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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · Apr 9

🛸 I WROTE A BOOK about ED WOOD 🐙

ED WOOD: MADE IN HOLLYWOOD USA is a sympathetic critical study about his whole career.

“Beautifully written, intelligently funny, packed with surprising facts on every page." - Guy Maddin

PRE-ORDER from @orbooks.bsky.social: orbooks.com/catalog/ed-w...

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 5h

Very honoured to be intro'ing TIFF's upcoming screening of Luc Moullet's Les Sièges de l'Alcazar - Sun, Nov. 9 at 6:30pm
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Les Sièges de l'Alcazar with Will Sloan

TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 21h

RIP Drew Struzan

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 23h

Roberto Benigni comeback movie about October 7

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 1d

So what if we do develop this Solarnite bomb, we'd be an even stronger nation than now?

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 2d

It appears we've found an exception

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever a comedian arrives at the position of being able to interview any president or presidential candidate, it’s over.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 3d

The Boys of Canadian Thanksgiving

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 3d

One of the baddest guys ever.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 4d

Manhattan Murder Mystery lowkey one of the best ones, by the way.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 5d

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for coming out!

Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 6d

Very nice interview I did with the estimable @schlockvalue.bsky.social for Screen Slate on Ed Wood, in advance of my NYC launch.
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Panning for Gold: Will Sloan on Ed Wood

What is there left to say about Edward D. Wood, Jr. that hasn’t already been in the 45 years since he was crowned the “Worst Director of All Time” in Harry and Michael Medved’s 1980 book, The Golden T...

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 6d

Bearded man in Jerry Warren's chef-d'œuvre The Incredible Petrified World (1957)

Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 7d

Only a handful of tickets remaining to my screening/NYC book launch at Metrograph tomorrow
metrograph.com/film/?vista_...

Will Sloan presents Plan 9 from Outer Space - Now Playing In Theater at Metrograph

Extended introduction by Will Sloan and a book launch following the screening on Thursday, 10/9

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 8d

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Yeah, and meanwhile I’m out here peddling my wares like I’m on the campaign trail.

Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 8d

And we got Abel Ferrara's book next week. Simply a bounty of riches.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 8d

It's official book publication day for both Thomas Pynchon and Will Sloan. Who will top the bestseller list? Only time will tell.

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 9d

Where did they find this picture of me

Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 9d

By the way, friendly reminder that the New York launch of my book is this Thursday at Metrograph. I would be earnestly delighted if you could attend. Yes, YOU!
metrograph.com/film/?vista_...

Will Sloan presents Plan 9 from Outer Space - Now Playing In Theater at Metrograph

Extended introduction by Will Sloan and a book launch following the screening on Thursday, 10/9

metrograph.com

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote about Ed Wood's finest literary works for the Metrograph Journal
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RidicuLists: The Top Five Literary Works by Ed Wood - Journal - Metrograph

Film history is a house with many rooms. In Ridiculists, Will Sloan explore some of its nooks and crannies. For the latest entry, a look at five of the cult independent filmmaker Ed Wood’s finest book...

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Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 10d

Looks like a good dog

Will Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 11d

Contemplating the big questions.

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