There’s apparently going to be a HMD in October…in Ann Arbor…at the undergrad club???????????

NEW: SIFF Cinema Workers Union staff just walked out of SIFF Cinema Downtown before a 70mm screening of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, chanting "when SIFF won't negotiate, cinema workers escalate." A strike is now also on the table 📽️ My story @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/siff-ci...

Some fantastic new scholarship coming (relatedly, my birthday is in December so you all have plenty of time to coordinate which books to get me!)

Sorry, but I need to rant about this some more--mainly, the importance of history in the current political landscape, and the way the field of media studies often treats historical work as the antithesis to the more politically conscious sub-field of contemporary criticism. I'm pissed, so buckle up.

This is deeply disingenuous and, frankly, a dereliction of journalistic integrity. A quick glance at Yum! Brand’s annual filings reveal that this is common language included every single year as an investment risk factor. The most recent filing is no different because the risk is always present.

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

This lettuce is literally everywhere and usually it’s in contexts where no one knows/discloses it. Taco Bell is one of the only places doing the right, proactive thing here and misleading headlines are flipping things around making seem like they’re a site of danger instead.

It’s a real whopper of a day out there (air is char-broiled)

Me to the wildfire smoke:

My review of Michael Aronson's “John Hamrick's Blue Mouse Cinemas” is out in Film & History. In Hamrick, Aronson finds a compelling figure and urges us to remember that film history is the history of the people and politics that circulate movies. Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1353/flm.2026.a994975

Tonight’s big screen, new-to-me presentation, Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky #NowWatching

I am once again at the pre-movie lite beer/hot dog place 🍺🌭

It’s my day 🎉🌭

Today is National Hot Dog day and my Venmo is also ptklein

Love taking time off but boy oh boy I’m so excited to be back in the gym

A ship—a magnificent ship—full of gay men. And me.

Okay I’m on a flight ama ngl.link/ptklein90662

Full feet out on a flight is a safety issue tbh

Anyone wanna come over and watch Alien 3

An all dog remake called Gosford Bark

The Amazing World of Tomorrow

Finish the hat today

A joy to finally meet @ptklein.com

Heaven is a movie theater. RIP Sam Neill.

Respect the dead who respected the living.

How many Pimm’s do we think I can have today 🤔

This is going to ruin the tour

good morning!

good morning!

Good riddance!

Hear me out: limited engagement where French and Saunders alternate Mary and Louise

RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...

And that’s a wrap on cinema summer camp with @homer-network.bsky.social at #HoMER2026!

Okay who is in London

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Hey look, it’s me in my natural habit!

Kind of unbelievable that I’ve been able to spend the last few days in deep conversation with a global group of historians and other scholars about cinemas and filmgoing. I am having the time of my life!

Que viva Eisenstein. FILM DAILY, Nov. 16, 1932.

PowerPoint refusing to save as a pdf unless I turn on “connected experiences” for office oh you have got to be kidding me

Leaving London, I’ve a final reflection on the absurdity of Ilan Wurman as a colleague in the legal academy. We need not take his historical work seriously again, or at least, uncritically. These few days working in the archives and engaging with him have revealed much to me in a very clear way…

“Charlie Chaplin wishes to acknowledge the recipt of your letter. He begs to be excused from a personal reply at this time, because of the enormous magnitude of his correspondence.” Incredible morning exploring artifacts like this standard fan-mail reply card at the @bdcmuseum.bsky.social!

gm non-American oomfs (American oomfs go back to bed!!)

Hello, the great C. Derick Varn interviewed me and @tonyjballas.bsky.social about our podcast @coldwarcinema.com. (unfortunately, @ptklein.com wasn't able to make it this time.) History, Propaganda, and Left-Wing Film Analysis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKhP...

Exeter oomf? 👀

This also applies to looking at train timetables what the hell is 14:06

Waking up on an international overnight flight