Allison Whitney
@movieprofessor.bsky.social
Rian’s Holiday Rickroll
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Rian’s Holiday Rickroll
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I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
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Joan Crawford in Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) as Congresswoman Agatha Reed.
October 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Joan Crawford in Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) as Congresswoman Agatha Reed.
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🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
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I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.
Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit
Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.
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FYI you don’t actually have to make good decisions in life. Some of them should be for narrative value in the movie adaptation
October 22, 2023 at 5:35 AM
FYI you don’t actually have to make good decisions in life. Some of them should be for narrative value in the movie adaptation
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NEW:
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
NEW:
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
“I’ve had enough…I’m refusing to back down.”
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier speaks to MSNBC from the Texas State Capitol. She is stuck there after the Texas GOP required police surveillance as condition for release. She is refusing to sign a waiver for the law enforcement escort.
I’m planning to take an Amtrak train this summer and I’m psyched about it.
June 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m planning to take an Amtrak train this summer and I’m psyched about it.
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The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
June 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Atlantic should be ashamed of publishing this nightmare piece from Liz Bruenig, whose callous dismissal of Adriana Smith's dignity is one of the most shocking things I've ever read.
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“Fixing climate change is too expensive.”
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“Fixing climate change is too expensive.”
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
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🖋️ “Expand Covid vaccine access for all Americans” hit 500 signers!
💬 Text SIGN PXEICD to 50409
💬 Text SIGN PXEICD to 50409
Expand Covid vaccine access for all Americans
Text SIGN PXEICD to 50409 — The FDA's decision to restrict access to Covid vaccines for many Americans under 65 is concerning. Vaccines have proven highly effective at preventing severe illness and death from Covid-19. Limiting their availability puts public health at risk by leaving a significant portion of the population more vulnerable. While some may have built immunity from prior infection, vaccines provide a more robust and longer-lasting protection. Widespread vaccination coverage is crucial for suppressing transmission and preventing new variants from emerging. No one should be denied the opportunity to get vaccinated and protect themselves due to overly restrictive policies. I urge you to advocate for expanding vaccine eligibility this fall. All Americans, regardless of age or risk factors, should have ready access to updated Covid boosters. Vaccination is a vital tool for safeguarding both individual and community health. We must ensure equitable access to these life-saving vaccines for everyone.
resist.bot
May 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
🖋️ “Expand Covid vaccine access for all Americans” hit 500 signers!
💬 Text SIGN PXEICD to 50409
💬 Text SIGN PXEICD to 50409
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Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
Feminist film theory
May 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Feminist film theory
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West TX deserves someone who will fight for us in D.C. My name is Kyle Rable and I am running for congress to bring the power back to the people of CD-19.
May 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
West TX deserves someone who will fight for us in D.C. My name is Kyle Rable and I am running for congress to bring the power back to the people of CD-19.
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Folks I need to raise money to keep this project going. If you can offer ANY support, I’d hesigrateful.
We need help keeping this work going.
Buildsoil.net
Venmo.com/buildsoil
Ko-fi.com/buildsoil
We need help keeping this work going.
Buildsoil.net
Venmo.com/buildsoil
Ko-fi.com/buildsoil
May 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Folks I need to raise money to keep this project going. If you can offer ANY support, I’d hesigrateful.
We need help keeping this work going.
Buildsoil.net
Venmo.com/buildsoil
Ko-fi.com/buildsoil
We need help keeping this work going.
Buildsoil.net
Venmo.com/buildsoil
Ko-fi.com/buildsoil
Film programming is important
Trump definitely didn’t watch Escape From Alcatraz just hours before his Truth Social post about Alcatraz. A total coinkidink.
May 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Film programming is important
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God love Ryan Coogler for taking his clout from Black Panther and David Zaslav’s money to make a horny, gory, morally grey, politically complicated, very funny original adult art movie shot on IMAX 65mm for real—that a bunch of industry insiders were rooting for to fail.
“Sinners” reportedly takes the lead at the Easter weekend box office with an estimated $45M, beating out “A Minecraft Movie”
‘Sinners’ Finds Salvation At Easter Box Office With $45M No. 1 Opening Win – Update
Warner Bros' $90M period vampire movie Sinners is looking like it will open to $40 million over the Easter box office frame.
deadline.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
God love Ryan Coogler for taking his clout from Black Panther and David Zaslav’s money to make a horny, gory, morally grey, politically complicated, very funny original adult art movie shot on IMAX 65mm for real—that a bunch of industry insiders were rooting for to fail.
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🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
March 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies
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Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
March 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Today I lost an NIH grant training clinicians to do research about intimate partner violence with perinatal women.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
More women are murdered in the perinatal period than die of obstetric complications.
I didn't just lose a grant. We lost an entire cohort of people building careers to prevent that.
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It was the Dunninge of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
March 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It was the Dunninge of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
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This is insane. They are going to destroy the entire planet.
March 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is insane. They are going to destroy the entire planet.
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There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