Emily Barney
@sundaesmilemily.bsky.social
Chicago Cinephile Czechophile
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Emily Barney
@sundaesmilemily.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Czechtember charges ahead as Mike, Spencer Parsons, and Emily Barney dive into Otakar Vávra’s Romance for Bugle (1967). Vávra adapts František Hrubín’s celebrated poem into a lyrical love story set in the Czech countryside. www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2025/09/epis...
Hey, that’s me! I really enjoyed talking about Romance pro křídlovku (ROMANCE FOR BUGLE). Give the episode a listen!
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If you're in Chicago and want to join me taking classes at the leather school, all their classes are 40% off this weekend (code is on their Instagram, it's CLASS40). Start with Leather Work 101, after that you can take whatever you want chicagoschoolofshoemaking.com
Chicago School of Shoemaking – Education and empowerment for creatives
chicagoschoolofshoemaking.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If you're in Chicago and want to join me taking classes at the leather school, all their classes are 40% off this weekend (code is on their Instagram, it's CLASS40). Start with Leather Work 101, after that you can take whatever you want chicagoschoolofshoemaking.com
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Also we're supposed to get like 6-12" of snow here tomorrow (our second Big Snow of the month!) and I about pissed myself laughing when a transplant on r/ChicagoSuburbs GENUINELY asked if the CTA or Metra would still be running in snow.
MY GOOD BITCH.
MY GOOD BITCH.
It has snowed in Chicago and YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! Time to remind everyone that we light our train tracks on fire to prevent the switches from freezing.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Also we're supposed to get like 6-12" of snow here tomorrow (our second Big Snow of the month!) and I about pissed myself laughing when a transplant on r/ChicagoSuburbs GENUINELY asked if the CTA or Metra would still be running in snow.
MY GOOD BITCH.
MY GOOD BITCH.
IT’S HERE!!!! I backed the Indiegogo for A WORLD WAR II FAIRYTALE: THE MAKING OF MICHAEL MANN’S THE KEEP almost 10 years ago to the day, and it’s finally here! This is so exciting!
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
IT’S HERE!!!! I backed the Indiegogo for A WORLD WAR II FAIRYTALE: THE MAKING OF MICHAEL MANN’S THE KEEP almost 10 years ago to the day, and it’s finally here! This is so exciting!
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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I joined Kat Ellinger’s Patreon again this week, and we had a good natter about The Exorcist and why it’s the scariest film of all time. She also has a Black Friday discount for anybody who wants to subscribe. You should sign up. The power of Christ compels you! www.patreon.com/posts/video-...
Video Nasty Adjacent? The Exorcist (1973) and why it's still the scariest of horrors | Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut
Get more from Kat Ellinger's Confessions of a Cineslut on Patreon
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November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I joined Kat Ellinger’s Patreon again this week, and we had a good natter about The Exorcist and why it’s the scariest film of all time. She also has a Black Friday discount for anybody who wants to subscribe. You should sign up. The power of Christ compels you! www.patreon.com/posts/video-...
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Happy Birthday to Joe Dante! Hear him on our GREMLINS episode: www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2013/08/epis...
Episode 127: Gremlins (1984)
We continue our interview with Joe Dante this week as we talk about Gremlins, one of a pair of Steven Spielberg-related films that brought about the PG-13 rating in 1984.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy Birthday to Joe Dante! Hear him on our GREMLINS episode: www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2013/08/epis...
Oh wow! I recently watched DIABLO ROJO PTY and it was so fun! Panama doesn’t fuck around when it comes to horror movies.
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming at the end of Winter 2026 on Blu-ray in the US from #PetroglypMedia: #DiabloRojo PTY (2019)!
Based on the legend of La Tulivieja, Panama’s first horror film takes viewers into the dark heart of the Chiriqui jungle where bus driver Miguel
Coming at the end of Winter 2026 on Blu-ray in the US from #PetroglypMedia: #DiabloRojo PTY (2019)!
