John Turturro's Sweater
@craigsimpson70.bsky.social
Warm. Cozy. Festive. Coauthor of CINEMA THEN AND NOW: JAMES NAREMORE, CONVERSATIONS WITH CRAIG S. SIMPSON, and ABOVE THE SHOTS: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE KENT STATE SHOOTINGS. Contributing author to ORSON WELLES IN FOCUS and THE HANDBOOK OF ARCHIVAL PRACTICE.
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Cinema Then and Now
Part memoir, part critical inquiry, Cinema Then and Now is a wide-ranging conversation with distinguished film scholar and critic James Naremore, in conversa...
stickingplacebooks.com
I had the fun privilege of interviewing my great friend James Naremore for our book (much more his book than mine) CINEMA THEN AND NOW. stickingplacebooks.com/books/cinema...
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Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles's blistering sci-fi thriller BACURAU (2019) — an audacious, furiously entertaining model of genre art as a vehicle for political resistance.
January 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles's blistering sci-fi thriller BACURAU (2019) — an audacious, furiously entertaining model of genre art as a vehicle for political resistance.
Good to see the Joke Fact-Checkers are still out in force on social media.
January 17, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Good to see the Joke Fact-Checkers are still out in force on social media.
How corporate leaders and donors shaped Newsom’s biggest policy pivots www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/14/n...
How corporate leaders and donors shaped Newsom’s biggest policy pivots
After calls with oil executives, labor leaders and tech CEOs, Newsom’s administration shifted course on energy, housing and AI — raising questions about whose voices mattered most.
www.mercurynews.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
How corporate leaders and donors shaped Newsom’s biggest policy pivots www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/14/n...
At long last an acknowledgement of the Apple II team. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/a...
Apple co-founder to be honored during ceremony in San Jose
Friday, Steve Wozniak is getting a global Humanitarian Award for a lifetime of innovation in downtown San Jose.
www.nbcbayarea.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
At long last an acknowledgement of the Apple II team. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/a...
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Finally, Europeans are taking to the streets to protest against the American aggression against Europe.
But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.
If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.
But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.
If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.
Thousands join 'Hands off Greenland' protests in Denmark against Trump
The protest followed Donald Trump's warning on Friday that he 'may put a tariff' on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
www.lemonde.fr
January 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Finally, Europeans are taking to the streets to protest against the American aggression against Europe.
But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.
If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.
But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.
If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.
I left "classic" Twitter in the first place partly because people would pathologically screengrab bad tweets of people I (and others) had blocked.
"i saw a bad post on x" ok well i saw a turd in the toilet but i'm not making you look at a screenshot of it
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I left "classic" Twitter in the first place partly because people would pathologically screengrab bad tweets of people I (and others) had blocked.
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AI summaries are undefeated.
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
AI summaries are undefeated.
Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson were enough to get me to start watching PONIES, amd Patrick Fabian as CIA-era George Bush seals the deal.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson were enough to get me to start watching PONIES, amd Patrick Fabian as CIA-era George Bush seals the deal.
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Still haven't seen SUPREME, as this kind of movie keeps getting made repeatedly functioning as a middle-aged white misanthrope's version of a comic book movie. It feels almost like a deal between filmmakers and critics to not interrogate their ideas deeply.
But now, we have a piece that does.
But now, we have a piece that does.
Worked this one for awhile, I thought long and hard abt my displeasure w/ Marty Supreme, contextualized by Gil Scott-Herron's "Whitey on the Moon" and a historical and current constant w/white men on film..
open.substack.com/pub/blacknfo...
open.substack.com/pub/blacknfo...
Marty's on The Moon
A rat done bit my sister Nell.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Still haven't seen SUPREME, as this kind of movie keeps getting made repeatedly functioning as a middle-aged white misanthrope's version of a comic book movie. It feels almost like a deal between filmmakers and critics to not interrogate their ideas deeply.
But now, we have a piece that does.
But now, we have a piece that does.
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Hill Street Blues premiered on this date in 1981. It lasted 7 seasons & 146 episodes and introduced us to a raft of new memorable characters.
"And remember - be careful out there!" #HillStreetBlues
"And remember - be careful out there!" #HillStreetBlues
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hill Street Blues premiered on this date in 1981. It lasted 7 seasons & 146 episodes and introduced us to a raft of new memorable characters.
"And remember - be careful out there!" #HillStreetBlues
"And remember - be careful out there!" #HillStreetBlues
John Boorman finally enters the Criterion Collection.
January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
John Boorman finally enters the Criterion Collection.
It's excellent.
Evening viewing recommendation? On Watch GIRL WITH HYACINTHS (1950) in our Nordic Noir collection! 🖤 One of the most acclaimed Swedish films of all time (heralded as a masterpiece by no less than Ingmar Bergman)
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
It's excellent.
HOME ALONE has replaced THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS as the cinematic handbook on how to counter an enemy invasion.
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes
Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day
Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
HOME ALONE has replaced THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS as the cinematic handbook on how to counter an enemy invasion.
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
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You don't have to accept AI just because it's being forced down your throats. You can openly and loudly reject it and shame an entire organization into reversing their initial policy to accept it. Always take a stand.
SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material: Comic-Con has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
SDCC changes art show policy, bans AI-created material
SDCC has made it clear that AI art is banned from their annual art show after an outcry on social media called out their policy
www.comicsbeat.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
You don't have to accept AI just because it's being forced down your throats. You can openly and loudly reject it and shame an entire organization into reversing their initial policy to accept it. Always take a stand.
Older dude in this restaurant is wearing a t-shirt that reads "My favorite TWINS call me Grandpa," and I'm not sure if he's making a political statement.
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Older dude in this restaurant is wearing a t-shirt that reads "My favorite TWINS call me Grandpa," and I'm not sure if he's making a political statement.
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (1992) — 12:15 am ET — 1h 40m
(TCM Primetime: Starring Alan Arkin)
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin; directed by James Foley
Story of wheeling and dealing in the real-estate business.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Primetime: Starring Alan Arkin)
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin; directed by James Foley
Story of wheeling and dealing in the real-estate business.
#TCM #TCMParty
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
www.tcm.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.
Vultures are circling the White House.
Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Vultures are circling the White House.
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this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
The Pete Davidson Show Weekly ‘Podcast’ Sets Netflix Premiere
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
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TJ Sabula has a right to say whatever the fuck he wants to this numbnuts.
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
TJ Sabula has a right to say whatever the fuck he wants to this numbnuts.
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They should have needle-dropped 🎶Cool guys don't look at explosions🎶 in the final scene of THE NIGHT MANAGER S2 E1.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
They should have needle-dropped 🎶Cool guys don't look at explosions🎶 in the final scene of THE NIGHT MANAGER S2 E1.
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one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny