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· Mar 19
Had to make a Ginger Rogers "come at me" gif from VIVACIOUS LADY (1938). #TCMParty
There's a fun layout from 1930 where Screenland asked a bunch of movie stars to name the role they most wanted to play. Gary Cooper said Sydney Carton, Claudette Colbert said Juliet, etc.
William Powell said A Wealthy Retired Motion Picture Actor on the Riviera 😂 #driveinmob
William Powell said A Wealthy Retired Motion Picture Actor on the Riviera 😂 #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM
There's a fun layout from 1930 where Screenland asked a bunch of movie stars to name the role they most wanted to play. Gary Cooper said Sydney Carton, Claudette Colbert said Juliet, etc.
William Powell said A Wealthy Retired Motion Picture Actor on the Riviera 😂 #driveinmob
William Powell said A Wealthy Retired Motion Picture Actor on the Riviera 😂 #driveinmob
Jean Arthur will return in THE GREENE MURDER CASE! (But not as the same character!) #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Jean Arthur will return in THE GREENE MURDER CASE! (But not as the same character!) #driveinmob
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Bankers Review is a disappointing magazine to discover in a waiting room. #DriveInMob
February 13, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Bankers Review is a disappointing magazine to discover in a waiting room. #DriveInMob
I wonder if this "card game psychology as a means of spotting the mind of the murderer" thing was an influence on Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table. #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I wonder if this "card game psychology as a means of spotting the mind of the murderer" thing was an influence on Agatha Christie's Cards on the Table. #driveinmob
Trade ad for THE CANARY MURDER CASE, part of a multi-page spread advertising Paramount's 1928-29 lineup. Interestingly, the canary is quite a different type from Louise Brooks! #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Trade ad for THE CANARY MURDER CASE, part of a multi-page spread advertising Paramount's 1928-29 lineup. Interestingly, the canary is quite a different type from Louise Brooks! #driveinmob
According to a fan magazine, William Powell once became a little too convinced of his powers as Philo Vance. He locked himself in his bathroom and threw away the key, insisting that he could pick his way out with a hairpin.
He ended up having to climbdown a drainpipe lmao. #driveinmob
He ended up having to climbdown a drainpipe lmao. #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
According to a fan magazine, William Powell once became a little too convinced of his powers as Philo Vance. He locked himself in his bathroom and threw away the key, insisting that he could pick his way out with a hairpin.
He ended up having to climbdown a drainpipe lmao. #driveinmob
He ended up having to climbdown a drainpipe lmao. #driveinmob
Poor Bill Powell tends to look like he's valiantly suppressing a flurry of comic quips when playing Dry-lo Vance. Let my man crack wise! It's a talkie! #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Poor Bill Powell tends to look like he's valiantly suppressing a flurry of comic quips when playing Dry-lo Vance. Let my man crack wise! It's a talkie! #driveinmob
This is some weapons-grade late silent era glamour right here #driveinmob
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This is some weapons-grade late silent era glamour right here #driveinmob
Gotta note that CANARY MURDER CASE screenwriter Florence Ryerson would go on to contribute to witty Thin Man-ish whodunits THE CASINO MURDER MYSTERY and MAD HOLIDAY (in which the heroine is a mystery writer!), along with some movie called THE WIZARD OF OZ. #DriveInMob
February 13, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Gotta note that CANARY MURDER CASE screenwriter Florence Ryerson would go on to contribute to witty Thin Man-ish whodunits THE CASINO MURDER MYSTERY and MAD HOLIDAY (in which the heroine is a mystery writer!), along with some movie called THE WIZARD OF OZ. #DriveInMob
Hell yeah, I needed an emergency dose of Bill Powell and Louise Brooks tonight. #driveinmob
Link for tonight's #DriveInMob! vimeo.com/1115681985
#DriveInMob
#DriveInMob
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February 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Hell yeah, I needed an emergency dose of Bill Powell and Louise Brooks tonight. #driveinmob
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It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
Bad Bunny and company created a show that was dazzlingly fun, danceable, and so rich in thought-provoking imagery/meaning/history that I can't wait to rewatch it and read about it. Awe-inspiring.
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Bad Bunny and company created a show that was dazzlingly fun, danceable, and so rich in thought-provoking imagery/meaning/history that I can't wait to rewatch it and read about it. Awe-inspiring.
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From Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl halftime performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
From Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl halftime performance.
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
Guilty as charged! But as a longtime Vintage Weirdo Millennial I gotta note that the 1930s song of the same title is a banger as well. youtu.be/b5td5tkSnBA
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Guilty as charged! But as a longtime Vintage Weirdo Millennial I gotta note that the 1930s song of the same title is a banger as well. youtu.be/b5td5tkSnBA
Thanks, Superbowl commercial, now I'm gonna have nightmares about Kurt Russell showing up and forcing me to do winter sports.
February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Thanks, Superbowl commercial, now I'm gonna have nightmares about Kurt Russell showing up and forcing me to do winter sports.
