Cosplaying the Gestapo, with deadly consequences. Look at this dude, Bovino, with the shave and the coat. Look at his face. Jackboot Nazi.

This has gotten lost in an earlier thread but it's in my warning to new screenwriters about taking advice from "Industry Readers" here. (I was a reader for years in NY and LA, that's how I learned to write. And I was full of shit in my coverage a good deal of the time!) #scriptsky #filmsky #movies

PSA for new followers + #scriptsky #filmsky folks. I've discovered a few accounts here that call themselves some version of "Readers" (industry script readers). Their advice is mostly not good! Their rules don't jibe with professional experience. Ask me or a pro before you take their advice!

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

And there it is.

"Papers please" came from Nazi Germany, in case anyone doesn't know. We are living with the Gestapo now.

Well, I thought I was leaving X to come to the peaceful skies and benign film talk, but too much going on in the world so fuck it. Following every political skeet I see. #help #movies #screenwriting

"A piece of broccoli." Honey, ✨girl dinner✨ is a meme. People aren't trying to make that the new reality.

Hoover promised a chicken in every pot, now we get just a piece of chicken and one other thing

Alan Rickman. God I loved him in, well, everything. Ten years gone. It will rain on my soul all night, all day.

What took him so long?! #JoeRogan

New Quinnipiac poll: 53% of voters say ICE shooting of Renee Good is not justified, including 59% of independents (!) 57% of voters disapprove of how ICE is enforcing immigration laws, including 64% of independents (!!) Trump/Vance propaganda is failing

My instinct about Ms. Leavitt is that she sobs like a mad person in the privacy of her bedroom each morning before work, like Holly Hunter in Broadcast News.

It’s important to find your moments of joy in humanity, especially in dark and cold times

Hey hi everybody. A little optimism for your Monday morning: actresses and studios want big scale theatrical movies again. Put your pitch together, make it *undeniable*. Write your spec. It's a new day. More news soon! #scriptsky #screenwriting #filmsky #movies #amwriting

OWEN COOPER!! #Adolescence #goldenglobes

Hi new followers! Thanks for joining me here. Trying to drag us all over from the bad place. Drag your friends! Am pitching a big feature to production companies, an actress likely to join. Will do an AMA soon if anyone's interested. Hope to get movie people active here, can be too quiet. #scriptsky

Hi new followers! Thanks for joining me here. Trying to drag us all over from the bad place. Drag your friends! Am pitching a big feature to production companies, an actress likely to join. Will do an AMA soon if anyone's interested. Hope to get movie people active here, can be too quiet. #scriptsky

I can't believe I've never been to Ireland, home of my favorite literature and music. Anyway, here's THE most beautiful Foy Vance number, Guiding Light, with the Ulster Orchestra. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLBg...

A rough end to ‘25, a rough start to ‘26. Many of my steady outlets had severe budget cuts & I’ve been on the job hunt constantly. I’m very much for hire. I’m a hard worker, a good writer, a very experienced moderator. I’ll appreciate any leads & support w/ a retweet/endorsement.

Hey new followers fleeing the bad place! Take a look at #scriptsky or #filmsky for community posts. Also tylerhisel.bsky.social has a starter pack for screenwriters!

Three hole punch and *three* brads (not two!). #scriptsky #amwriting

"Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life." (Plaque at the flame, Holocaust Museum, Washington DC.)

I rarely, if ever, use terms like "Nazi" and "Gestapo" in social media today, because .. I'm just careful. These are meaningful words, ascribed to certain people in a certain place and time. But this man, these ICE agents, are Nazis, and they are the Gestapo. RIP Renee, and all love to your son.

The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University. (And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.) /

The #sagawards are now called the #ActorAwards, and so happy to see (almost) the entire #Adolescence cast, including Christine Tremarco (yay!) nominated. (What about Ashley Walters, who was stunning? Booo!) Anyway, for my money this show was better than almost any movie out this year. #tvsky #acting

Anyone on #scriptsky #filmsky want to discuss ImdbPro's new changes? I'm pitching. My team was on there yesterday, flummoxed. Impossible to sort thru info w/out SO much effort. Rankings tanked (50k to 730k! Why?? 🤷‍♀️) And they really don't like complaints. How does this serve anybody in the industry?

Oy. ☠️ #scriptsky

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban.

This will kill theatrical. Full stop.

These lovely men. All anxious and human. And we know Mark Hamill is a gift. #movies #actors #acting www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/adam-s...

#TrainDreams is quiet and grieving and lovely, and Joel Edgerton is really beautiful in it. The most authentic, truthful performance I've seen him give. Deserving of an Oscar nom. #scriptsky #moviesky #amwriting

Terribly sad news. She tried to warn us about RFK Jr before she left us. RIP to a good brave soul, gone far too soon. All condolences to her family. #TatianaSchlossberg

IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU shook me. I didn't expect it to feel so harrowing. #RoseByrne sustains an incredibly difficult feat, with the camera so close all the time, and never a false note. Reminded me of THE LOST DAUGHTER but more horror, in its way. Brava to Mary Bronstein. #moviesky #movies

Happy "Sunday? Really? It doesn't feel like a Sunday" to all who celebrate.

!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social: is.gd/paU8Ko (It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

Oh, and also, why do Page Views keep changing day by day? They're not updating in real time, they just alter numbers/professions that you see. Messy!

Curious what people think of IMDbPro's new updates. (Weird to me that they now force us to click - which I assume is what they want more of - while at the same time destroying our rankings, especially writers. But we still pay! Wish I hadn't! It's like a shake-down!) #scriptsky #moviesky

TAKE MY MONEY. #filmsky variety.com/2025/film/gl...

I was a script reader for Castle Rock, #RobReiner 's film company, back in the day. What I recall most was the way he searched for humanity and decency in the stories he told. A mensch. A good soul. RIP #scriptsky #filmsky #moviesky

May they rest in peace -- all of them. What a terrible weekend. 🕯️

Wishing you all a safe and peaceful holiday. 🕯 #scriptsky #amwriting #moviesky #movies

What a world to go to bed thinking about one mass shooting and wake up to news of another, a targeted hate crime, at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. And also in the video where an actual hero, Ahmed al Ahmed chooses not to kill one of the terrorists.

#brownuniversity situation ongoing as of 5:55ET. Stay safe.

Wishing #scriptsky #screenwriting friends happy holidays, and the good news from me today is that studios, production companies and actresses are open to big feature pitches. It's getting fun again, believe it or not! Wish you well for 2026. 🤞🌲 #movies #ampitching!