Dan Mirvish
@danmirvish.bsky.social
Filmmaker/author: 18½, Bernard and Huey, Between Us, Open House, Omaha (the movie), Cheerful Subversive’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking (Routledge), I Am Martin Eisenstadt (FSG), Stamp & Deliver (ScreenPlayPress). Professing @ ChapmanU & 70+ film schools
Happy to promote my book today on Reading Thanksgiving. THE CHEERFUL SUBVERSIVE’s GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING (2nd Ed). Available on #audiobook, too (with me reading!) www.amazon.com/Cheerful-Sub...
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy to promote my book today on Reading Thanksgiving. THE CHEERFUL SUBVERSIVE’s GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING (2nd Ed). Available on #audiobook, too (with me reading!) www.amazon.com/Cheerful-Sub...
“Pierogi!!!!”
Uh…Alan Dershowitz is “charismatic” and “where most Americans are?” Huh?
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“Pierogi!!!!”
Go Bears!!!
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Go Bears!!!
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Seeing an item just now in a financial newsletter noting that Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang are all 5’7” reminded me of Asset-Adjusted Height — the concept we invented for this chart, part of a cover story in Spy’s issue #8 in 1987.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Seeing an item just now in a financial newsletter noting that Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang are all 5’7” reminded me of Asset-Adjusted Height — the concept we invented for this chart, part of a cover story in Spy’s issue #8 in 1987.
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Nazis were “potentially divisive” to Europe, too…
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Nazis were “potentially divisive” to Europe, too…
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Wow!! Neil Young and Norm Ornstein in high school together!?!?! (Happy Birthday, Neil!)
Happy 80th birthday to my friend and high school classmate Neil Young. What a remarkable, incomparable talent. Across so many genres with so many unforgettable songs. Plus, he is a patriot of courage, moral force, and commitment. And a really good guy!
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wow!! Neil Young and Norm Ornstein in high school together!?!?! (Happy Birthday, Neil!)
On the upside, The Situation Room is now just a pile of dirt where the East Wing was.
This is atrocious.
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
On the upside, The Situation Room is now just a pile of dirt where the East Wing was.
Um, I think Sen. Kelly notably just didn’t hear the question. Given the loud banging and background noise in the Capitol over the question, it’s more than likely he simply didn’t hear it through his single IFB earpiece (which doesn’t block background noise). I wouldn’t read too much into this…
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Um, I think Sen. Kelly notably just didn’t hear the question. Given the loud banging and background noise in the Capitol over the question, it’s more than likely he simply didn’t hear it through his single IFB earpiece (which doesn’t block background noise). I wouldn’t read too much into this…
Fond memory of seeing the film as Opening Night at the Athens Film festival, in French with Greek subtitles, just after I took an AirChina flight from Germany. I was exhausted, and couldn’t understand the dialogue. The script was in English??
Page One: “Rust and Bone” (2012), screenplay by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, short stories by Craig Davidson
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-rus... #movies #screenwriting
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Fond memory of seeing the film as Opening Night at the Athens Film festival, in French with Greek subtitles, just after I took an AirChina flight from Germany. I was exhausted, and couldn’t understand the dialogue. The script was in English??
The problem with sanserif fonts on social media: I thought this said “AI [artificial intelligence] Hirschfeld” - which probably is a thing by now…
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The problem with sanserif fonts on social media: I thought this said “AI [artificial intelligence] Hirschfeld” - which probably is a thing by now…
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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Five yrs ago today in my role as head of Voter Protection for Biden-Harris in Phila, at right about this moment, I was reaching out to our team to figure out who could sneak into a hastily-called press conference by Rudy Giuliani at the Four Seasons Hotel ... and then, what, it's going to be where??
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Five yrs ago today in my role as head of Voter Protection for Biden-Harris in Phila, at right about this moment, I was reaching out to our team to figure out who could sneak into a hastily-called press conference by Rudy Giuliani at the Four Seasons Hotel ... and then, what, it's going to be where??
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
Remember when Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country not a continent…?
