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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 1h

Writing is how poor people, as long as they have something to say that continues to be meaningful, can live forever. Rich people too, obviously, but they rarely have that much of interest to say.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 2h

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Laura 🍁🍄🦇🎃 @tricksyliesmith.bsky.social · 1d

oh no. no. absolutely the fuck not. fuck off.

a bullshit statement from Keira knightley saying she was not aware of a boycott against jk Rowling before taking a job on the new audio series and that she's "sorry" and "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together and we've all got very different opinions"
She can fuck off.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 13h

THE TWITS is genuinely unpleasant to look at. I respect some of the choices they made in adapting this material, but almost none of it works.

My review of the latest Netflix Roald Dahl adaptation is at TheWrap.

‘The Twits’ Review: Look at These Good Intentions! Where Could They Possibly Lead?

One of Roald Dahl’s ghastliest books is now a ghastly Netflix animated movie (not in the good way).

thewrap.com

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Rachel Walens @rwalens.bsky.social · 14h

LA County Library is partnering with the LA County Dept of Public Health to offer a FREE vaccine clinic for Flu and COVID shots, no insurance required. Friday October 24, 10 AM to 12 noon. Go here for details and to make an appointment:

lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/14546049

Free Vaccine Clinic: Flu and COVID-19 for for All Ages

LA County Department of Public Health is partnering with LA County Library to provide FREE flu vaccinations and the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 6+ month. Health insurance is not required,...

lacountylibrary.libnet.info

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 13h

Saaaaaaaaaame. (I’m in different critics groups but still, saaaaaaaame.)

matt lynch @colonelmortimer.bsky.social · 13h

Fully intend to nominate Indy the Dog for Best Actor on my SFCS ballot this year. There's no rule, etc.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 17h

Another reason why writers, critics, and art historians are so invaluable. Even a tiny amount of context and/or insight can mean the difference between an older work of art either connecting to new audiences, or coming across as daunting/impenetrable.

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 17h

books should have an anti-acknowledgements section where the author talks shit about all the people who fucked them over while they were trying to write the thing. not bc I personally want to write one but bc I love gossip

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 19h

Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.

Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News:

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 20h

Everything went wrong when they ditched Rizzo as Gonzo's bestie and swapped him for the usurper prawn

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 19h

There’s nothing “wrong” with this list, but you’d think a professional ninja might have more interesting opinions.

IGN @ign.com · 20h

With Halloween fast approaching, here are the 25 best horror movies of all time, from The Shining to The Exorcist to Alien.

Presented by NINJA GAIDEN 4

Learn more about the ninja action-adventure game: bit.ly/4nOm5jR

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 21h

I could donate thousands of our podcasts.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 21h

Thread!

Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 22h

I don't always reply to the pitches I receive from publicists (because I have a job that I do and if I did, I would never get to do my job). But here is a tip for aspiring publicists: Critics do not "write a Rotten Tomatoes review." No critics do this.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 23h

I’m just saying. Irony is ironic sometimes!

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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 1d

Good on Hallmark Channel for producing this PSA; Facebook is lousy with scammer accounts preying on the network’s elderly fans. #tvsky 📺

A PSA From Hallmark Channel Stars

YouTube video by Hallmark Channel

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Taylor Joan Carlson @teejcarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

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‎Synapsid (Scary) @synapsid.bsky.social · 1d

every new bit of information that comes out after one of his movies bombs not doing much to disprove my theory that Leto has the most blackmailable dirt on every studio exec and producer working today

Moxie @ blfc @dracocat.bsky.social · 1d

Its wild too because apparently Tron Ares was a different story/film initially but Leto wanted to explore his character so much he convinced the director to change it to focus on him.

“The first iteration of [Tron: Ares] was a different movie, but it had a character named Ares that [Leto] was cast as while we were in pre-production,” Wigutow says, “He really got his teeth into this character and really wanted to hold onto it, and ultimately came to me and said, ‘Let's just build a movie around this character. I want to understand this character, his origins, and I want to take him to a very different place.’ So that's really the provenance and the origin of this specific film is Jared's dogged persistence on getting it done, but also telling the story of this character specifically.”

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure you already know all about it but if anyone else is interested I recommend the films of Steven Kostanski. He’s keeping practical/inventive costumes, puppets and gore alive.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

If I were in the mood for a cheeseball '70s sci-fi series that nobody talks about enough, I'd watch THE STARLOST.

The Starlost - 4k - (1973-1974) - CTV

YouTube video by Classic TV Zone

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

It's a shame he was never in any other movies.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Happy 57th Birthday to Hugh Jackman 🎂

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

Someone quoted a line from my TRON: ARES review and asked, is this what modern criticism looks like?

No, that's what one sentence looks like. In only one modern review. From only one critic. Completely out of context.

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Alt: Jaime Pressley rolls her eyes.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

Yup!

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s super great! I think you’d really like it.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

I assume you’ve seen Wolfwalkers?

a cartoon drawing of a girl with red hair standing next to a wolf

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a girl with red hair standing next to a wolf

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 1d

Remember the scene in ONCE where, after recording and mixing the song in a professional studio, they run the REAL test, where they listen to the finished mix on crappy old speakers?

Don’t punish your audience just for not being able to afford the best set-up.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

I am once again begging filmmakers to start lighting their night scenes again. Moonlight and starlight are both available, as are torches, campfires, and any number of plausible light sources! What I'm watching right now may as well be a podcast

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