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Steve K 🎃
@skleinedler.bsky.social
Editor. Erstwhile lexicographer. Queer. Widowed. Lives with their cat.
Submissions Coordinator - Salem Horror Fest
Horror, New Queer Cinema, Czech New Wave.
https://letterboxd.com/stevekl/
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DURING hook-up sex tonight this guy asked me what the difference was between Webster's and American Heritage dictionaries, and this, friends, is why I miss wordless anonymous alleyway hookups of the 80s.
I live on the 3rd floor just west of a small ridge and I wish I could explain just how purple pink the dawn sky is this morning
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm thinking rating systems need a Z-axis, because in the past month I've given HOUSE OF WAX (2005), THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL, and THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG 4-1/2 stars.

(I stand by that decision, but I clearly am applying different criteria to different kinds of films.)
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
great rewatch
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It’s bullshit that The Razzie folks gave Hilton a Razzie for this.
Paris Hilton is legit well-cast in this.

This roadkill pit set piece is also awesome.

Oh look Chad Michael Murray just took his shirt off
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Strip Nude for Your Killer, Charlie Brown
Don't Torture a Duckling, Charlie Brown
Let's Scare Jessica to Death, Charlie Brown
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
rewatching HOUSE OF WAX (2005) (which I liked when I saw it when it came out; since then I've finally seen both TOURIST TRAP and 2000 MANIACS so we'll see how that affects this viewing; I'm optimistic)
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Scottie Ferguson, having just seen Judy plummet from the bell tower, turning to camera:

“Well, no one’s perfect”

FIN
If I could ever figure out a legit way to discuss Some Like It Hot and Vertigo all in one breath, I could probably get blocked by half of Bluesky.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Listening to a million versions and covers of I Will Wait For You
Watching THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) (for the first time!)
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Watching THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) (for the first time!)
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reposted by Steve K 🎃
I rarely post about film submissions but a plea to filmmakers: If you have a short that runs under 15 minutes, if your end credits are more than 20% of your runtime, you might consider finding a way of putting more information on the screen instead of listing every cast and tech role one by one, etc
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I rarely post about film submissions but a plea to filmmakers: If you have a short that runs under 15 minutes, if your end credits are more than 20% of your runtime, you might consider finding a way of putting more information on the screen instead of listing every cast and tech role one by one, etc
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
not clicking, any ideas?
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I just realized in high school we used to pass notes. I have a box full of notes I passed with 3 friends in calculus class — every day. Liked we’d fill up a sheet or two of paper each class. That kind of had to be more disruptive than texting, no?
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I wore the new hoodie to work

GenZ coworker: oh, nice, you replaced the beat up old hoodie

Me: I guess I’m turning into an old person who wears clothing til it’s threadbare

Him: You didn’t know that already?
I used to only buy clothes from Target, but I haven't been there since January. A week ago I ordered a new hoodie online (direct from Eddie Bauer and NOT from Amazon), and the package arrived today, and opening up a package (of something other than cat food) kind of made me feel a little giddy.
November 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Every time i use the word "totally", please know that I'm totally channeling her.
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
stop replatforming shitty takes - it’s possible to condemn actions without reposting the shit source every fucking time
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I used to only buy clothes from Target, but I haven't been there since January. A week ago I ordered a new hoodie online (direct from Eddie Bauer and NOT from Amazon), and the package arrived today, and opening up a package (of something other than cat food) kind of made me feel a little giddy.
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
an enemy who is also an enemy of an enemy is still an enemy
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
MARK SANFORD??? What? Ugh.
so I still haven't figured out anything substantial but the ooze at the margins that's seeping through seems really fucking bizarre
somehow I don't know exactly who Olivia Nuzzi is (or rather, how she came to reach some sort of celebrity status), and I kind of really don't want to know, based on context clues
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
so I still haven't figured out anything substantial but the ooze at the margins that's seeping through seems really fucking bizarre
somehow I don't know exactly who Olivia Nuzzi is (or rather, how she came to reach some sort of celebrity status), and I kind of really don't want to know, based on context clues
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Reposted by Steve K 🎃
The Bloodhaus episode I guested on, talking about THE LEGACY (1978) has dropped!

#horrorsky #horror 🔪🩸🏊‍♀️🪞🔥😼

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
BLOODHAUS
Film History Podcast · Updated Weekly · The show where we discuss arthouse horror movies but in a fun, not at all snobby way. Hosted by Joshua Conkel and Drusilla Adeline.
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Bloodhaus episode I guested on, talking about THE LEGACY (1978) has dropped!

#horrorsky #horror 🔪🩸🏊‍♀️🪞🔥😼

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
BLOODHAUS
Film History Podcast · Updated Weekly · The show where we discuss arthouse horror movies but in a fun, not at all snobby way. Hosted by Joshua Conkel and Drusilla Adeline.
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I bet you didn't know you needed a Polish folk group doing a cover of Depeche Mode's Enjoy The Silence

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvnF...
TULIA (cover) -- Enjoy The Silence -- Depeche Mode (HD)
YouTube video by Joao Noir
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
somehow I don't know exactly who Olivia Nuzzi is (or rather, how she came to reach some sort of celebrity status), and I kind of really don't want to know, based on context clues
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM