BILL RYAN
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A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
On this, the 104th birthday of Rodney Dangerfield, let us remember this immortal, deeply compassionate passage from his friend Norm Macdonald's book BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On this, the 104th birthday of Rodney Dangerfield, let us remember this immortal, deeply compassionate passage from his friend Norm Macdonald's book BASED ON A TRUE STORY.
My Ricky Jay collection. I was in a used bookstore in London ages ago that specialized in books on the theater arts. Figuring I might as well, I went in and asked the guy "Do you maybe have a copy of CARDS AS WEAPONS by Ricky Jay?" He knew exactly what I was talking about, smiled, and said "No."
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My Ricky Jay collection. I was in a used bookstore in London ages ago that specialized in books on the theater arts. Figuring I might as well, I went in and asked the guy "Do you maybe have a copy of CARDS AS WEAPONS by Ricky Jay?" He knew exactly what I was talking about, smiled, and said "No."
The book we're all waiting for.
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The book we're all waiting for.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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This dinner of trout and apple/walnut salad was very good and wholesome. I was going to say that I finally ate a meal with no cheese in it, but then I remember the salad has goat cheese in it. So the streak continues.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This dinner of trout and apple/walnut salad was very good and wholesome. I was going to say that I finally ate a meal with no cheese in it, but then I remember the salad has goat cheese in it. So the streak continues.
Available for the first time in a loooong time. I have a strong interest in both Burgess and Joyce. So why don't I care about this?
November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Available for the first time in a loooong time. I have a strong interest in both Burgess and Joyce. So why don't I care about this?
Kathryn and I don't do a lot of entertaining these days, but even so I should probably remove this from the coffee table.
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kathryn and I don't do a lot of entertaining these days, but even so I should probably remove this from the coffee table.
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
looking forward to my family's annual Abel Ferrara-themed Christmas celebration
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
looking forward to my family's annual Abel Ferrara-themed Christmas celebration
This fucker's why I have to go to Patient First.
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This fucker's why I have to go to Patient First.
A typo in this paragraph suggests an alternate reality in which Ballard's first novel dwelt upon horrors best undreamt.
November 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A typo in this paragraph suggests an alternate reality in which Ballard's first novel dwelt upon horrors best undreamt.
as someone who used to shoot pool ALL THE FUCKING TIME (without ever managing to get that good at it) I am in danger of falling under the spell of pool movies that aren't THE HUSTLER or THE COLOR OF MONEY
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
as someone who used to shoot pool ALL THE FUCKING TIME (without ever managing to get that good at it) I am in danger of falling under the spell of pool movies that aren't THE HUSTLER or THE COLOR OF MONEY
Happy birthday to J. G. Ballard, a writer whose fiction could inspire great and equally quintessential films by both Stephen Spielberg and David Cronenberg, and the man behind some of the uniquely unsettling reading experiences I've ever had.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy birthday to J. G. Ballard, a writer whose fiction could inspire great and equally quintessential films by both Stephen Spielberg and David Cronenberg, and the man behind some of the uniquely unsettling reading experiences I've ever had.
head's up that my 2nd favorite film of the year is available on VOD now and you should see it
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
head's up that my 2nd favorite film of the year is available on VOD now and you should see it
well that's a relief
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
well that's a relief
FREE TO ALL! I go (very) long on Alejo Carpentier's THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD and Angela Carter's THE INFERNAL DESIRE MACHINES OF DOCTOR HOFFMAN. It's worth your time, and financially you don't lose a nickel!
billryan64.substack.com/p/in-the-yea...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
FREE TO ALL! I go (very) long on Alejo Carpentier's THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD and Angela Carter's THE INFERNAL DESIRE MACHINES OF DOCTOR HOFFMAN. It's worth your time, and financially you don't lose a nickel!
billryan64.substack.com/p/in-the-yea...
billryan64.substack.com/p/in-the-yea...
yeah good idea let's give this a fun nickname
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
yeah good idea let's give this a fun nickname
Anybody hear from Landon Thomas, Jr. lately?
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Anybody hear from Landon Thomas, Jr. lately?