Sean Gilman
@theendofcinema.bsky.social
I live in Tacoma and I write about movies. thechinesecinema.com
One thing that surprised me about going to the PNB last night was the pair of drunken idiots sitting behind us talking and laughing inappropriately throughout the show. They really are everywhere.
Sean Gilman@theendofcinema.bsky.social · 17h agoAt the PNB for a ballet triple-header. Balanchine’s Serenade is so cool. The kid liked it even though it didn’t really have a story. Lotta shapes though.
At the PNB for a ballet triple-header. Balanchine’s Serenade is so cool. The kid liked it even though it didn’t really have a story. Lotta shapes though.
Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills. Set out runnin' but I take my time, A friend of the devil is a friend of mine, If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.
It's the 50th anniversary of Tom Waits's great album "Small Change" and his YouTube account just put an unedited video of his appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test to promote it. It's transcendent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBb3...
Tom Waits – Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test (1977)
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My 15th Bugs Bunny piece is up. There's some great stuff in this short revolving around Bugs using hypnosis to turn Elmer Fudd into a doppelganger of himself, breaking the fabric of accepted Bugs Bunny cartoon reality. A pretty good early Freleng/Maltese Bugs short.
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)
Premiering in cinemas on October 31st, The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942) isn’t soaked in Universal Monster or German Expressionist gothic imagery like future Bugs Bunny scare-fests Hair-Raising Har…
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***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on December 13th in the UK and December 14th in North America on separate #4K and Blu-ray releases from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: #PedicabDriver (1989)! An outlandish mix of slapstick, romance, drama and high-voltage kung fu from legendary martial arts filmmaker
I wrote an essay for @arrowvideo.bsky.social's 4K release of Sammo Hung's masterpiece, Pedicab Driver www.arrowvideo.com/p/4k/pedicab...
Pedicab Driver Limited Edition 4K UHD | Arrow Video
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There's no shortage of reasons why the 2026 Mariners disappointed, but also: - slowest team in baseball, 2026 - one of the five weakest defensive teams since 2016 That's a tough way to win. baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
“Airbag” Radiohead — OK Computer: OKNOTOK 1997 2017 (2017)
“Come On Eileen” Dexys Midnight Runners — Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Volume 4 (1994)
“Lovefool” The Cardigans — First Band on the Moon (1996)
Ok now they’re dead. Good riddance.
Sean Gilman@theendofcinema.bsky.social · 4d agoMariners somehow still not dead yet, lol
“Let's Stay Together” Al Green — The Definitive Greatest Hits (2007)
New for subscribers only, a look at the latest longform work from one of the greatest directors in the world right now, Yamada Naoko. www.thechinesecinema.com/jaadugar-a-w...
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia (Yamada Naoko, 2026)
Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond
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“Spinning Wheel” Blood, Sweat & Tears — Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969)
Here's a three-hour block of MTV music videos and commercials from 9/22/92, if that's something you're interested in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YIc...
MTV Late Night - September 22, 1992 Music Videos with Commercials
YouTube video by Rewind Vault
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