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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 3d

That’s Soderbergh’s favorite one.

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 4d

I had the pleasure of interviewing The Walking Dead showrunner and special effects legend Greg Nicotero for @heritageauctions upcoming sale. The most fun interview I ever had - especially hearing about how he staged the bloody Crazy-88s scene in Kill Bill.

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Horror Maestro Greg Nicotero on ‘The Walking Dead’ and the Art of Bloodletting

THE SPECIAL EFFECTS LEGEND REFLECTS ON HIS MAGNUM OPUS AS MORE THAN 1,000 COSTUMES, WEAPONS, AND WALKER PROSTHETICS HIT THE AUCTION BLOCK

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 4d

Very proud to have my research and work on Robert De Niro mentioned in @isaacbutler.bsky.social amazing piece on Daniel Day-Lewis.

Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · 5d

I finally got a chance to write one of my dream assignments, an in depth evaluation of Daniel Day-Lewis, an actor whose achievements and methods cast a long shadow over the field, and whose work is often misunderstood.

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Only One Performer Has Won Three Best Actor Oscars. Is It Fair That He’s Also a Joke?

He might be the greatest actor of all time—and the most misunderstood.

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 15d

One of the great honors of my life has been helping write the catalog for the legendary Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House Collection on sale today @heritageauctions. It was a fascinating study of the objects and inspirations behind one of cinemas singular voices! Follow along at ha.com

HA.CO

Forsale Lander

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 21d

a bald man says not quite my tempo in a dark room

ALT: a bald man says not quite my tempo in a dark room

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Citizen Screen @citizenscreen.bsky.social · 21d

On September 20, 1977, The Fonz jumped a shark on “Happy Days,” immortalizing the phrase “jumping the shark.”

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 22d

Man, Alien: Earth just keeps getting better and better. The music in that series is incredible!!

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 23d

Honored that I got to write for Guillermo del Toro’s Bleak House auction. My thoughts on this singularly incredible experience are here: view.emails.ha.com?qs=415da6730...

Heritage Auctions

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 25d

Richard Kind timeline cleanse

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · 27d

The Long Walk was a great and timely film. Fantastic performances throughout!

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Sep 6

Before there was the Snyder cut, there was…
#staygold

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 31

Cannot stop watching Trent Reznor laughing at Santa Claus!

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 30

Guillermo del Toro is letting go of treasures from his iconic Bleak House collection of props, art, and curios that shaped his films.
Great interview on why he’s selling apnews.com/article/guil...
Proud to help bring this @HeritageAuctions sale to life.
#GuillermoDelToro #BleakHouse #FilmHistory

Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he's letting some of it go

A fraction of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's sprawling collection of horror memorabilia is going up for auction after surviving the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 30

Fun work stuff yesterday poring over casting notes for Sofia Coppola’s movies!

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 10

The thing is pretty great - or anything he did with Carpenter!

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 9

Cars 3 > F1

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 4

I’m a big fan of both. I think gilded age is getting better now that there’s a bit more conflict.
Also - Jon Stewart’s extended conversation about the show with Tony Gilroy and historian Mike Duncan is excellent! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

History Meets Galaxy with Tony Gilroy and Mike Duncan

Podcast Episode · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · 07/10/2025 · 1h 36m

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Jeremy Dauber @jeremydauber.bsky.social · Aug 4

I love this

jay Dragon has firmware updates @jdragsky.bsky.social · Aug 4

my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries

- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support

youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand

Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · Aug 4

Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 2

Working on my final chapter this weekend. Is this literal, metaphorical or a little of both?

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Aug 1

Love how The Walking Dead employs so many actors from The Wire, whereas Fear the Walkjng Dead draws from the pool of Deadwood actors.

Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’ll definitely check it out based on this recommendation!!

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Jul 21

Love The Gilded Age, but what if they did an in-character aftershow where the characters just complain about each other? Like The Valley’s aftershow but with corsets.

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Jul 20

Very excited that Strange New Worlds is back!

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Colin Tait, Ph. D. 🇨🇦 @rcolintait.bsky.social · Jul 19

Looking for a panel to join for @scmstudies.bsky.social . Any @scmsfaas.bsky.social folks looking a panelist working on Acting, collecting the or the auction market?

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