John Pendergast
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John Pendergast
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Professor of English SIUE
Research interests in Early Modern Drama, Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Nashe, and history of print. Also, just because, film, especially the films of the Coen Brothers, and the novels of Thomas Pynchon.
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I swear I hear David Bowie on background vocals on this song. I know he was a big fan but the internet is emphatic it is not him. Wondering if anyone else hears it.
Monkey Gone to Heaven
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September 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Next Pope: My heart says Anders Arborelius (Stockholm) but my money is on Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo).
April 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Let me be the first to welcome our interstellar overlords. I’m on your side and welcome any questions you may have.
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Repost with your favorite James Bond (wrong answers only).
April 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Just watched All We Imagine as Light on Criterion. What an amazing movie. I don’t think I’ve been this surprised by a film in a long, long time.

#criterion
#filmsky
March 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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James Cana was a great actor. And Michael Mann a great director. Two things I did not think before rewatching this film.

#filmsky
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March 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I love the trope of the professor who is hard to find and requires a journey to share Thor wisdom. #nosferatu #filmsky
February 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@filmsky.bsky.social A new found favorite. Maybe the best Elia Kazan film but nonetheless an amazing and surprising find.
February 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
February 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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The master negotiator got played, but still thinks he won
February 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A perfect movie I might have missed had it not been for two people suggesting it to me yesterday.

#filmsky
February 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Check this out. A really great Ukrainian band I just discovered. I’ll be seeing them in March at #BigEars festival.
Vynnaya ya
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January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The view from son’s plane as he flies into Los Angles this morning.
January 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Having just rewatched Rope and Strangers on a Train, I’m fascinated with Farley Granger. Not sure there is s’more sinister actor in Hitchcock’s films. And fascinating life story.
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s that time if the year to remind everyone that this exists.
#KeithRichards #RollingStones
Hunter S Thompson interviews Keith Richards (must watch)
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January 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Rewatching all the classic horror films, mostly Universal productions, and I think this is the best. Surprisingly strong female academic who apparently openly lives with her boyfriend. Besides being surprisingly progressive, it has great special effects.
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December 14, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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The critical hype of this album is deserved. It is truly great, but I could do without the constant reminder of how cool she is. She is cool but enough. #MusicSky
Nobody Loves You More
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December 9, 2024 at 8:14 PM
According to Spotify my favorite genre is something I didn’t know existed but with which I’m now obsessed. And I don’t listen to either Fleetwood Mac nor the Stones, not that there is anything wrong with that.
December 7, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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A question for film lovers and scholars. I am an experienced scholar in Early Modern Studies but I am preparing my first film studies essay for publication and I’m curious about recommended journals. I’m not familiar with a lot of film scholarship outside of books and essay collections.
November 23, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Must be near the end of the semester because today I dropped three F-bombs in class for no reason than emphasis. And we were discussing Dickens, which made it even less apropos.
November 21, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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A great film I stumbled upon on Criterion. Part horror, part documentary, part horror, all crazy, but surprisingly good.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:56 PM