Jim Penola
@jimpenola.bsky.social
Writer, Producer, Host: AN INVITATION PRODUCTIONS podcast 🗣🎙 | Dramatic Writing MFA: SCAD ✍🏻📚 | Storyboard Artist: Film/TV 🎞️ 📺 | jimpenola@gmail.com 📩 (He/Him)
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Jim Penola
@jimpenola.bsky.social
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hi BlueSky!
I make podcasts that adapt + excavate the films of Karyn Kusama:
"An Invitation to THE INVITATION" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
"An Invitation to DESTROYER" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Writer of both films, Phil Hay, graciously called the former a "beautiful work of art"
I make podcasts that adapt + excavate the films of Karyn Kusama:
"An Invitation to THE INVITATION" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
"An Invitation to DESTROYER" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Writer of both films, Phil Hay, graciously called the former a "beautiful work of art"
Some sketches from today
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Some sketches from today
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
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FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!
Where do I even begin? Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social has created an absolute masterpiece. I only wish I’d had the chance to experience it on the big screen. The story of Frankenstein has been told countless times, but never like this.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!
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Girlfriend To Stay Underneath Blanket For Next 5 Months https://theonion.com/girlfriend-to-stay-underneath-blanket-for-next-5-months-1819575780/
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Girlfriend To Stay Underneath Blanket For Next 5 Months https://theonion.com/girlfriend-to-stay-underneath-blanket-for-next-5-months-1819575780/
Saw Lera Lynn play a photo studio in Freehold, NJ this afternoon. Band sounded amazing. Unique show!
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Saw Lera Lynn play a photo studio in Freehold, NJ this afternoon. Band sounded amazing. Unique show!
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Savor this moment, friends.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Savor this moment, friends.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.
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I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
In the words of Four Leaf Tayback…
I’m a patriot. 🫡
I’m a patriot. 🫡
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
In the words of Four Leaf Tayback…
I’m a patriot. 🫡
I’m a patriot. 🫡
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DDHQ has now called the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Mikie Sherrill
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
DDHQ has now called the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Mikie Sherrill
Some of my favorite LPs of 2025:
Nick León - “A Tropical Entropy”
Erika de Casier - “Lifetime”
Oklou - “Choke Enough”
Malibu - “Vanities”
Nick León - “A Tropical Entropy”
Erika de Casier - “Lifetime”
Oklou - “Choke Enough”
Malibu - “Vanities”
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Some of my favorite LPs of 2025:
Nick León - “A Tropical Entropy”
Erika de Casier - “Lifetime”
Oklou - “Choke Enough”
Malibu - “Vanities”
Nick León - “A Tropical Entropy”
Erika de Casier - “Lifetime”
Oklou - “Choke Enough”
Malibu - “Vanities”
I just want someone to rub liniment on my scars y’know —I’m not sure what liniment is but Jessica Chastain in CRIMSON PEAK makes it sound alright
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I just want someone to rub liniment on my scars y’know —I’m not sure what liniment is but Jessica Chastain in CRIMSON PEAK makes it sound alright
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Stopped by a canvass in Bed-Stuy tonight. I’m truly in awe of the determination and joy our volunteers bring to this campaign, every single day.
Join us: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Join us: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Stopped by a canvass in Bed-Stuy tonight. I’m truly in awe of the determination and joy our volunteers bring to this campaign, every single day.
Join us: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Join us: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
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While on a speaking tour in the U.S., Sami Hamdi had his visa revoked and was detained by ICE allegedly because of his pro-Palestine advocacy.
This is yet another troubling example of the Trump administration weaponizing the immigration system to punish speech it disagrees with.
This is yet another troubling example of the Trump administration weaponizing the immigration system to punish speech it disagrees with.
ICE Detains British Media Commentator
Sami Hamdi, who often speaks against Israel, was in the United States on a speaking tour. The Department of Homeland Security said his visa had been revoked.
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
While on a speaking tour in the U.S., Sami Hamdi had his visa revoked and was detained by ICE allegedly because of his pro-Palestine advocacy.
This is yet another troubling example of the Trump administration weaponizing the immigration system to punish speech it disagrees with.
This is yet another troubling example of the Trump administration weaponizing the immigration system to punish speech it disagrees with.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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With AI music generators widely available, scammers are uploading songs to the pages of inactive artists and dead musicians. Spotify says it is cracking down, but the practice persists. n.pr/4hzHZ8a
Your favorite band has a new single? It might be AI
With AI music generators widely available, scammers are uploading songs to the pages of inactive artists and dead musicians. Spotify says it is cracking down, but the practice persists.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
With AI music generators widely available, scammers are uploading songs to the pages of inactive artists and dead musicians. Spotify says it is cracking down, but the practice persists. n.pr/4hzHZ8a
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Soooo...THIS happened! The Academy Museum invited me to moderate a talk on Jennifer's Body between director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox.
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Soooo...THIS happened! The Academy Museum invited me to moderate a talk on Jennifer's Body between director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox.
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
Going through withdrawals from not being able to listen to the full FRANKENSTEIN score by Desplat
October 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Going through withdrawals from not being able to listen to the full FRANKENSTEIN score by Desplat
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Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here’s those Frankenstein’s monster designs, real sexy just like you asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here’s those Frankenstein’s monster designs, real sexy just like you asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.
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It’s the weekend and with my whole ass broken heart I say if you’ve ever liked a @realgdt.bsky.social movie you deserve to see FRANKENSTEIN in a theater before it ends it run and tickets sell out, you can find showtimes everywhere here, way more theaters than you might think. www.frankensteingdt.com
Frankenstein | Official Website | October 17 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Frankenstein on the official site. In theaters October 17 2025 brought to you by Netflix. Directed by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Oscar Isaac, ...
www.frankensteingdt.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s the weekend and with my whole ass broken heart I say if you’ve ever liked a @realgdt.bsky.social movie you deserve to see FRANKENSTEIN in a theater before it ends it run and tickets sell out, you can find showtimes everywhere here, way more theaters than you might think. www.frankensteingdt.com