Based on the legend of La Tulivieja, Panama’s first horror film takes viewers into the dark heart of the Chiriqui jungle where bus driver Miguel
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Oh wow! I recently watched DIABLO ROJO PTY and it was so fun! Panama doesn’t fuck around when it comes to horror movies.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! My #lastfourwatched are the annual Thanksgiving watches of BLOOD RAGE and BLOOD FREAK, and I’m on a Bruce Joel Rubin kick with BRAINSTORM and GHOST. I hadn’t seen GHOST since I was a kid and sure it’s kinda cheesy but it’s really sweet. Patrick Swayze was a god among men.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! My #lastfourwatched are the annual Thanksgiving watches of BLOOD RAGE and BLOOD FREAK, and I’m on a Bruce Joel Rubin kick with BRAINSTORM and GHOST. I hadn’t seen GHOST since I was a kid and sure it’s kinda cheesy but it’s really sweet. Patrick Swayze was a god among men.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended:
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended
Yo La Tengo
Built to Spill
Say Anything
Neutral Milk Hotel
Drive Like Jehu
Yo La Tengo
Built to Spill
Say Anything
Neutral Milk Hotel
Drive Like Jehu
Inteoduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended
Amon Amarth
Slipknot
Melt Banana
Too Many Zooz
various local acts like Tomboi, Folk is People, and 1Blackfriend
Amon Amarth
Slipknot
Melt Banana
Too Many Zooz
various local acts like Tomboi, Folk is People, and 1Blackfriend
November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended:
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
Pulp
Nine Inch Nails
Joanna Newsom
Prince
The Cramps
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You can never get enough of The Stuff. No artificial ingredients. Gobble gobble. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 👀
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
You can never get enough of The Stuff. No artificial ingredients. Gobble gobble. Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 👀
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Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
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Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Forgot how many incredible lines are in Udo Kier’s Random Roles www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
Fuck Harry Potter, watch DÍVKA NA KOŠTĚTI (THE GIRL ON THE BROOMSTICK) instead.
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Fuck Harry Potter, watch DÍVKA NA KOŠTĚTI (THE GIRL ON THE BROOMSTICK) instead.
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Eleven years ago, I had the nicest, intimate conversation with Udo. When an infamously pushy event-crasher tried to nudge his way into our chat by sitting down and awkwardly snickering at a joke Udo had just told me, he turned and went, "Why are you laughing?! That wasn't for you! Fuck off!" LEGEND.
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Eleven years ago, I had the nicest, intimate conversation with Udo. When an infamously pushy event-crasher tried to nudge his way into our chat by sitting down and awkwardly snickering at a joke Udo had just told me, he turned and went, "Why are you laughing?! That wasn't for you! Fuck off!" LEGEND.
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The Q&A went long and the theatre eventually cut Udo’s mic, so I also got to see him yell at the staff. “I COME a LONG WAY to talk to MY FANS… and this is DISRESPECT!” R.I.P. to a real one.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The Q&A went long and the theatre eventually cut Udo’s mic, so I also got to see him yell at the staff. “I COME a LONG WAY to talk to MY FANS… and this is DISRESPECT!” R.I.P. to a real one.
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RIP Udo Kier. Had an incredible evening circa 2009 seeing him interviewed by Bruce LaBruce onstage in Toronto. “So you were roommates with Fassbinder?” asked LaBruce. “AH YES!” replied Udo. “Vee vere… ‘room mates’!”
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
RIP Udo Kier. Had an incredible evening circa 2009 seeing him interviewed by Bruce LaBruce onstage in Toronto. “So you were roommates with Fassbinder?” asked LaBruce. “AH YES!” replied Udo. “Vee vere… ‘room mates’!”
@timmoydaen.bsky.social and I have a new cat! Her name is Perla and she’s 3 years old. She needed a new home after her dad was sadly deported. She’s still adjusting, but she already likes snuggles, finding all the good places for naps, playing with the pickle and bird toys, and eating chicken. ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
@timmoydaen.bsky.social and I have a new cat! Her name is Perla and she’s 3 years old. She needed a new home after her dad was sadly deported. She’s still adjusting, but she already likes snuggles, finding all the good places for naps, playing with the pickle and bird toys, and eating chicken. ❤️
I approve of these film selections (though I wish they had included RUNNING SCARED)
This Thanksgiving, we celebrate the Windy City with our weeklong series, Give Thanks for Chicago. Join us Nov 26 – Dec 3 for a whirlwind tour featuring films by John Hughes, Rose Troche, Lilly & Lana Wachowski, John Landis, Nia DaCosta, and more! brattlefilm.org/film-series/give-thanks-for-chicago/
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I approve of these film selections (though I wish they had included RUNNING SCARED)
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Hey, I only have 3 plants, and they’re half dead.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hey, I only have 3 plants, and they’re half dead.
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R.I.P., Udo Kier. Wish I'd interviewed him for Random Roles. Glad Caelum Vatnsdal did.
www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
Udo Kier
Udo Kier
www.avclub.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
R.I.P., Udo Kier. Wish I'd interviewed him for Random Roles. Glad Caelum Vatnsdal did.
www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
www.avclub.com/udo-kier-179...
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RIP to gravitas incarnate. 😢🫡
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
RIP to gravitas incarnate. 😢🫡
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
You can make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.
The biggest step isn't getting good at art, it's being willing to make art that doesn't match the idea of "good art" in your head.
Making a lot of imperfect art is an essential step toward making perfect art; a counterproductive goal you shouldn't have anyway.
Just make art.