Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER

I still remain astonished that Blockbuster, known for price gouging, ridiculous late fees, ambitions of a monopoly and censorship of films, has become a nostalgia beacon. For the kids, it would be like everyone suddenly sighing about the warm summer days at Walmart.

“Everybody needs to turn down the rhetoric.” -supporters of a guy who threatened to destroy an entire civilization of 90 million people

The mainstream media is committing seppuku and we’re watching it happen in real time

shorter gop: we need elysium so the proles cant touch us

I will say one thing for AI slop; it has radically increased my appreciation of shitty art. Like maybe it lacks creativity, maybe the execution is unskilled, maybe the motivation for making it was commercial, but damned if a human being didn't think of and create it with their own mind and body.

Sharing in honor of Caftan Woman's birthday today. Paddy Nolan was a prolific, knowledgeable, talented, & generous member of the #classicfilm blogging community & the @classicmovieblog.bsky.social. Maureen, thanks for agreeing to the interview. #FilmSky spellboundwithbethann.com/2022/05/06/s...

Happy 80th Birthday to the legendary Tim Curry! 🖤

Daily bunny no.3293 is going for a ride

True! Fun fact: They did this because someone leaked Robert Bork’s rental history during his confirmation battle.

bringing back shame and social sanction for being a bigoted asshole is good, actually

The 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, that I'm co-hosted with The Flapper Dame , started today! I invite you to read the entries that were submitted for day 1! theflapperdamefilm.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/t...

For the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, @suspiriosa.bsky.social goes on film noir territories with her review of The Dark Past (Rudolph Maté, 1948). hqofk.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/t...

Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Howard: finally, us fellas can enjoy a nice fantasy romp without any of them girls around to ruin it King: yeah! just us guys Mary Shelley: sup fuckers King: Poe: Lovecraft: Barker: Koontz: Shelley: what's going on here King: Poe: Lovecraft: Barker: Koontz: Shelley: someone wanna explain this

War crime tribunals aren’t enough we gotta put him in a Harlan Ellison short story.

I know that ad hominem is technically a logical fallacy, but it’s also an excellent shorthand for filtering out the worst people and saving yourself time and energy. If the worst person you know has an excellent point to make, it’s probably also been made by someone kinder and more intelligent.

Millions of American voters wanted to be villains. They came to believe it’s the key to success, while goodness is weak, woke, loser stuff, done only to signal. Offered the option of unvarnished villainy, they enthusiastically took it. Seeing others suffer more made them feel big. And here we are.

Whatever happens, this is a deeply shameful episode in American history that will leave a permanent stain on the country. Repeatedly vowing to commit war crimes against millions of innocent civilians is beyond the pale.

In two weeks the national press corps is going to laugh at his jokes and applaud him at their annual Hilton dinner for being a fun and interesting president to write about

Copilot is a life changer! Copilot is the future! Copilot has a few bugs but thats okay! Copilot doesnt work well but you need it! Copilot is now aware! Copilot has assimilated all of Boise, Idaho! Copilot has gained the nuclear codes! Copilot now walks upright! Beware of Copilot! RUN FROM COPILOT!!

Images from films shot by cinematographer Harold Rosson - BOTD in 1895 The Docks of New York (1928) Madam Satan (1930) The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Singin' in the Rain (1952)

There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such.

Trump derangement syndrome isn't real. But Trump normalisation syndrome very much is.

3 stars is good actually

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Today’s a good day to pick up a copy of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters, the terrific book by @willowcatelyn.bsky.social and Caden Mark Gardener. mzs.press/Corpses-Fool...

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

Tuesday

How a 1937 film pulled off one of cinema’s creepiest transformations. It’s hard to believe this effect was created nearly 90 years ago. Original post

formal proposal of a replacement for the vince mcmahon meme format

A dear friend is a horror filmmaker from a stand-up comedy background, and he says that old cliche about horror and comedy both at their core being about when things go wrong is basically his creative manifesto. I think about this often.

Quit saying humankind destroyed the planet. That can be refined to get the culprits. White supremacist capitalism ravages the planet destroying everything in its path with no regard to if anything’s left. Indigenous ways & non capitalist ways sustainably support humanity’s existence on earth.

If you see this post a character that starts with the letter V

There's a hauntingly beautiful irony in these morons thinking that carefully crafted American hegemony was actually weak and woke, and they would be the ones who would do Power and Dominance properly, and immediately bringing everything crashing down

Guys please make sure you don't go to any theaters on March 27th, stay safe!

Return to physical media.

Increasingly of the opinion that the correct answer to the Trolley Problem is "fuck you, why are you so fixated on finding reasons to justify killing people?"

recent episodes of Psychotronic Sisters: The Sky is Falling (1975), Climax (2018) & 3 more "Backstage Horror" films (Stage Fright, Curtains, Terror) visit us on YT www.youtube.com/@psychotroni... more ways to listen via psychotronicsisters.wordpress.com

Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) By Martin Ansin

Calling Cormac McCarthy’s authorial style a “mistake” that AI no longer makes is so funny

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

for me “doom scrolling” is actually just the pathological hunt for the first piece of news that indicates this whole unbearable moment is about to unravel

we need a no history month. historians deserve a break.

Painting of Tyrone Power by Claire Trevor...

Photos from Architectural Digest of Claire Trevor in her studio painting, 1992..

Happy International Women's Day! 12 days til we premiere on Shudder, the countdown is ON 🚨🚨🚨

📣Hear, hear! The Flapper Dame and I are back to host the Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration for a 7th edition next April 16-17! Bloggers, it’s now your time to subscribe! 👇 thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/a...