Kevin Smokler
@weegee.bsky.social
Writer, Documentary Filmmaker, Inveterate Recommender
New Book: BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS
https://tinyurl.com/yc5r894h
www.breaktheframebook.com
www.kevinsmokler.com
New Book: BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS
https://tinyurl.com/yc5r894h
www.breaktheframebook.com
www.kevinsmokler.com
...Growing impatient and highhanded waiting for music from @qobuz.bsky.social ... may be the most French thing I have said in a good while...
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
...Growing impatient and highhanded waiting for music from @qobuz.bsky.social ... may be the most French thing I have said in a good while...
I believe this was actually "What the Internet was like before Sept 11, 2001"
What the Internet Was Like in 2001
Even in the middle of the dot-com bust in 2001, there are rays of hope: Wikipedia and the Wayback Machine launch, digital music turns legit with iTunes and the iPod, and blogging goes mainstream.
cybercultural.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I believe this was actually "What the Internet was like before Sept 11, 2001"
I have no "learnings." I've never had any learnings.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I have no "learnings." I've never had any learnings.
Reposted by Kevin Smokler
Please love Jamaicans like you love Jamaican culture:
supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate
supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate
Donate to Support Jamaica – Hurricane Relief & Recovery Fund
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supportjamaica.gov.jm
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Please love Jamaicans like you love Jamaican culture:
supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate
supportjamaica.gov.jm/donate
There are certain songs that are like your holy books. You can return to them at any moment and they restore your soul and light your next journey.
For me, Chaka Kahn's "Ain't Nobody", The Waterboys "Whole of the Moon" and Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross"
Sail on, sir.
What are yours?
For me, Chaka Kahn's "Ain't Nobody", The Waterboys "Whole of the Moon" and Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross"
Sail on, sir.
What are yours?
Many rivers to cross - Jimmy Cliff
YouTube video by TheSunAnge
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There are certain songs that are like your holy books. You can return to them at any moment and they restore your soul and light your next journey.
For me, Chaka Kahn's "Ain't Nobody", The Waterboys "Whole of the Moon" and Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross"
Sail on, sir.
What are yours?
For me, Chaka Kahn's "Ain't Nobody", The Waterboys "Whole of the Moon" and Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross"
Sail on, sir.
What are yours?
Jimmy Cliff was as responsible for bringing the music of Jamaica to the rest of the world as Bob Marley and Chris Blackwell. What a voice and what a legend. He is gone. His gifts to us remain and are incalculable.
apnews.com/article/jimm...
apnews.com/article/jimm...
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Jimmy Cliff was as responsible for bringing the music of Jamaica to the rest of the world as Bob Marley and Chris Blackwell. What a voice and what a legend. He is gone. His gifts to us remain and are incalculable.
apnews.com/article/jimm...
apnews.com/article/jimm...
Thrilled to write it!
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thrilled to write it!
There's going to be a Britney Spears biopic, directed by John M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians and the Wicked movies fame. Here's a rundown of whom might play her...
Who’s Starring in Jon M. Chu’s Britney Spears Biopic?
Oops, the rumors did it again!
www.papermag.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
There's going to be a Britney Spears biopic, directed by John M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians and the Wicked movies fame. Here's a rundown of whom might play her...
Your semi-regular reminder that WHOLE OF THE MOON by The Waterboys is the among the greatest pop songs ever written
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon [Official HD Remastered Video]
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Your semi-regular reminder that WHOLE OF THE MOON by The Waterboys is the among the greatest pop songs ever written
No String Attached (2011) Starring Ashon Kutcher and Natalie Portman was about University of Michigan students b/c it was written by someone who went to my highschool
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
No String Attached (2011) Starring Ashon Kutcher and Natalie Portman was about University of Michigan students b/c it was written by someone who went to my highschool
And finally... the great @erinleecarr.bsky.social
"In the next five to 10 years, that narrow definition of director is not going to look that way... I get those errant pitches, oh, we need a lady to do this. We thought of you and I'm like, get out of here. No thanks. "
"In the next five to 10 years, that narrow definition of director is not going to look that way... I get those errant pitches, oh, we need a lady to do this. We thought of you and I'm like, get out of here. No thanks. "
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
And finally... the great @erinleecarr.bsky.social
"In the next five to 10 years, that narrow definition of director is not going to look that way... I get those errant pitches, oh, we need a lady to do this. We thought of you and I'm like, get out of here. No thanks. "
"In the next five to 10 years, that narrow definition of director is not going to look that way... I get those errant pitches, oh, we need a lady to do this. We thought of you and I'm like, get out of here. No thanks. "
My favorite recommendations from
@erinleecarr.bsky.social
on doc. directing (3/3)
- Do NOT be hard to work with.
THIS whenever I speak to young people. "Sticking to your guns" makes no sense if "your guns" are just "I don't like being disagreed with"
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
@erinleecarr.bsky.social
on doc. directing (3/3)
- Do NOT be hard to work with.
THIS whenever I speak to young people. "Sticking to your guns" makes no sense if "your guns" are just "I don't like being disagreed with"
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
20 THINGS — ERIN LEE CARR
www.erinleecarr.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My favorite recommendations from
@erinleecarr.bsky.social
on doc. directing (3/3)
- Do NOT be hard to work with.
THIS whenever I speak to young people. "Sticking to your guns" makes no sense if "your guns" are just "I don't like being disagreed with"
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
@erinleecarr.bsky.social
on doc. directing (3/3)
- Do NOT be hard to work with.
THIS whenever I speak to young people. "Sticking to your guns" makes no sense if "your guns" are just "I don't like being disagreed with"
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
My favorite recommendations from @erinleecarr.bsky.social on documentary directing (2/?)
- Rejection is incredibly normal (everyone says that) but be prepared. Rejection opens the door to other opportunities, I promise.
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
- Rejection is incredibly normal (everyone says that) but be prepared. Rejection opens the door to other opportunities, I promise.
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
20 THINGS — ERIN LEE CARR
www.erinleecarr.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
My favorite recommendations from @erinleecarr.bsky.social on documentary directing (2/?)
- Rejection is incredibly normal (everyone says that) but be prepared. Rejection opens the door to other opportunities, I promise.
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
- Rejection is incredibly normal (everyone says that) but be prepared. Rejection opens the door to other opportunities, I promise.
From : www.erinleecarr.com/20things
My favorite recommendations from @erinleecarr.bsky.social on documentary directing (1/?)
- Dev 2-6 things at the same time....Don’t spend years working on something only to have it fall apart. Have a couple things going to keep you and your work safe.
- Dev 2-6 things at the same time....Don’t spend years working on something only to have it fall apart. Have a couple things going to keep you and your work safe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My favorite recommendations from @erinleecarr.bsky.social on documentary directing (1/?)
- Dev 2-6 things at the same time....Don’t spend years working on something only to have it fall apart. Have a couple things going to keep you and your work safe.
- Dev 2-6 things at the same time....Don’t spend years working on something only to have it fall apart. Have a couple things going to keep you and your work safe.
So @erinleecarr.bsky.social 's "20 things I wished someone would have told me about being a documentary filmmaker" I read often, even as someone who not quite new to the field. I recommend it over for anyone who is...
20 THINGS — ERIN LEE CARR
www.erinleecarr.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So @erinleecarr.bsky.social 's "20 things I wished someone would have told me about being a documentary filmmaker" I read often, even as someone who not quite new to the field. I recommend it over for anyone who is...
While we're rolling with documentary recommendations here, I LOVE YOU NOW DIE (HBO MAX) is a favorite of mine by @erinleecarr.bsky.social, the true life story of a teenager who "encouraged" (up for debate" her boyfriend to commit suicide. Then he did. A trial ensued.
I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter (2019): Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
While we're rolling with documentary recommendations here, I LOVE YOU NOW DIE (HBO MAX) is a favorite of mine by @erinleecarr.bsky.social, the true life story of a teenager who "encouraged" (up for debate" her boyfriend to commit suicide. Then he did. A trial ensued.
Journalism (and mid century Jewish intellectuals) Porn up ahead. There's a new documentary about Seymor Hersh out on Netflix called THE COVER UP
Cover-Up | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalism (and mid century Jewish intellectuals) Porn up ahead. There's a new documentary about Seymor Hersh out on Netflix called THE COVER UP
Because feeling old and ignored is painful.
Might I recommend being a complete useless mess in your 20s and blossoming decades later? Speaking for a friend (via @samadams.bsky.social )
Might I recommend being a complete useless mess in your 20s and blossoming decades later? Speaking for a friend (via @samadams.bsky.social )
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Because feeling old and ignored is painful.
Might I recommend being a complete useless mess in your 20s and blossoming decades later? Speaking for a friend (via @samadams.bsky.social )
Might I recommend being a complete useless mess in your 20s and blossoming decades later? Speaking for a friend (via @samadams.bsky.social )
After some soul searching,I know that if I am in the mood for mellow, stare-intospace music, I seek out jazz or classical. I've no idea why. When I meet a band in skinny jeans/electric guitars who plays "chill" music, It never works.
I wanna shout "I am Jewish! We are not "chill" people!"
I wanna shout "I am Jewish! We are not "chill" people!"
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
After some soul searching,I know that if I am in the mood for mellow, stare-intospace music, I seek out jazz or classical. I've no idea why. When I meet a band in skinny jeans/electric guitars who plays "chill" music, It never works.
I wanna shout "I am Jewish! We are not "chill" people!"
I wanna shout "I am Jewish! We are not "chill" people!"
While we are on the topic, AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE US GYMNASTICS SCANDAL (2019, HBO MAX), dir by @erinleecarr.bsky.social is the missing 30 for 30 documentary that should have been.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
While we are on the topic, AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE US GYMNASTICS SCANDAL (2019, HBO MAX), dir by @erinleecarr.bsky.social is the missing 30 for 30 documentary that should have been.
Documentaries, make you care about something you didn't care about about. Meet then, BRITANY V. SPEARS (Netflix) about the conservatorship/imprisonment of the world's most famous pop singer dir by @erinleecarr.bsky.social really about power, gender & artistry. Don't know Britany at all. Loved it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Documentaries, make you care about something you didn't care about about. Meet then, BRITANY V. SPEARS (Netflix) about the conservatorship/imprisonment of the world's most famous pop singer dir by @erinleecarr.bsky.social really about power, gender & artistry. Don't know Britany at all. Loved it.
(3/?) MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, 8 episodes on Hulu, showrun by @erinleecarr.bsky.social is about a series of unexplained deaths connection to a prominent SC family, a story that has been told to high heaven and this series STILL manages to make it seem new. A tremendous feat.
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
(3/?) MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY, 8 episodes on Hulu, showrun by @erinleecarr.bsky.social is about a series of unexplained deaths connection to a prominent SC family, a story that has been told to high heaven and this series STILL manages to make it seem new. A tremendous feat.
2. Patricia Arquette. Playing Maggie Murdaugh. If you know her from SEVERANCE or her Oscar win in Boyhood, this performance is a million miles removed (2/?)
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
2. Patricia Arquette. Playing Maggie Murdaugh. If you know her from SEVERANCE or her Oscar win in Boyhood, this performance is a million miles removed (2/?)
1. Jason Clarke, plays fallen protagonist Alec Murdaugh in MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY showrunner: @erinleecarr.bsky.social . Clarke you may know from MUDBOUND or ZERO DARK THIRTY. He's unrecognizable here, as A. Murdaugh, and here's Clarke next to the real person.
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
1. Jason Clarke, plays fallen protagonist Alec Murdaugh in MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY showrunner: @erinleecarr.bsky.social . Clarke you may know from MUDBOUND or ZERO DARK THIRTY. He's unrecognizable here, as A. Murdaugh, and here's Clarke next to the real person.
had the joy of interviewing @erinleecarr.bsky.social for my book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS. Here's why you should see the series she just show-ran on HULU: MURDAUGH DEATH IN THE FAMILY (1/?)
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
had the joy of interviewing @erinleecarr.bsky.social for my book BREAK THE FRAME: CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN FILMMAKERS. Here's why you should see the series she just show-ran on HULU: MURDAUGH DEATH IN THE FAMILY (1/?)