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John Harden
@giantspecks.bsky.social
Film writer/director & visual artist living in the SF Bay Area. Please excuse/enjoy any profanity.
 Making movies: http://johnfilms.com
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What are four non-Criterion movies you'd add to the Criterion Collection?

Casino Royale (1968)
Frank Capra/Bell Labs 1950s educational films (Our Mr. Sun, Hemo the Magnificent, etc.)
Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
The Farmer’s Wife (1998 Frontline documentary)

#movies #film #documentary #YabtM #filmsky
RE: https://sfba.social/@giantspecks/115590412272782834

In our episode there's discussion of how GREYHOUND could be seen as a prequel to CAINE MUTINY, with Hanks portraying Captain Queeg, serving honorably and competently before he lost his marbles.
John Harden (@giantspecks@sfba.social)
In GREYHOUND (2020 D. Aaron Schneider) a Navy commander leads an Allied convoy across the Atlantic, dogged by German U-boats. Noted WWII-head Tom Hanks penned the screenplay adaptation and plays the lead role. Here's our discussion. #YabtM 🎥 #CineMastodon #film #movies #monly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4yADlUMB8
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November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Contributing to Star Wars discourse by saying you can watch the 1980 New World cash-in written by John Sayles Battle Beyond the Stars right now, nobody can stop you or nothin'. youtu.be/igPrv6LTjKA?...
Battle Beyond The Stars
YouTube video by YouTube Movies
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
my happy place
The time when sci fi = long slow tracking shots of very big space ships
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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RIP Udo Kier, a true original
📽️

his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Oldtimers in #SantaRosa lament the loss of the old library, and it *was* fantastic (you get a great look at it in SHADOW OF A DOUBT) but I also love the 1967 replacement. It's easy to miss as it's fairly low-slung and dominated by trees, but there are some very cool #midmod details. #architecture
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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I recognized my old pal Daedalus--and myself--in his very honest piece about creating, and failing, in public. It only stings a little. #indiefilm #film
https://metronews.bluelena.io/p_v.php?l=11&c=9936&m=13125&s=3b0b33cd61e6fffb1e689f51648c00c1
Sublime Mediocrity
This Week in Bohemian *...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I feel like everybody involved here owes an apology to Jerry Smith and 'Hungry for Apples?'
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Rachel Getting Married
They're the modern stone-age family
Margot At The Wedding
They're a page right out of history
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This song makes me feel like I'm 5. I can smell my dad's Lucky Strikes and see the angled sunlight raking in from the living room window
#music #memories www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6U1...
Ladyfingers
YouTube video by Herb Alpert - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In GREYHOUND (2020 D. Aaron Schneider) a Navy commander leads an Allied convoy across the Atlantic, dogged by German U-boats. Noted WWII-head Tom Hanks penned the screenplay adaptation and plays the lead role. Here's our discussion. #YabtM 🎥 #filmsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4y...
Greyhound #YabtM Episode 249
YouTube video by YabtM
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
what - is hApenin g 😵‍💫
#Mamdani #ZohranMamdani
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
In the classic WWII Naval saga THE CAINE MUTINY (1954, D. Edward Dmytryk) Humphrey Bogart plays a ship captain who's brittle, insecure, and disliked by his crew—but the film has more nuance than to make him an outright villain. We discuss. #YabtM 🎥 #CineMastodon #film #movies https://www.youtube.
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In the classic WWII Naval saga THE CAINE MUTINY (1954, D. Edward Dmytryk) Humphrey Bogart plays a ship captain who's brittle, insecure, and disliked by his crew—but the film has more nuance than to make him an outright villain. We discuss. #YabtM 🎥 #filmsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFo0...
The Caine Mutiny #YabtM Episode 249
YouTube video by YabtM
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
@richardchartier.bsky.social nice to find you here! I follow you on #Mixcloud. Are you planning to publish more shows there? #experimentalmusic🤞🎼📻
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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The Yelling About Movies midway sideshow. 100% real! Two new episodes will leave an unsightly blemish on your Friday. #YabtM 🎥 #CineMastodon #film #movies #monly
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Now I want strawberries
We're ship-shape this week. Two new episodes of Yelling about Movies drop anchor this Friday. #YabtM 🎥 #filmsky
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Happy 89th Birthday Dick Cavett, thank you for making television that would absolutely never be made by a major broadcast network any more, like letting Orson Welles perform a 9 minute monologue on ABC
Orson Welles Performs A Monologue About Noah's Ark | The Dick Cavett Show
YouTube video by The Dick Cavett Show
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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For your viewing pleasure, I offer a humble movie recommendation: John Carney’s SING STREET (2016). It’s a real favorite in our house, and I’ve never met the person yet who didn’t get a smile from it. Trailer here.👇 @thedigitalbits.bsky.social
youtu.be/RrSL346pZ6Q?...
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I recognized my old pal Daedalus--and myself--in his very honest piece about creating, and failing, in public. It only stings a little. #indiefilm #film
https://metronews.bluelena.io/p_v.php?l=11&c=9936&m=13125&s=3b0b33cd61e6fffb1e689f51648c00c1
Sublime Mediocrity
This Week in Bohemian *...
metronews.bluelena.io
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY is streaming for free on Kanopy; all you need is a library card. This is socialism and I am here for it
#film #YabtM 🎥 www.justwatch.com/us/movie/anc...
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy streaming
How to watch "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" on Netflix and other services – including free options.
www.justwatch.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM