Mitch Modine
@mitchegoss.bsky.social
American expat in Asia, sports fan, cinephile, enraptured by puns, Christian clergy, biblical scholar, nerd
Handle explainer: from Mishegoss (Yiddish) n. craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Handle explainer: from Mishegoss (Yiddish) n. craziness; senseless behavior or activity
Incels are already a lot, but chess incels are on another level entirely
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Incels are already a lot, but chess incels are on another level entirely
If you speak both German and English (as I do), you know that Vienna sausages are wiener Wieners
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If you speak both German and English (as I do), you know that Vienna sausages are wiener Wieners
It’s really not that hard
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s really not that hard
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/19 Movie rental store in a movie
Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Last Action Hero (dir. John McTiernan, 1993)
10/19 Movie rental store in a movie
Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Last Action Hero (dir. John McTiernan, 1993)
October 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/19 Movie rental store in a movie
Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Last Action Hero (dir. John McTiernan, 1993)
10/19 Movie rental store in a movie
Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Last Action Hero (dir. John McTiernan, 1993)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/17 Someone sentenced to prison in a movie
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) and Inspector Javert (Anthony Perkins; yes THAT Anthony Perkins)
Les Miserables (dir. Glenn Jordan, 1978)
Bonus: Ian Holm (aka Peter Jackson’s OG Bilbo) as M. Thernadier
10/17 Someone sentenced to prison in a movie
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) and Inspector Javert (Anthony Perkins; yes THAT Anthony Perkins)
Les Miserables (dir. Glenn Jordan, 1978)
Bonus: Ian Holm (aka Peter Jackson’s OG Bilbo) as M. Thernadier
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/17 Someone sentenced to prison in a movie
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) and Inspector Javert (Anthony Perkins; yes THAT Anthony Perkins)
Les Miserables (dir. Glenn Jordan, 1978)
Bonus: Ian Holm (aka Peter Jackson’s OG Bilbo) as M. Thernadier
10/17 Someone sentenced to prison in a movie
Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan) and Inspector Javert (Anthony Perkins; yes THAT Anthony Perkins)
Les Miserables (dir. Glenn Jordan, 1978)
Bonus: Ian Holm (aka Peter Jackson’s OG Bilbo) as M. Thernadier
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/16 Something raided in a movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (dirs. Jerry Paris and James Signorelli)
10/16 Something raided in a movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (dirs. Jerry Paris and James Signorelli)
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/16 Something raided in a movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (dirs. Jerry Paris and James Signorelli)
10/16 Something raided in a movie
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (dirs. Jerry Paris and James Signorelli)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/15 A frog in a movie
Magnolia (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
10/15 A frog in a movie
Magnolia (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
October 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/15 A frog in a movie
Magnolia (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
10/15 A frog in a movie
Magnolia (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/14 Somebody hit in the face with something not a fist
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (dirs., John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, 2023)
Forge (Hugh Grant) fails his potato in the face saving throw
10/14 Somebody hit in the face with something not a fist
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (dirs., John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, 2023)
Forge (Hugh Grant) fails his potato in the face saving throw
October 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/14 Somebody hit in the face with something not a fist
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (dirs., John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, 2023)
Forge (Hugh Grant) fails his potato in the face saving throw
10/14 Somebody hit in the face with something not a fist
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (dirs., John Francis Daly and Jonathan Goldstein, 2023)
Forge (Hugh Grant) fails his potato in the face saving throw
Clearer shot at 2:01:00
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Clearer shot at 2:01:00
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/13 The White House in a movie
Photo 1: Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Robert Redford)
Photo 2: WH at night, approximate time stamp 1:35:50
All the President’s Men (dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
10/13 The White House in a movie
Photo 1: Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Robert Redford)
Photo 2: WH at night, approximate time stamp 1:35:50
All the President’s Men (dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
October 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/13 The White House in a movie
Photo 1: Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Robert Redford)
Photo 2: WH at night, approximate time stamp 1:35:50
All the President’s Men (dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
10/13 The White House in a movie
Photo 1: Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Robert Redford)
Photo 2: WH at night, approximate time stamp 1:35:50
All the President’s Men (dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1976)
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🎶 Everybody have fun tonight! Everybody yang chow tonight! 🎶
October 12, 2025 at 5:34 AM
🎶 Everybody have fun tonight! Everybody yang chow tonight! 🎶
3-3, 3 outs in the 3rd
October 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
3-3, 3 outs in the 3rd
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/12 A movie about an explorer
Title character (Isabela Merced) in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (dir. James Bobin, 2019)
10/12 A movie about an explorer
Title character (Isabela Merced) in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (dir. James Bobin, 2019)
October 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/12 A movie about an explorer
Title character (Isabela Merced) in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (dir. James Bobin, 2019)
10/12 A movie about an explorer
Title character (Isabela Merced) in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (dir. James Bobin, 2019)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/11 A movie with a Saturday Night Live cast member
Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd ✅), Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray ✅) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson)
Ghostbusters (dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)
10/11 A movie with a Saturday Night Live cast member
Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd ✅), Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray ✅) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson)
Ghostbusters (dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/11 A movie with a Saturday Night Live cast member
Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd ✅), Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray ✅) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson)
Ghostbusters (dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)
10/11 A movie with a Saturday Night Live cast member
Dr. Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd ✅), Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray ✅) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson)
Ghostbusters (dir. Ivan Reitman, 1984)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/10 Mailman in a Movie
Writer Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) and mailman/title character Mario Ruoppolo (Massino Troisi) in Il Postino (dir. Michael Radford, 1994)
10/10 Mailman in a Movie
Writer Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) and mailman/title character Mario Ruoppolo (Massino Troisi) in Il Postino (dir. Michael Radford, 1994)
October 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/10 Mailman in a Movie
Writer Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) and mailman/title character Mario Ruoppolo (Massino Troisi) in Il Postino (dir. Michael Radford, 1994)
10/10 Mailman in a Movie
Writer Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret) and mailman/title character Mario Ruoppolo (Massino Troisi) in Il Postino (dir. Michael Radford, 1994)
Saw this is on someone else’s feed
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Saw this is on someone else’s feed
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/9 Someone at the theatre in a movie
The Godfather Part II (Dir. Francis Fors Coppola, 1974)
Genco Abbandando (Frank Sivero) introduces Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) to his “angel” (Kathleen Beller), an actor in Italian play “Senza Mamma.”
