Sean Gilman
@theendofcinema.bsky.social
I live in Tacoma and I write about movies. thechinesecinema.com
I wrote about The Odyssey, what I think translators Emily Wilson and Daniel Mendelsohn got right and wrong, and Christopher Nolan’s growth as a filmmaker. open.substack.com/pub/fcardame...
The Odyssey (Christopher Nolan, 2026)
Plus: Emily Wilson, Daniel Mendelsohn, and Franco Piavoli's Nostos: Il Ritorno.
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There’s an anecdote in the latest Bois video (on the Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura fight) that seems to explain a lot about the Mariners hitting struggles this year.
“Been Caught Stealing” Jane’s Addiction — Ritual de lo habitual (1990)
Going to the Mariners game tonight. It'll be 90 degrees out with poisonous air and the team is playing so bad lately as to be basically unwatchable. But at least we'll get to show up three hours early to see batting practice.
“All I Want” LCD Soundsystem — This Is Happening (2010)
coach saying they still feel like they were the better team at a post game press conference
Politico@politico.com · 21h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
I have several “favourite films of all time” in my head at once, but on many days, Stanley Kwan’s CENTRE STAGE, his post-modern biopic of Ruan Lingyu and the glorious era of Shanghai modernism, starring Maggie Cheung, is at the top of the list.
J Hoberman@jhoberman.bsky.social · 17h agowww.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/m... Less melodrama than meta-drama, the first movie to address the history of Chinese film — conflating the golden age of Shanghainese cinema (and Shanghai) w that of Hong Kong. Maggie Cheung proves herself a unique silent star — as contemporary as she is anachronistic.
So, uh, that trade deadline went pretty well for the Mariners.
Watched the first episode of Seahawks Hard Knocks and I’m ready to run through a wall.
“Nearly Lost You” Screaming Trees — Sweet Oblivion (1992)
Quite possibly the greatest photo from the @nytimes ever!
I watched this movie called The Furious. You all heard about this one? Got some cool fights in it.
Here's a post-festival marathon top 20 of the year so far.
All of my bones and muscles ache all of the time
Black Aziz Anansi@blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 2w agoWhat's your old person trait?
full 82-minute feature now up on patreon: THE HISTORY OF CHARGING THE MOUND ROBIN VENTURA VS. NOLAN RYAN www.patreon.com/SecretBase/p...
FULL EPISODE: ROBIN VENTURA VS. NOLAN RYAN. | Secret Base
NOTE: If you've already seen the first part of this episode that was posted last month, feel free to skip to about the 44:00 mark to pick up
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Finally finished my July festival marathon, with reviews of 24 movies over 25 days between Japan Cuts, the New York Asian Film Festival, and the Fantasia International Film Festival. It's all at thechinesecinema.com, which you can subscribe to for the low low price of either $1/month or $10/year.
The Chinese Cinema
Films from Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and Beyond
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Go on and support Charles, who is one of the most valued members of the ActionSky/ActionTwitter community. Recently has done some great writing, long may it continue!
Charles Bruce@the8thcurse.bsky.social · 3d agoIt was suggested that I set up a Ko-Fi account especially since I am writing now, so if you are interested in helping out please see the link bellow and thank you for your support. ko-fi.com/charlesbruce...
Wrote about Tom Waits for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bonus: This is the first time hi-res video of his duet with Neil Young has ever circulated! (The version on YouTube for years looks like it was filmed on a flip phone)
When Tom Waits Came Out of Concert Retirement at the Rock Hall
“They say that I have no hits and I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.”
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“The Good the Bad and the Ugly” Ennio Morricone — The Soundtracks (2007)
A thing that has been obviously true for awhile now remains true: the people who own and run the Seattle Mariners are cowards.