The Schlocketeer
@schlocketeer.bsky.social
Celebrating cinema from the grindhouse to the arthouse and all that lies between.
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A fantastic scene in a fantastic sequel.
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A fantastic scene in a fantastic sequel.
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Brilliant creepy score by Bernard Herrmann
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Jason and the Argonauts (1963). Stop motion effects by Ray Harryhausen. Brilliant creepy score by Bernard Herrmann
Anyone cheering this has to be deluding themselves. This pretty much guarantees a Senate or Presidential run from her in 2028, especially with her now positioning herself as an anti-MAGA Republican.
She hasn't had a change of heart. She's playing the long game.
She hasn't had a change of heart. She's playing the long game.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Anyone cheering this has to be deluding themselves. This pretty much guarantees a Senate or Presidential run from her in 2028, especially with her now positioning herself as an anti-MAGA Republican.
She hasn't had a change of heart. She's playing the long game.
She hasn't had a change of heart. She's playing the long game.
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Marketing department definitely went, "We gotta strike while the horny FRANKENSTEIN iron is hot. Throw some throbbing hard lightning bolts on that fucker."
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Marketing department definitely went, "We gotta strike while the horny FRANKENSTEIN iron is hot. Throw some throbbing hard lightning bolts on that fucker."
See what I mean? Pure ingenuity...
My favourite Cameron story is about TERMINATOR. Low budget meant no blue screen studios big enough so he built a deck on the back of his house and used the California sky.
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
See what I mean? Pure ingenuity...
Run 'n' gun Cameron stories really are the best.
In one of the final filmed shots of The Terminator, James Cameron wanted to explode a car, but was absolutely refused any further extension to the movie’s budget.
He solved the problem by blowing up his own car.
He solved the problem by blowing up his own car.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Run 'n' gun Cameron stories really are the best.
This Santa cares not about your wishes & woes.
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This Santa cares not about your wishes & woes.
Let's see...
- A sequel book to Hooper's SALEM'S LOT.
- A Van Helsing spin-off from Coppola's DRACULA.
- A sequel to the tie-in novel RETURN OF THE WOLF MAN centered around Larry Talbot again.
- A 1960s spy novel involving a Predator.
- A third Snake Plissken tale set in the aftermath of EFLA.
- A sequel book to Hooper's SALEM'S LOT.
- A Van Helsing spin-off from Coppola's DRACULA.
- A sequel to the tie-in novel RETURN OF THE WOLF MAN centered around Larry Talbot again.
- A 1960s spy novel involving a Predator.
- A third Snake Plissken tale set in the aftermath of EFLA.
A film you personally would want to do a tie-in book for (any era)
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Let's see...
- A sequel book to Hooper's SALEM'S LOT.
- A Van Helsing spin-off from Coppola's DRACULA.
- A sequel to the tie-in novel RETURN OF THE WOLF MAN centered around Larry Talbot again.
- A 1960s spy novel involving a Predator.
- A third Snake Plissken tale set in the aftermath of EFLA.
- A sequel book to Hooper's SALEM'S LOT.
- A Van Helsing spin-off from Coppola's DRACULA.
- A sequel to the tie-in novel RETURN OF THE WOLF MAN centered around Larry Talbot again.
- A 1960s spy novel involving a Predator.
- A third Snake Plissken tale set in the aftermath of EFLA.
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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
"Rian Johnson is upset that WAKE UP DEAD MAN won't be playing everywhere on the big screen!"
Cool. He probably should have considered that when he signed a $400m deal with Netflix then, huh? He had other offers on the table from major studios. He passed on them. He only has himself to blame.
Cool. He probably should have considered that when he signed a $400m deal with Netflix then, huh? He had other offers on the table from major studios. He passed on them. He only has himself to blame.
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Rian Johnson is upset that WAKE UP DEAD MAN won't be playing everywhere on the big screen!"
Cool. He probably should have considered that when he signed a $400m deal with Netflix then, huh? He had other offers on the table from major studios. He passed on them. He only has himself to blame.
Cool. He probably should have considered that when he signed a $400m deal with Netflix then, huh? He had other offers on the table from major studios. He passed on them. He only has himself to blame.
Can we not just leave things be and let the Mutant Mayhem film series continue?
A new live-action ‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES’ reboot is in the works.
‘Sonic’ producer Neal H. Mortiz will produce the film with Paramount wanting to “Sonic-fy” the TMNT franchise
(Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)
‘Sonic’ producer Neal H. Mortiz will produce the film with Paramount wanting to “Sonic-fy” the TMNT franchise
(Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Can we not just leave things be and let the Mutant Mayhem film series continue?
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Altered “does have at least something going on under the hood, but there’s not enough gas in the tank to get it across the finish line.” @schlocketeer.bsky.social has our review:
Undercooked Allegory - Maddwolf
Altered by Daniel Baldwin Socio-political allegory and science fiction storytelling go together like peanut butter and chocolate. One can enjoy their tastes separately, but when combined in the right ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Altered “does have at least something going on under the hood, but there’s not enough gas in the tank to get it across the finish line.” @schlocketeer.bsky.social has our review:
I saw someone comment "We don't want Netflix to win, because then we'll lose a major theatrical studio!"
Well what do they think is going to happen if Paramount or Universal win out? They'll just absorb it. We're losing a major theatrical distributor no matter what here, given the suitors at hand.
Well what do they think is going to happen if Paramount or Universal win out? They'll just absorb it. We're losing a major theatrical distributor no matter what here, given the suitors at hand.
I'm reminded of the ALIEN VS. PREDATOR tagline.
Whoever wins, we lose.
Whoever wins, we lose.
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I saw someone comment "We don't want Netflix to win, because then we'll lose a major theatrical studio!"
Well what do they think is going to happen if Paramount or Universal win out? They'll just absorb it. We're losing a major theatrical distributor no matter what here, given the suitors at hand.
Well what do they think is going to happen if Paramount or Universal win out? They'll just absorb it. We're losing a major theatrical distributor no matter what here, given the suitors at hand.
Now now...
Let's not lump vampires in with utter scum like Vance and Nazis. That's just mean!
Let's not lump vampires in with utter scum like Vance and Nazis. That's just mean!
I guarantee you that right now, JD Vance is huddling with his team of nosferatus and nazis, workshopping a "humorous" and "relatable" my-kid-did-this-to-me-but-you-childless-coastal-elites-can't-relate-to-that response
There’s no way this is real
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Now now...
Let's not lump vampires in with utter scum like Vance and Nazis. That's just mean!
Let's not lump vampires in with utter scum like Vance and Nazis. That's just mean!
One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone refers to something that was a hit upon release as "cult".
If it was a hit when it came out, it's not a cult film or show. It's a popular hit film or show. Cult media builds up a notable following over time, it doesn't have one right out the gate.
If it was a hit when it came out, it's not a cult film or show. It's a popular hit film or show. Cult media builds up a notable following over time, it doesn't have one right out the gate.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone refers to something that was a hit upon release as "cult".
If it was a hit when it came out, it's not a cult film or show. It's a popular hit film or show. Cult media builds up a notable following over time, it doesn't have one right out the gate.
If it was a hit when it came out, it's not a cult film or show. It's a popular hit film or show. Cult media builds up a notable following over time, it doesn't have one right out the gate.
As always, Bond shoots to kill.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
As always, Bond shoots to kill.
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No one wants or needs a version of THE ODYSSEY that is devoid of gods & monsters. I sincerely hope Nolan knows this.
I spend a not inconsiderable amount of time trying to imagine how Nolan is going to handle the monsters and the gods in THE ODYSSEY and how weird it's going to be if he tries to sidestep all of that to "ground" it. I can't imagine what that film's going to look like.
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
No one wants or needs a version of THE ODYSSEY that is devoid of gods & monsters. I sincerely hope Nolan knows this.
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thought Steven Kostanski's Deathstalker was a blast. like a Frank Frazetta fever dream seen through the lens of Sam Raimi. a super fun homage to (and spoof of) '80s & '90s fantasy - kinda like if The Sword and the Sorcerer had jokes and gags
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
thought Steven Kostanski's Deathstalker was a blast. like a Frank Frazetta fever dream seen through the lens of Sam Raimi. a super fun homage to (and spoof of) '80s & '90s fantasy - kinda like if The Sword and the Sorcerer had jokes and gags
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Bugs gives Gossamer a new hairdo.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Bugs gives Gossamer a new hairdo.
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This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
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November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
This was inevitable.
November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This was inevitable.
Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Mr. Hyde, Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, The Thing, and Pennywise all definitely make the grade for me. As well as all the monsters of Greek mythology.
I hate to be boring by picking the big obvious choices, but that's just where my chips land.
I hate to be boring by picking the big obvious choices, but that's just where my chips land.
What's your favourite monster/creature from literature? I'm thinking Tuunbaq from Dan Simmon's The Terror, the triffids from Wyndham's Day of the Triffids, the demon from M.R. James' Casting The Runes, Grendel, Pennywise, etc.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Mr. Hyde, Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, The Thing, and Pennywise all definitely make the grade for me. As well as all the monsters of Greek mythology.
I hate to be boring by picking the big obvious choices, but that's just where my chips land.
I hate to be boring by picking the big obvious choices, but that's just where my chips land.
"Breaking: Universal orders WB to retitle their upcoming movie The Mummy!"
Yeah...no.
Universal doesn't own the title "The Mummy". Nor are they involved with the New Line/Blumhouse movie from Lee Cronin. I buy that the film is getting retitled, but legal stuff with Universal is not the reason why.
Yeah...no.
Universal doesn't own the title "The Mummy". Nor are they involved with the New Line/Blumhouse movie from Lee Cronin. I buy that the film is getting retitled, but legal stuff with Universal is not the reason why.
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Breaking: Universal orders WB to retitle their upcoming movie The Mummy!"
Yeah...no.
Universal doesn't own the title "The Mummy". Nor are they involved with the New Line/Blumhouse movie from Lee Cronin. I buy that the film is getting retitled, but legal stuff with Universal is not the reason why.
Yeah...no.
Universal doesn't own the title "The Mummy". Nor are they involved with the New Line/Blumhouse movie from Lee Cronin. I buy that the film is getting retitled, but legal stuff with Universal is not the reason why.
Someone needs to ask Pope Leo for his Argento Top 5.
Scanning the crowd at that Pope Leo film thing at the Vatican. Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett sure, but front row seat for Dario Argento 💥...
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Someone needs to ask Pope Leo for his Argento Top 5.