Katie Reed
@katiereedwrites.bsky.social
Musicologist, writer, movie lover, part-time sewist.
10th inning and my dog is so nervous he’s hiding under the coffee table.
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
10th inning and my dog is so nervous he’s hiding under the coffee table.
Post something random or you’ll have an awful November (though how could you once you’ve seen Puppy-wan Kenobi?)
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Post something random or you’ll have an awful November (though how could you once you’ve seen Puppy-wan Kenobi?)
My book has a cover! I love that the BFI series has moved to interpretations of images from the films. I had no idea what they would come up with for Velvet Goldmine and the image surprised me. Love that it feel like a memory. I can't wait for the rest of the book to be out in the world next year.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
My book has a cover! I love that the BFI series has moved to interpretations of images from the films. I had no idea what they would come up with for Velvet Goldmine and the image surprised me. Love that it feel like a memory. I can't wait for the rest of the book to be out in the world next year.
I can’t hear Graceland without feeling my dad near, even after four years without him.
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I can’t hear Graceland without feeling my dad near, even after four years without him.
Gregory said “it’d be cool if you could copy this shirt/jacket I love”
But I heard “it would cool to shop for vintage MENS patterns!”
(And then I got one for myself, too)
But I heard “it would cool to shop for vintage MENS patterns!”
(And then I got one for myself, too)
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Gregory said “it’d be cool if you could copy this shirt/jacket I love”
But I heard “it would cool to shop for vintage MENS patterns!”
(And then I got one for myself, too)
But I heard “it would cool to shop for vintage MENS patterns!”
(And then I got one for myself, too)
I’m prepping to teach MGM musicals tomorrow, so I present to you the greatest/most ridiculous edit on the internet.
Gene Kelly dancing in The Pirate: Pony
YouTube video by Andi LB
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October 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’m prepping to teach MGM musicals tomorrow, so I present to you the greatest/most ridiculous edit on the internet.
My list: 10 horror movies to get to know me! (Subject to change)
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. The Innocents
3. Crimson Peak
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. Candyman (1992)
6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
7. Night of the Hunter
8. The Changeling (1980)
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. Don’t Look Now
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. The Innocents
3. Crimson Peak
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. Candyman (1992)
6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
7. Night of the Hunter
8. The Changeling (1980)
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. Don’t Look Now
Inspired by @katiereedwrites.bsky.social, here are 10 horror movies to get to know me:
1. Nope
2. Children of Men
3. The Shining
4. Don't Look Now
5. The Ascent (1977)
6. The Thing (1982)
7. The Descent
8. Alien
9. Suspiria (1977)
10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1. Nope
2. Children of Men
3. The Shining
4. Don't Look Now
5. The Ascent (1977)
6. The Thing (1982)
7. The Descent
8. Alien
9. Suspiria (1977)
10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My list: 10 horror movies to get to know me! (Subject to change)
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. The Innocents
3. Crimson Peak
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. Candyman (1992)
6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
7. Night of the Hunter
8. The Changeling (1980)
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. Don’t Look Now
1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. The Innocents
3. Crimson Peak
4. The Bride of Frankenstein
5. Candyman (1992)
6. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
7. Night of the Hunter
8. The Changeling (1980)
9. Daughters of Darkness
10. Don’t Look Now
Pulp at the Bowl. What a show!
September 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Pulp at the Bowl. What a show!
Cannot wait to see style icon/supreme dance inspiration Jarvis Cocker at the Bowl this weekend.
Pulp - Mis-Shapes
YouTube video by PulpVEVO
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September 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Cannot wait to see style icon/supreme dance inspiration Jarvis Cocker at the Bowl this weekend.
It’s official: my Velvet Goldmine book is available for preorder! (Book cover still a mystery, get excited)
Velvet Goldmine
www.bloomsbury.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It’s official: my Velvet Goldmine book is available for preorder! (Book cover still a mystery, get excited)
Reading @silviamg.bsky.social’s The Bewitching and loving it! What academic hasn’t had nightmares of getting crushed in the stacks?! By the time I got to the Bowie “Strangers When We Meet” mention, I was convinced this book was written for me. ❤️ I haven’t finished yet, but already highly recommend!
August 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Reading @silviamg.bsky.social’s The Bewitching and loving it! What academic hasn’t had nightmares of getting crushed in the stacks?! By the time I got to the Bowie “Strangers When We Meet” mention, I was convinced this book was written for me. ❤️ I haven’t finished yet, but already highly recommend!
To stave off the fall semester stress dreams, I’ve started organizing my home office. Today was sewing patterns! This project was both satisfying and hilarious. (Love these weird smiles)
August 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
To stave off the fall semester stress dreams, I’ve started organizing my home office. Today was sewing patterns! This project was both satisfying and hilarious. (Love these weird smiles)
It’s paperback publication day! 🎉🎉
If you thought to yourself, “DB and the Moving Image sounds great, but a hardcover is too unwieldy,” today is your lucky day. Available widely, and directly from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-bow...
If you thought to yourself, “DB and the Moving Image sounds great, but a hardcover is too unwieldy,” today is your lucky day. Available widely, and directly from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-bow...
David Bowie and the Moving Image
The central image of David Bowie's “Life on Mars?” could have been ripped from his own experience: a child sits “hooked to the silver screen,” reliving fantasti…
www.bloomsbury.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s paperback publication day! 🎉🎉
If you thought to yourself, “DB and the Moving Image sounds great, but a hardcover is too unwieldy,” today is your lucky day. Available widely, and directly from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-bow...
If you thought to yourself, “DB and the Moving Image sounds great, but a hardcover is too unwieldy,” today is your lucky day. Available widely, and directly from @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/us/david-bow...
Rewatching LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and man, I still love this weirdo movie. I get why some people don’t, but it all works for me.
July 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Rewatching LAST NIGHT IN SOHO and man, I still love this weirdo movie. I get why some people don’t, but it all works for me.
After 12ish cross country drives, I’m prepared to released my definitive* ranking of regional gas stations:
1. Stewart’s
2. Sheetz
3. Casey’s
4. Maverik
That is the entirety of my ranked list, no criteria provided for this very scientific ranking.
*our route does not go through WaWa territory
1. Stewart’s
2. Sheetz
3. Casey’s
4. Maverik
That is the entirety of my ranked list, no criteria provided for this very scientific ranking.
*our route does not go through WaWa territory
July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After 12ish cross country drives, I’m prepared to released my definitive* ranking of regional gas stations:
1. Stewart’s
2. Sheetz
3. Casey’s
4. Maverik
That is the entirety of my ranked list, no criteria provided for this very scientific ranking.
*our route does not go through WaWa territory
1. Stewart’s
2. Sheetz
3. Casey’s
4. Maverik
That is the entirety of my ranked list, no criteria provided for this very scientific ranking.
*our route does not go through WaWa territory
I made one, but I don’t feel good about it. (10 is not enough! It’ll change in a moment!)
June 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I made one, but I don’t feel good about it. (10 is not enough! It’ll change in a moment!)
Life of a leafs fan (I still have hope, because again, life of a leafs fan and it’s only halfway through the game):
May 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Life of a leafs fan (I still have hope, because again, life of a leafs fan and it’s only halfway through the game):
Movies you've watched more than six times using gifs
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Movies you've watched more than six times using gifs
Five comedies to get to know me:
The Philadelphia Story
Clueless
The Awful Truth
Down with Love
It’s Always Fair Weather
The Philadelphia Story
Clueless
The Awful Truth
Down with Love
It’s Always Fair Weather
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Five comedies to get to know me:
The Philadelphia Story
Clueless
The Awful Truth
Down with Love
It’s Always Fair Weather
The Philadelphia Story
Clueless
The Awful Truth
Down with Love
It’s Always Fair Weather
The Leafs are… winning? Again? What is this feeling??
April 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The Leafs are… winning? Again? What is this feeling??
Leafs draw first blood in the Battle of Ontario!!
GO LEAFS GO
GO LEAFS GO
a mascot for the maple leafs is standing on a ledge
Alt: a mascot for the maple leafs is dancing on a ledge
media.tenor.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Leafs draw first blood in the Battle of Ontario!!
GO LEAFS GO
GO LEAFS GO
Zoom’s outage managed to coincide exactly with my scheduled meetings for the day. I’m … free?
April 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Zoom’s outage managed to coincide exactly with my scheduled meetings for the day. I’m … free?
It’s Palm Sunday, which means MY MIND IS CLEARER NOW
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) - Heaven on their Minds (Carl Anderson) ENG Sub - A. Lloyd Webber
YouTube video by JuanRa Rivas
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April 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s Palm Sunday, which means MY MIND IS CLEARER NOW
Reposted by Katie Reed
HEY GUESS WHAT!
Today is composer Florence Price's 138th birthday and for some reason I'm not seeing a lot of stuff about that so I WANT YOU to do your patriotic duty and revel in the life and work of this great American composer with me
Today is composer Florence Price's 138th birthday and for some reason I'm not seeing a lot of stuff about that so I WANT YOU to do your patriotic duty and revel in the life and work of this great American composer with me
April 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
HEY GUESS WHAT!
Today is composer Florence Price's 138th birthday and for some reason I'm not seeing a lot of stuff about that so I WANT YOU to do your patriotic duty and revel in the life and work of this great American composer with me
Today is composer Florence Price's 138th birthday and for some reason I'm not seeing a lot of stuff about that so I WANT YOU to do your patriotic duty and revel in the life and work of this great American composer with me