LADY LUCK (1946): Bookstore babe Barbara Hale weds gambler Robert Young. Can she change him? Now what if she got hooked on betting?
This romcom works best when focused on its supporting cast. James Gleason's hard-edged pro gambler with a heart comes close to stealing the show. #GettingMyFixOf1946
This romcom works best when focused on its supporting cast. James Gleason's hard-edged pro gambler with a heart comes close to stealing the show. #GettingMyFixOf1946
February 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
LADY LUCK (1946): Bookstore babe Barbara Hale weds gambler Robert Young. Can she change him? Now what if she got hooked on betting?
This romcom works best when focused on its supporting cast. James Gleason's hard-edged pro gambler with a heart comes close to stealing the show. #GettingMyFixOf1946
This romcom works best when focused on its supporting cast. James Gleason's hard-edged pro gambler with a heart comes close to stealing the show. #GettingMyFixOf1946
Having a good chuckle over Victor Mature aptly tagging Cecil B. DeMille as "a wild mother" who relished in the "lascivious" elements of his epics.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Having a good chuckle over Victor Mature aptly tagging Cecil B. DeMille as "a wild mother" who relished in the "lascivious" elements of his epics.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
Needed a fun project/distraction so I'm going to try to (re)watch a whole lot of lesser-known 1946 movies (with an emphasis on B crime flicks) that are hitting their 80th anniversary. #GettingMyFixOf1946
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Needed a fun project/distraction so I'm going to try to (re)watch a whole lot of lesser-known 1946 movies (with an emphasis on B crime flicks) that are hitting their 80th anniversary. #GettingMyFixOf1946
Tired: Parasocial relationships with social media influencers
Wired: Parasocial relationships with ladies who wrote passionate fan letters to Screenland magazine in the 1940s
Wired: Parasocial relationships with ladies who wrote passionate fan letters to Screenland magazine in the 1940s
January 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Tired: Parasocial relationships with social media influencers
Wired: Parasocial relationships with ladies who wrote passionate fan letters to Screenland magazine in the 1940s
Wired: Parasocial relationships with ladies who wrote passionate fan letters to Screenland magazine in the 1940s
Personal highlights from #NoKings in Manchester, #Vermont yesterday:
🇺🇸 Lady gave my signless dad a flag to wave just as we arrived
🦄 Antifa unicorn
🦖 Twerking T-rex
🎀 Pink lady in sparkly beret
🛻 Vintage truck driver honking with gusto
🍩 Someone who couldn't attend sent a friend to hand out donuts
🇺🇸 Lady gave my signless dad a flag to wave just as we arrived
🦄 Antifa unicorn
🦖 Twerking T-rex
🎀 Pink lady in sparkly beret
🛻 Vintage truck driver honking with gusto
🍩 Someone who couldn't attend sent a friend to hand out donuts
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Vermont, you are just as weird as we remembered you," declared @gregproops.bsky.social during WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? at Rutland's Paramount theater last night.
Thank you to improv masters Greg, Ryan, Gary, Jeff, and Laura for a hilarious show out here in the land of bears, libraries, and snowy peaks!
Thank you to improv masters Greg, Ryan, Gary, Jeff, and Laura for a hilarious show out here in the land of bears, libraries, and snowy peaks!
October 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Vermont, you are just as weird as we remembered you," declared @gregproops.bsky.social during WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? at Rutland's Paramount theater last night.
Thank you to improv masters Greg, Ryan, Gary, Jeff, and Laura for a hilarious show out here in the land of bears, libraries, and snowy peaks!
Thank you to improv masters Greg, Ryan, Gary, Jeff, and Laura for a hilarious show out here in the land of bears, libraries, and snowy peaks!
13 WASHINGTON SQUARE is a delightful silent film that deserves to be more widely enjoyed! Sort of a sillier cousin of THE CAT AND THE CANARY. 🖤
And thanks for the shoutout! This was a fun commentary to do. I got to talk about a bunch of underrated actors, film tech changes of the era, and more.
And thanks for the shoutout! This was a fun commentary to do. I got to talk about a bunch of underrated actors, film tech changes of the era, and more.
Zasu Pitts steals the show as a malaprop-spouting maid in 13 WASHINGTON SQUARE (1928), an "old, dark house" sendup w/ a dash of social commentary.
The Kino Blu-ray is only $5.99 w/ @nitratediva.bsky.social commentary!
A good #Halloween watch
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The Kino Blu-ray is only $5.99 w/ @nitratediva.bsky.social commentary!
A good #Halloween watch
kinolorber.com/product/13-w... #SilentMovieDay #FilmSky
September 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
13 WASHINGTON SQUARE is a delightful silent film that deserves to be more widely enjoyed! Sort of a sillier cousin of THE CAT AND THE CANARY. 🖤
And thanks for the shoutout! This was a fun commentary to do. I got to talk about a bunch of underrated actors, film tech changes of the era, and more.
And thanks for the shoutout! This was a fun commentary to do. I got to talk about a bunch of underrated actors, film tech changes of the era, and more.