooms and fungi that I always keep a lookout for in the Tasmanian wilderness. Apparently these are rare here, but come up after a wet winter. I was super chuffed to find two! #fungus #fungi

The Long Walk is the best film I have seen this year (which is saying something because I have watched some amazing films) The humanity and despair and friendship bleed off the screen. I haven't cried this hard in a cinema in ages. If any horror should be an awards contender, it is this. #filmsky

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

I just found out that Jimmy Kimmel has actors’ union people who are just short of benefits availability on his show to deliver one line so they can get their union benefits. That’s a good guy.

First time watching Phantom Thread and so far, Daniel Day Lewis is just blowing my mind. I keep forgetting it is him, he is that much seated in this character and voice. The dialogue is just gorgeous too. #filmsky

Check out these Behind the Scenes from Zach Cregger's WEAPONS (SPOILERS!!) I love this shit! The uncanny nuance in every little detail bringing Gladys to life-- I didnt even clock all the prosthetics (and I was really looking)! Truly incredible work. #filmsky #scriptsky youtu.be/UE6QQL46nDg?...

who's gonna start the dumb appliances and small electronics company and make a killing? i do not want screens, bluetooth, internet, wifi, NOTHING.

Diving into Arcane now, and oh my, what incredible animation this is. Simply stunning. #filmsky

Second, when we say “All knowledge is contained in fandom” what I mean is that I once posted “Hey, does anybody know anything about Eastern European wars in the mid-to-late 1880s?” and three hours later had a historian go “I study the Serbo-Bulgarian war of 1885, can I help?”

Weapons is superb. See it in the cinema if you can. It is one of those movies that definitely rewards immersion. #filmsky

My mum is a teacher so it's a whole other experience for her, watching episode 2 of Adolescence. That show is superb. And while all of it is tense and brilliantly acted, I think the school episode was some of the most sad . Because if that's what schools are like now... those poor kids. #filmsky

The thing that stuck with me most from Ari Aster's Eddington press tour was that when he was writing the movie, he made social media accounts for each character to see what their algorithms were like, and no matter how hard he tried, once the algorithm was set they could not get out of it/change it.

I have seen K Pop Demon Hunters and all of you were correct. It is awesome. (I hope it gets some Oscar love) #filmsky

Germany has developed **clear solar panels** designed specifically for greenhouses. These innovative panels generate electricity while still allowing enough sunlight to pass through for crops to thrive underneath, offering a dual solution for food production and renewable power.

thrilled to have @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social back on 404 Media www.404media.co/how-lofi-gir...

Just watched Joel Coen's version of The Tragedy of MacBeth. Definitely worth a look, just for the gorgeous cinematography and framing. Denzel Washington is great, as is Frances Mcdormand, but a standout for me is the portrayal of the witches by Kathryn Hunter. She is outstanding in this. #filmsky

A friend is in northern Queensland (Australia) and sent me photos of some of their birds. Look at these incredible creatures! Brush turkey Bush stone curlew

Watched The Big Short again. It is my all time favourite film for not just being rich with truth-bombs about greed and corruption and indifference, but for also not being afraid to have characters be openly angry about those things. Every time Mark Baum opens his mouth, I'm like, "Yes!!" #filmsky

Got past the tricky first act of this new horror creature feature and now it can flow! I love the part where the decision is made to go into the forest and all the terrifying atmospheric stuff can finally come out. #scriptsky

Instead of fishing and foraging for berries like all other bears, Paul had wisely been investing the money he took from people he had mauled.

Watching Clouds of Sils Maria again for the umpteenth time. It is such an effortlessly moving and beautiful movie with some superb acting performances. I highly recommend it. #filmsky

Public libraries are one of the things that remind me "There is still good in the world, Mister Frodo." One of the few public places you can just go and be.

Just bawled my eyes out watching Interstellar. It's funny... the first time I saw it, it left me cold (maybe it was too big and overwhelming on first watch to fully understand) This time it hit me like a wall. An absolute masterpiece of science fiction and physics and philosophy. Superb. #filmsky

I love fine-tuned knowledge like this. Very cool.

Make that *6* spec script deals announced so far in August. That number of deals in a month hasn't happened since March 2018. Write that spec! #Hollywood #screenwriting #scriptsky

Old Hollywood axiom: You are only allowed one coincidence that benefits your Protagonist. Otherwise, your story feels like too much “writer’s convenience.” #screenwriting #scriptsky

Worth remembering that Terence Stamp was the son of a ship's stoker. Stamp desperately wanted to act, after falling in love with movies as a kid, and it was a scholarship to Drama School that allowed him to walk that path. Every time arts cuts are made, they rob us of more Terence Stamps.

‘Your work changed the course of my entire life’: novelist Douglas Stuart meets painter Jenny Saville

@clarkesworldmagazine.com Congratulations on the Hugo Award, Neil. Well deserved!

Just saw Memoir of a Snail, the stop-motion animated film nominated for the recent Oscars. It is a narrated story that is funny and heartwarming and exquisitely detailed. It is also wonderfully Australian. Highly recommend it, especially if you like unique/original animation stylings. #scriptsky

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

Professional criticism is not the same as individual reviews. They can both be useful but criticism is a skill-based genre like any other writing. The yelpification of criticism isn’t evolution.

Got some brutal notes on a treatment recently, which was the best gift. Because I just solved the questions raised by the notes and what I have now is going to be so much better! #scriptsky

YOU WANT TO KNOW ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA You get to interact with humans you'd likely not have contact with IRL/meatspace because our worlds in meatspaces are limited by time/money/distance/access. DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW HOW FUCKING COOL IT IS HOW MANY SCIENTISTS ARE ON HERE

I love watching SNL comedians turn their hand to drama. My recent watches have included some excellent films you might not know: Skeleton Twins - Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig Sleeping With Other People - Jason Sudeikis The King of Staten Island - Pete Davidson They're all worth a look. #filmsky

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

Your Friends & Neighbors A show that explores a universal truth: no matter how successful you are, it is always possible for the rug to be pulled out from under you in the most unexpected of ways. "There's a world of difference between working hard and fighting for your life" Great show! #tvsky

Watching Amadeus (1984) for the first time (it has been on my to-watch list for ages) If you have not seen it, I highly recommend it. The sets and costumes are absolutely sumptuous. The performances by F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce are riveting. The whole thing is worth its Oscars nods. #filmsky

New watch for me: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Am still thinking of this movie days later and how they ever managed to get some of the shots and angles and size-differences they did. The set design is stellar. As is what it has to say about masculinity and our place in the cosmos. #filmsky

This is really crappy. I really do wonder how much this slop is going to destroy the indie book market. How, as a reader, do you wade through it all.

That's how you can tell human authors from AI. AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off. Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.

ICYMI, PLEASE REPOST! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 88% funded with ONE WEEK TO GO! We are $6K away from funding a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine! WE CAN DO THIS MAGICAL THING, SPACE UNICORNS!!! buff.ly/HPEcU9t

One Hour Photo This was a rewatch after a long time between drinks, and wow. Had forgotten just how accomplished this thriller is. It is all great, with Robin Williams by equal turns heartbreaking and sinister. The framing and cinematography in particular are meticulously executed. #filmsky

For any of my non-Australian followers wondering what is the #hottest100, here's the link. If you haven't heard of these Australian musicians, check them out. For a nation of less than 30million, we really punch above our weight when it comes to music. www.abc.net.au/triplej/coun...

The best song about not letting others change you and just being happy with yourself. Thank you, Missy. This song is still one of the best. #Hottest100

Neighbourhood complaints incoming! Put this on in a bar full of Aussies to hear secret call-and-response lyrics 😏 I had this as a top 10 pick. #Hottest100

One of my all-time favourite Australian songs. There is such a raw, honest, weirdly-romantic, fumbling-in-the-dark quality about it that is just so endearing. Makes me smile every time. (My love of this song was no doubt aided by how wonderfully Paul McDermott used to sing it) #Hottest100

One of the most beautifully elegant and effortless Australian songs. Highly recommend this one if you have not heard it. #Hottest100

This song means a lot to me as it was one of the first times I recall hearing an Australian female performer lean into an Australian accent unashamedly. I was vicariously proud of that someone from a rural Australian background who speaks like that. It's also a magnificent song. #Hottest100

"That boy needs therapy" Highly recommend checking out this weird yet epic song if you've never encountered it before. There is not much else like it. #Hottest100