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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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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this is a real quote lol holy shit
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
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".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
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Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
this is a real quote lol holy shit
David Lynch: "The thing that kills me is that the murder of Laura Palmer was never supposed to be solved." #TwinPeaks
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
David Lynch: "The thing that kills me is that the murder of Laura Palmer was never supposed to be solved." #TwinPeaks
So thrilling to read my students' first critical theory essays, in which they were asked to reflect on how their own relationship with a specific media text was affected by reading Adorno, Gramsci, and Mark Fisher.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So thrilling to read my students' first critical theory essays, in which they were asked to reflect on how their own relationship with a specific media text was affected by reading Adorno, Gramsci, and Mark Fisher.
Rare exceptions to the general All Prequels Are Garbage rule:
* Twin Peaks: FWWM
* Star Wars: Andor
* Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
* The Godfather Part II
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
* Twin Peaks: FWWM
* Star Wars: Andor
* Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
* The Godfather Part II
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Rare exceptions to the general All Prequels Are Garbage rule:
* Twin Peaks: FWWM
* Star Wars: Andor
* Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
* The Godfather Part II
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
* Twin Peaks: FWWM
* Star Wars: Andor
* Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
* The Godfather Part II
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
* Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
From the early days of VHS all the way thru the blu-ray era, HARD-BOILED has always looked like dog shit on home video. What a thrill to finally see one of the greatest action movies ever made in this brand new 4K restoration. 🤩
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From the early days of VHS all the way thru the blu-ray era, HARD-BOILED has always looked like dog shit on home video. What a thrill to finally see one of the greatest action movies ever made in this brand new 4K restoration. 🤩
My list for this year is massive, but here are a few highlights:
The Exterminating Angel
The Mother and the Whore
Love Streams
Pride
Where’s the Friend’s House?
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
At Close Range
Gun Crazy
Remember the Night
Chilly Scenes of Winter
boxd.it/Clsca
The Exterminating Angel
The Mother and the Whore
Love Streams
Pride
Where’s the Friend’s House?
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
At Close Range
Gun Crazy
Remember the Night
Chilly Scenes of Winter
boxd.it/Clsca
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My list for this year is massive, but here are a few highlights:
The Exterminating Angel
The Mother and the Whore
Love Streams
Pride
Where’s the Friend’s House?
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
At Close Range
Gun Crazy
Remember the Night
Chilly Scenes of Winter
boxd.it/Clsca
The Exterminating Angel
The Mother and the Whore
Love Streams
Pride
Where’s the Friend’s House?
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
At Close Range
Gun Crazy
Remember the Night
Chilly Scenes of Winter
boxd.it/Clsca
“I apologize on behalf of the hotel.”
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“I apologize on behalf of the hotel.”
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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WHAT'S up YouTube, it's your boy Bartleby the Scrivener here, coming at you for another day of the I Would Prefer Not To challenge. Be sure to SMASH that subscribe button and hit that bell so you don't miss a single video. If you saw last week's video, you'll know I am now SLEEPING in the office.
Bartleby the Scrivener logging on for another day of bullshit
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
WHAT'S up YouTube, it's your boy Bartleby the Scrivener here, coming at you for another day of the I Would Prefer Not To challenge. Be sure to SMASH that subscribe button and hit that bell so you don't miss a single video. If you saw last week's video, you'll know I am now SLEEPING in the office.
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Happy 42nd Cow Tools Apology Day to all who celebrate
Odd this day
Happy 41st anniversary of the day Gary Larson issued the Cow Tools Apology — or at least it’s 41 years since The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, printed this: The full story explains — in glorious…
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October 29, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Happy 42nd Cow Tools Apology Day to all who celebrate
ALL. OF. THIS. 👇🏻
The video gamification of blockbuster action movies must end. RETVRN to production design with an actual vision, and also color. Elle Fanning innocent. Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi may have been good, impossible to tell under all the makeup, visual effects, and rapid cutting.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
ALL. OF. THIS. 👇🏻
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Criterion Collection B&N sale! The damage:
* Rohmer’s Tales of the Seasons
* Altered States
* The Phantom Carriage
* I Wanna Hold Your Hand
* The Burmese Harp
* Fires on the Plain
* The Fugitive Kind
* Code unknown
* Rohmer’s Tales of the Seasons
* Altered States
* The Phantom Carriage
* I Wanna Hold Your Hand
* The Burmese Harp
* Fires on the Plain
* The Fugitive Kind
* Code unknown
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Criterion Collection B&N sale! The damage:
* Rohmer’s Tales of the Seasons
* Altered States
* The Phantom Carriage
* I Wanna Hold Your Hand
* The Burmese Harp
* Fires on the Plain
* The Fugitive Kind
* Code unknown
* Rohmer’s Tales of the Seasons
* Altered States
* The Phantom Carriage
* I Wanna Hold Your Hand
* The Burmese Harp
* Fires on the Plain
* The Fugitive Kind
* Code unknown
Today’s Springsteen top 10:
1. Thunder Road
2. Highway Patrolman
3. Dancing in the Dark
4. Badlands
5. Open All Night
6. Racing in the Streets
7. I’m On Fire
8. The Promised Land
9. State Trooper
10. Hungry Heart
1. Thunder Road
2. Highway Patrolman
3. Dancing in the Dark
4. Badlands
5. Open All Night
6. Racing in the Streets
7. I’m On Fire
8. The Promised Land
9. State Trooper
10. Hungry Heart
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Today’s Springsteen top 10:
1. Thunder Road
2. Highway Patrolman
3. Dancing in the Dark
4. Badlands
5. Open All Night
6. Racing in the Streets
7. I’m On Fire
8. The Promised Land
9. State Trooper
10. Hungry Heart
1. Thunder Road
2. Highway Patrolman
3. Dancing in the Dark
4. Badlands
5. Open All Night
6. Racing in the Streets
7. I’m On Fire
8. The Promised Land
9. State Trooper
10. Hungry Heart
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congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run
Are we doing capitalism right or
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
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That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
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November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Are we doing capitalism right or
Desperately need a genuine Movie after sitting through the latest franchise nonsense, so I’m spinning up the greatest action film ever made.
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Desperately need a genuine Movie after sitting through the latest franchise nonsense, so I’m spinning up the greatest action film ever made.
I haven’t seen the new Springsteen biopic, but the magnificent re-release of NEBRASKA has got me fully immersed in The Boss yet again.
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I haven’t seen the new Springsteen biopic, but the magnificent re-release of NEBRASKA has got me fully immersed in The Boss yet again.
The perfect opening image for today's classes on CAPITALIST REALISM.
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The perfect opening image for today's classes on CAPITALIST REALISM.
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Be right back, just going to try and catch the bus for free…
Mamdani’s policies are not normal in Europe no matter what one Dutch dude said in his newsletter (yeah that’s the source) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani’s policies are not normal in Europe no matter what one Dutch dude said in his newsletter (yeah that’s the source) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Be right back, just going to try and catch the bus for free…
Mamdani’s policies are not normal in Europe no matter what one Dutch dude said in his newsletter (yeah that’s the source) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani’s policies are not normal in Europe no matter what one Dutch dude said in his newsletter (yeah that’s the source) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I think a lot about the story Carl Reiner told: he’d have been a sewing machine repairman if not for a free WPA drama class. That led to other theater work, to Sid Caesar, to Mel Brooks, and all the rest. All because of one free class paid for by a government that felt the arts were worth teaching.
THE DEAD ZONE (dir. David Cronenberg, 1983)
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
THE DEAD ZONE (dir. David Cronenberg, 1983)