🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️
@kcfennessy.bsky.social
Music and film writer. Seattle Film Critics Society president and Northwest Film Forum board member. Unions: SAG-AFTRA and IBEW Local 46. Past/present contributor: KCMU/KEXP, KUOW, Rock & Roll Globe, Seattle Film Blog, The Stranger, and Video Librarian.
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Bronson Pinchot is a surprisingly good audiobook narrator! And David Oyelowo narrated an Anthony Horowitz James Bond novel with such enthusiasm and skill that I wish he’d been cast as Bond years ago.
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Bronson Pinchot is a surprisingly good audiobook narrator! And David Oyelowo narrated an Anthony Horowitz James Bond novel with such enthusiasm and skill that I wish he’d been cast as Bond years ago.
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can't beat an author reading their own book (not possible with Joyce and Shelley of course).
I remember Thomas Harris being especially wonderful at it.
I remember Thomas Harris being especially wonderful at it.
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
can't beat an author reading their own book (not possible with Joyce and Shelley of course).
I remember Thomas Harris being especially wonderful at it.
I remember Thomas Harris being especially wonderful at it.
100% agreed (not least since I'm a SAG-AFTRA member).
Narrators don't need to be famous, but those have been some of my favorites, like Colin Farrell reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dan Stevens reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein--quite magnificently, too.
Narrators don't need to be famous, but those have been some of my favorites, like Colin Farrell reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dan Stevens reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein--quite magnificently, too.
Was looking up an audiobook on Libby and found out it’s narrated by AI. I want everyone involved to understand this has entirely killed my enthusiasm for the book in every format. I will never read it.
January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
100% agreed (not least since I'm a SAG-AFTRA member).
Narrators don't need to be famous, but those have been some of my favorites, like Colin Farrell reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dan Stevens reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein--quite magnificently, too.
Narrators don't need to be famous, but those have been some of my favorites, like Colin Farrell reading James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Dan Stevens reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein--quite magnificently, too.
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Let's also remember that this guy—a lawyer who is supposed to understand the Constitution—vilified & supported crackdowns on Gaza protestors, endangering & jeopardizing the freedom of many NY-10 constituents (including Jewish constituents of my acquaintance)
In a frankly bizarre interview with the New York Times, Dan Goldman says he's not ready to conclude that Israel has committed any war crimes in Gaza.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Facing Challenge From Lander, Dan Goldman Prepares to Defend His Seat
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Let's also remember that this guy—a lawyer who is supposed to understand the Constitution—vilified & supported crackdowns on Gaza protestors, endangering & jeopardizing the freedom of many NY-10 constituents (including Jewish constituents of my acquaintance)
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i don't want to hear anything kevin o'leary has to say, i don't care that he was stunt cast in an oscar bait movie
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
i don't want to hear anything kevin o'leary has to say, i don't care that he was stunt cast in an oscar bait movie
Six more to go. Really counting on the unvaccinated to step up.
(It's flu season after all.)
(It's flu season after all.)
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Six more to go. Really counting on the unvaccinated to step up.
(It's flu season after all.)
(It's flu season after all.)
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Abortions will remain legal in Wyoming. The state’s supreme court ruled Jan. 6 that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional. (via @wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.social)
Wyoming Supreme Court protects abortion access
The state’s highest court ruled that two near-total state abortion bans violate the constitution.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Abortions will remain legal in Wyoming. The state’s supreme court ruled Jan. 6 that two near-total abortion bans are unconstitutional. (via @wyomingpublicmedia.bsky.social)
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Sandy Denny would have been 79 today - how did I celebrate her birthday this morning?
By having a wonderful phone call with her daughter discussing plans for releasing CDs of previously unreleased 1970s solo live recordings for her 80th birthday.
By having a wonderful phone call with her daughter discussing plans for releasing CDs of previously unreleased 1970s solo live recordings for her 80th birthday.
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Sandy Denny would have been 79 today - how did I celebrate her birthday this morning?
By having a wonderful phone call with her daughter discussing plans for releasing CDs of previously unreleased 1970s solo live recordings for her 80th birthday.
By having a wonderful phone call with her daughter discussing plans for releasing CDs of previously unreleased 1970s solo live recordings for her 80th birthday.
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Béla Tarr has died at 70.
www.barrons.com/news/hungari...
“This what I can say to young filmmakers. ‘Go and be more radical, be more revolutionary than I was.’”
mubi.com/en/notebook/...
www.barrons.com/news/hungari...
“This what I can say to young filmmakers. ‘Go and be more radical, be more revolutionary than I was.’”
mubi.com/en/notebook/...
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Béla Tarr has died at 70.
www.barrons.com/news/hungari...
“This what I can say to young filmmakers. ‘Go and be more radical, be more revolutionary than I was.’”
mubi.com/en/notebook/...
www.barrons.com/news/hungari...
“This what I can say to young filmmakers. ‘Go and be more radical, be more revolutionary than I was.’”
mubi.com/en/notebook/...