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember when Sarah Palin thought Africa was a country not a continent…?
“Defense team presses Lairmore” is a panini just waiting to happen…
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Defense team presses Lairmore” is a panini just waiting to happen…
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My assumption is that the New York Post has better sources inside Heritage than most other press outlets. One tidbit of note: Princeton's Robert P. George, a Heritage trustee, is said to be pushing fellow board members to oust its president Kevin Roberts. Hope he succeeds.
Exclusive | Heritage Foundation in revolt over Tucker Carlson defense after controversial Nick Fuentes interview: ‘Footsie with literal Nazis’
“I’m disgusted by this,” said one Heritage staffer.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My assumption is that the New York Post has better sources inside Heritage than most other press outlets. One tidbit of note: Princeton's Robert P. George, a Heritage trustee, is said to be pushing fellow board members to oust its president Kevin Roberts. Hope he succeeds.
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If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
I knew Sen. Thomas Eagleton. Sen. Thomas Eagleton was a friend of mine. And this “definition” of the War Powers Resolution is not the one Eagleton helped write into law.
Trump admin's apparent theory that if US forces aren't in harm's way then there are no "hostilities" for WPR purposes creates a huge hole in the law given the nature of how US uses military force.
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
And a further power grab by the executive w/r/t Congress's control over the use of military force. 4/n
![Asked for comment, a senior administration official said that the War Powers Resolution did not pertain to the current situation, because, “even at its broadest … [it] has been understood to apply to placing U.S. service-members in harm’s way.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oqexhdqbizq24v6ikjhhig2h/bafkreifsicjbe3ilwt3l6ykwjfcl3rvalm5hiznab3t5ezyxnjyrmsglhe@jpeg)
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I knew Sen. Thomas Eagleton. Sen. Thomas Eagleton was a friend of mine. And this “definition” of the War Powers Resolution is not the one Eagleton helped write into law.
Trump builds “gender-neutral” bathroom for himself!??! No urinal!!! What’s he hiding?? Glad to see he knows there will be a lady President next!
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Trump builds “gender-neutral” bathroom for himself!??! No urinal!!! What’s he hiding?? Glad to see he knows there will be a lady President next!
Full disclosure- Jeanne Kirkpatrick- once a prominent Heritage Foundation voice - almost ran me over in a DuPont Circle alley. She just glared at this casual pedestrian who dared cross her path. No remorse. I wasn’t a fan before and definitely not after.
1. A watershed moment.
The President of the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action, Kevin Roberts , has announced that the organization is standing by Tucker Carlson in the aftermath of Tucker’s interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes.
This isn’t Kevin bending his knee to Trump…this is something new
The President of the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action, Kevin Roberts , has announced that the organization is standing by Tucker Carlson in the aftermath of Tucker’s interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes.
This isn’t Kevin bending his knee to Trump…this is something new
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Full disclosure- Jeanne Kirkpatrick- once a prominent Heritage Foundation voice - almost ran me over in a DuPont Circle alley. She just glared at this casual pedestrian who dared cross her path. No remorse. I wasn’t a fan before and definitely not after.
Wow! I wonder if anyone in film trades writing obituaries on Baker & Taylor - which used to be massive distributor of VHS & DVDs?
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Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wow! I wonder if anyone in film trades writing obituaries on Baker & Taylor - which used to be massive distributor of VHS & DVDs?
Nice! But I wonder if searches for “The Last Republican” take folks to our Martin Eisenstadt book… www.amazon.com/Martin-Eisen...
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Nice! But I wonder if searches for “The Last Republican” take folks to our Martin Eisenstadt book… www.amazon.com/Martin-Eisen...
My ‘stack today: We don’t just make “films” - we make decades-long community-based performance art projects. open.substack.com/pub/danmirvi...
Why I don’t make "films" anymore…and neither should you.
We make multiyear, community-based performance art projects. And that's OK!
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October 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My ‘stack today: We don’t just make “films” - we make decades-long community-based performance art projects. open.substack.com/pub/danmirvi...