Dan Mecca
@djmecca.bsky.social
Filmmaker in Pittsburgh. Co-Founder of The Film Stage. Co-Host of @tfsbside.bsky.social
We discuss the career of New Jersey legend James Gandolfini on a new episode of @tfsbside.bsky.social with special guest @jasondashbailey.com, author of a biography on the late, legendary actor!
The B-Sides of James Gandolfini with Jason Bailey
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss New Jersey legend James Gandol...
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Jason is one of those smart people where you’re listening and you think “damn good point, this guy is smart.” So when you don’t hear me talking in this episode that is what I’m thinking.
The B-Side@tfsbside.bsky.social · yesterdayAuthor and critic @jasondashbailey.com joins us to talk about the late, great James Gandolfini! We discuss his versatility and surprising impish qualities as an actor, and how his final run of films tragically feels like a legend who was only getting started. thefilmstage.com/the-b-sides-...
Got to go on a great pod and talk about a great actor and a pretty good book!
The B-Side@tfsbside.bsky.social · yesterdayAuthor and critic @jasondashbailey.com joins us to talk about the late, great James Gandolfini! We discuss his versatility and surprising impish qualities as an actor, and how his final run of films tragically feels like a legend who was only getting started. thefilmstage.com/the-b-sides-...
This week we have a Sampler of our Patreon exclusive show Film Discoveries! @chrisryan77.bsky.social @djmecca.bsky.social @joshmillerlite.bsky.social @carmelitasays.bsky.social & more featured! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b... More: www.patreon.com/purecinemapod
Starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, THE WEIGHT opens in theaters this week. It was one of the best films at both Sundance and Berlin this year. I wish there was more hoopla around it. Please see it. I don't think you'll be disappointed. www.vulture.com/article/the-...
We Don’t Get Movies Like The Weight Much Anymore
Think of this atmospheric, exciting survival thriller as The Wages of Fear (or Sorcerer, if you prefer) but on foot.
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Hey, sluts! Sorry, we mean gay sluts! This mission we're talking a Bond adjacent staple of Queer cinema: DEBS! @thoughtsbypaige.bsky.social of @acrosswhoniverse.bsky.social joins us! Podcast at the links below! 🍎: tiny.cc/QDivDEBSApple 🟢: tiny.cc/QDivDEBSSpot... 🌈: www.glitterjaw.com/the-q-division
Don't miss out! ✨ Tickets are available and going fast for #NYFF64 premieres of the latest films by Paul Thomas Anderson, Takashi Yamazaki, Tony Gilroy, Jonathan Glazer, Andrew Haigh, Lee Chang-dong, and many more. Secure your 🎟️ now: filmlinc.org/tix
#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S7: E24 - '70s Disaster Movies w/ @larrythek.bsky.social & Dan Waters. Brilliant screenwriters & insightful cinephiles, Larry & Dan are our hilarious flight attendants, leading us on a journey of earthquakes, rollercoasters, fires, & more! www.patreon.com/FilmIntuitio...
We're thrilled to exclusively announce that Francesco Sossai’s The Last One for the Road will premiere on the Criterion Channel beginning October 1. Read our review of the delightful road trip comedy: thefilmstage.com/last-one-for...
Even if liberties have been taken, Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky simply works as a brisk crowdpleaser. Read @schobie.bsky.social's TIFF review:
TIFF Review: I Play Rocky Is a Crowdpleasing Winner
Does every die-hard fan of Rocky, Sylvester Stallone’s zeitgeist-capturing, Oscar-winning, sequel-spawning classic, know the backstory of Rocky? There is a very good chance that answer is yes, as the ...
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From bone-crunching crocodiles to invisible aliens and deep-sea denizens, Brandon Streussnig braves twenty films about destructive battles against rampaging beasts. Read more on Journal: https://boxd.it/3mi
With stronger formal panache on display, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Serpent's Path remake maintains the power of its predecessor while offering greater development in its characters. Read @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review ahead of the U.S. release: thefilmstage.com/serpents-pat...
I reviewed Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s excellent remake of his own Serpent’s Path for @thefilmstage.com. Read below ⬇️
The Film Stage@thefilmstage.com · last wk.With stronger formal panache on display, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Serpent's Path remake maintains the power of its predecessor while offering greater development in its characters. Read @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review ahead of the U.S. release: thefilmstage.com/serpents-pat...
The Film Stage turns 18 today! Thanks to everyone who has ever read a word we've published for keeping the dream alive.
Mia Hansen-Løve is finally moving forward with her next feature.
Renate Reinsve, Vicky Krieps, and Johnny Flynn Will Lead Mia Hansen-Løve’s If Love Should Die
The 2024 announcement of Mia Hansen-Løve's If Love Should Die had us hoping for a late-2025 premiere. As 2026 enters its final months we can admit that some things in life, as this writer-director has...
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Lee Chang-dong's first film in eight years, #PossibleLove, is a richly detailed, intricately scripted gem and among the very best films of 2026. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Venice: thefilmstage.com/venice-revie...
We hit $7K! I’m beyond thrilled. Just a few hundred more & I’ll unlock foreign shipping. Without saying more, I’ll share that yes, I have been in touch with people from VERONICA MARS, they’ve been very supportive, & I can’t wait to start interviewing everyone. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...
My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile continues Julia Loktev's epic, fearless, endlessly compassionate chronicle of history made here and now. Read @savinapetkova.bsky.social’s Critic's Pick review from Venice: thefilmstage.com/venice-revie...
An Abel Ferrara retrospective and new films by Lucrecia Martel and Carla Simón on the Criterion Channel, Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex on VOD, and more streaming picks of the week.
New to Streaming: Abel Ferrara, I Want Your Sex, Our Land, Romería & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Abel Ferrara One of Americ...
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Product safety is not always like the movies. Here, we have resources.
As Coyote Vs. ACME finally sees the light of day, we speak with @josephgalbo.bsky.social, a social media specialist for a U.S. safety regulatory agency, about how the Looney Tunes are the perfect vessel to raise awareness. Listen to his convo with @codonnell.bsky.social: pod.link/520164968/ep...
Barbara Forever often feels like a Barbara Hammer film itself, excelling as its own entertaining work of art while paying tribute to a pioneer of queer cinema and a larger, cultural queer identity. Read @djmecca.bsky.social's review as the doc opens in theaters: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Had a great chat with product safety social media guru @josephgalbo.bsky.social about COYOTE VS. ACME. We unpack real life product regulation, and how the film is the perfect vehicle for distilling the dread surrounding enshittification: open.spotify.com/episode/5HVf...
Coyote, ACME & Product Safety with Joe Galbo
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My new book "Yippee Ki‐Yay:“Die Hard,” Bruce Willis, and the Reinvention of the Action Movie" is available for pre-order wherever you get your books! bookshop.org/p/books/yipp...
Yippee Ki-Yay: Die Hard," Bruce Willis, and the Reinvention of the Action Movie
A sprightly, incisive, and definitive account of Die Hard--the greatest action movie of all time--and its sequels, combining Hollywood history, behind-the-scenes drama, and criticism, and drawing on e...
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the fact that the NBA was forced to investigate and punish its richest owner because of a scandal uncovered by an investigative journalist… shoutout to pablo torre! journalism is so important!!!