Clay Keller
@claykeller.bsky.social
Screen Drafts host / producer AFF Finalist NYTVF Finalist Humanitas Fellow Minnesotan in Los Angeles
The cast of James L. Brooks' 1974 TV movie THURSDAY'S GAME is absolutely *stacked* holy moly
These 1940s DICK TRACY movies range from pretty fun to great fun, and they're all on Tubi / Pluto, etc!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 4d agoNew in the Booster Club! DICK TRACY Franchise mini-Super Draft (1990 + 4 RKO films) Five movies! Four Tess's! Three Dicks! One Karloff! Listen now! www.patreon.com/screendrafts...
I can’t imagine having a brain that would see that first poster and thinking it was anything other than ugly overstuffed obviously AI garbage. What is wrong with people
Ben Towle@benzilla.bsky.social · 5d agoCheck out the steaming pile of AI garbage that just won $1,000 first prize in the Ohio State Fair poster contest. It's especially tragic since the 5th place, drawn by an actual human, is great. Rooster (OH fair has biggest poultry show in US) riding the "butter cow" (exactly what it sounds like).
A terrific idea for a Draft from @thesmark88.bsky.social, and an excellent game from @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social & @812filmreviews.com!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 6d agoNew in the Main Feed! 21st CENTURY PALME D'OR WINNERS Drafted by @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social & @812filmreviews.com, with Official Sponsor @thesmark88.bsky.social Listen everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
We are recording the ALBERT BROOKS SUPER DRAFT with @daveschilling.bsky.social & @aherman2006.bsky.social SOON! 8* films eligible, 8 spots on the list. What you do want to see on the final list?! *7 directed features, plus THE SCOUT
I've never seen someone sing songs with the depth of emotion and sheer power of spirit that Glen Hansard did. It's like he was a conduit for something ancient and primal. We just lost a true artist.
We are recording the GREEK MYTHOLOGY Draft with Darren Franich & @grahamskipper.bsky.social SOON! Which direct cinematic interpretations of Greek Mythology (ie no O BROTHER...) NEED to make the list?!
Medusa's Glowing Snake Head
ALT: Medusa's Glowing Snake Head
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My hot take on Nolan is that I have become a lot more appreciative of his writing since becoming a screenwriter. At the level of spectacle he's aiming for and with the fractured structures he prefers, more poetic dialogue would slide right off your brain. His words are blunt instruments for a reason
🚨Scheduling Update🚨 The 21st CENTURY PALME D'OR WINNERS Draft with @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social & @812filmreviews.com, and @thesmark88.bsky.social, will premiere on WEDNESDAY, July 29th!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 2w agoWe are recording the 21st CENTURY PALME D'OR WINNERS Draft (Cannes fest years 2000-2026) with @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social & @812filmreviews.com and Official Sponsor @thesmark88.bsky.social SOON! 26 eligible films. 7 spots on the Best Of list. What needs to make it?!
I can't believe it took me this long to start a show dedicated to my favorite kind of movie. Viva la programmers!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a NEW SHOW in the NEW TIER in the Screen Drafts Booster Club! MID-BUDGET MASTERPIECE THEATRE In the first episode, Clay, Ryan, and Darren discuss an accidental Rene Russo double feature of 1996's TIN CUP and 1999's THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR. Enter the Lodge: www.patreon.com/screendrafts...
Something that I've been dying to see in rep finally showing, as a midnight at New Bev, is a monkey's paw situation that happens with maddening frequency
Seems difficult!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 2w agoWe are recording the 21st CENTURY PALME D'OR WINNERS Draft (Cannes fest years 2000-2026) with @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social & @812filmreviews.com and Official Sponsor @thesmark88.bsky.social SOON! 26 eligible films. 7 spots on the Best Of list. What needs to make it?!
Opening night of THE DEPARTED, when Leo starts pistol whipping Damon on the roof, a guy at the back of the theater yelled "That's what you fucking GET."
Boner Vivant@dougtilley.bsky.social · last yr.Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema? During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
The innovation that Darren is doing in the wave pool space over at Island Theaters is frankly inspiring
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 3w agoNew in the Booster Club! The Marathon: Anne Hathaway Join us in Draftland as Clay and Darren upgrade their theaters, then program competing 4-film movies marathons using the classic ANNE HATHAWAY list! With special guest Culture Critic @danemcdonald.bsky.social! www.patreon.com/screendrafts...
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Brooks Month is finally happening! I am particularity excited to talk with @evafay.bsky.social about JLB's non-directed writing work, like THURSDAY'S GAME and STARTING OVER.
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 3w agoAUGUST IS BROOKS MONTH! GREEK MYTHOLOGY w Darren Franich & @grahamskipper.bsky.social ALBERT w @daveschilling.bsky.social & @aherman2006.bsky.social JAMES L. w @evafay.bsky.social & Clay RICHARD w Ryan & Darren, and @oriananudo.bsky.social MEL w @mattsinger.bsky.social & @jhoffman.bsky.social
Tracy Letts sitting at a desk being annoyed is my favorite genre of movie scene so I will be seeing this movie apparently
Rotten Tomatoes@handle.invalid · 3w agoWatch the first trailer for 'I Play Rocky,' starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone. In theaters this November.
Screen Drafts Proudly Presents... JOE DANTE Drafted by @drewmcweeny.com & @ericvespe.bsky.social, with trivia from Official Sponsor @dtmasterson.bsky.social Listen everywhere! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...
“Kirk is heroic and none of us wanted to imagine him as a lousy father” …
If you want to check out Darren's interview with David Thomson via the written word, you can do so at The Draftland Scene! open.substack.com/pub/draftlan...
David Thomson on his majestic new book
Excerpts from an interview with my favorite writer.
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Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · last mo.📘New in the Main Feed📕 The Sit-Down with Darren Franich Join culture writer, and Screen Drafts Legend, Darren Franich, and his guest, film historian David Thomson, for an entertaining and eye-opening conversation about Thomson's new book, A SUDDEN FLICKER OF LIGHT: A REVISIONIST HISTORY OF MOVIES.
This is now only a couple days out and I’ve got some major Dante’s that I haven’t seen! Definitely checking MATINEE off the to-do list, but should I prioritize SMALL SOLDIERS or LOONEY TUNES BACK IN ACTION?
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · last mo.We are recording the JOE DANTE Draft with @drewmcweeny.com & @ericvespe.bsky.social and Booster Club Official Sponsor @dtmasterson.bsky.social NEXT WEEK! Which movies from one of Hollywood's most entertaining filmographies NEED to make the list?!
It’s called elevated horror, T. It’s when the dracula is actually that your family sucks.
Malice truly has everything — Anne Bancroft swigging scotch, a CPR dummy, a torsed and necrotic ovary. ICYMI: @screendrafts.bsky.social's @claykeller.bsky.social joined us to discuss Gwyneth Paltrow's turn as doomed college student Paula in this 90s thriller. 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
This is a terrific conversation! Listen in!
Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · last mo.📘New in the Main Feed📕 The Sit-Down with Darren Franich Join culture writer, and Screen Drafts Legend, Darren Franich, and his guest, film historian David Thomson, for an entertaining and eye-opening conversation about Thomson's new book, A SUDDEN FLICKER OF LIGHT: A REVISIONIST HISTORY OF MOVIES.