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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 10h

Currently and first time watching:
Popeye (1980)
dir. Robert Altman

#filmsky #family 📽️

Shelley Duvall and Robin Williams star as Olive Oyl and Popeye in Robert Altman’s cult adaptation of the classic comic strip.

Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 13h

I really love this new episode of @vhuspodcast.bsky.social, an annual tradition for the pod. Check it out if you want to find horror movies that aren’t just the IGN Top 20s.

V H US PODCAST @vhuspodcast.bsky.social · 17h

20 HORROR MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS!!!

Here is our spooky season spectacular! We welcome @shawnrobare.com of @cultfilmclub.com , Erin of Manic Movie Monday Podcast, & @galactoid.bsky.social of The Unknown Stuntman Podcast. It’s a real treat and we hope you enjoy it!

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20 Horror Movie Recommendations !!!

Podcast Episode · VH US · 10/14/2025 · 1h 19m

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 16h

He was so incredible, and a true generational talent. He’ll be beyond missed.

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V H US PODCAST @vhuspodcast.bsky.social · 17h

20 HORROR MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS!!!

Here is our spooky season spectacular! We welcome @shawnrobare.com of @cultfilmclub.com , Erin of Manic Movie Monday Podcast, & @galactoid.bsky.social of The Unknown Stuntman Podcast. It’s a real treat and we hope you enjoy it!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

20 Horror Movie Recommendations !!!

Podcast Episode · VH US · 10/14/2025 · 1h 19m

podcasts.apple.com

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 18h

The soundtrack for BELLY is superlative in every regard, from curation to bombast, and the highlight is the montage featuring D'Angelo's "Devil's Pie" under it — just uncannily smooth in his delivery and only ever made bangers, just look at his career.

RIP, D'Angelo

D'Angelo - Devil's Pie [Belly]

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 19h

I know, man. I don’t get bent out of shape about celebrities often, but this one hurts. He was one of my faves.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 19h

D’Angelo’s three-album run is possibly the greatest of the modern era. I’m so serious. His loss is a monumental blow to music and music fandom. RIP, man. Damn.

“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐳…” @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 19h

RIP D'Angelo (1974-2025) 🕊️😔

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

Jumping in to say the ‘22 copy of THE LIMEY is seriously worth getting your hands on. Soderbergh oversaw the 4K restoration and it’s glorious.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

Currently and first time watching:
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
dir. Robert Altman

#filmsky #drama 📽️

Sandy Dennis, Cher and Karen Black star in one of Robert Altman’s several play adaptations he made in the 1980s after the failure of “Popeye” exiled him from Hollywood.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Andy! Hope you enjoy listening!

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Andy “The Action Guy” Gorham @andrewmgorham.bsky.social · 1d

Two of my favorite people talking an absolute chilling double!! Check it out!!

Schlock & Awe Podcast @schlockandawe1.bsky.social · 2d

New Schlocktober Episode! Lindsay & Preston Mitchell tell stories by Candlelight, with a Double of The Spiral Staircase & The Innocents. A tale of long staircases, candlelight and shadowy presences

Listen to Schlock & Awe episodes can be found in the account profile

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

That’s my shit! Not even gonna lie, dude.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

Been listening to a ton of Public Enemy these past couple of days. Not just “Fight The Power.” I’m talking “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos,” “911 is a Joke,” “Rebel Without a Pause,” etc. Chuck D’s presence on the mic is so unmatched.

Public Enemy's Flavor Flav and Chuck D (photo: Sanjay Suchak, SPIN Magazine)

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

On @schlockandawe1.bsky.social’s latest episode, Lindsay invited me back for a come-to-Jesus double feature of Robert Siodmak’s THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (‘46) and Jack Clayton’s THE INNOCENTS (‘61). Both influential Gothic horror films spurring a discussion about objectivity vs. taste. Hope you enjoy!

Schlock & Awe Podcast @schlockandawe1.bsky.social · 2d

New Schlocktober Episode! Lindsay & Preston Mitchell tell stories by Candlelight, with a Double of The Spiral Staircase & The Innocents. A tale of long staircases, candlelight and shadowy presences

Listen to Schlock & Awe episodes can be found in the account profile

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Lindsay Wilkins @readandgeek.bsky.social · 2d

A huge thanks for @prestomit.bsky.social subjecting to himself to my insistent questioning and nerding out. This is a haunted house/murder mystery Double that looks at the originals of Gothic and Expressionism

Schlock & Awe Podcast @schlockandawe1.bsky.social · 2d

New Schlocktober Episode! Lindsay & Preston Mitchell tell stories by Candlelight, with a Double of The Spiral Staircase & The Innocents. A tale of long staircases, candlelight and shadowy presences

Listen to Schlock & Awe episodes can be found in the account profile

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for having me again, Lindsay! Always a pleasure talking to you!

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Schlock & Awe Podcast @schlockandawe1.bsky.social · 2d

New Schlocktober Episode! Lindsay & Preston Mitchell tell stories by Candlelight, with a Double of The Spiral Staircase & The Innocents. A tale of long staircases, candlelight and shadowy presences

Listen to Schlock & Awe episodes can be found in the account profile

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 2d

Tune in to The Schlock and Awe Podcast on wherever you listen to podcasts this week to hear @readandgeek.bsky.social and I talk about classic Gothic horror.

Schlock & Awe Podcast @schlockandawe1.bsky.social · 2d

Coming up on S&A Lindsay & @prestomit.bsky.social tell Ghost Stories by Candlelight

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ALT: a black and white photo of a woman peeking through a window .

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The Tinseltown Twins @tinseltowntwins.bsky.social · 2d

Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant while working on North by Northwest (1959) ✈️

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 2d

I recently picked up THE INSIDER too!

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 2d

Currently revisiting:
Inherent Vice (2014)
dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

#filmsky #filmnoir 📽️

Joaquin Phoenix stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s first of two Thomas Pynchon adaptations, “Inherent Vice”; a reunion after their previous collaboration “The Master.”

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 2d

As I wrote on Letterboxd…

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 3d

Still an absolute banger. One of the best old-timey horror films ever made. March and Hopkins give flawless performances.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 3d

Currently revisiting:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
dir. Rouben Mamoulian

#filmsky #precode #horror 📽️

Fredric March’s bravura and groundbreaking dual performance won the 1931 Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Preston @prestomit.bsky.social · 3d

You guys rule so hard, and this is yet another example as to why. If my childhood was an album, it’s this. And a greatest hits Earth Wind & Fire comp my mom owned. @ajmacready.bsky.social @thedronemaster.bsky.social

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