Cory Marciel
@cmarciel.bsky.social
Writer, Documentary Assistant Editor
Um, yeah. That's only part of the music story, because I listen to music on YouTube all day while I work. So thtime. Mostly just exercise, walking and writing time.
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Um, yeah. That's only part of the music story, because I listen to music on YouTube all day while I work. So thtime. Mostly just exercise, walking and writing time.
Found one of Mom's old photo albums and discovered this photo of me from when they came to visit me in Japan.
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Found one of Mom's old photo albums and discovered this photo of me from when they came to visit me in Japan.
My favorite Sith lord and I got up to some trouble today.
(My Star Wars toys have been in a storage van at my family ranch since 1985, so, today, I liberated them 🙂)
(My Star Wars toys have been in a storage van at my family ranch since 1985, so, today, I liberated them 🙂)
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My favorite Sith lord and I got up to some trouble today.
(My Star Wars toys have been in a storage van at my family ranch since 1985, so, today, I liberated them 🙂)
(My Star Wars toys have been in a storage van at my family ranch since 1985, so, today, I liberated them 🙂)
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From a pure business model standpoint AI is just Silicon Valley reinventing slavery
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
From a pure business model standpoint AI is just Silicon Valley reinventing slavery
Watched this tonight. More suspense in an hour than most films pull off in two. Great fun and great narrative economy. Streaming on Youtube for free.
Holmes and Watson face Sondergaards fabulous femme fatale as Universal aim for the chiller crowd. Wonderfully stylish with suspense in spades. 1943.
#horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #sherlockholmes #horrorfam
#horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #sherlockholmes #horrorfam
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Watched this tonight. More suspense in an hour than most films pull off in two. Great fun and great narrative economy. Streaming on Youtube for free.
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There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
The post supervisor for American Beauty spoke to my editing class when I was in school. If I remember correctly, the main thing they changed in post was to make it so Lester DIDN'T sleep with the girl. The movie didn't work until they made him realize the reality of the situation and NOT do it.
The chief problem with being a filmmaker is that literally ANYONE can watch them. Even teen loving perverts who don't understand THE MOVIE'S MAJOR PIVOTAL PLOT POINT. The fact that it's wrong is literally the crux of Lester's emotional turning point. Like, what the fuck is wrong with you Richard?
MAN WHAT?
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
using kevin spacey for a comparison or example here is definitely… a choice
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The post supervisor for American Beauty spoke to my editing class when I was in school. If I remember correctly, the main thing they changed in post was to make it so Lester DIDN'T sleep with the girl. The movie didn't work until they made him realize the reality of the situation and NOT do it.
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When I see guys like Buttigieg I think of the Lincoln book TEAM OF RIVALS. The lesson of that book isn't that you should invite your opponents into your cabinet. It's that some people NEVER get over the desire to be President and that hopeless ambition morally corrupts them.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When I see guys like Buttigieg I think of the Lincoln book TEAM OF RIVALS. The lesson of that book isn't that you should invite your opponents into your cabinet. It's that some people NEVER get over the desire to be President and that hopeless ambition morally corrupts them.
I was at school that night recording audio for a film school project in the Zemeckis Center at USC. My friend, and voice actor, told me they just called Florida for Gore and I relaxed. By the time I got home it had all unraveled. I stayed up all night watching returns come in. What a bitter memory.
i'm watching the 2008 HBO movie RECOUNT about the 2000 presidential election like i'm mark wahlberg talking about 9/11. "yeah if i had been there, gore woulda been president"
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I was at school that night recording audio for a film school project in the Zemeckis Center at USC. My friend, and voice actor, told me they just called Florida for Gore and I relaxed. By the time I got home it had all unraveled. I stayed up all night watching returns come in. What a bitter memory.
Something else awesome they had were these items from AMERICAN WEREWOLD IN LONDON. The mechanical animatronic for David's transformation was named the Change-O-Head and I can't help but think how much we have lost in the era of CGI.
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Something else awesome they had were these items from AMERICAN WEREWOLD IN LONDON. The mechanical animatronic for David's transformation was named the Change-O-Head and I can't help but think how much we have lost in the era of CGI.
Went to the Academy Museum yesterday with friends, mostly for the JAWS exhibit. We're gonna need a bigger, well, you know 🚢 🦈
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Went to the Academy Museum yesterday with friends, mostly for the JAWS exhibit. We're gonna need a bigger, well, you know 🚢 🦈
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
I'm around 10 pages from finishing a new draft of a contained thriller. That's good. I've introduced a new moral obstacle for my protagonist. That's good. Which I do not know how to resolve. That's bad.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I'm around 10 pages from finishing a new draft of a contained thriller. That's good. I've introduced a new moral obstacle for my protagonist. That's good. Which I do not know how to resolve. That's bad.
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Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
This is the fellowship program in case anyone out there is interested in learning more.
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is the fellowship program in case anyone out there is interested in learning more.
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
about.netflix.com/en/news/netf...
At Netflix today to teach a class on Avid Media Composer to their documentarian fellowship program. I did my best to confuse them the least I could.
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
At Netflix today to teach a class on Avid Media Composer to their documentarian fellowship program. I did my best to confuse them the least I could.
If I were running for President, I'd run on a platform of "movies will begin after three previews and no commercials," and I would win in a 50 state landslide.
#movies #scriptsky
#movies #scriptsky
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
If I were running for President, I'd run on a platform of "movies will begin after three previews and no commercials," and I would win in a 50 state landslide.
#movies #scriptsky
#movies #scriptsky
A lot of us have chased big dreams for a long time, and we all know a little help at the right moment makes or breaks you.
I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A lot of us have chased big dreams for a long time, and we all know a little help at the right moment makes or breaks you.
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
A good thing to hear.
‘It takes a lot of energy to be an asshole’
Steven Soderbergh knows the score.
Interview by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
www.vulture.com/2017/11/stev...
Steven Soderbergh knows the score.
Interview by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
www.vulture.com/2017/11/stev...
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A good thing to hear.
Me in a spot on the ranch we call Treasure Canyon. I shot this on my Sony while testing out a gimbal.
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Me in a spot on the ranch we call Treasure Canyon. I shot this on my Sony while testing out a gimbal.
These are belt buckles my Mom won when she was a rodeo queen in Nevada in 1960. All natural light shots.
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
These are belt buckles my Mom won when she was a rodeo queen in Nevada in 1960. All natural light shots.
I went to the ranch where I grew up and filmed with my Sony ZV E10ii. Some of these screenshots are really nice. Only a quick color correct on them.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I went to the ranch where I grew up and filmed with my Sony ZV E10ii. Some of these screenshots are really nice. Only a quick color correct on them.