Afterglow
@afterglow2046.bsky.social
Film watcher, book reader, etc, etc
There’s an incredible sequence in REMEMBER MY NAME where Geraldine Chaplin is talking to the supervisor and she goes through 4 different emotions in a minute.
Alan Rudolph was homaging Rivette, building the story around his lead. Chaplin improvised the emotions in this scene & he captured it
Alan Rudolph was homaging Rivette, building the story around his lead. Chaplin improvised the emotions in this scene & he captured it
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There’s an incredible sequence in REMEMBER MY NAME where Geraldine Chaplin is talking to the supervisor and she goes through 4 different emotions in a minute.
Alan Rudolph was homaging Rivette, building the story around his lead. Chaplin improvised the emotions in this scene & he captured it
Alan Rudolph was homaging Rivette, building the story around his lead. Chaplin improvised the emotions in this scene & he captured it
How it actually feels to see Farts Johnson emerge each morning
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
How it actually feels to see Farts Johnson emerge each morning
Dear followers
On this day, 41 years ago, I was born
And I remain so to this day
On this day, 41 years ago, I was born
And I remain so to this day
October 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Dear followers
On this day, 41 years ago, I was born
And I remain so to this day
On this day, 41 years ago, I was born
And I remain so to this day
The Simpsons animators didn’t have to put this much effort into turning Bart into a bat
But they did. And that’s why this show was the best thing on television (from 1990-1997)
But they did. And that’s why this show was the best thing on television (from 1990-1997)
October 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Simpsons animators didn’t have to put this much effort into turning Bart into a bat
But they did. And that’s why this show was the best thing on television (from 1990-1997)
But they did. And that’s why this show was the best thing on television (from 1990-1997)
Please join me in wishing a very happy birthday to my good friend overseas @lolalaughs.bsky.social
She is one the greatest mothers and storytellers around.
And I celebrate her with this pirate cat.
She is one the greatest mothers and storytellers around.
And I celebrate her with this pirate cat.
August 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Please join me in wishing a very happy birthday to my good friend overseas @lolalaughs.bsky.social
She is one the greatest mothers and storytellers around.
And I celebrate her with this pirate cat.
She is one the greatest mothers and storytellers around.
And I celebrate her with this pirate cat.
It’s so interesting to me that with Alien and Blade Runner, Ridley Scott was way ahead of the sci-fi genre in film, taking imagery from the new Metal Hurlant, predicting Cyberpunk
And then with the Fantasy genre, he’s pre-Tolkien, pre-Grimm, zero worldbuilding, trying to channel something primal
And then with the Fantasy genre, he’s pre-Tolkien, pre-Grimm, zero worldbuilding, trying to channel something primal
August 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It’s so interesting to me that with Alien and Blade Runner, Ridley Scott was way ahead of the sci-fi genre in film, taking imagery from the new Metal Hurlant, predicting Cyberpunk
And then with the Fantasy genre, he’s pre-Tolkien, pre-Grimm, zero worldbuilding, trying to channel something primal
And then with the Fantasy genre, he’s pre-Tolkien, pre-Grimm, zero worldbuilding, trying to channel something primal
Many happy Pat-turns
Here is a Noel Edmunds. The British Pat Bren
Here is a Noel Edmunds. The British Pat Bren
July 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Many happy Pat-turns
Here is a Noel Edmunds. The British Pat Bren
Here is a Noel Edmunds. The British Pat Bren
I have face blindness. I will often not recognise friends without voice & context. Or I will start speaking to a work colleague, notice their face size has changed & realize it’s a stranger
Yet I have NEVER mistaken Jackson for Fisburne. Totally different.
One has an inny face. One has an outy.
Yet I have NEVER mistaken Jackson for Fisburne. Totally different.
One has an inny face. One has an outy.
July 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I have face blindness. I will often not recognise friends without voice & context. Or I will start speaking to a work colleague, notice their face size has changed & realize it’s a stranger
Yet I have NEVER mistaken Jackson for Fisburne. Totally different.
One has an inny face. One has an outy.
Yet I have NEVER mistaken Jackson for Fisburne. Totally different.
One has an inny face. One has an outy.
As I walked to their front door this extraordinary FUCKING THING just greeted me.
It’s hideous and beautiful at once. Is it deliberate and provocative? or the ultimate form of the untended weed?
It’s hideous and beautiful at once. Is it deliberate and provocative? or the ultimate form of the untended weed?
June 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As I walked to their front door this extraordinary FUCKING THING just greeted me.
It’s hideous and beautiful at once. Is it deliberate and provocative? or the ultimate form of the untended weed?
It’s hideous and beautiful at once. Is it deliberate and provocative? or the ultimate form of the untended weed?
Tagline to be read in the voice of Barney Gumble from the Simpsons
June 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Tagline to be read in the voice of Barney Gumble from the Simpsons
Thinking again about the story of the man wandering through the desert in the 1990s and he came across a ghost town, except it was all so new, and fresh, but empty
And it turns out it’s the Western town from BACK TO THE FUTURE 3, that they never took down. So he lived there for a few months.
And it turns out it’s the Western town from BACK TO THE FUTURE 3, that they never took down. So he lived there for a few months.
June 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Thinking again about the story of the man wandering through the desert in the 1990s and he came across a ghost town, except it was all so new, and fresh, but empty
And it turns out it’s the Western town from BACK TO THE FUTURE 3, that they never took down. So he lived there for a few months.
And it turns out it’s the Western town from BACK TO THE FUTURE 3, that they never took down. So he lived there for a few months.
