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Brett Wean

@brettwean.bsky.social

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Senior Director of Writing and Entertainment Outreach at The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational, Actor/Improviser, Film Nerd, erstwhile columnist at @scriptmag

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jan 26

Men's Health Magazine published an interview profile of me and my work with the entertainment industry for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention @afspnational.bsky.social! I'm thrilled to be featured in this way.
#mentalhealth #suicideprevention #menshealth #entertainment

There’s a Safer Way to Portray Suicide in Movies and TV. This Man Shows Them How.

Brett Wean has worked on projects involving Papa Roach and Station 19.

www.menshealth.com

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3d

i believe there are about a hundred and fifty million people like me who would pay $17 to watch benicio del toro as sergio st. carlos plan and execute a tight sunday costco run before he has to man the barbecue after his niece's afternoon soccer game (run time: 2 hours 20 minutes)

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 3d

When musicians don’t know how to end a song, they just fade out. I think other writers should do that too. Sketch comedy, screenwriting, playwrights. Have everyone talk softer and softer as they slowly sneak off stage.
Novelists can end chapters with gradually shrinking type.

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · 5d

God bless you, Wallace Shawn

Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · 5d

#DYK? The character of Cher Horowitz in CLUELESS was written by Amy Heckerling w/o a last name. Mr Hall (aka Wallace Shawn) improvised the name in one of the classroom scenes and it stuck

We are watching CLUELESS today, directed by Amy Heckerling as part of our BREAK THE FRAME FILM FESTIVAL #BTFF

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 11d

I can’t tell you how much good could be done right now by average citizens socially cold-shouldering anyone tangentially working for ICE.

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · 14d

I realized I had completely smushed the two of them together in my mind, as though awaking from a very strange slumber.

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · 14d

Respectfully intended question:

What is the difference between Rush and Yes?

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LeighWhannell @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is my favourite quote from the book - in regard to filmmaking but mostly in regard to life itself. Might be one of the best quotes I’ve ever read.

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 31

James Cameron two-word pitch:
"Gilmore...Women."

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 25

Big Boi To Release Limited-Edition Washing Machine That Plays “So Fresh, So Clean” After Each Cycle

OutKast’s Big Boi Announces Washing Machine That Plays “S...

Big Boi has announced a limited edition washing machine t...

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 25

This whole thread (and yes, check out his excellent podcasts and book)

John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · Aug 25

Okay, there’s something I need to do every August 24th.
I need to tell you to not give up on your mental health, yourself, this world, or hope.
My brother Rick should be turning 63 today but he died at age 44 due to depression and other mental health problems. He shouldn’t have.
(🧵)

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David Daniel @daviddaniel.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.

WKRP: Johnny Fever

www.awphooey.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · Aug 22

I will say the thing that AI does really well is emulate that precise feeling of meeting someone new, and they seem amiable and pretty verbose, but over the course of the conversation you start to realize that they’re very stupid.

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Brian Kirby @boringstorybook.com · Aug 18

Graphic designer Joe Caroff passed away yesterday at age 103. Responsible for absolutely legendary posters and typefaces. www.printmag.com/daily-heller...

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 2

Horror a movie title with one word:
You Can Count Dracula on Me

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 2

Best part of The Met's 'Sargent in Paris' exhibit might have been standing next to a plastic surgeon explaining to his friend the work he would do on Madame X's nose and chin.

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 2

John Singer Sargent: "He's, like, this playboy gynecologist. I'm going to paint him in this fabulous red robe-y thing. And just between us, people are saying he *might* be shtupping a girl from one of my other paintings."
"MADAME X?!!!"
"I don't know! It's just what people are saying!"
"Greenlit."

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 2

I’m feeling abstract / Baby, are you abstract?
(I love this album)

Perennial @perennialtheband.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Complete ‘Art History’ Sessions!
My favorite thing I’ve ever recorded, in its entirety:

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Perennial - "A" is For Abstract: The Complete Art History

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Aug 1

Song of the summer? Prolly Third Eye Blind, "Never Let You Go"

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 24

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A cat named Leonardo da Pinchy doesn’t want your affection. He wants to steal your underwear

A laundry-stealing cat with expensive taste has puzzled and delighted a neighborhood in Auckland, New Zealand, by committing an unstoppable wave of burglaries from clotheslines and even bedrooms.

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 20

For anyone who liked the latest #Superman movie, the recent animated "My Adventures with Superman" series on Max is equally delightful. You're welcome!

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 6

Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?

It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 6

What’s the best opening track to an album? “Since You’re Gone” by The Cars is really up there for me.

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 6

I think he came to perform at her college, and she was assigned to show him around. (So obviously he’s my father.)

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Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 6

100%. It’s peak Carly

Brett Wean @brettwean.bsky.social · Jul 6

Now I can’t get the idea of a German opera version of “Octopussy” out of my head.

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