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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 11h

a man in a suit is walking into the ocean .

ALT: a man in a suit is walking into the ocean .

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 13h

Honestly, I'd prefer a nice game of chess.

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Hungry for some really good film writing? I'd recommend Drew's newsletter at its new home on Ghost.

#FilmSky #Movies

Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 1d

Hey, if you're thinking about subscribing to my new efforts at Ghost, this is the week I need you to do it.

The doors are open and the Ghost era is beginning. If you were reluctant because of Substack, please show me I made the right choice by moving.

drewmcweeny.com

The front page of drewmcweeny.com, with a banner image showing Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia, and my current top story, a column called "Try, Try Again."

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · Sep 10

Look I know everyone has a lot going on, but the North American premiere of our documentary 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR that I wrote/is based on my book of the same name is having its North American premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on 17 October! brooklynhorror2025.eventive.org/films/68b9bd...

One of the best critics covering the horror genre, award-winning Australian writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas showed love to the countless women who’ve made their marks on scary cinema, whether they’ve been publicly celebrated or unfairly overlooked, with her excellent 2020 book 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR, 1985–2018. Using that book as an inspiration, filmmaker Donna Davies has assembled a surplus of film clips and an extensive list of notable interviewees—including Akela Cooper, Kate Siegel, Nikyatu Jusu, Mary Harron and Lin Shaye—to chronicle the female gender’s longstanding history of tapping into themes both universal and specifically feminine to create some of horror’s greatest achievements. —Matt Barone

Showings – select to order tickets:
Fri, Oct 17th, 4:15 PM @ Arrow Video Theater (Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg Screen #2)

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 1d

Jesse Waters sees frogs as threats. I think he missed his rainbow connection.

#WarRavagedPortland
#FrogsTogetherStrong

Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 1d

Jesse Watters tried to make a protester he dubbed "Antifa Kermit" look menacing. I added the words of Secretary of Homeland Security describing Antifa along with some footage of Antifa protesters from an ABC affiliate Local 10 News. The music is royalty free.🎶🪩💃🕺

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

RIP the legendary Drew Struzan (1947-2025) 😩

Even though we were expecting the news any day now, it makes me very sad. What an artist.

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 1d

"They haven't crossed the line yet"

Mike Johnson's "line" is somewhere past "threatening to shoot first responders"

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 2d

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Frances.

#FilmSky #Movies

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 4d

I hope Hollywood Theatre or Cinema 21 will play Reds as part of a Diane Keaton retrospective.

I need to revisit it soon, maybe even this weekend.

#FilmSky #Movies

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 4d

We love our indoor activities here 😜
Bars
Boardgame Cafes
Restaurants
Vegan Strip clubs
Theaters
Bookstores

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 4d

Our Unofficial Mayor made an appearance.

#WarRavagedPortland

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 4d

-Kale
-Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (once was enough)
-Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus

M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 4d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, & one song you can’t stand:

- Cucumber anything. However you think it tastes, that is not how it tastes to me
- Farewell, My Concubine (Beautiful. Brutal. Once was enough)
- Collective Soul, “December”

Dr. Tamara L. Siuda @tamarasiuda.com · 4d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.
- Mayonnaise (is it even food)
- the Chalamet Wonka remake
- “Ironic,” Alanis Morisette

HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 4d

😥😥😥

Guy @guido-pond.bsky.social · 4d

BBC News - Actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79, US media report
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Nooooooooo. #FilmSky

youtu.be/lXy9Lp8bu98?...

Diane Keaton: Oscar-winning actress dies aged 79, US media report

She was best known for roles in films including in The Father of the Bride, The Godfather and Annie Hall.

www.bbc.com

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

I love this over the top, darkly funny political thriller.

Starting to see more posts about this film as folks discover it.

#FilmSky #Movies

Joshua Wilson @magadizer.bsky.social · 5d

Now watching WINTER KILLS on the Criterion channel.
Been wanting to see this one for a long time. Don't know if it's good but it has an absolutely murderer's row of acting talent and is shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, so I'm excited.

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

It's very good. One of our local curators screened this last year.

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

Giallos and Italian supernatural horror were very niche until we hit the streaming era.

A filmmaker who seems to have fallen out of the conversation is Peter Greenaway

Another would be Jean Jacques Annaud

A third would be John Frankenheimer

#FilmSky #Movies

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 5d

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

🎶War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, uhh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all🎶

#WarRavagedPortland

Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 6d

Rock out with your c*cks out, Portland.
✌🏽🎵
Via womenspf

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 5d

half the internet right now

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

General Froggy inspecting the troops (colorized)

HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 5d

Frogs Together Strong 🐸

#WarRavagedPortland

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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LeinadYerots @leinadyerots.bsky.social · 5d

In amongst the doom and gloom around the world there will always shine a moment. For me right now it's the Portland Frog.

Get in Froggo. Iconic

#PortlandFrog

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 6d

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

#WarRavagedPortland

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 6d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 6d

I think these folks are hedging their bets on Trump. They'll claim this is altruism but I think it's self preservation.

HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 6d

Wasn't expecting Stitt to be the guy who said this. Also wasn't expecting the Ted Cruz reaction to FCC overreach on Kimmel.

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HowardPDX @howardpdx.bsky.social · 6d

The effect on the Netflix stock price is further proof that the anti-trans folks are a handful of braying jackasses.

The rest of us aren't offended by trans characters in TV shows.

#TvSky #TransVisibility

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