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Travis Woods

@aheartofgould.bsky.social

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Professional obsessive. BYLINES: Bright Wall/Dark Room, Southwest Review, Fangoria, etc COMMENTARY TRACKS/BOOKLETS: Fun City Editions, Vinegar Syndrome, Radiance, Imprint, Shout Factory https://linktr.ee/black_neon

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · Aug 13

I made my @letterboxd.social debut writing about the genre that handcuffs sex to danger, noir to romance: the Erotic Thriller.

This primer body doubles 10 classics with 10 rarities. Make a new watchlist as this long, hot summer draws to a close--films meant to be watched in, and by, the dark.

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · Aug 13

As a long, hot summer pivots towards its sweaty end, Travis Woods presents an erotic thriller double feature syllabus, pairing ten of the genre’s classics with complementary hidden gems. boxd.it/2FS

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 47m

"FIGHT CLUB is not an all-out assault on the hypocrisies of society. FIGHT CLUB is a devastating satire about a man’s fear of rejection and reflection by a woman he can’t admit he is falling in love with.

"FIGHT CLUB is Jack’s fear of finally growing up."

www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/04/29/f...

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Blake Howard @oneblakeminute.bsky.social · 19h

Today in your pod feeds, an all-new #ONEHEATMINUTE at @ohmpods.bsky.social. Why?
Casting news? Shifting distribution? No.
One word - BONNIE.
cc @robbelushi.bsky.social
www.oneheatminute.com/podcast/ohmb...

BONUS: ONE HEAT MINUTE W/ BONNIE TIMMERMANN — One Heat Minute Productions

In this special bonus episode of ONE HEAT MINUTE, Rob Belushi and I talk to the legend Bonnie Timmermann about her terrific documentary BONNIE, her eye for talent and her incredible collaborati...

www.oneheatminute.com

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 1h

FIGHT CLUB turns 26 today. I wrote for @bwdr.bsky.social about the rules of watching one of the last great films of 1999, of the 20th century, of the end times:

"The 8th and final rule of watching FIGHT CLUB?

"This is a fucking love story."

www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/04/29/f...

Fight Club (1999): With Your Feet in the Air and Your Head on the Ground

I am Travis’ Essay on Love, Sex, Masculinity, and Fight Club.

www.brightwalldarkroom.com

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 17h

As someone who has listened to it religiously on multiple formats, I plan on giving this remaster a listen too, and will hit you back.

Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 18h

Mmm good to know and I know what you mean. Thankya.

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 18h

Curious about something—how significant (to your ears) is the remaster of the original album?

Great review; kind of a drag that this all feels more like an adjunct to the movie than a Bootleg Series-styled expanded narrative.

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 20h

When a new @briannaduggan.bsky.social piece arrives in the mail and it makes putting up with her nonsense worth it.

LOOK AT THIS!!! The wig is an actual cutout!

Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 20h

Movies used to star Deborah Kara Unger.

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine @sterlewine.bsky.social · 23h

Bruce Springsteen's haunting Nebraska receives an expanded reissue containing the long-rumored "electric" rendition of the album, among other unreleased recordings. My review is in my latest newsletter. sterlewine.substack.com/p/bruce-spri...

Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska '82

Bruce Springsteen’s haunting Nebraska receives an expanded reissue containing the long-rumored “electric” rendition of the album, among other unreleased recordings.

sterlewine.substack.com

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 1d

What do you even say about a giant like Drew Struzan except study him. Go make some marks, some actual marks, with pencils and paints and an airbrush if you’ve got one hanging around. Everything you could ever need to learn about this craft is in his work.

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 1d

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky season painting No.2: Possession (1981)

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 1d

Travis Trivia:

My favorite photographer is Ishiuchi Miyako, whose monochrome postwar photography of her ruined hometown leaves me (mostly) wordless.

Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 2d

This thing is enormous.

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my god.

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 2d

TNKKBBG (The Nice Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Guys)

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 2d

The Marlboro Man looming over the GOODBAR billboard is a level of inadvertent commentary/pop advertising that would make Baudrillard’s head explode.

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 3d

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 4d

Me reading each successive word:

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 4d

I’m putting together a physics team for you.

Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 4d

Um what brand is this 👉👈

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 5d

Holy shit. This sounds *incredible*.

Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 5d

Another killer horror movie marathon from @purecinemapod.bsky.social. Elric quotes me as saying it's always my favorite PCP episode of the year, and he's GODDAMN RIGHT.

Pure Cinema Podcast @purecinemapod.bsky.social · 6d

It’s that time of year! We’re back (with @patrickbromley.bsky.social of @fthismovie.bsky.social) to program our own 6-film horror movie marathons!
open.spotify.com/episode/3sxx...
@elrickane.bsky.social

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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, his upcoming memoir.

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