Derek Long
@dereklong08.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Media and Cinema Studies @UIUC; Author of PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES: HOW FILM DISTRIBUTION MADE THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SYSTEM (University of Texas Press, 2024)
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I genuinely hope this gives film students some swagger. Mamdani’s videos are impeccable—just immeasurably better than Cuomo’s AI slop—and the videographer is a genuine film nerd. That shit works!
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU VOTE...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I genuinely hope this gives film students some swagger. Mamdani’s videos are impeccable—just immeasurably better than Cuomo’s AI slop—and the videographer is a genuine film nerd. That shit works!
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Steamed Hams but it’s a critically acclaimed feature film is the apogee of commitment to the bit
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
Steamed Hams but it's a Critically Acclaimed Feature Film
YouTube video by Tyrone Deise
m.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Steamed Hams but it’s a critically acclaimed feature film is the apogee of commitment to the bit
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
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It doesn't get more moving than @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social's farewell letter. If you read nothing else today, at least read this.
Column: The Tribune’s film critic Michael Phillips says so long for now
Goodbye for now, as the Sondheim song from the film “Reds” put it. Thank you for reading.
www.chicagotribune.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It doesn't get more moving than @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social's farewell letter. If you read nothing else today, at least read this.
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*Simpsons Trivia #731*
Guy Incognito was voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who was also the voice of father character Homer
Guy Incognito was voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who was also the voice of father character Homer
May 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
*Simpsons Trivia #731*
Guy Incognito was voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who was also the voice of father character Homer
Guy Incognito was voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who was also the voice of father character Homer
Champaign-Urbana: Join us at 7pm for the third annual Media & Cinema Studies student showcase
@spurlockmuseum.bsky.social! Come celebrate student filmmaking and our graduating MACS seniors. The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council for this event.
@spurlockmuseum.bsky.social! Come celebrate student filmmaking and our graduating MACS seniors. The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council for this event.
May 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Champaign-Urbana: Join us at 7pm for the third annual Media & Cinema Studies student showcase
@spurlockmuseum.bsky.social! Come celebrate student filmmaking and our graduating MACS seniors. The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council for this event.
@spurlockmuseum.bsky.social! Come celebrate student filmmaking and our graduating MACS seniors. The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council for this event.
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An amazing new resource for film historians and anyone else interested in the history of moving image technologies. www.filmatlas.com
FILM ATLAS
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) brings together institutions dedicated to rescuing of films both as art and as historical documents
www.filmatlas.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An amazing new resource for film historians and anyone else interested in the history of moving image technologies. www.filmatlas.com
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It’s particularly poignant to hear about the WCFTR’s great work on the Wendy Clarke Collection. They lost their NEH funding this week. Visit the site! #scms25
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
Love, Links, Archives: The Wendy Clarke Collection at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Video artist Wendy Clarke's projects such as the Love Tapes, New York Tapes, and Growing Up Gay: The Out Tapes continue to be influential with their elevation of individual voices. Through her process...
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
April 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It’s particularly poignant to hear about the WCFTR’s great work on the Wendy Clarke Collection. They lost their NEH funding this week. Visit the site! #scms25
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
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if you'd like to order double crossover, you can do so here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... I'll be posting more about the process and the final product in the weeks leading up to its release in May!
Double Crossover
www.press.uillinois.edu
March 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
if you'd like to order double crossover, you can do so here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... I'll be posting more about the process and the final product in the weeks leading up to its release in May!
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The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
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The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
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New show added! We're thrilled to screen Japanese Paper Films at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana, IL on Fri., March 28 at 7pm.
As usual, the amazing Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) & cellist Hikaru Tamaki will accompany the films with live music.
Sponsored by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
As usual, the amazing Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) & cellist Hikaru Tamaki will accompany the films with live music.
Sponsored by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
February 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
New show added! We're thrilled to screen Japanese Paper Films at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana, IL on Fri., March 28 at 7pm.
As usual, the amazing Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) & cellist Hikaru Tamaki will accompany the films with live music.
Sponsored by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
As usual, the amazing Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) & cellist Hikaru Tamaki will accompany the films with live music.