10/9 Someone at the theatre in a movie
The Godfather Part II (Dir. Francis Fors Coppola, 1974)
Genco Abbandando (Frank Sivero) introduces Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) to his “angel” (Kathleen Beller), an actor in Italian play “Senza Mamma.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/9 Someone at the theatre in a movie
The Godfather Part II (Dir. Francis Fors Coppola, 1974)
Genco Abbandando (Frank Sivero) introduces Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) to his “angel” (Kathleen Beller), an actor in Italian play “Senza Mamma.”
10/9 Someone at the theatre in a movie
The Godfather Part II (Dir. Francis Fors Coppola, 1974)
Genco Abbandando (Frank Sivero) introduces Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) to his “angel” (Kathleen Beller), an actor in Italian play “Senza Mamma.”
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/8 Something on fire in a movie
Fire in Paradise (Dirs. Zackary Canapari and Drea Cooper, 2019)
10/8 Something on fire in a movie
Fire in Paradise (Dirs. Zackary Canapari and Drea Cooper, 2019)
October 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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10/8 Something on fire in a movie
Fire in Paradise (Dirs. Zackary Canapari and Drea Cooper, 2019)
10/8 Something on fire in a movie
Fire in Paradise (Dirs. Zackary Canapari and Drea Cooper, 2019)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky
10/7 Something assembled in a movie
Amish Characters assemble a barn in Witness (dir Peter Weir, 1985)
10/7 Something assembled in a movie
Amish Characters assemble a barn in Witness (dir Peter Weir, 1985)
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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10/7 Something assembled in a movie
Amish Characters assemble a barn in Witness (dir Peter Weir, 1985)
10/7 Something assembled in a movie
Amish Characters assemble a barn in Witness (dir Peter Weir, 1985)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #CatchUp
10/6 Something besides a bank is robbed in a movie.
Ocean’s 11 (dir Steven Soderbergh, 2001)
10/6 Something besides a bank is robbed in a movie.
Ocean’s 11 (dir Steven Soderbergh, 2001)
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #CatchUp
10/6 Something besides a bank is robbed in a movie.
Ocean’s 11 (dir Steven Soderbergh, 2001)
10/6 Something besides a bank is robbed in a movie.
Ocean’s 11 (dir Steven Soderbergh, 2001)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #CatchUp
10/5—Someone walking or running a great distance in a movie
Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy DuChamp (Corey Feldman), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell) and Gordie LaChance (Wil Wheaton) in Stand By Me (dir Rob Reiner, 1986)
10/5—Someone walking or running a great distance in a movie
Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy DuChamp (Corey Feldman), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell) and Gordie LaChance (Wil Wheaton) in Stand By Me (dir Rob Reiner, 1986)
October 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #FilmSky #CatchUp
10/5—Someone walking or running a great distance in a movie
Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy DuChamp (Corey Feldman), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell) and Gordie LaChance (Wil Wheaton) in Stand By Me (dir Rob Reiner, 1986)
10/5—Someone walking or running a great distance in a movie
Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy DuChamp (Corey Feldman), Vern Tessio (Jerry O’Connell) and Gordie LaChance (Wil Wheaton) in Stand By Me (dir Rob Reiner, 1986)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #CatchUpPost
10/4: Someone wrongfully
Imprisoned in a movie
Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher (Chevy Chase) temporarily held by corrupt police Chief Karlin (Joe Don Baker) in Fletch (dir Michael Ritchie, 1985)
10/4: Someone wrongfully
Imprisoned in a movie
Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher (Chevy Chase) temporarily held by corrupt police Chief Karlin (Joe Don Baker) in Fletch (dir Michael Ritchie, 1985)
October 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #CatchUpPost
10/4: Someone wrongfully
Imprisoned in a movie
Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher (Chevy Chase) temporarily held by corrupt police Chief Karlin (Joe Don Baker) in Fletch (dir Michael Ritchie, 1985)
10/4: Someone wrongfully
Imprisoned in a movie
Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher (Chevy Chase) temporarily held by corrupt police Chief Karlin (Joe Don Baker) in Fletch (dir Michael Ritchie, 1985)
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #CatchUp
10/3 Movie fictional or documentary with a podcast in it
Images of podcast title ideas from Vengeance (dir., B. J. Novak, 2022)
10/3 Movie fictional or documentary with a podcast in it
Images of podcast title ideas from Vengeance (dir., B. J. Novak, 2022)
October 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#OctoberMovieChallenge #MovieSky #CatchUp
10/3 Movie fictional or documentary with a podcast in it
Images of podcast title ideas from Vengeance (dir., B. J. Novak, 2022)
10/3 Movie fictional or documentary with a podcast in it
Images of podcast title ideas from Vengeance (dir., B. J. Novak, 2022)