grossmjj
@grossmjj.bsky.social
Adaptation studies; Classical Hollywood; film noir; TV, musical theater
For those interested in the topic of women and classical Hollywood film/TV, this next Mon, 9/14, 6- 7 PM @ Salt City Firehouse in Syracuse, I’ll be presenting on my two 2026 co-written books, the 2nd ed. of Ida Lupino, Director [Rutgers UP] and Hollywood Noir’s Women Performers [Edinburgh UP])!
Repurposed a Letterboxd essay I wrote last year about David Lynch’s THE STRAIGHT STORY, the passing of my father, and seeing American through its highways. Enjoy.
"I just hope I'm not too late."
On David Lynch's "The Straight Story"
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📢 Ebook sale! We've dropped the price of our ebooks to £9.99/$14.95 for this week only. Yes, that's right: ALL of them! 😍 So if you've had your eye on something, now's your chance. Happy shopping: https://edin.ac/3m0FGgU
Brilliant piece, @mangiotto.bsky.social filmfreakcentral.net/2026/07/the-...
The Odyssey (2026) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
****/****starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theronscreenplay by Christopher Nolan, based on the epic poem by Homerdirected by Christopher Nolan by Walter Chaw The bookshelf of m...
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Join us for the 6th annual symposium To Be Continued—on Zoom, Sept. 17-18. See the attached flyer for our exciting roster of speakers and panels. Register here for free: ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... More details are on the TBC website: www.monash.edu/arts/media-f.... @adaptstudies.bsky.social
A beautifully lit Paramount publicity shot of Ida Lupino, 1939.
So happy to say that HOLLYWOOD NOIR’S WOMEN PERFORMERS (co-written with Barton Palmer) is available for preorder! Here’s a discount code—please consider asking your library to order! @edinburghup.bsky.social
‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’ - David Lynch
The Bride of Frankenstein Lives! This comic looks *so* cool 🖤
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Big announcement today that I am so excited to share with you guys.
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Palgrave AVC series authors & editors: tag your work in this thread! Give us some recommendations to grab HALF OFF through Saturday, let's goooooo 📚
grossmjj@grossmjj.bsky.social · 2mo agoOver 40 wonderful books in the Palgrave adaptation and visual culture series — link.springer.com/series/14654 —and there’s a flash sale with this coupon; books are half off through the 4th! @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social
Adaptation people - check this out below. My two - Authenticity and Adaptation and Embodying Adaptation - are in this!
grossmjj@grossmjj.bsky.social · 2mo agoOver 40 wonderful books in the Palgrave adaptation and visual culture series — link.springer.com/series/14654 —and there’s a flash sale with this coupon; books are half off through the 4th! @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social
Over 40 wonderful books in the Palgrave adaptation and visual culture series — link.springer.com/series/14654 —and there’s a flash sale with this coupon; books are half off through the 4th! @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social
Loved seeing the fabulous cast of ROCKY HORROR at the Tony awards. Juliette Lewis's wry and loopy embodiment of Magenta is riveting. Great show!
John Lithgow seems like such a good human. I haven't seen GIANT, but it's remarkable that he won his first Tony 53 years ago! I have seen RAGTIME, which was so good--happy to see the opening number just now on the Tony award broadcast.
The once out-of-print book, "The Secret History of #TwinPeaks" by @markfrost.bsky.social is now widely available again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCtS...
THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS by Mark Frost | UK Book Trailer
YouTube video by Book Break by Pan Macmillan
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Really happy to be doing an event at the end of May with my excellent colleague, @lukekennard.bsky.social - talking about masculinity and writing. More details here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/mascu...
Consider sending an abstract for PAMLA/Seattle/Nov. 12-15! I'm chairing 2 panels, one on noir (due 5/25) pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20006 & one on adaptation pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19939. @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social @filmnoir.bsky.social
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“Elaine is the exact opposite of everyone else in Hollywood.” — Charles Grodin THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972) is on YouTube if you’d like to celebrate Elaine May’s 94th birthday and what would have been Grodin’s 91st. youtu.be/ZVpisL2DZx8 #FilmSky
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
YouTube video by Wayne Shellabarger
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Very happy to see this published. My co-conspirator in all things conference-related, @cbkenkar.bsky.social, and I are so proud of the students who wrote this review and grateful to everyone who made the event such a special one.
Association of Adaptation Studies@adaptstudies.bsky.social · 7mo ago📣 OPEN ACCESS review of AAS 2025: Adaptation, Restoration, Rebirth in Istanbul! doi.org/10.1093/adap...
I'm sick of the cold and the snow and the winter so let's just have a good cry as Geneviève bids farewell to Guy on the train platform to the achingly gorgeous strains of "I Will Wait For You" by composer Michel Legrand BOTD (1932-2019) #filmsky #musicsky #moviesky #BOTD (see link for credits)
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) - Guy departs and bids Geneviève adieu
A scene from the film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) in which Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) bids adieu to Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve) at the train station.…
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Dear #DavidLynch & @markfrost.bsky.social Thank you for #TwinPeaks The greatest artistic love of my life "Diane, 11:30 am, February 24. Entering the town of Twin Peaks ⛰️. I've never seen so many trees in my life 🌲Damn good food. That cherry pie 🥧 is worth a stop." We all know the lines by heart ❣️
Ryan Coogler‘s The X-Files reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler is set as the co-lead with Jennifer Yale as showrunner. Source: Deadline | Read More: bit.ly/4ayla2N
BIG THANKS to the organizers for the 5th Literature/Film Association & AAS Joint Online Conference for another successful collaboration! 🫶 @grossmjj.bsky.social & @ssedaozz.bsky.social & Tom Leitch & Allen Redmon & John Sanders. Lots to digest this weekend!
Exhibit A to illustrate the best sidebar chat in academic conferencing, captured during Day Two of LFA/AAS & featuring @grossmjj.bsky.social with Tom Leitch.
BONUS - Valentine's Day 🥰 For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM Watch or (Rewatch) my favorite musical "Guys And Dolls" (1955) - Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Writers: Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows (based on Damon Runyon stories); Composer: Frank Loesser Full film ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNW...
Guys And Dolls | Full Movie Musical | WATCH FOR FREE
YouTube video by Samuel Goldwyn Films
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So excited to receive this in the mail today! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/ida-lupino-d... @rutgersupress.bsky.social
Want to come work in my Film Studies department in Ottawa, Canada, for a year? Application deadline is March 6. All areas of specialization welcome. Please spread the word! @carleton.ca carleton.ca/deputyprovos... #filmstudies #jobopportunity
Lecturer or Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, School for Studies in Art and Culture (Film Studies) - Office of the Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Planning)
About the Position The School for Studies in Art and Culture invites applications for a one-year appointment at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, beginning 1 July 2026, from q...
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"Melodrama as Provocateur," edited by Christine Gledhill, Laura Horak, and Elisabeth R. Anker, showcases the final project of influential film scholar Linda Williams, along with responses by a diverse collection of scholars. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/PkD02nj