Remember how we knew Mole Man was in the new FANTASTIC FOUR because last year urban explorers in the Derbyshire dales were 300m down a cave & discovered Disney had built part of New York there and just left it.
June 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Remember how we knew Mole Man was in the new FANTASTIC FOUR because last year urban explorers in the Derbyshire dales were 300m down a cave & discovered Disney had built part of New York there and just left it.
Michael Roemer (RIP) on the importance of situation over character
May 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Michael Roemer (RIP) on the importance of situation over character
Whats with the bland tasteful decor? Are Superman and Lex duking it out at the filming of a celebrity podcast?
May 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Whats with the bland tasteful decor? Are Superman and Lex duking it out at the filming of a celebrity podcast?
Thanks AI
I wondered if Tim Burton had worked with Willem Dafoe. The answer was on the tip of my tongue…Of course! They’re both humanoid Muppets
I wondered if Tim Burton had worked with Willem Dafoe. The answer was on the tip of my tongue…Of course! They’re both humanoid Muppets
May 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thanks AI
I wondered if Tim Burton had worked with Willem Dafoe. The answer was on the tip of my tongue…Of course! They’re both humanoid Muppets
I wondered if Tim Burton had worked with Willem Dafoe. The answer was on the tip of my tongue…Of course! They’re both humanoid Muppets
I never list THE BICYCLE THIEVES as one of my favorite films, but it really is a masterpiece
I was trying to describe a basic scene from the film, nothing dramatic, just that bit where he tries to cheer his son up with a nice dinner
And I got so damn sad thinking about it, I had to sit down
I was trying to describe a basic scene from the film, nothing dramatic, just that bit where he tries to cheer his son up with a nice dinner
And I got so damn sad thinking about it, I had to sit down
April 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I never list THE BICYCLE THIEVES as one of my favorite films, but it really is a masterpiece
I was trying to describe a basic scene from the film, nothing dramatic, just that bit where he tries to cheer his son up with a nice dinner
And I got so damn sad thinking about it, I had to sit down
I was trying to describe a basic scene from the film, nothing dramatic, just that bit where he tries to cheer his son up with a nice dinner
And I got so damn sad thinking about it, I had to sit down
YouTube comments. Still the best for this kind of thing
April 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
YouTube comments. Still the best for this kind of thing
The breakthrough Hawks film for me was THE BIG SLEEP because like a lot of film students I loved film noir, & many textbooks classified it as one.
But if you start looking for the elements of film noir (fatalism, paranoia, expressionism) they aren’t just absent, they’re consciously rejected
But if you start looking for the elements of film noir (fatalism, paranoia, expressionism) they aren’t just absent, they’re consciously rejected
April 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The breakthrough Hawks film for me was THE BIG SLEEP because like a lot of film students I loved film noir, & many textbooks classified it as one.
But if you start looking for the elements of film noir (fatalism, paranoia, expressionism) they aren’t just absent, they’re consciously rejected
But if you start looking for the elements of film noir (fatalism, paranoia, expressionism) they aren’t just absent, they’re consciously rejected
GANGS OF NEW YORK is rightly praised for its beautiful design. The last beautiful big budget film to glorify practical SFX. The last cinematic city to be built.
But THE AVIATOR has a newfound joy in CGI. This new ability for the camera to swoop through the air, it perfectly mirrors Hughes own glee
But THE AVIATOR has a newfound joy in CGI. This new ability for the camera to swoop through the air, it perfectly mirrors Hughes own glee
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
GANGS OF NEW YORK is rightly praised for its beautiful design. The last beautiful big budget film to glorify practical SFX. The last cinematic city to be built.
But THE AVIATOR has a newfound joy in CGI. This new ability for the camera to swoop through the air, it perfectly mirrors Hughes own glee
But THE AVIATOR has a newfound joy in CGI. This new ability for the camera to swoop through the air, it perfectly mirrors Hughes own glee
Mike Leigh is such a fan of Anglo Hollywood director Ken Annakin that he wrote the introduction to his memoirs
I’ve been thinking about Annakin’s last masterpiece THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING & how Annakin uses what are clearly outtakes to make the fairytale seem more real
I’ve been thinking about Annakin’s last masterpiece THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING & how Annakin uses what are clearly outtakes to make the fairytale seem more real
March 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Leigh is such a fan of Anglo Hollywood director Ken Annakin that he wrote the introduction to his memoirs
I’ve been thinking about Annakin’s last masterpiece THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING & how Annakin uses what are clearly outtakes to make the fairytale seem more real
I’ve been thinking about Annakin’s last masterpiece THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING & how Annakin uses what are clearly outtakes to make the fairytale seem more real
I found this on lying on a counter at work. It terrifies and enchants me.
March 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I found this on lying on a counter at work. It terrifies and enchants me.
The script to John Byrne’s YOUR CHEATIN HEART is a big beautiful book, full of illustrations of his eccentric characters
January 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The script to John Byrne’s YOUR CHEATIN HEART is a big beautiful book, full of illustrations of his eccentric characters
Me and the four people who read my skeets
(I am the soggy tennis ball)
(I am the soggy tennis ball)
January 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Me and the four people who read my skeets
(I am the soggy tennis ball)
(I am the soggy tennis ball)
Yes! Treasured memory
My thinking on discovering it in 2017 was “it’s on Amazon Prime-how bad can it be”
My thinking on discovering it in 2017 was “it’s on Amazon Prime-how bad can it be”
January 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Yes! Treasured memory
My thinking on discovering it in 2017 was “it’s on Amazon Prime-how bad can it be”
My thinking on discovering it in 2017 was “it’s on Amazon Prime-how bad can it be”