Jason Bailey
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Keep circulating the tapes.
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GANDOLFINI Book: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/gandolfini_9781419767692/
GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC podcast: pod.link/1274489817
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· Apr 29
Gandolfini Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend
A deeply reported, perceptive, and celebratory biography of beloved actor James Gandolfini from a prominent critic and film historian. Named one of the most anticipated books of the year by the AV…
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Ok. So. It's pub day. My book GANDOLFINI: JIM, TONY, AND THE LIFE OF A LEGEND is out today.
And as I'm sure you've heard from other authors, first week sales really do matter so much! So I'm gonna sell a bit.
www.abramsbooks.com/product/gand...
And as I'm sure you've heard from other authors, first week sales really do matter so much! So I'm gonna sell a bit.
www.abramsbooks.com/product/gand...
My @vanityfair.com oral history of PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES, released on this day in 1987:
'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' at 35: An Oral History of One of the Most Beloved Road Movies Ever Made
Starring Steve Martin and John Candy, the John Hughes road trip comedy had a nearly four-hour runtime at one point. Hear from cast, crew, and Hughes' family about the classic.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My @vanityfair.com oral history of PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES, released on this day in 1987:
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
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A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
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Rian Johnson’s new "Knives Out" mystery hits all the expected sweet spots, but also goes in some unexpected (and delightful) directions. Our review of “Wake Up Dead Man”:
crookedmarquee.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
On the film noir police procedural 'He Walked by Night,' released on this day in 1948:
Classic Corner: He Walked By Night — Crooked Marquee
The 1948 thriller has the look and pedigree of film noir, but it’s a clear forerunner for the police procedurals to come.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
On the film noir police procedural 'He Walked by Night,' released on this day in 1948:
Folks, there are enough genuinely reprehensible tweets by this guy, we don't need to go creating fake ones
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Folks, there are enough genuinely reprehensible tweets by this guy, we don't need to go creating fake ones
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As your President, I'll make this day a federal holiday & give Joel Hodgeson the Presidental Medal of Freedom.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
As your President, I'll make this day a federal holiday & give Joel Hodgeson the Presidental Medal of Freedom.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Variety should stick to what it does best: selling overpriced FYC packages to far-right podcasters
Miranda July's Me You and Everyone We Know (#76) is one slot ahead of Blazing Saddles (#77) what IS this list?
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
variety.com/lists/best-c...
variety.com/lists/best-c...
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Variety should stick to what it does best: selling overpriced FYC packages to far-right podcasters
A huge reason that Tubi and especially PlutoTV are popular is that people can push a button on their Roku and it turns into a cable box channel guide from 1997
I watch the Samsung tv thing a lot. It’s like if basic cable and streaming had a baby and it wasn’t quite as good at the core competencies of both both than either, but I still somehow prefer it because it is predictable and follows a comforting pattern
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A huge reason that Tubi and especially PlutoTV are popular is that people can push a button on their Roku and it turns into a cable box channel guide from 1997
THIS. What's funny is that quote is from HBO's Casey Bloys, who went on and on about how the lessons they learned from THE PITT were to do longer seasons that start at the same time every year and it's like HBO IS EXPLICITLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CHANGES, THEY WERE NORMALIZED BY THE SOPRANOS
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
THIS. What's funny is that quote is from HBO's Casey Bloys, who went on and on about how the lessons they learned from THE PITT were to do longer seasons that start at the same time every year and it's like HBO IS EXPLICITLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE CHANGES, THEY WERE NORMALIZED BY THE SOPRANOS
I am increasingly moving toward the take that "consumers" don't want to think about any of this shit. In fact, they want to go back to the way TV used to be, before they had to have seven streaming services that cost more than cable and knew when the shows they like would be on or would be back.
I am *always* looking to add to my entertainment portfolio. I am dedicated to yielding peak value from audio-visual commodities.
![Text from article about HBO rebranding
“"[Netflix] is the basic cable of today, and in today's world, consumers still want to add to their entertainment portfolio with must-have truly unique programming that only we can deliver," Bloys told the audience of journalists”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xblzeiuydsyhitgj3vsax64i/bafkreibph3u4uqx5kbbeynno7nreqbfnkjokxzvjqubxkmm2pan2ivpzzy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am increasingly moving toward the take that "consumers" don't want to think about any of this shit. In fact, they want to go back to the way TV used to be, before they had to have seven streaming services that cost more than cable and knew when the shows they like would be on or would be back.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
I see all you casual fans celebrating Jimmy Cliff via THE HARDER THEY COME but only us real heads go this hard
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I see all you casual fans celebrating Jimmy Cliff via THE HARDER THEY COME but only us real heads go this hard
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i don't think i've ever seen a there/their typo in actual ad copy before. brilliant bit of strategy if the goal is to explicitly target dummies
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
i don't think i've ever seen a there/their typo in actual ad copy before. brilliant bit of strategy if the goal is to explicitly target dummies
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That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
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Looking forward to this. We're watching “Train Dreams” tonight. Beautiful review by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/m...
‘Train Dreams’ Review: Life, Understood in Reverse
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Looking forward to this. We're watching “Train Dreams” tonight. Beautiful review by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/m...
What's In The Box, Charlie Brown?
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
Second prize is a set of steak knives, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What's In The Box, Charlie Brown?
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Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
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Jesus
Carole Lombard at home with her dog in 1938 by Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life.
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Jesus
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When I see people still using Twitter
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
When I see people still using Twitter
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?