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Movies. Music. Museums. LEGO. And Dog.
Tonight’s screening at the Nuart Theatre was Filipino director Lav Diaz’s “anti-biopic” MAGELLAN, followed by a Q&A with Lav Diaz moderated by film critic Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Tonight’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was my second viewing of THE SECRET AGENT, followed by a Q&A with actors Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, and Alice Carvalho and casting director Gabriel Domingues.
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Tonight’s American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social screening at the Aero Theatre was Yorgos Lanthimos’ BUGONIA, followed by a Q&A with actor Jesse Plemons, moderated by Adam Scott.
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 AM
R.I.P. Legendary Hungarian director Béla Tarr, who did an American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social Bleak Week Q&A at the Aero Theatre for his film THE TURIN HORSE in June 2023.
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This morning’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was the Oscar-shortlisted and Golden Globe-nominated animated film ARCO, followed by a Q&A with director Ugo Bienvenu.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I watched a lot of movies last year.
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
My first LEGO build of the year is Gizmo from GREMLINS!
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
One last American Cinematheque screening at the Aero to close out 2025: a 30th anniversary screening of Kathryn Bigelow’s awesome 1995 sci-fi thriller STRANGE DAYS (co-written by James Cameron) in 35mm. The film’s climax takes place in downtown Los Angeles on December 31, 1999.
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
My last LEGO build of the year is the astonishing 2,651-piece Pac-Man arcade game set. The light-up and moving parts are mind-boggling and were some of most complicated and time-consuming LEGO elements I’ve ever built.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My second Christmas LEGO build is the 1,710-piece Tuxedo Cat.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This year Christmas is for building LEGO sets. First up is 1,635-piece THE SIMPSONS Krusty Burger set!
December 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Raise your hand if it’s your birthday. Patches turns 8 today!
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Spending the evening at Largo to see Patton Oswalt and Friends (which will include Sarah Silverman and Bob Odenkirk).
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Today’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was the 35th anniversary of Whit Stillman’s 1990 debut film (and Christmas movie) METROPOLITAN, followed by a Q&A with Stillman and actor Taylor Nichols, moderated by film critic and author Alonso Duralde.
December 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tonight’s screening at the Nuart Theatre was FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER (winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival), followed by a Q&A with writer-director Jim Jarmusch.
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
@devincf.bsky.social @whwoolhat.bsky.social Regarding the police video guy in WAKE UP DEAD MAN, Rian Johnson revealed in a Q&A I was at that the actor is a close friend Dan Chariton, and that he and his wife are the only people Rian lets read early drafts of his scripts for advice.
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Tonight’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was of the two most recent episodes of Apple TV’s PLURIBUS, followed by a Q&A with actors Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, and Carlos-Manuel Vesga, and writers and executive producers Alison Tatlock, Jenn Carroll, and Gordon Smith.
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
At the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for a 35th anniversary screening of HOME ALONE, preceded by a Q&A with star Macaulay Culkin and director Chris Columbus.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Finally got to check out the JAWS exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures!
December 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Following tonight’s showing of Bryan Fuller’s feature film directorial debut DUST BUNNY at the AMC Century City, there was a very fun Q&A with writer-director Bryan Fuller (PUSHING DAISIES, HANNIBAL) and actor David Dastmalchian.
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Tonight’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was NUREMBERG, followed by a Q&A with writer-director James Vanderbilt (writing credits include ZODIAC, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, SCREAM V) and actor Michael Shannon.
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Tonight’s American Cinematheque screening at the Aero Theatre was Josh Safdie’s wild (and wildly entertaining) MARTY SUPREME, followed by a Q&A with Gwyneth Paltrow, discussing her first major film role in more than a decade.
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
While the Los Angeles Film Critics Association was voting on the riveting Brazilian film THE SECRET AGENT as Best Film Not In The English Language (and runner-up for Best Film), I was at the AMC Century City to see a Q&A with writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho and star Wagner Moura.
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
On the eve of the release of their new film NO OTHER CHOICE, director Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY, DECISION TO LEAVE) and actor Lee Byung-hun did a Q&A (moderated by Grae Drake) after an American Cinematheque screening of their first collaboration, JOINT SECURITY AREA (2000), at the Egyptian Theatre.
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM