Jon Francke
@gojiralives.bsky.social
Abandoned the cesspool that is X for Bluesky. Cinephile. Art. Music. Cat dad. Do not message me. NO MAGA. #FelonTrumpForJail
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe.
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe.
Tonight's viewing. 2015. Dir. Dennis Hauck. Starring John Hawkes, Crystal Reed, Val Bloom, Dichen Lachman, Robert Forster, Jeff Fahey, Natalie Zea, Joanna Cassidy. Streaming on Amazon.
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Tonight's viewing. 2015. Dir. Dennis Hauck. Starring John Hawkes, Crystal Reed, Val Bloom, Dichen Lachman, Robert Forster, Jeff Fahey, Natalie Zea, Joanna Cassidy. Streaming on Amazon.
Tonight's viewing. My second Sidney Lumet film this Sunday. 1964. From the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. Starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters and Jaime Sanchez. Includes the first film appearance of Morgan Freeman ("man in the street"). Music by Quincy Jones. Artisan DVD.
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Tonight's viewing. My second Sidney Lumet film this Sunday. 1964. From the novel by Edward Lewis Wallant. Starring Rod Steiger, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters and Jaime Sanchez. Includes the first film appearance of Morgan Freeman ("man in the street"). Music by Quincy Jones. Artisan DVD.
Tonight's viewing: a revisit of The Verdict. 1982. Dir. Sidney Lumet. Screenplay by David Mamet from the novel by Barry Reed. Starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, Jack Warden and Milo O"Shea. Fox blu ray.
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Tonight's viewing: a revisit of The Verdict. 1982. Dir. Sidney Lumet. Screenplay by David Mamet from the novel by Barry Reed. Starring Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason, Jack Warden and Milo O"Shea. Fox blu ray.
Tip of the Hat: The casting director who scored Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio as two murderous Hasidic brothers in Caught Stealing.
"It's a sad world" says one.
"A broken world" replies the other.
Oh yeah, their kindly mother is none other than Carol Kane.
"It's a sad world" says one.
"A broken world" replies the other.
Oh yeah, their kindly mother is none other than Carol Kane.
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tip of the Hat: The casting director who scored Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio as two murderous Hasidic brothers in Caught Stealing.
"It's a sad world" says one.
"A broken world" replies the other.
Oh yeah, their kindly mother is none other than Carol Kane.
"It's a sad world" says one.
"A broken world" replies the other.
Oh yeah, their kindly mother is none other than Carol Kane.
Happy #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky.
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Happy #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky.
This afternoon's viewing. Japan . 1979. Dir. Masahiro Shinoda. Criterion blu ray.
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This afternoon's viewing. Japan . 1979. Dir. Masahiro Shinoda. Criterion blu ray.
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tonight's viewing is a rewatch after many years. Great Britain. 1949. Dirs. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Starring David Ferrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawking, Michael Gough, Cyril Cusack and Leslie Banks. From the novel by Nigel Balchin. Studiocanal blu ray Region 2 from a 4K remastering.
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Tonight's viewing is a rewatch after many years. Great Britain. 1949. Dirs. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. Starring David Ferrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawking, Michael Gough, Cyril Cusack and Leslie Banks. From the novel by Nigel Balchin. Studiocanal blu ray Region 2 from a 4K remastering.
Tonight's viewing. A rewatch of David Lynch's 1980 classic. One can't heap too much praise on this production, starting with the performances of John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, John Geilgud, Anne Bancroft, Wendy Hiller and Freddie Jones. Beautifully shot by Freddie Francis. Studiocanal 4K blu ray.
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tonight's viewing. A rewatch of David Lynch's 1980 classic. One can't heap too much praise on this production, starting with the performances of John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, John Geilgud, Anne Bancroft, Wendy Hiller and Freddie Jones. Beautifully shot by Freddie Francis. Studiocanal 4K blu ray.
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe
Tonight's Midnight Movie. Great Britain. 1949. Dir. Robert Hamer. One of my many "comfort" films, courtesy of Ealing Studios and Sir Alec Guinness, who plays 7 roles. Kino-Lorber Blu ray.
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Tonight's Midnight Movie. Great Britain. 1949. Dir. Robert Hamer. One of my many "comfort" films, courtesy of Ealing Studios and Sir Alec Guinness, who plays 7 roles. Kino-Lorber Blu ray.
Tonight's viewing. 2020. Dir. Aaron Schneider. Streaming on Apple +.
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tonight's viewing. 2020. Dir. Aaron Schneider. Streaming on Apple +.
Happy Halloween #CatsOfBlueSky from OctoPhoebezilla
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Happy Halloween #CatsOfBlueSky from OctoPhoebezilla
Happy National Cat Day from Phoebe! #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy National Cat Day from Phoebe! #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2007. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Streaming on HBO Max. #hooptober12
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2007. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Streaming on HBO Max. #hooptober12
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe.
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe.
Happy #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky !! Phoebe
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Happy #whiskerswednesday #CatsOfBlueSky !! Phoebe
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2017. Japan. Dir. Shinichirou Ueda. Streaming on Shudder. #Hooptober12
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2017. Japan. Dir. Shinichirou Ueda. Streaming on Shudder. #Hooptober12
I'm not saying they are MAGA. I'm saying that you are being played by Idrius, who is MAGA, and thought that "No Kings" protests were pointless and seditious.
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm not saying they are MAGA. I'm saying that you are being played by Idrius, who is MAGA, and thought that "No Kings" protests were pointless and seditious.
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe in her packing paper bungalow.
October 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Happy #caturday #CatsOfBlueSky from Phoebe in her packing paper bungalow.
Tonight's Midnight Movie. The granddaddy of 'portmanteau' horror. 1945. Studio: Ealing. Dirs. Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer. Featuring stories by H.G. Wells, E.F. Benson. John Baines & Angus MacPhail. A film I've seen many times. ****. Kino-Lorber Blu ray. #Hooptober12
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Tonight's Midnight Movie. The granddaddy of 'portmanteau' horror. 1945. Studio: Ealing. Dirs. Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer. Featuring stories by H.G. Wells, E.F. Benson. John Baines & Angus MacPhail. A film I've seen many times. ****. Kino-Lorber Blu ray. #Hooptober12
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2025. Dir. Sean Byrne. Streaming on Shudder.
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tonight's Midnight Movie. 2025. Dir. Sean Byrne. Streaming on Shudder.