Sponsored by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
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Gul Dukat to receive party line approval by the Senate as Secretary of Bajoran Worker Safety.
February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Gul Dukat to receive party line approval by the Senate as Secretary of Bajoran Worker Safety.
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Public health PSA frens as botulism can paralyze and kill you: Tuna Recall Hits Costco, Trader Joe's, and More Over Botulism Risk www.eatthis.com/tuna-recall-...
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Public health PSA frens as botulism can paralyze and kill you: Tuna Recall Hits Costco, Trader Joe's, and More Over Botulism Risk www.eatthis.com/tuna-recall-...
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Post two media history monographs that you love that you feel didn't get nearly enough attention when they came out
No explanation, just post.
Luci Marzola's ENGINEERING HOLLYWOOD
Phil Sewell's TELEVISION IN THE RADIO AGE
No explanation, just post.
Luci Marzola's ENGINEERING HOLLYWOOD
Phil Sewell's TELEVISION IN THE RADIO AGE
January 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Post two media history monographs that you love that you feel didn't get nearly enough attention when they came out
No explanation, just post.
Luci Marzola's ENGINEERING HOLLYWOOD
Phil Sewell's TELEVISION IN THE RADIO AGE
No explanation, just post.
Luci Marzola's ENGINEERING HOLLYWOOD
Phil Sewell's TELEVISION IN THE RADIO AGE
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David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 variety.com/2025/film/ne...
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.
variety.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78 variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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a short thread of Nicolas Cage resembling various philosophers
1. Spinoza
1. Spinoza
December 19, 2024 at 12:05 PM
a short thread of Nicolas Cage resembling various philosophers
1. Spinoza
1. Spinoza
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Teen Vogue is now the paper of record, and the NYT is a fashion magazine. The transfer is complete.
January 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Teen Vogue is now the paper of record, and the NYT is a fashion magazine. The transfer is complete.
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actually Die Hard is a Cow Tools movie
December 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
actually Die Hard is a Cow Tools movie
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So honored to be mentioned by Oswald Iten in this year’s Best Video Essays of 2024 poll from Sight and Sound, and bursting with pride that my former student Nancy Jia also made the list!!! 🥰
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
December 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM
So honored to be mentioned by Oswald Iten in this year’s Best Video Essays of 2024 poll from Sight and Sound, and bursting with pride that my former student Nancy Jia also made the list!!! 🥰
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...
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Early Christmas gift? Thanksgiving miracle? Take your pick, it's wonderful news.
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Early Christmas gift? Thanksgiving miracle? Take your pick, it's wonderful news.
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Are you a film & media scholar who wants to learn how to make video essays? Applications for the two-week June 2025 workshop Scholarship in Sound & Image at Middlebury College in Vermont are now open. Come be a videocamper and spread the word!
Scholarship in Sound & Image
Workshop on Videographic Criticism
sites.middlebury.edu
November 18, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Are you a film & media scholar who wants to learn how to make video essays? Applications for the two-week June 2025 workshop Scholarship in Sound & Image at Middlebury College in Vermont are now open. Come be a videocamper and spread the word!
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Hi everyone! For those new to my feed, I work a lot on film history and craft, the intersections between film and dance industries/cultures, style/aesthetics, video essays, and musicals. I wrote a book about all that, Storytelling in Motion (OUP, 2024). Happy to chat more about it!
November 11, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Hi everyone! For those new to my feed, I work a lot on film history and craft, the intersections between film and dance industries/cultures, style/aesthetics, video essays, and musicals. I wrote a book about all that, Storytelling in Motion (OUP, 2024). Happy to chat more about it!
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Hello, new followers! I have a new book about how we fundamentally misunderstand "Method" acting/actors. If you want to know more about what we're really talking about when we talk about folks "going Method," this is the book for you! You can buy it here: bit.ly/43QVOa4 for 40% off w/code UTXGIFTS.
November 11, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Hello, new followers! I have a new book about how we fundamentally misunderstand "Method" acting/actors. If you want to know more about what we're really talking about when we talk about folks "going Method," this is the book for you! You can buy it here: bit.ly/43QVOa4 for 40% off w/code UTXGIFTS.