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Dom
@poliscijedi.bsky.social
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Political scientist by day, sci-fi nerd by night. @umich.edu PhD. Teach at @gwu1821.bsky.social. Edited books about #Dune, #StarWars, & #StudioGhibli. Also write about politics in #BladeRunner, #LOTR, & #StarTrek. More @ domnardireviews.wordpress.com
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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kershed.bsky.social
My 2025 Books
#1: STAR WARS ARCHIVES Eps I-VI photobook on sale
#2: STAR WARS ARCHIVES Eps I-III trade edition on sale
#3: STAR WARS ARCHIVES Eps IV-VI Costco Edition on sale
#4: ROCKY: THE COMPLETE FILMS on sale Dec (EU) / Jan (US)
#5: JAMES BOND ARCHIVES photobook on sale Dec (EU) / January (US)
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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cristianvlad.bsky.social
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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historyfilmfan.bsky.social
Facebook's pushing of AI posts of movies or actors or whatever else, pretending to genuine reminisces, is so insidious to me. It is this bizarre attempt to approximate humans that reeks of the uncanny.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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thespaceshipper.com
Happy birthday to the VFX giant Dennis Muren! 🥳
Dennis Muren vs X-wings
November 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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cimerians.bsky.social
Tales of the Jedi #5 cover art by Dave Dorman (1994)
#StarWars
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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crusaderproject.bsky.social
Welcome!
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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pgourevitch.bsky.social
Is there any good thing that AI supposedly makes better cause all that’s ever been reported about it is how actually makes bad things worse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b...
A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic
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November 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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thespaceshipper.com
Star Wars Visions Volume 3 is now available on Disney+.

Please share with us your opinion on these nine new shorts when you're finished 🖖
Star Wars Visions Volume 3
October 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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farawaypress.com
What — ANOTHER book release? Well, yeah! Bizarrely, I got my very first hardcover editions of both the STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT novel and the comics within three hours of each other today. Let's walk through the releases, starting with next Wednesday's OLD REPUBLIC OMNIBUS 2 from Marvel!
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October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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ghiblitavern.bsky.social
Today is Takahata Isao's birthday! Born on 29 October 1935, the director would have turned 90 today.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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catsuka.bsky.social
First look at "Wildwood" new stop-motion feature film by Laika studios.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQ-...
October 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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lordoftherings.world
The fact that nothing like them will ever be made again hits hard. 💔
October 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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culturecrave.co
“Merger after merger in the media industry has harmed workers, diminished competition and free speech, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars better invested in organic growth. Combining [them] or another major studio or streamer would be a disaster for writers, for consumers & for competition"
October 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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realgdt.bsky.social
Cinemas playing FRANKENSTEIN right now!! frankensteingdt.com
Frankenstein | Official Website | October 17 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Frankenstein on the official site. In theaters October 17 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Oscar Isaac, ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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#TheHuntforBenSolo with @fangirling0nly.bsky.social and @hamsa.bsky.social

Youtube:
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Itunes:
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Spotify:
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Podchaser
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LinkTree:
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October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Nintendo has released a 35 page digital sample of #Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective.

#OperationMetroidPrime4

shinesparkers.net/metroid-prim...
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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theswu.bsky.social
10 days until #StarWarsVisions Volume 3! ✨
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
Didn't go to film school? Don't worry. Legendary investor and movie buff Marc Andreessen doesn't think that will be an issue for future creatives. During an episode of "Monitoring the Situation," the podcast for the venture capitalist firm that Andreessen cofounded, A16z, he said advancements in AI technology — like OpenAI's Sora 2 — have made it possible for a new type of filmmaker to emerge. "The filmmaker with no visual skill, or access to a set, or to a camera, or to actors, but with an idea," Andreessen said on Friday. "It's going to start with shorts and animated things and so forth, but it's going to work its way up to full movies."
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
poliscijedi.bsky.social
I don't want to see the path to becoming a filmmaker easier. I want it to become better! The world doesn't need more "content". It needs more art.
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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historyfilmfan.bsky.social
I was late to see this news, but very sad to hear of Drew Stuzan's passing. His art truly was incredible. Human craftmanship matters, and we must never lose sight of that.
October 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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tyblack.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the zine! I had such a great time putting it together.

Check out the amazing talent in The Acolyte fandom in the link below✨

The Power of Many: The Acolyte Digital Fanzine
Cover of The Power of Many: The Acolyte Fanzine. There are images of Osha and Mae from the series as well as moons and stars.
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
poliscijedi.bsky.social
Alien Earth was surprisingly good! Not perfect... But it's the first time since Prometheus that the Alien franchise did something genuinely interesting. I loved that the show featured other alien creatures aside from the xenomorph. It made this universe feel large and mysterious again.
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October 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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thespaceshipper.com
My life is linked to Steven Spielberg, in a way. My first movie was E.T. My childhood was Indy and then JP. Schindler when I was 13 and I was opening to the world. Ryan at 18. Munich 26. I saw Bridge of Spies this year and it was like he was talking about the world today. I owe so much to Spielberg.
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October 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM