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Dan Sheehan
@dansheehan.memyon.org
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Film music historian and writer.
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I use alt text obsessively.
NYC/CT based.
Profile pic: Cathedral HS, 1978
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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · Nov 24
Pinning this one to my profile until the end of the year.
Any and all reposts are welcome.
Thanks.
#filmsky #moviesky #mentalhealth #substanceuse #charity
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dansheehan.memyon.org Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · Nov 24
If you enjoy my posts and games about movies and film music, I ask you to take just 30 seconds to read this.
And on Giving Tuesday, it would mean the world to me if you - my followers and friends here on Bluesky - could help us in any way you can at connorfund.org
Peace.
#givingtuesday #mentalhealth
Late November has arrived, and with it, thoughts of being together with loved ones in the days and weeks ahead. December 15th is the day our son, Connor, would’ve been celebrating his 32nd birthday. In 2020, we lost him to his struggles with mental health issues and substance use. We began The Connor Sheehan Fund to provide support for programs that help teens, their families, and schools to identify mental health issues and substance use disorders among young people, and to promote awareness, communication and education about youth mental health in our communities. Visit our page at connorfund.org to learn about what we have accomplished so far. And if you are able, please help us do even more in 2026 by giving whatever you can. Thank you, Dan
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I always try to include a couple of widely recognizable movie scores each week. Which means I need to find a theme with a dozen good movie titles that fit the bill and then narrow it down to 5 movies: two "easy" ones, a medium difficulty, and two hard ones to identify.
I should demand a raise.
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I spend more time dreaming up the theme for each week's game than I do editing the music.
This week's theme is, I think, a fun one.
On Saturday at 10am ET, play "What's the Score?" and let me know what you think.
Here's a list of some recent weeks' movie connections:
#filmsky #moviesky #games
First film of famous Director/Composer collaborations Movie based on a stage play Movie that was turned into a TV series Final film role for a legendary actor Film won the Oscar for Best Original Song
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Ladislas Starevich (August 8, 1882 – February 26, 1965). was a Polish-Russian stop-motion animator notable as the author of the first puppet-animated film The Beautiful Leukanida (1912).

Wikipedia link: en.wikipedia.org/wik...

#silentfilm #classicfilm #cinema #film #movie
Black and white photo. Undated. The man is positioned in the foreground, taking up a significant portion of the frame. He is dressed in a formal attire consisting of a collared shirt, a tie, and a vest. His hair is neatly combed with a receding hairline, suggesting that the photograph was taken a while ago. The man is intently focused on something he's holding in his hands. He is delicately manipulating small objects, possibly samples or slides, which indicates he's performing some kind of microscopic examination or preparation. His facial expression suggests concentration and precision. A microscope is positioned on the right side of the frame, partially visible. The microscope appears to be of an older model, with a classic design. The camera lens is pointing towards the man and he seems to be looking at something on the microscope stage.
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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A retelling of SNOW WHITE blending classic British pantomime w/ Muslim culture and humor is selling out across the U.K.

"In a world that often feels divided, this panto offers something simple: a stage big enough for everyone."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkSv... #Panto
British panto production blends holiday tradition with Muslim culture and humor
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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On December 25th, President Barack Obama wrote on Twitter: "Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy." There's a photo of him wearing a tan suede Harrington jacket with a black knit and black pants. Michelle Obama is wearing a black dress. Photo of Jeff Bezos looking at his smart phone. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos emerge from a black SUV. Jeff Bezos is wearing a tan suede Harrington with a black knit and black pants. Lauren Sanchez Bezos is wearing a black dress. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos emerge from a black SUV. Jeff Bezos is wearing a tan suede Harrington with a black knit and black pants. Lauren Sanchez Bezos is wearing a black dress.
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
dansheehan.memyon.org
I spend more time dreaming up the theme for each week's game than I do editing the music.
This week's theme is, I think, a fun one.
On Saturday at 10am ET, play "What's the Score?" and let me know what you think.
Here's a list of some recent weeks' movie connections:
#filmsky #moviesky #games
First film of famous Director/Composer collaborations Movie based on a stage play Movie that was turned into a TV series Final film role for a legendary actor Film won the Oscar for Best Original Song
December 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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An oldie but goodie via The Poke.
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Movie Club continues w/ @alisonwillmore.bsky.social pushing back on my distaste for the "Safdie school," while also championing some of the smaller movies that tend to get lost in the end-of-year rush, like Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind and Ira Sachs's Peter Hujar's Day. slate.com/culture/2025...
Yes, Timothée Chalamet’s Latest Creation Is Loathsome. I Loved It.
Sometimes, you just need to wallow in the discomfort.
slate.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Movie Club wouldn't be Movie Club w/o the voice of @bilgeebiri.bsky.social, whose first post this year explores the cyclical nature of film storytelling. What does it mean to say a movie is "of the moment" when, as a remake, it's already been the movie of another moment?
slate.com/culture/2025...
Some of This Year’s Most Urgent, Timely Movies Were … Remakes
How much difference do topical movies really make?
slate.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Good morning.

