Dave Rock
@daverockiguess.bsky.social
Reposted by Dave Rock
Guys, watch this. I think it brings up a lot of interesting things to consider but especially now when so much is fabricated and we move towards even more fabricated with ai and lack of real photos and real sets. I, like the essayist, crave something more real. Even if the “real” is fantasy.
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Guys, watch this. I think it brings up a lot of interesting things to consider but especially now when so much is fabricated and we move towards even more fabricated with ai and lack of real photos and real sets. I, like the essayist, crave something more real. Even if the “real” is fantasy.
Reposted by Dave Rock
This is exceptionally good.
I wrote about The Insider
The Insider | Priscilla Page
Get more from Priscilla Page on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is exceptionally good.
Hey #filmsky!
I’m a semi-finalist for the Austin Film Festival Script Competition for my thriller Darken the Doorstep! Among the top 89 of 11,500 entries! I’m going to Austin! Reach out if you are gonna be there.
#AFF2025, #AFF32, #AUSTINFILMFEST, #AFFWRITERSCONFERENCE
I’m a semi-finalist for the Austin Film Festival Script Competition for my thriller Darken the Doorstep! Among the top 89 of 11,500 entries! I’m going to Austin! Reach out if you are gonna be there.
#AFF2025, #AFF32, #AUSTINFILMFEST, #AFFWRITERSCONFERENCE
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hey #filmsky!
I’m a semi-finalist for the Austin Film Festival Script Competition for my thriller Darken the Doorstep! Among the top 89 of 11,500 entries! I’m going to Austin! Reach out if you are gonna be there.
#AFF2025, #AFF32, #AUSTINFILMFEST, #AFFWRITERSCONFERENCE
I’m a semi-finalist for the Austin Film Festival Script Competition for my thriller Darken the Doorstep! Among the top 89 of 11,500 entries! I’m going to Austin! Reach out if you are gonna be there.
#AFF2025, #AFF32, #AUSTINFILMFEST, #AFFWRITERSCONFERENCE
Reposted by Dave Rock
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Stop using WeTransfer.
Thinking about what if that little miracle plant from WALL•E turned out to be poison Ivy.
January 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Thinking about what if that little miracle plant from WALL•E turned out to be poison Ivy.
Reposted by Dave Rock
This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
www.nplusonemag.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
This deep dive on Netflix purposely turning movies into barely distinguishable forgettable slop is so insightful, researched & brutally hilarious. A must read if you want to really know what’s happening to the business AND culture of movies.
Highly recommend “One Handshake Away” the podcast Louise Stratten put together with Peter Bogdanovich interviewing filmmakers. So many great insights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Episode 1: Guillermo del Toro & Alfred Hitchock
Podcast Episode · One Handshake Away: Peter Bogdanovich and the Icons of Cinema · S1 E1 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Highly recommend “One Handshake Away” the podcast Louise Stratten put together with Peter Bogdanovich interviewing filmmakers. So many great insights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...