Dan Hassler-Forest
@danhf.bsky.social
Author, speaker, all-purpose movie guy, media studies prof @ Utrecht University. Forthcoming: books on the Fast & Furious franchise and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Pre-order: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
Pre-order: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
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Dan Hassler-Forest
@danhf.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Fast and Furious Franchising
What the popularity of the Fast and Furious film franchise says about Hollywood blockbusters and media productionFast and Furious Franchising charts the tran...
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My new book FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING: HOW THE SERIALIZED BLOCKBUSTER REMADE HOLLYWOOD is now available for pre-order from @uminnpress.bsky.social!! www.upress.umn.edu/978151792108...
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Teach them how to make their own art with the real tools to make art, not just computers using oodles of energy.
Prince said it best when asked about Guitar Hero many years ago: youtube.com/shorts/KQ8tO...
Prince said it best when asked about Guitar Hero many years ago: youtube.com/shorts/KQ8tO...
Prince on Guitar Hero
YouTube video by Enter The Jam
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Teach them how to make their own art with the real tools to make art, not just computers using oodles of energy.
Prince said it best when asked about Guitar Hero many years ago: youtube.com/shorts/KQ8tO...
Prince said it best when asked about Guitar Hero many years ago: youtube.com/shorts/KQ8tO...
Across a good twenty years of teaching, every single one of my encounters with former students has consistently confirmed this basic truth.
I always think about the maya Angelou quote because it’s really true,
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
“People will always remember how you made them feel,"
December 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Across a good twenty years of teaching, every single one of my encounters with former students has consistently confirmed this basic truth.
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shel silverstein was a prophet
December 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
shel silverstein was a prophet
Amazing how normal and innocuous Christopher Walken looks within the world of BATMAN RETURNS, while this character design would likely be considered distractingly cartoonish in today’s superhero movie aesthetic.
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Amazing how normal and innocuous Christopher Walken looks within the world of BATMAN RETURNS, while this character design would likely be considered distractingly cartoonish in today’s superhero movie aesthetic.
On a streak of five-star Christmas favorites.
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
December 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
On a streak of five-star Christmas favorites.
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
Tonight: a Tim Burton/Paul Reubens-themed holiday double feature.
December 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tonight: a Tim Burton/Paul Reubens-themed holiday double feature.
Make a Bond film academic
OctoPhD
OctoPhD
Make a Bond film academic
The Spy Who Accepted Me with Minor Revisions
The Spy Who Accepted Me with Minor Revisions
Make a Bond Movie academic
No J. (PhD) Shanghai
No J. (PhD) Shanghai
December 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Make a Bond film academic
OctoPhD
OctoPhD
Having a very MOVIES ROCK Christmas. 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Having a very MOVIES ROCK Christmas. 🎄
Pouring one out for this legend tonight.
I always remember George Michael today. Gone too soon, nine years today. ♥️ www.salon.com/2016/12/26/g...
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Pouring one out for this legend tonight.
I finally started watching these miniature masterpieces this holiday season and they are truly special.
FYI: All classic episodes of BBC's A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS are streaming on Shudder! Not sure where to start? We've got you covered.
Happy Haunted Holidays: Every Episode Of The Classic A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS Ranked
All classic episodes of BBC's A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS are streaming on Shudder! Not sure where to start? We've got you covered.
dlvr.it
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I finally started watching these miniature masterpieces this holiday season and they are truly special.
A mere eleven minutes into IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and I’m already bawling like a baby. 😭
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A mere eleven minutes into IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and I’m already bawling like a baby. 😭
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has a machine gun now. Ho! Ho! Ho!
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, eventually became a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth!
December 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has a machine gun now. Ho! Ho! Ho!
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staffer: you talked to the little girls?
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
staffer: you talked to the little girls?
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
trump: sure did, real fuckin creepy just like you asked
staffer: what
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has a machine gun now. Ho! Ho! Ho!
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, eventually became a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth!
December 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, has a machine gun now. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Bob Dylan’s version of the unhinged polka classic “Must Be Santa” and it’s not even close youtu.be/a8qE6WQmNus?...
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Bob Dylan’s version of the unhinged polka classic “Must Be Santa” and it’s not even close youtu.be/a8qE6WQmNus?...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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it's never not the season
I AM TWELVE
I AM TWELVE
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
it's never not the season
I AM TWELVE
I AM TWELVE
Five perfect films in no particular order:
TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003)
BARRY LYNDON (1975)
STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999)
TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003)
BARRY LYNDON (1975)
STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999)
Five perfect films in no particular order
DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)
RIO BRAVO (1959)
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
VIDEODROME (1983)
THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)
RIO BRAVO (1959)
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
VIDEODROME (1983)
THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
Five perfect films in no particular order
20th Century Women
Men in Black
The Princess Bride
Muppet Christmas Carol
Parasite
20th Century Women
Men in Black
The Princess Bride
Muppet Christmas Carol
Parasite
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Five perfect films in no particular order:
TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003)
BARRY LYNDON (1975)
STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999)
TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003)
BARRY LYNDON (1975)
STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)
THE STRAIGHT STORY (1999)
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That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?
This is 100% true! And yet, I usually end up getting the 4K disc anyway. 😅
A few words to those upgrading to 4K/UHD this year. No this isn't about turning off motion smoothing and other nonsense, I assume you're on top of that.
1) You do NOT need to upgrade all of your Blu-ray discs! Even if you splurge on a huge fuck-off display or projector, you know, a 108" screen,
1) You do NOT need to upgrade all of your Blu-ray discs! Even if you splurge on a huge fuck-off display or projector, you know, a 108" screen,
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is 100% true! And yet, I usually end up getting the 4K disc anyway. 😅
My Christmas Eve film screening program for this year:
December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My Christmas Eve film screening program for this year:
Finally! The spectacular new restoration of my favorite Christmas movie was delivered today – and not a moment too soon, as it’s been a Christmas Eve tradition to rewatch this for years!
December 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Finally! The spectacular new restoration of my favorite Christmas movie was delivered today – and not a moment too soon, as it’s been a Christmas Eve tradition to rewatch this for years!
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday