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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 15h

Check out the Quick Screen episode of Saturday Night #filmsky

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 21h

Oct 11th 1975 - 50 years ago today, NBC's Saturday Night (later renamed Saturday Night Live) premiered.

📽️📅 Saturday Night (2024)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Saturday Night" (2024): First, a black screen displays a quote in yellow text: “The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready. It goes on because it’s 11:30.” – Lorne Michaels. Second, a bustling nighttime street scene in front of NBC Studios, with neon signs and steam rising from the ground, labeled “October 11th 1975.” Third, a person wearing a denim jacket and headset stands in a room with floral wallpaper, saying, “Live from New York. It’s Saturday Night!”

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of Soul on Fire #soulonfire #filmsky #williamhmacy #johncorbett #joelcourtney

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of Tron: Ares #tronares #filmsky #jaredleto #gretalee #evanpeters #jodieturnersmith #hasanminhaj #arturocastro #gilliananderson #jeffbridges

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Doing a double feature today at the theater with Tron: Ares & Soul on Fire. Will record Quick Screen film reviews for them afterwards. Be sure to listen to the episode & share when they drop! #filmsky

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 3d

I read Jeffrey's book Through a Screen Darkly back in 2007 when I was living in Seattle. Nice to be reminded of that

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 3d

Check out the Quick Screen episode of No Time to Die #filmsky

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The Numbers @thenumbers.bsky.social · 4d

On this day in 2021, No Time to Die earned $23.31M on its opening day.
Birthdays:
Bella Thorne turns 28
Matt Damon turns 55
Sigourney Weaver turns 76
Chevy Chase turns 82
#BoxOffice #OnThisDay #BellaThorne #MattDamon #SigourneyWeaver #ChevyChase @thenumbers.bsky.social

The Numbers - On This Day - October 8

Notable events such as movie releases on October 8

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 8d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of The Smashing Machine from @a24movies.bsky.social #thesmashingmachine #filmsky #dwaynejohnson #emilyblunt #ryanbader #basrutten #oleksandrusyk

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 8d

Super excited to check out the brand new film The Smashing Machine from @a24movies.bsky.social. Will record a Quick Screen #filmreview for the #podcast afterwards. Be sure to listen to the episode and share when it drops!

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 9d

The 10 films the rest of year I'm most anticipating:

*The Smashing Machine
*100 Meters
*Roofman
*Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
*Nuremberg
*Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
*Rental Family
*Scarlet
*Marty Supreme
*Song Sung Blue

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 9d

@moviesanduspod.bsky.social It's like they knew you were releasing an episode on it this week

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 10d

October is going to be a super busy month for the #podcast:

Potential Quick Screen:
*The Smashing Machine
*Tron: Ares
*Soul on Fire
*100 Meters
*Roofman
*Truth and Treason
*Regretting You
*Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

*ReScreen:
*The Return of Godzilla

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 11d

If you were given a choice between watching two comic book adaptations that released in 2003: Daredevil or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which would you watch? Also, would you be interested in a reboot film of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 15d

It's always a delight and pleasure join Jen & Sarah to discuss a film and especially one such as A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. It's worth a listen so be sure to check it out

Movies & Us Podcast @moviesanduspod.bsky.social · 15d

This week, we go on a big, bold, beautiful journey with @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social! We discuss the beautiful visuals, interesting premise, and great performances in Kogonada’s latest film.

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#moviesandus #abigboldbeautifuljourney #filmsky

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 15d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of Bau, Artist at War #bauartistatwar #filmreview #filmsky #emilehirsch #inbarlavi #joshzuckerman #yantual #eugenelipinski #joshblacker #edwardfoy #chriscope #adamtsekhman

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 18d

I’m calling an audible a second time (no pun intended) on The Replacements. Plan to see this weekend the new film Bau: Artist at War

Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · Sep 1

Here's the tentative schedule for the #podcast for the month of September

Potential Quick Screen reviews:
*Light of the World
*A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
*The Senior

ReScreen episodes:
*Toy Story
*The Replacements

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 18d

I'm really excited about seeing this film

GKIDS Films @gkids.com · 18d

Only one man can win. But what is that moment all for? ⚡️

100 METERS from Kenji Iwaisawa hits theatres starting October 10!
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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 19d

Check out the ReScreen episode of Tron #filmsky

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 19d

Sep 22nd - Alan Bradley's access to ENCOM was suspended, and Kevin Flynn's (Jeff Bridges) game Space Paranoids was plagiarized. Kevin finds evidence of this at the end of #Tron.

📽️📅 Tron (1982)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Tron" (1982): First, a computer screen displaying text that reads “SEPT 22, 18:32:21 PM YOUR ACCESS SUSPENDED PLEASE REPORT TO DILLINGER IMMEDIATELY AUTHORIZATION: MASTER CONTROL PROGRAM END OF LINE.” Second, Kevin Flynn smiling while working at a computer terminal in a dimly lit lab. Third, a printed document showing “ENCOM MX 16-923 USER #0176825 VIDEO GAME PROGRAM: SPACE PARANOIDS ANNEXED 9/22 BY E. DILLINGER ORIGINAL PROGRAM WRITTEN BY K. FLYNN THIS INFORMATION PRIORITY ONE END OF LINE.”

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 20d

I had such a fun and engaging conversation with my friends Jen & Sarah @moviesanduspod.bsky.social about A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. I love & appreciate each time I get to talk with them. Can't wait for y'all to hear the episode! #abigboldbeautifuljourney #filmsky

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 20d

What do you think is the more impressive feat? That The Return of the King swept all its categories it was nominated in? Or that Mystic River was one of only two other films to get multiple wins (along with Master and Commander)?

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 21d

Check out the Quick Screen episode of The Life of Chuck #filmsky

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 21d

Sep 20th 1996 - Albie Krantz, Chuck's grandfather, checks his math homework. Albie then encourages Chuck to pursue math instead of dance

📽️📅 The Life of Chuck (2025)

3 Screenshots from the movie "The Life of Chuck" (2025): First, a close-up of a spiral notebook with a math worksheet filled with algebraic problems, a red pen marking answers, and a glass of dark liquid beside it. Second, a dimly lit study lined with bookshelves, an older man sits at a desk facing a young boy in a chair, with the subtitle “Boring? What, you mean math?” Third, the boy in a blue shirt sits in a leather chair holding a notebook and pencil, responding with the subtitle “Yeah.”

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 22d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey #abigboldbeautifuljourney #filmsky #margotrobbie #colinfarrell #kevinkline #phoebewallerbridge

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 22d

Brand new #podcast episode! Listen to the most recent #filmreview of The Senior #thesenior #filmsky #michaelchiklis #marystuartmasterson #brandonflynn #jamesbadgedale #robcorddry

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 22d

Doing a double feature today with The Senior #thesenior and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey #abigboldbeautifuljourney. Going to record Quick Screen #filmreview for the both of them afterwards for the #podcast. Be sure to listen and share the episodes!

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 22d

Check out the ReScreen episode of Forrest Gump #filmsky

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 22d

Sep 19th 1979 - #ForrestGump stopped running. We know he started running the morning of July 5th 1976.

📽️📅 Forrest Gump (1994)

1 Screenshots from the movie "Forrest Gump" (1994): First, a wide shot of a desert highway stretching into the horizon with mesas in the distance, showing Forrest Gump running ahead of a group of followers; the subtitle reads, "I had run for three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours."

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Screen Nerds Podcast @screennerdspodcast.bsky.social · 25d

The latest episode of @revalmanac.bsky.social share your love for Hook

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