Just Another Film Nerd
@anotherfilmnerd.bsky.social
Creator of Unseen Hollywood a semi-regular look at the films and TV shows that never made it to life.
Read them here! https://bit.ly/UnseenHollywood
Email me at hollywoodunseen at gmail dot com
Read them here! https://bit.ly/UnseenHollywood
Email me at hollywoodunseen at gmail dot com
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Please help/reskeet if you can ♥️ having a tough time
Rent is covered this week but 450 due next sat
Cell is 75 due on 5th
Parking ticket is $65 due in a month
I'm almost out of food and necessities
Thank you to everyone who has helped in the past ♥️ doing my best
Rent is covered this week but 450 due next sat
Cell is 75 due on 5th
Parking ticket is $65 due in a month
I'm almost out of food and necessities
Thank you to everyone who has helped in the past ♥️ doing my best
Trans homeless and struggling
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www.paypal.me/marlahsmith
Venmo: @Marla-Smith-79 cash.app/$marlahsmith
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Not sure I’d call it “lost” as much as “hard to find.” But I’m glad a few people still remember my Lazenbyesque one-time foray into Bond BTS documentary content. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaS... h/t @nsbulk.bsky.social
The "Lost" Die Another Day Making-Of Documentary | What Happened?
YouTube video by Calvin Dyson
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November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Not sure I’d call it “lost” as much as “hard to find.” But I’m glad a few people still remember my Lazenbyesque one-time foray into Bond BTS documentary content. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcaS... h/t @nsbulk.bsky.social
Every now and then I think “I might check out one of those new Marvel movies”, but the prospect of required reading and the likelihood of an incomplete story kills that fleeting thought every single time
I think Fantastic 4 would have done better as it’s own thing, entertaining enough but you could feel the collective sigh at my screening when it ended with a preview of the next MCU movie, a reminder that this is assembly line entertainment with that “Don’t forget, you’re here forever” feeling
you're not wrong, i just thought a fully re-booted Fantastic 4 (despite the history of that franchise) would qualify as one of the big ones, or at least in the upper 3rd or so. instead it was slightly bigger than Ant-Man.
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Every now and then I think “I might check out one of those new Marvel movies”, but the prospect of required reading and the likelihood of an incomplete story kills that fleeting thought every single time
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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Genuinely well worth your time, particularly if you’re into #screenwriting. Notable that any changes Tom Stoppard makes enables the audience to focus on what drives Indy, the relationship between him and his father, building the tension/risks and the ultimate payback. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Genuinely well worth your time, particularly if you’re into #screenwriting. Notable that any changes Tom Stoppard makes enables the audience to focus on what drives Indy, the relationship between him and his father, building the tension/risks and the ultimate payback. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky
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Terrence Malick is 82.
I showed The Thin Red Line to my A Level Film students in 1998.
After a brief silence at the end, a boy said loudly ‘that was bollocks!’
Two weeks later, he came to apologise, saying that he’d bought the video as ‘it’s stayed in my head since.’
I showed The Thin Red Line to my A Level Film students in 1998.
After a brief silence at the end, a boy said loudly ‘that was bollocks!’
Two weeks later, he came to apologise, saying that he’d bought the video as ‘it’s stayed in my head since.’
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Terrence Malick is 82.
I showed The Thin Red Line to my A Level Film students in 1998.
After a brief silence at the end, a boy said loudly ‘that was bollocks!’
Two weeks later, he came to apologise, saying that he’d bought the video as ‘it’s stayed in my head since.’
I showed The Thin Red Line to my A Level Film students in 1998.
After a brief silence at the end, a boy said loudly ‘that was bollocks!’
Two weeks later, he came to apologise, saying that he’d bought the video as ‘it’s stayed in my head since.’
Love this. Absolutely love this.
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Love this. Absolutely love this.
Wag. The. Dog.
Name a film that was actually *better* than the source material.
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Wag. The. Dog.
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These 4 bits of dialogue, one comic monologue, one serious monologue, and two back and forths, all on the same subject - mortality - immaculate writing
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
These 4 bits of dialogue, one comic monologue, one serious monologue, and two back and forths, all on the same subject - mortality - immaculate writing
They also gave the most Coen-ish answer ever when asked to explain the ending of Barton Fink.
