Lowell Dean
@lolofilm.bsky.social
Writer & Director. Film, TV and comic lover.
darkmatch.com | wolfcop.com | diealonethemovie.com
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Lowell Dean
@lolofilm.bsky.social
· Apr 16
US Friends: DIE ALONE is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Spread the word! ❤️🩹💀🌿🇺🇲 #DieAloneMovie
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My parents died a couple years before smartphones, and the only audio I ever had of them were voicemails that they’d left on whatever landline I had when they died, deleted when I moved and changed numbers. The writer’s longing to hear his dad’s voice one more time is palpable. Great read.
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades. n.pr/3MjwnuM
I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
My parents died a couple years before smartphones, and the only audio I ever had of them were voicemails that they’d left on whatever landline I had when they died, deleted when I moved and changed numbers. The writer’s longing to hear his dad’s voice one more time is palpable. Great read.
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"For my films, I think I am an acquired taste."
@filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...
@filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...
Guillermo del Toro on Frankenstein and a Life of Making Monsters - Toronto Film Critics Association
An interview with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies.
torontofilmcritics.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"For my films, I think I am an acquired taste."
@filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...
@filmfest.bsky.social chats with Guillermo del Toro about Frankenstein, Hitchcock, Cronenberg, the Three Amigos, and monster movies. torontofilmcritics.com/features/gui...
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my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
🙌🇨🇦🐺👮🏻♂️ #ARROOO
Sometimes the Canadian government can be incredibly frustrating and—uhhhh—not great, but sometimes your tax dollars go to WOLFCOP and ANOTHER WOLFCOP, and then you realize it might all be worth it.
a red white and blue canadian flag with a maple leaf
Alt: Canadian flag blowing in the wind.
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
🙌🇨🇦🐺👮🏻♂️ #ARROOO
🫡🐺👮🏻♂️🎄 #ARROOO #MerryChristmas
ANOTHER WOLFCOP is a Christmas movie.
December 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
🫡🐺👮🏻♂️🎄 #ARROOO #MerryChristmas
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James Cameron on Michael Biehn’s podcast 💯
James Cameron
YouTube video by Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
James Cameron on Michael Biehn’s podcast 💯
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"A scene in a script should never be longer in number of pages than it has number of characters." In short, a two person scene should never be longer than 2 pages.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"A scene in a script should never be longer in number of pages than it has number of characters." In short, a two person scene should never be longer than 2 pages.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
Scott & I include a long dialog scene in every one of our movies that we are ALWAYS told is too long and will be cut, then never is.
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This is really, really good, and gets to the heart of what I love about PLURIBUS: It's a story about an author who gets everything she wants -- security, adoring fans, endless time to write -- and won't stop looking for the catch.
I wrote about Pluribus and the dangers of writing exclusively for the fans. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World
Why romantasy is crucial to understanding Apple TV’s hit show “Pluribus”
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is really, really good, and gets to the heart of what I love about PLURIBUS: It's a story about an author who gets everything she wants -- security, adoring fans, endless time to write -- and won't stop looking for the catch.
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Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
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A director who never wanted to overshadow his movies, Rob Reiner always imbued his work with heartfelt humanity. The Letterboxd community looks back at the many great films from a giant of American cinema. boxd.it/2Tq
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A director who never wanted to overshadow his movies, Rob Reiner always imbued his work with heartfelt humanity. The Letterboxd community looks back at the many great films from a giant of American cinema. boxd.it/2Tq
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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Movie Theaters Dread Any Warner Bros. Merger, Fear “Tipping Point” Where Whole System “Crumbles”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Movie Theaters Dread Any Warner Bros. Merger, Fear “Tipping Point” Where Whole System “Crumbles”
Cinema owners oppose a megadeal that would see one of the last Hollywood legacy studios snapped up only five years after the demise of 20th Century Fox: "We have fixed costs."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Movie Theaters Dread Any Warner Bros. Merger, Fear “Tipping Point” Where Whole System “Crumbles”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
AND it's a Christmas movie! Sort of? 😉 🎅 #ARROOO
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
AND it's a Christmas movie! Sort of? 😉 🎅 #ARROOO
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Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
LOS GATOS, CA—In an attempt to fend off growing competition from Paramount and Netflix, Plex CEO Keith Valory announced Monday that the streaming platform had submitted a $35 bid for Warner Bros. Disc...
theonion.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Thanks James. Yes, I was honored to have #WOLFCOP on #TheLastDriveIn. They even had me on this year, when they played #DarkMatch. Prairies represent! 🇨🇦 #Horror #Comedy #Film
Hey @lolofilm.bsky.social—thank you for making Wolfcop.
Finally watching it on Shudder and quite digging it. Ridiculously enteraining!
Also in another post tagged Joe Bob Brigg's The Last Drive-in (Shudder). He "aired" it in Oct. 2024, which I assume you know about.
Finally watching it on Shudder and quite digging it. Ridiculously enteraining!
Also in another post tagged Joe Bob Brigg's The Last Drive-in (Shudder). He "aired" it in Oct. 2024, which I assume you know about.
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thanks James. Yes, I was honored to have #WOLFCOP on #TheLastDriveIn. They even had me on this year, when they played #DarkMatch. Prairies represent! 🇨🇦 #Horror #Comedy #Film
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What they don't tell you is that the puke nozzle man is always there, just inches out of frame in every single episode of Mad Men
December 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What they don't tell you is that the puke nozzle man is always there, just inches out of frame in every single episode of Mad Men
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I focus on story & characters first, but towards the end of that process, when I have set pieces, big ideas, and I know most of the beginning, middle, and end, I ask "Yeah, but what is this ABOUT?" I try to crack a big idea about the themes, which I implement in the 1st draft and sharpen in the 2nd.
@crobertcargill.bsky.social When you get a new idea, how much do you think about the themes, deeper meaning, what you want to say, before you start writing?
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I focus on story & characters first, but towards the end of that process, when I have set pieces, big ideas, and I know most of the beginning, middle, and end, I ask "Yeah, but what is this ABOUT?" I try to crack a big idea about the themes, which I implement in the 1st draft and sharpen in the 2nd.
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“breaking the internet” used to be a big deal but now the internet breaks all the time
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“breaking the internet” used to be a big deal but now the internet breaks all the time
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I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
Many thoughts about my cyborg bitch boss goddess accomplice Alice Wong & all the things she meant but there is a tendency for white disabled people to overshadow conversations about disabled BIPOC including in death. I choose to let Alice speak for herself & uplift those she wanted to represent her.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
Good morning! I recently sat down with writer/director @lolofilm.bsky.social (Lowell Dean) to discuss his life, career, and one of my favourite movies - Wolfcop.
There is a spot where the video lags a little bit (I blame Zoom!) but it doesn't last long.
Please enjoy!
youtu.be/M--BiUuP-Fw?...
There is a spot where the video lags a little bit (I blame Zoom!) but it doesn't last long.
Please enjoy!
youtu.be/M--BiUuP-Fw?...
Three Minute Horror Reviews: Lowell Dean Interview
YouTube video by Three Minute Horror Reviews
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Guillermo del Toro discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s underrated melodramatic streak in films like Rebecca and Notorious 👀 boxd.it/cH2
Frankenstein is now streaming on @netflix.com
Frankenstein is now streaming on @netflix.com
In the Screening Room with Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
boxd.it
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Guillermo del Toro discusses Alfred Hitchcock’s underrated melodramatic streak in films like Rebecca and Notorious 👀 boxd.it/cH2
Frankenstein is now streaming on @netflix.com
Frankenstein is now streaming on @netflix.com
Happy #Godzilla day to all who celebrate.
a man is flying through the air in a desert landscape .
ALT: a man is flying through the air in a desert landscape .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy #Godzilla day to all who celebrate.
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RIP Adam Greenberg
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
RIP Adam Greenberg
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film: