Bill Arceneaux (more 70MM presentations. more!)
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Independent film critic, est. 2011 - https://moviegoingwithbill.com / freelance for hire | Previously: Big Easy Magazine, Film Threat, DIG Baton Rouge, etc | Southeastern Film Critics Association member | 🍅s approved | Always ⚜️🍿 #TeamNOLAFilm
Peter Jackson and more reflect on 'The Frighteners,' their first Hollywood film, and the growth of Wētā for its 30th anniversary. Oral history.
‘The Frighteners’ Turns 30: How Peter Jackson’s Lost Horror Movie Helped Build Wētā and Pave the Way for ‘Lord of the Rings’
Peter Jackson and more reflect on 'The Frighteners,' their first Hollywood film, and the growth of Wētā for its 30th anniversary. Oral history.
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"Whenever my friends and family despair about the GOP’s decades-long stranglehold on Texas, I remind them—wistfully—that it hasn’t always been this way." I wrote an essay about Texas, politics, and old memories for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2118...
It’s OK to Dream of a Blue Texas
The Lone Star State has drifted rightward since the heyday of Ann Richards and Lloyd Bentsen. But every once in a while, you’re allowed to get your hopes up.
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Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · yesterdayBP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
BUNNY DAY CELEBRATING "BUNNY MATTHEWS: HIS LIFE, ART, AND OBSESSIONS" September 19, 2026 at the Historic New Orleans Collection Lectures and a Costume Contest. Free and open to the public. LINK: https://hnoc.org/events/bunny-day #nola #Louisiana #history #art #hnoc
It is expected to cost roughly $8,500. It made its public debut June 7, when President Claudia Sheinbaum drove a prototype onto a stage near Mexico City, and manufacturing targeted for early 2027 at a proposed assembly site in Puebla. Charging from a standard household outlet is part of the plan
Mexico unveils $8,500 Olinia EV to challenge market dominated by Chinese-made cars — The Cool Down
"The demand was there. What changed was the supply." Aug 03, 2026 Mexico is aiming to carve out a place in one of the fastest-growing segments of its auto market with a tiny, low-cost electric vehicle...
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SHIT out of me. They're no joke. We need big journalistic institutions/publishers w resources to support exactly this kind of reporting. (I often did it as a freelancer, which, yikes) This is the kind of work journalism is FOR. Here's a 5 star review of Leto film www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret review – the tales of abuse are utterly disturbing
Four women speak out about their underage experiences with the movie star and musician. Are the floodgates finally about to open?
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I actually liked 'Ice Cream Man'. Felt like it was for kids/by kids. A scary thought on its own, but in this age where any kind of video can be found at anytime, a Roth gore-fest is more delicious than disturbed. Taking your child to see exploding guts is better than TikTok? Who am I to judge. Eh.
Halfway through a screening of Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day, one movie-goer reportedly released a “rotten” smell that was so foul it prompted security to evacuate the audience. https://bit.ly/4pWM9es
Yes, I’m still going to see “The Odyssey”. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Ben McKenzie Says Major Streamers Were Scared to License His Anti-Crypto Documentary, So He Found a Different Way to Reach Audiences
Ben McKenzie, "The O.C." star turned documentarian, is releasing his film about cryptocurrency in a unique way.
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“Spider-Man famously stops runaway subway trains and protects NYC commuters. But Mayor Mamdani's transit policies have left the MTA vulnerable, meaning Spider-Man is actually doing more for maintaining safety on the subway than City Hall is. We’re just trying to make it make Spidey Sense.”
Public schools will adopt systemwide rules and appoint dedicated liaisons to help students missing school due to severe anxiety, depression or other disabilities. Via Chalkbeat New York www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/n...
NYC Schools Will Change How They Handle Chronic Absence Due To Disabilities
Public schools will adopt systemwide rules and appoint dedicated liaisons to help students missing school due to severe anxiety, depression or other disabilities.
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Private Kilgore: Captain, I have an idea. Please bear with me. One word: bologna.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2d agoU.S. military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to ‘punish Iran’
You seen this? You hear about this? Extremely fun zombie picture I'd never heard of called Mind Benders. Some girls light each other's hair on fire, it's good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCIV...
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Cuba's national electric grid collapses, plunging island into darkness reut.rs/4fKWwgK
Cuba's national electric grid collapses, plunging island into darkness
Cuba's national electricity grid collapsed late on Sunday, the state-owned national electric utility said, plunging the island of about 10 million people into darkness as blackouts are becoming ever more frequent.
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Because the reading is taking a while, the Film Project part of this round of free posts is going up first. This time I cover Terry Gilliam's deeply flawed but fascinating THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS and Jacque Lacerte's bugfuck LOVE ME DEADLY. billryan64.substack.com/p/always-a-b...
Always a Bad Idea
On Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" and Jacques Lacerte's "Love Me Deadly"
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gonna be reviving the newsletter soon with a new, more manageable publishing schedule: one essay/review/thing per week + one Reading, Watching, Listening update will start off free for the time being; paid subs eventually /w two pieces a month free (+ all Reading, Watching, Listening free)
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Looks like I'm going to need commercial car insurance to continue grocery delivery driving. Ouch.
King Homer Simpson's Hilarious Laugh
ALT: King Homer Simpson's Hilarious Laugh
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Cosmic Marvel@dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 3d agoKevin Feige when asked when we’ll get news about the ‘X-MEN’ reboot film: “Good things come to those who wait and good things come to those who watch ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’” (via The Associated Press)
Isn't it funny how RFK Jr is a legitimate crazy person who can't even handle a single question from CNN? No, it's not. Well, maybe a little. But no.
completely forgot I wrote about Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning once, I've definitely never shared this here before. an extremely underrated action movie, and one of my personal favorites.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Priscilla Page
Spoiler warning(s) for Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, and Blade Runner. So, Day of Reckoning is not
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Did Kevin Feige watch 'Clown' and exclaim, "Watts is our guy!" when seeking directors for the new Spidey flicks? I liked 'Clown', but the above scenario makes me chuckle.
"I don't believe in Spider-Man, I just believe in me." - John Lennon* *no, I'm nawt dunk
Prepping for a return to grocery delivery driving on Monday by buying relaxed sneakers, bag hooks, a water bottle, and a neck fan. Plotting some more articles. Time to deliver those, too. Slowly, but surely, I'm coming back into the fold.