“He’s sitting on a beach with a head in a box. What else did you need explained?” (I’m paraphrasing. But only just)
“He’s sitting on a beach with a head in a box. What else did you need explained?” (I’m paraphrasing. But only just)
The most Coen bros thing the Coen bros ever did was write a story about writers block in 3 weeks when they were experiencing writers block whilst writing Miller’s Crossing & so Barton Fink came to be.
November 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
They also gave the most Coen-ish answer ever when asked to explain the ending of Barton Fink.
“He’s sitting on a beach with a head in a box. What else did you need explained?” (I’m paraphrasing. But only just)
“He’s sitting on a beach with a head in a box. What else did you need explained?” (I’m paraphrasing. But only just)
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Everyone who orders from our bookstore gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.
If you're looking for something delightful and unexpected for that film, TV, or music lover in your life (who may in fact be you!) check out the recently opened, ever-growing MZS.press magazine section. It includes some vintage titles & recent special issues. mzs.press/Magazines-c1...
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Everyone who orders from our bookstore gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.
Me (to my 10 year old after making him watch The Irishman with me): and that’s why you should clean your room when I tell you to
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Me (to my 10 year old after making him watch The Irishman with me): and that’s why you should clean your room when I tell you to
An outstanding tribute to an exceptional (in this case re)writer
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
An outstanding tribute to an exceptional (in this case re)writer
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“--it's not gasps and blood and falling about---that isn't what makes it death. It's just a man failing to reappear, that's all ---now you see him, now you don't, that the only thing that's real: here one minute and gone the next and never coming back...”
--Tom Stoppard
--Tom Stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“--it's not gasps and blood and falling about---that isn't what makes it death. It's just a man failing to reappear, that's all ---now you see him, now you don't, that the only thing that's real: here one minute and gone the next and never coming back...”
--Tom Stoppard
--Tom Stoppard
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Weirdly, this is all part of a 50-year-long plan to get their parents back together
The identical twin brother of MAGA Texas Rep. Troy Nehls is hoping to replace his brother in Congress after Nehls announced his retirement on Saturday.
MAGA Rep. Tries to Hand Seat to Literally Identical Successor
Trever Nehls is hoping to replace his brother, Texas Rep. Troy Nehls, in Congress.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Weirdly, this is all part of a 50-year-long plan to get their parents back together
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THE PENGUIN WAS ONLY THIRTY-THREE IN BATMAN RETURNS?!?!?!
WAS HE GEN Z?!?!
WAS HE GEN Z?!?!
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
THE PENGUIN WAS ONLY THIRTY-THREE IN BATMAN RETURNS?!?!?!
WAS HE GEN Z?!?!
WAS HE GEN Z?!?!
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
So was there ever a completed “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part Two” script before it got retooled into Final Reckoning?
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
So was there ever a completed “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part Two” script before it got retooled into Final Reckoning?
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where’s it going to end?” Farewell, Mr Stoppard.
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where’s it going to end?” Farewell, Mr Stoppard.
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I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
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They’re burying the weirdest part of this story, which is that this congressman’s twin brother keeps trying and failing to replace him in various jobs and is now hoping to replace him in this one
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
They’re burying the weirdest part of this story, which is that this congressman’s twin brother keeps trying and failing to replace him in various jobs and is now hoping to replace him in this one
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Cyrano de Bergerac reboot but instead of romance I just whisper into the suitors ear facts about jersey set detective series Bergerac
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Cyrano de Bergerac reboot but instead of romance I just whisper into the suitors ear facts about jersey set detective series Bergerac
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Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
Nightmare fuel.
Also time to remind people I’m available to write “Kelvin, Grandson of Melvin, Son of Alvin” if anyone is interested
Also time to remind people I’m available to write “Kelvin, Grandson of Melvin, Son of Alvin” if anyone is interested
At a market chock-full of horror and exploitation films, the scariest thing I witnessed at The Astor today was someone asking a vendor if they had a copy of Melvin, Son of Alvin
November 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Nightmare fuel.
Also time to remind people I’m available to write “Kelvin, Grandson of Melvin, Son of Alvin” if anyone is interested
Also time to remind people I’m available to write “Kelvin, Grandson of Melvin, Son of Alvin” if anyone is interested