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RIP Béla Tarr. "Werckmeister Harmonies" alone is for the ages.
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
RIP Béla Tarr. "Werckmeister Harmonies" alone is for the ages.
Leave it to me to have written about one of Béla Tarr's least known films--it's a good one, though! He was an absolutely towering figure. Thanks to @nwfilmforum.bsky.social for bringing most of his films to Seattle. I love that he went out, as it were, with 2011's unsparing The Turin Horse.
Love and Marriage: Ira Sachs' 2007 <i>Married Life</i> and Béla Tarr's 1982 <i>The Prefab People</i>
MARRIED LIFE (Ira Sachs, US, 2007, 90 minutes) PREFAB PEOPLE (Bela Tarr, Hungary, 1982, 102 minutes) Love and marriage, love and marriage It...
siffblog2.blogspot.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Leave it to me to have written about one of Béla Tarr's least known films--it's a good one, though! He was an absolutely towering figure. Thanks to @nwfilmforum.bsky.social for bringing most of his films to Seattle. I love that he went out, as it were, with 2011's unsparing The Turin Horse.
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Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
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Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Béla Tarr visiting a store in Peru selling pirated DVDs and posing with the owner and bootlegs of his own work, one of the realest ones, RIP
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this is priceless, and it's not just rockstars she skewers, she really explains the roots of incelism and, in part, trumpism :-o
she's brilliant later on about the earnestness of the LA scene compared to the more cynical New Yorkers and English - it's a great, mournful, odd documentary all round
she's brilliant later on about the earnestness of the LA scene compared to the more cynical New Yorkers and English - it's a great, mournful, odd documentary all round
Via @willhermes.bsky.social, this 1977 Dutch doc about L.A. rock features, @ 4:30, Linda Rondstadt, in plain language, nicely and not at all unkindly, demolishing every macho rock shibboleth in sight in about two minutes. I cannot stop laughing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXTH...
Wonderland - Dutch documentary on Los Angeles Music Scene 1977
YouTube video by Bonnie's Pride and Joy
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
this is priceless, and it's not just rockstars she skewers, she really explains the roots of incelism and, in part, trumpism :-o
she's brilliant later on about the earnestness of the LA scene compared to the more cynical New Yorkers and English - it's a great, mournful, odd documentary all round
she's brilliant later on about the earnestness of the LA scene compared to the more cynical New Yorkers and English - it's a great, mournful, odd documentary all round
Martin Scorsese's Palme d'Or winner turns 50 on Feb 8.
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Martin Scorsese's Palme d'Or winner turns 50 on Feb 8.
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r.i.p. the idea of entertainment and information not absolutely beholden to a profit motive
Well, this seems effed up. Tho it looks like they had no good choices. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/b...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
r.i.p. the idea of entertainment and information not absolutely beholden to a profit motive
Violently attacked by a cat I had adopted 5 days before. Blood all over the place, had to call 911, four visits to urgent care for IV antibiotics, and three months of wound care. Met my high deductible, have a hell of a scar, but the cat was safely returned, and I ended up with a winner (pictured).
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Violently attacked by a cat I had adopted 5 days before. Blood all over the place, had to call 911, four visits to urgent care for IV antibiotics, and three months of wound care. Met my high deductible, have a hell of a scar, but the cat was safely returned, and I ended up with a winner (pictured).
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
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"should I punch you right in the face" would get a more even distribution
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"should I punch you right in the face" would get a more even distribution
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you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist
good morning
good morning
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist
good morning
good morning
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
100% agreed. Here's what I wrote when I saw it Cucalorus. I was on the judging committee, and strongly advocated for its inclusion. At the festival, I moderated the Q&A with cinematographer Gabe Elder, who does stellar work. He told me that Henry Chalfant cried both times he saw the film at Venice.
January 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
100% agreed. Here's what I wrote when I saw it Cucalorus. I was on the judging committee, and strongly advocated for its inclusion. At the festival, I moderated the Q&A with cinematographer Gabe Elder, who does stellar work. He told me that Henry Chalfant cried both times he saw the film at Venice.
I can't stand it when people argue with headlines that don't fully or even accurately reflect the piece in question. I also realize this will never end, but Jeez Louise: read the piece. I mean you can criticize *the way* a headline is written without reading the piece, but that's a different thing.
January 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I can't stand it when people argue with headlines that don't fully or even accurately reflect the piece in question. I also realize this will never end, but Jeez Louise: read the piece. I mean you can criticize *the way* a headline is written without reading the piece, but that's a different thing.
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hey guess what THE PITT is still both excellent and woke af variety.com/2026/tv/revi...
‘The Pitt’ Makes Its Triumphant Return in Season 2 With an Even Bigger Cast and the Same Social Conscience: TV Review
HBO Max's Emmy-winning medical drama makes a triumphant return to the ER in a Season 2 that expands the cast while retaining its social conscience.
variety.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
hey guess what THE PITT is still both excellent and woke af variety.com/2026/tv/revi...
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I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.