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David Daut
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Movie fan. Animation enthusiast. One-time pretend cowboy. Features writer & producer for the SOC’s Camera Operator magazine and co-creator of Hollow Medium. (He/him)

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Spending my birthday snooping around the as yet not open Lucas Museum.
The east side of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The rear of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The entrance to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The front/west side of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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The fall issue of Camera Operator is here! Articles on F1, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, and ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Plus a video interview with the A operator on HIM.

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Cover for the fall 2025 issue of the SOC Camera Operator magazine with stories on "One Battle After Another", "F1", "Kiss of the Spider Woman", and "HIM". The cover image features camera and Steadicam operator Colin Anderson filming a scene with Sean Penn on the set of "One Battle After Another".
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I guess it made about as much domestic as the last one. I just feel like there was an initial round of negative reviews and then no one spoke of it again.
Screenshot from Box Office Mojo showing that Jurassic World: Rebirth grossed $868 million worldwide with $340 million coming from domestic box office.
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Last night of Haunt for the season. Caught one last Blind Tiger Jazz Band set and a curtain call for the Gore-ing ‘20s monsters.
The monsters of the Gore-ing ‘20s scare zone at Knott’s Scary Farm. Performers dressed as bootleggers, flappers, and prohibitionists pose for photos in front of the Blind Tiger speakeasy.
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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This has been in my Halloween decorations for almost a decade.
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Bob Iger, look at everything you’ve taken from me.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser The Acolyte The Hunt for Ben Solo
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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From the Playlist’s report. What are the odds that Bergman and Iger never actually bothered to read the script?

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After the submission, the project stalled at the executive level. Sources say Bergman took an unusually long time to read the script, and when he and Iger finally responded, their primary concern was narrative continuity-specifically, uncertainty about how Ben Solo could be alive following the events of "The Rise of Skywalker." Internally, that reaction surprised Lucasfilm leadership, who reportedly felt the story's logic was clear and creatively sound. Several people close to the production interpret the decision as politically motivated, coinciding with Iger's efforts to position Bergman as his successor at Disney.
October 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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One does not preclude the other.

Talented, interesting creatives were actively working on a Ben Solo movie. I’d be glad to see a Finn movie, but there has thus far been no indication that Boyega wants to do another Star Wars. Why does everything in fandom have to be a fucking turf war?
“So, people really want a "somehow Kylo Ren returned" movie before a Finn movie. JFC....”
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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No Kings Burbank
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The final movie
Movie poster for “Severance“ from 2006.
October 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Movie no. 5
Movie poster for “Body Parts” from 1991.
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Movie no. 4
Poster for “The Legend of the Wolf Woman” from 1976.
October 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Movie no. 3
Poster for “Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice”.
October 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Movie no. 2
Poster for “Zombies of Mora Tau” from 1957.
October 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Movie no. 1
Poster for “One Dark Night” from 1982.
October 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Settling in for the next 12 hours.
Marquee outside the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. The red lettering reads, “Always on Film. Annual Horror Show.”
October 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Sold out screening of THE RING at 10:15 last night with The Man, Gore Verbinski in the house.
Ticket for “The Ring” preceded by a Q&A with Gore Verbinski. The marquee for Grauman’s Egyptian theatre is in soft focus in the background. Gore Verbinski on stage with a moderator at the Egyptian theatre. The screen behind them has a graphic for Beyond Fest.
October 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Knott’s Scary Farm is simply the best.
The “Gore-ing ‘20s” scare zone at Knott’s Scary Farm. Ghostly flapper girls dance with crowds in the street while a live jazz band plays on the balcony overhead.
September 26, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Still from The Simpsons episode “Marge vs. the Monorail” featuring Marge Simpsons talking to a woman behind the counter at a cafe grabbing for a shutter above her head. The woman is saying, “There ain’t no LAX peoplemover here and there never was.”
September 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Bart Simpson at his desk glowering. The caption reads, “Now Eisner’s scoring off me.”
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I mostly don't mind the design/UI changes in the latest version of macOS, but the new app drawer integrated into Spotlight suuuuuuucks. Just dumping every application into a pile without being able to organize things into pages and folders is a nightmare.
Screenshot of the Applications view in Spotlight in macOS Tahoe. Apps are arranged in rows five across with recommended apps at the top, followed by three rows of apps listed in alphabetical order.
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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The new JAWS exhibit at the Academy Museum rocks.
A photo-op recreation of the scene from the opening of “Jaws” where Chrissie Watkins’ remains are found on the beach. You can pose with your hand in place of hers. Costumes for Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfus), Chief Brody (Roy Scheider), and Quint (Robert Shaw) from “Jaws”. “Killer Shark” arcade cabinet from “Jaws”. The U.S.S. Indianapolis scene from “Jaws” playing on a screen inside a recreation of the interior of the “Orca”.
September 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM