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Who Needs Intimacy Coordinators?

fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Apr 17

and Drop (bad movie)! ia that Warfare is better than Civil War but also find lots to like about the latter (my issues there are more formalistic than anything else... just thought it was sloppily constructed/blocked but thematically sound). maybe he is cookin w Men.............. will we ever know

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Mar 21

blogged about a-list talent casting aspersions on intimacy coordinators and who they're for

In the aftermath of Me Too, the profession was deemed a necessity. Now, some actors are casting doubt on its value.

The Death of the Classic Film Score

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Feb 28

blogged about my favorite topic— FILM SCORES

Movie music is better than it’s ever been — even if you can’t tell which instruments are being used.

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Feb 20

ok this

fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Feb 20

I only learned about him in January but I'm sure he's never done anything wrong...

In Defense of Tom Sandoval

fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Feb 20

do you guys think I am right or wrong

No man’s suffering has ever been funnier.

So Many Lawsuits, So Little to Gain

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Joe Reid @joereid.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you're not currently subscribed to my podcast on the films of Demi Moore, you should really consider it! Just posted the new episode on "The Scarlet Letter" with guest @franhoepfner.bsky.social! What in the world is Robert Duvall DOING in this thing?? www.patreon.com/c/demipod

podcast

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Feb 7

these two need to knock it off

Five suits and counting, the It Ends With Us castmates seem hell-bent on seeing this through.

Alison Brie’s Codependency with Dave Franco Was an Asset on Together

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 26

chatted with Alison Brie ahead of the Sundance premiere of her new movie TOGETHER starring her irl roommate Dave Franco www.vulture.com/article/alis...

“It came in handy behind the scenes, because this movie required a lot of physical intimacy.”

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 26

I've taken a full-time job and plan to stop freelancing for the foreseeable

fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 25

bwdr forever

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 25

thank you!!!

Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is

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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · Jan 25

Can’t even remotely process a BWDR that exists without @franhoepfner.bsky.social’s essays in it, and don’t want to 😭

But truly, editing her words the past 12 years (!!) has been an absolute joy. She is simply the BEST (human, friend, writer)—there are many imitators, but only one Fran 🖤

fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 24

my last (!!?? for now) essay for @bwdr.bsky.social is about RED ROOMS and learning to look at that which is awful www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/01/24/r...

On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.

Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · Jan 24

New today on the site:

“On paper, RED ROOMS is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It would be a misnomer to say that Pascal Plante’s film has no violence in it though: it is violence, a bloodless film that is rich with blood.”

- @franhoepfner.bsky.social

On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.

Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 24

I've written for @chadperman.bsky.social & Bright Wall/Dark Room for a dozen years... no small change, & I wouldn't be half the writer I am today without all the years of support & encouragement from everyone there. I'm the most grateful woman alive!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 24

my last (!!?? for now) essay for @bwdr.bsky.social is about RED ROOMS and learning to look at that which is awful www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/01/24/r...

On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.

BW/DR Picks: The Best Films of 2024

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · Jan 18

New on the site:

Fashionably late to the party, our reflections on the best movies, and best movie moments, of 2024, featuring @franhoepfner.bsky.social, @dodgyboffin.bsky.social, @chadperman.bsky.social, @aheartofgould.bsky.social, @carriecourogen.bsky.social, & @frankfalisi.bsky.social

The Bright Wall/Dark Room team share their favorite movies, and movie moments, from 2024.

For the Love of God, Give This Woman an Oscar Nomination

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Alison Willmore @alisonwillmore.bsky.social · Jan 13

Wrote about my favorite performance of the past year, and why what Marianne Jean-Baptiste does in HARD TRUTHS really feels like it's in a league of its own www.vulture.com/article/give...

No one last year gave a performance that comes close to what Marianne Jean-Baptiste does in Hard Truths.

A Distracted NYFCC Awards Dinner

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 10

blogged about the NYFCC dinner www.vulture.com/article/holl...

The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody rendered himself speechless talking about the destruction from the fires in L.A. while accepting his award.

Where Will Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Pop Up Next?

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 8

blogged about Hugh & Sutton, whose love story I actually, truly, genuinely believe

We’ve got some ideas about where their showmance might go from here.

Fran Magazine: Best of 2024 Extravaganza

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 5

fran magazine best of 2024 btw ➡️

The best of the best of 2024 lists, from the friends & family of Fran Magazine

open.substack.com

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fran hoepfner @franhoepfner.bsky.social · Jan 1

blogged about street signs www.curbed.com/article/co-n...

It Ain’t Easy Co-Naming a Street

Naming a block for someone is meant to be an honor. Mostly it’s a mess.

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