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My schedule for the upcoming WorldCon in Anaheim includes five panels and a Table Talk. And a lot of JABberwocky clients will also be at the event. @awfulagent.bsky.social @laworldcon.bsky.social
Casualties of War. Great casting and great cast but Michael J Fox the only good performance boxd.it/fuarrt
A ★★★½ review of Casualties of War (1989)
This has been on my “see again as adult” list for a while, another of those movies like Matewan that I hadn’t seen in decades after first seeing when I was, for practical purposes, a child. I am glad...
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Owen Gleiberman does it again. His Variety piece is what think about Christopher Nolan and The Odyssey only said way better variety.com/2026/film/co...
The Elevated Fanboy Cult of Christopher Nolan
He’s making head trips for the masses, and so every Nolan movie automatically qualifies as his new Ultimate Trip.
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At long last, I can publicly shout about my brilliant husband’s new position as the Johnny Carson Assistant Professor of Storytelling in Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (Pretty cool title!) We begin our family road trip to Nebraska this weekend. Goodbye, California!
Matt London@themattlondon.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm back. Big news. I've joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as an Assistant Professor of Storytelling in Emerging Media Arts. I'm making a game. More on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Another great movie theater saved. Let's hope they don't start serving food at the seats. www.indiewire.com/news/breakin...
Cinerama Dome in Hollywood to Reopen Under Sony Pictures Ownership, Operated by Alamo Drafthouse
The historic Cinerama Dome in Hollywood will reopen under the ownership of Sony Pictures Entertainment and the operation of Alamo Drafthouse.
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OMG! La La Land is coming to Dolby Cinema at AMC for its 10th anniversary. Big screens, Atmos sound, great songs, great leads. Not so much if I see it as how many times in a week I could go.
Donald Iwerks was one of the more important of the behind the scenes folks who put the magic into the Magic Kingdom and later into large screens generally. Won a tech Oscar. variety.com/2026/artisan...
Donald Iwerks, Disney Camera Technician and Co-Founder of Iwerks Entertainment, Dies at 96
Donald Iwerks, the Disney camera technician and co-founder of Iwerks entertainment, died July 9. He was 96.
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TFW a client is told their “final” chance to give guidance on audio pronunciation is months before the editing and copy editing are going to be final.
An odd things about publishing - get a blurb then use forever regardless that an author famous in one decade may be obscure 30 yrs later. I hope to find some authors published in the 2010s and 2020s who’ve read and liked Elizabeth Moon’s Deed of Paksenarrion. To refresh c1990 metadata for series
Heads up! @awfulagent.bsky.social is hiring a part-time royalties and data processing assistant! Take a look at the listing below! awfulagent.com/were-hiring-...
The quote above is from the longer NYT obituary www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/a...
Clive Davis, Hitmaking Titan of the Music Industry, Dies at 94
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Mention should be given to the passing of Clive Davis. As someone of sometimes firm opinions on a manuscript his saying he told Barry Manilow on writing his own songs or recording others’ “if you were Irving Berlin we’d all know it by now” I quite admire deadline.com/2026/06/cliv...
Clive Davis Dies: Music Biz Icon Who Discovered Whitney Houston & Revived Careers Was 94
Clive Davis, the music mogul who founded Arista Records, discovered Whitney Houston and specialized resurrecting career, died June 22 in New York City at 94.
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Really proud to have spearheaded the first large print edition for a Brandon Sanderson title, as mentioned in the Weekly Update from @brandonsanderson.com - starting around 2:37 mark TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA is accessible to anyone !! youtu.be/3Vj8T86KFqg
My Oxford Lecture and More + Weekly Update
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
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Here’s the clip video, part of the rollout for Tom Cruise in Digger x.com/TomCruise/st...
Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) on X
For the last 46 years, it has been my privilege to work alongside countless talented artists and crews to create these characters, stories, and films for you all. I'm looking forward to seeing you at...
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I’ve not that I can recall seen Taps in a theatre. Can’t recall American Made. Otherwise I’ve seen every movie on this list at least once in a theatre, many of them twice, at least liked 90% of them. There is no better actor the past 50 yrs than Tom Cruise
From the LA Times review by Amy Nicholson Now why did I DNF this one…???
Maybe with Jay Sandrich a rather distant second place, James Burrows was THE sitcom director. Cheers! The truly amazing thing in the NYT obit- he directed 75 pilots for shows that went to series. 75! Take a taxi to the memorial. Taxi! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/a...
James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85
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Oscar winning Costume Designer for movies ranging from Grease to All The Jazz, Sophie’s Choice to Bugsy www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/m...
Albert Wolsky, Costume Designer for ‘All That Jazz’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 95
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Well, that's a milestone. Just submitted my 100th copyedit for some version of Tor (Tor proper, Tordotcom and Reactor). Feels pretty significant to *me*! (HUGE hat-tip to @leeharris.net for opening that door to @tordotcompub.bsky.social, @torbooks.bsky.social and @reactorsff.bsky.social.)
Power Ballad manages to be sweet without being saccharine. Paul Rudd giving his best performance in a while, and Nick Jonas should get more respect for his acting chops. boxd.it/eJlWJd
A ★★★½ review of Power Ballad (2026)
Every once in a while a director you don’t like manages to surprise you. Almost twenty years ago, John Carney’s Once put him on the radar. A kind of mumblecore Irish music movie, which I found insuff...
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Masters of the Universe is worth seeing for its good parts but the good parts are accompanied by too much “this, again” cliche stuff. boxd.it/eJlfAH
A ★★ review of Masters of the Universe (2026)
If ever there’s a version of the movie that gets the run time under two hours, the star rating would double. There’s so much that’s fresh, fun, solid about the movie hiding amidst way too many cliches...
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Matewan. On revisiting a classic almost 40 years after first viewing. boxd.it/ezRY4v
A ★★★★½ review of Matewan (1987)
Saw this when it came out in 1987, and I’ve been wanting to see again for rather a while now. It’s John Sayles’ masterpiece, deservedly added to the National Film Registry a few years ago. Presciently...
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Isaac Fitzsimons may not be on BlueSky, but I had to share this fantastic @publisherswkly.bsky.social review for ASTRA FOX AND THE RISE OF THE WONDERWORKERS! www.publishersweekly.com/9798347111220
I often found myself sitting with Rex at critic screenings because I loved hearing his steady stream of sotto voce commentary. My favorite, after we saw SUPERMAN RETURNS: "Well, it wasn't as good as *my* Superman." He was the star of it. I'll miss him. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Rex Reed, contrarian film critic who perfected the skewering celebrity interview, dies at 87
Rex Reed, who never held back in celebrity interviews and movie reviews, died Tuesday in Manhattan at age 87. He often lamented the lack of quality coming from Hollywood.
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