Bryan Cogman
@bryancogman.bsky.social
Writer/Producer/Once and Future Actor (Game of Thrones S1-8, LOTR: RoP S1, Red Water, a couple upcoming things I can’t discuss)
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Good morning! I took the opportunity of the BEATLES ANTHOLOGY's streaming debut to write about THE COMPLEAT BEATLES, the (imho) far superior Fab Four doc, and why, because of the ANTHOLOGY, it's so hard to see.
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/m...
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/m...
The Great Beatles Documentary That’s Nearly Impossible to See (Legally)
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Good morning! I took the opportunity of the BEATLES ANTHOLOGY's streaming debut to write about THE COMPLEAT BEATLES, the (imho) far superior Fab Four doc, and why, because of the ANTHOLOGY, it's so hard to see.
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/m...
Gift link, no paywall: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/m...
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
The problem, as ever, is there are too many great options!
Recording TOMORROW so it's your last chance to try and influence our GMs @jowrotethis.bsky.social, @bryancogman.bsky.social, @grahamskipper.bsky.social, & @themaureenlee.bsky.social...
Which MOVIES ABOUT THEATRE *need* to make the top 13?!
Which MOVIES ABOUT THEATRE *need* to make the top 13?!
We are recording the MOVIES ABOUT THEATRE mini-MEGA Draft with @bryancogman.bsky.social, @jowrotethis.bsky.social, Maureen Lee Lenker, & @grahamskipper.bsky.social SOON!
Which movies about the boards and those who tread them NEED to make the list?!
Which movies about the boards and those who tread them NEED to make the list?!
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The problem, as ever, is there are too many great options!
I'm sorry what?
Breaking on MS NOW:
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
The full grand jury never reviewed the indictment it handed up against Comey.
Prosecutors said, instead of presenting a new indictment after the grand jury declined to approve one of the counts, Halligan simply brought an altered version for the grand jury's foreperson to sign.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm sorry what?
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For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
Incredible news for LA movie fans. The @amcinematheque.bsky.social continues to do the Lord’s work!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Jason Reitman-Led Filmmaker Collective Partners With American Cinematheque to Run Westwood’s Village Theater
The team-up is the latest stage in the effort to preserve the architectural gem and create a cultural landmark.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Incredible news for LA movie fans. The @amcinematheque.bsky.social continues to do the Lord’s work!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
I remember this very well. This was must-see TV. And I had aged out of the show by then!
This was an epic moment in television. They decided to make Snuffleupagus real at the advice of child psychologists who said children needed to know their parents would believe them if they told them about someone they knew doing things with them the parents didn’t know
[November 18th, 1985] In the Season 17 premiere of Sesame Street, Episode 2096, the adults on Sesame Street finally meet Mr. Snuffleupagus and realize he is real, not imaginary.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I remember this very well. This was must-see TV. And I had aged out of the show by then!
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one of the best commercials ever made.
Wishing a joyous 83rd birthday to the legendary Martin Scorsese!
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
one of the best commercials ever made.
I-- er, what the WHAT?
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I-- er, what the WHAT?
Matthew MacFayden is truly superb in #DeathByLightning on @netflix.com.
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Matthew MacFayden is truly superb in #DeathByLightning on @netflix.com.
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
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I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I want to very gently say something, and I hope nobody will be mad: If somebody on the internet says something that is NOT about politics and NOT about how terrible everything is, it’s a kindness not to reflexively make a comment (in jest or not) that brings it back to those things.
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There are about a million things wrong with entertainment journalism these days, but one of my biggest sticking points is that I would give anything to dedicate time to hyping up hidden gems and independent productions, but no one (who will also pay) is willing to platform pieces about them.
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
There are about a million things wrong with entertainment journalism these days, but one of my biggest sticking points is that I would give anything to dedicate time to hyping up hidden gems and independent productions, but no one (who will also pay) is willing to platform pieces about them.
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Senate Democrats had the power to do one thing: This shutdown. And this is what they did with it. Maybe this is some brilliant political calculus, in which case I'll happily eat my words. But right now, it feels like the beginning of the end of the party in its current form--and by its own hand.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Senate Democrats had the power to do one thing: This shutdown. And this is what they did with it. Maybe this is some brilliant political calculus, in which case I'll happily eat my words. But right now, it feels like the beginning of the end of the party in its current form--and by its own hand.
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Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Ach! For this 80s Beltway kid, this park was WILD WORLD. The Wild One (108 years old!) was my first roller coaster.
This is a bummer, man.
www.timeout.com/usa/news/its...
This is a bummer, man.
www.timeout.com/usa/news/its...
It's official: Six Flags America, open since 1974, has closed
Here is why the iconic amusement park officially closed forever.
www.timeout.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ach! For this 80s Beltway kid, this park was WILD WORLD. The Wild One (108 years old!) was my first roller coaster.
This is a bummer, man.
www.timeout.com/usa/news/its...
This is a bummer, man.
www.timeout.com/usa/news/its...
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Career highlight! This summer I went to Fraunces Tavern with Ken Burns to talk about American history. That interview is now live at @vanityfair.com
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Ken Burns Knows Who Won the American Revolution: “Ne’er-Do-Wells, Felons, and Immigrants”
“I vowed after ‘The Civil War’ not to do any more war films,” says the master documentarian. “It hurt too much.” Lucky for us, he couldn’t keep his promise—paving the way for The American Revolution...
www.vanityfair.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Career highlight! This summer I went to Fraunces Tavern with Ken Burns to talk about American history. That interview is now live at @vanityfair.com
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
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Today is Lee Grant's 100th birthday. This remarkable movie/TV/stage actress and filmmaker is the definition of a survivor. Read up on her fascinating life. Better yet, see her movies! (Also, if you can hunt down anything from her Emmy-winning run on Peyton Place, totally worth it.)
October 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Today is Lee Grant's 100th birthday. This remarkable movie/TV/stage actress and filmmaker is the definition of a survivor. Read up on her fascinating life. Better yet, see her movies! (Also, if you can hunt down anything from her Emmy-winning run on Peyton Place, totally worth it.)