The only man with the skills to track down and recover the movie? Nicholas Cage.
Film Stories@filmstories.bsky.social · 6d agoFortitude, a $45m thriller starring Nicolas Cage and from the director of Con Air, has been stolen from Netflix's offices. Now its producer is suing the streamer for $105m. filmstories.co.uk/news/netflix...
After my parents were visiting set for the first time, I asked my dad what he thought. He said “I didnt realize, it’s like you’re building a house, and once an hour good looking people run in and put on a play for five minutes. Then they leave and you go back to construction.”
Alvaro M. Bedoya@bedoyausa.bsky.social · last wk.People think "Hollywood" is rich and famous. The reality? Film and TV is a national industry. It's a blue collar industry. And it is an industry free fall. My latest for @newrepublic.com on how the Paramount merger would crush blue collar workers who can not afford it newrepublic.com/article/2136...
I generally don’t argue with people online if I clock that they rely on attention as a business model
Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 10mo agoDo you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
POP!'s online launch party promises a pugnacious protagonist & potentially puns: join us 08.18 at 8 PM ET on Zoom! We are thrilled that @libbycudmore.bsky.social will emcee as @angelluiscolon.com reads from POP! and answers your questions. REGISTER: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPLaunch #BookSky #TBR
And yes, your reusable bag now only has one use, but it is the best possible use.
WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 3w agoThis is Cookie. She's a big proponent of reusable shopping bags. Partly for the environment, but mostly for naps. 12/10 (TT: all.themunchies)
SURVIVING THE LIE is out in less than one month. Let's take a look at my paranoid thriller that's a little too close to home in 2026 America and we can all panic together.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who was perhaps best known for his star turn as Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78. Read more about his life and legacy: nyti.ms/3SWU8vI
Breaking News: Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer who soared to No. 1 with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” a titanic pop anthem of the 1980s, died at 75. nyti.ms/4y8Y9x6
Uncertain FM is so good and Internet radio is a better and more important use of the internet than all the other stuff we use it for
THE VATICAN IS CALLING IT A SCHISM I REPEAT HOUSTON, WE HAVE A SCHISM
Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · last mo.OH SHIT DUDES THE VATICAN HAS WEIGHED IN AND THEY ARE BIG MAD 🔥🔥🔥
I’m coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical.
You can set your watch by these “Juice the Week’s Market Opening” lies.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.The U.S. and Iran have agreed to halt their attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and allow vessels to move freely through the waterway, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss negotiations. Follow live updates.
You would be hard pressed to find someone who writes about San Diego, or place in general, better than @curtisippolito.bsky.social
DoSomeDamage@dosomedamage.bsky.social · 2mo agoopen.substack.com/pub/dosomeda...
Best thing about Mamdani is that he's one of the only Democrats who understands you can just do things
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo agoWhen James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you. Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city. LGK.
"Why are women writers only giving us these slightly messy characters but completely avoiding the line where things might get a little (okay, a lot) R-Rated?" -- Kayleigh Suggett open.substack.com/pub/dosomeda...
Forget Nice: Why Female Detectives Should Be Allowed to Swear
In a mystery market obsessed with likable women, I wrote a heroine who’s cynical, filthy-mouthed, and unapologetically herself.
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I don’t think I ever lived anywhere near this sidewalk giveaway, but I think I worked with someone in college with this same collection in their car (and I’d be positive if they smell vaguely of cigarettes).
Rob Sheridan@rob-sheridan.com · 2mo agoFound in a sidewalk giveaway pile, an incredible case of staple multi-generational Dudes Rock cassettes; a musical taste profile of a certain type of 1990s white guy frozen in time
Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer
It’s true that doubling an effective tax rate of zero is still zero, so let’s try changing that effective tax rate to “Bezos actually pays something %”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBezos on CNBC: "You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."
The Scientology "Speed Running" trend has gone global, with incidents spreading from L.A. to other parts of California, NYC and Canada -- even as the Church and social media companies take steps to stop it. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...
'Speed running' trend spreads despite Scientology and social media sites trying to stop it
So-called speed running incidents at Church of Scientology buildings have expanded from Los Angeles to other cities and countries. The organization has issued a legal warning to an online content crea...
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Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only— Twin Peaks X-Files Star Trek (TOS) Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood Kids in the Hall Columbo The Dick Van Dyke Show Golden Girls Doctor Who The French Chef Tales from the Crypt Justified Night Court The Simpsons Animaniacs
'Speed running' Scientology -- While the church labels the chaotic TikTok trend a "hate crime," runners tell me they're engaging in something that's part prank and part activism. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...
'Speed running' Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges 'hate crimes'
Several groups of teens have stormed into Scientology buildings in Hollywood in recent weeks as part of a viral trend. While some see a form of activism, church officials have reported the incidents t...
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in limited defense of michelle she is taking the L squarely, on the chin. like just absolutely clotheslining herself with the L. if people took their L's like this more often we'd be doing much better. L-taking should be a sacred rite
@collie.bsky.social · 3mo agoMichelle you are in fact dumb as a bag of rocks
I want this to be the Democratic approach for the foreseeable future. If Rs are going to bend the rules, Ds should stop trying to shame them into fixing the system and just shiv them with it until they agree to fair fixes.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is expert trolling from Jamie Raskin. If Republicans are suddenly angry about losing in the gerrymandering wars, then they're welcome to join him and Dems in passing bans on gerrymandering in the next Congress, he tells me: newrepublic.com/article/2093...
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A Violent Masterpiece - BOOK TRAILER
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