#BOTD #filmsky #moviesky
A black and white image of a closeup of a man wearing a fedora and talking on an old 1940s era payphone. He has a slightly evil grin on his face. Richard Widmark, born on this day in 1914 (d. 2008) as Tommy Udo in a scene from the film KISS OF DEATH (1947) Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films botd happy birthday Hollywood legends star actor film noir cinema classic crime drama
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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When the @tgreiving.bsky.social bio of John Williams was released a couple of months back, my family said to me, "don't buy it, it's going on your Christmas list!"
I'm a patient fellow, so I deferred to them, and waited.
And, lo, the day is finally here...
#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky
A closeup of the cover of the book "John Williams: A Composer's Life" by Tim Greiving The cover features a black and white portrait photo of John Williams wearing glasses Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films Hollywood legend film scores
December 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Welcome.
This space is for thoughtful conversation, careful analysis, and honest questions about power, systems, history, and the human cost of all three.
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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DIE HARD has great lighting. Look at those blues and skin tones enshrouded in darkness, we got a light blasting through smoke in the next room to give you the contrast; you wanna know why I dunk on modern blockbusters? This is why, the visual poverty, the fear of lighting a set properly
Bruce Willis about to get iced by Alexander Gudenov in Die Hard (not really)
December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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A Cher and Herman Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Richard Avedon, “Christmas Boy” (1965)
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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When the @tgreiving.bsky.social bio of John Williams was released a couple of months back, my family said to me, "don't buy it, it's going on your Christmas list!"
I'm a patient fellow, so I deferred to them, and waited.
And, lo, the day is finally here...
#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky
A closeup of the cover of the book "John Williams: A Composer's Life" by Tim Greiving The cover features a black and white portrait photo of John Williams wearing glasses Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films Hollywood legend film scores
December 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
dansheehan.memyon.org
Good morning.

#BOTD #filmsky #moviesky
A black and white image of a closeup of a man wearing a fedora and talking on an old 1940s era payphone. He has a slightly evil grin on his face. Richard Widmark, born on this day in 1914 (d. 2008) as Tommy Udo in a scene from the film KISS OF DEATH (1947) Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films botd happy birthday Hollywood legends star actor film noir cinema classic crime drama
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I got the TCM Pre-Code book for Christmas and my niece asked me what Pre-Code was.

I explained, and then she looked at the front and back covers and was like, "Ok, I understand." #FilmSky #TCMParty
Pre-Code Essentials front cover Pre-Code Essentials back cover
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Merry Christmas to all! youtu.be/2ZyJCV_dyug?...
MST3K - Patrick Swayze Christmas
YouTube video by sirgraves
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Good morning.

#BOTD #filmsky #moviesky
A black and white image of a closeup of a man pouring a champagne bottle into a glass. He has a scar on his forehead and he's talking to someone. Humphrey Bogart, born on this day in 1899 (d. 1957) as Billy Dannreuther in a scene from the film BEAT THE DEVIL (1953) Tags Filmsky moviesky MOVIES films botd happy birthday Hollywood legends sexy actor star comedy Drama all time greatest
December 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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self-boost cause it still remains unknown to most people.
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Some of these are anonymous, but some have the children’s names and even ages attached.
The final poem, written by Eva Pickova, then aged 12, describes the children dying of typhus and ends with the cry ‘We want a better world! We want to live, we want light! Do not forget us!’
#musicsky
Das Lied von Terezin: Finale (Die Furcht) (Trans. Pickova; Adapt.Waxman)
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December 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Follow up to yesterday's birthday thread:
In 1964 when Franz Waxman was invited to compose a work ‘involving children’ for the Cincinnati May Festival he decided to set some of the poems that had been found by rescue workers after the liberation of the Terezin concentration camp...
#musicsky
The cd cover for a recording of Franz Waxman's "The Song of Terezin" with a drawing by a child of a person catching leaves falling from a tree
December 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Merry Christmas from Uncle Alfred!
#filmsky #moviesky #merrychristmas
Alfred Hitchcock wearing an apron, hands on hips, frowning at the camera. He's standing in front of a heath that has a Merry Christmas banner over it.
December 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM