ptklein
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Film historian and cultural critic. Movie theaters, cinema spaces, and filmgoing cultures. Radically optimistic. Writing at www.howtoreadmovies.com, Metro Weekly, Film Atlas, and elsewhere. Cohost @ColdWarCinema.com. He/Him/His.
Many Republican-held states, so incensed that a Democrat would move such a seemingly time-honored tradition, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Many Republican-held states, so incensed that a Democrat would move such a seemingly time-honored tradition, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
You’ve probably seen a joke like this one in an old movie about Democrats and Republicans having their own Thanksgiving days. But why do these gags exist in the first place?
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You’ve probably seen a joke like this one in an old movie about Democrats and Republicans having their own Thanksgiving days. But why do these gags exist in the first place?
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
It’s the Franksgiving controversy! In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving to accommodate an extra week of holiday shopping.
Calling all oomfs to say good morning
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987, John Hughes)
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987, John Hughes)
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Calling all oomfs to say good morning
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987, John Hughes)
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987, John Hughes)
No one will ever do Losing My Mind better than Barbara.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
No one will ever do Losing My Mind better than Barbara.
okay which one of you is running social for A1 steak sauce
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
okay which one of you is running social for A1 steak sauce
If you saw Wicked: For Good this weekend, did you catch its cheeky reference to Charlie Chaplin’s globe dance in 1940’s The Great Dictator?
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you saw Wicked: For Good this weekend, did you catch its cheeky reference to Charlie Chaplin’s globe dance in 1940’s The Great Dictator?
Good morning 🧟♂️
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Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931).
One of cinema’s greatest entrances and most enduring images thanks to the man behind the monster, Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt on this day in 1887.
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Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931).
One of cinema’s greatest entrances and most enduring images thanks to the man behind the monster, Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt on this day in 1887.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good morning 🧟♂️
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Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931).
One of cinema’s greatest entrances and most enduring images thanks to the man behind the monster, Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt on this day in 1887.
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Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931).
One of cinema’s greatest entrances and most enduring images thanks to the man behind the monster, Boris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt on this day in 1887.
A little 2-D 3-D research this evening:
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A little 2-D 3-D research this evening:
She’s resigning on J5. What comes after J5?
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
She’s resigning on J5. What comes after J5?
I had a $5 coupon for the Criterion sale 😬
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I had a $5 coupon for the Criterion sale 😬
Now seated, and not *not* specifically for big screen butt
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Now seated, and not *not* specifically for big screen butt
Good morning 🤪
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The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1983)
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The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1983)
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Good morning 🤪
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The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1983)
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The King of Comedy (Martin Scorsese, 1983)
Filling in a gap tonight:
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Filling in a gap tonight:
At a level of a struggle I didn’t know existed this morning and hoping chest day turns it around
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
At a level of a struggle I didn’t know existed this morning and hoping chest day turns it around
As @juliusgoat.bsky.social put it: “a machine built to eat people will eat people.”
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As @juliusgoat.bsky.social put it: “a machine built to eat people will eat people.”
Tonight’s #Noirvember feature presentation:
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Tonight’s #Noirvember feature presentation:
Jumping into the week like:
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Goldeneye (Martin Campbell, 1995) opened wide on American screens 30 years ago today.
Who was your first Bond?
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Goldeneye (Martin Campbell, 1995) opened wide on American screens 30 years ago today.
Who was your first Bond?
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Jumping into the week like:
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Goldeneye (Martin Campbell, 1995) opened wide on American screens 30 years ago today.
Who was your first Bond?
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Goldeneye (Martin Campbell, 1995) opened wide on American screens 30 years ago today.
Who was your first Bond?