Jan L. Willis 📚 📽 🐕 🎸 📖
@forgetitjake2.bsky.social
📚 Librarian to the kids. 📽 Film. 🎷Music. 🐕🦺 Animals. 📖 Books. 🎸Bruce. 🏘 Midtown _is_ Memphis. 🎶
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THE BRUTALIST (2025)
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
THE BRUTALIST (2025)
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RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.
October 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.
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"I don't do ordinary very well": Memories of a lovely afternoon spent with the late Mr. Stamp. A good excuse to join me at my FB page, where I've posted it, or -- much as I hate to give them clicks -- to find it at one of the Newhouse papers that used to pay me. www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/...
Terence Stamp: From '60s icon to iconic character actor
Terence Stamp says it's all about growth -- both in front of and away from the camera
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August 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"I don't do ordinary very well": Memories of a lovely afternoon spent with the late Mr. Stamp. A good excuse to join me at my FB page, where I've posted it, or -- much as I hate to give them clicks -- to find it at one of the Newhouse papers that used to pay me. www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/...
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Interview books frequently match interviews with interviewees who are argumentative, impenetrable, or windbags. I'm delighted to report that Cinema Then and Now includes none of that, but is instead a wonderful conversation about movies. My review:
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Book Review: Cinema Then and Now: James Naremore: Conversations with Craig S. Simpson
Come for the film noir, stay for the love of movies
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August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Interview books frequently match interviews with interviewees who are argumentative, impenetrable, or windbags. I'm delighted to report that Cinema Then and Now includes none of that, but is instead a wonderful conversation about movies. My review:
andywolverton.substack.com/p/book-revie...
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Wisdom from an alien, courtesy of C. S. Lewis: andywolverton.substack.com/p/pleasure-m...
Pleasure, Memory, and C. S. Lewis's Wise Alien
(who could teach us all a lot...)
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August 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wisdom from an alien, courtesy of C. S. Lewis: andywolverton.substack.com/p/pleasure-m...
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Continuing my dive into TRUE DETECTIVE S1 with E2: "Seeing Things" andywolverton.substack.com/p/true-detec...
True Detective, S1:E2: “Seeing Things”
Please read my introduction to the first season of True Detective and my thoughts on the first episode. These posts are especially important in how the show navigates between 1995 and 2012.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Continuing my dive into TRUE DETECTIVE S1 with E2: "Seeing Things" andywolverton.substack.com/p/true-detec...
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Michael Curtiz's opening shots of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) does a nifty job of explaining the basis of the film's title, taken from book by Lewis E. Lawes, the warden of Sing Sing from 1920 to 1941.
August 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Michael Curtiz's opening shots of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932) does a nifty job of explaining the basis of the film's title, taken from book by Lewis E. Lawes, the warden of Sing Sing from 1920 to 1941.
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A very Richard Scarry “Busy Busy”-esque scene showing how a Godzilla movie traditionally gets made. From a 1966 movie pamphlet.
August 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A very Richard Scarry “Busy Busy”-esque scene showing how a Godzilla movie traditionally gets made. From a 1966 movie pamphlet.
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My exploration of the first episode of TRUE DETECTIVE Season One:
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Exploring True Detective, S1:E1: “The Long Bright Dark”
Before I begin examining Season One, I want to mention a few things:
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August 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My exploration of the first episode of TRUE DETECTIVE Season One:
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it’s been a hard day’s nap,
she’s been workin’ like a cat
she’s been workin’ like a cat
July 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
it’s been a hard day’s nap,
she’s been workin’ like a cat
she’s been workin’ like a cat
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What did you read in July? Good, bad, or did not finish (and I had a couple of those), let me know!
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What Did You Read in July 2025?
Although I failed to meet my lofty goal for July, I finished some excellent books along the way, titles published from 1321 to 2025.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
What did you read in July? Good, bad, or did not finish (and I had a couple of those), let me know!
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Stamp was in a 1968 anthology, Spirits of the Dead, that was inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. But when I look at this picture of him, it seems like somebody should have actually cast him AS Poe.
July 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Stamp was in a 1968 anthology, Spirits of the Dead, that was inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. But when I look at this picture of him, it seems like somebody should have actually cast him AS Poe.
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you’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
IYKYK
IYKYK
July 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
you’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
IYKYK
IYKYK
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Happy Dylan Goes Electric Day to all those who celebrate
On July 25, 1965, Newport Folk Festival headliner Bob Dylan performed his first electric guitar set, joined by Barry Goldberg, Al Kooper, and Michael Bloomfield, Sam Lay and Jerome Arnold of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band...
July 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Happy Dylan Goes Electric Day to all those who celebrate
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Times are crazy, so we need to celebrate the things that are worth celebrating. Get together, talk, and enjoy those good things. andywolverton.substack.com/p/you-need-t...
You Need This, and So Do I
Take a minute to think about this: When’s the last time you got together with at least one other person to discuss something you truly love?
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July 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Times are crazy, so we need to celebrate the things that are worth celebrating. Get together, talk, and enjoy those good things. andywolverton.substack.com/p/you-need-t...
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Glenn Erickson of CineSavant writes that Elia Kazan’s angsty teen drama Splendor in the Grass has only improved over time. For Natalie Wood & Warren Beatty’s Deanie and Bud, sexual suppression leads to emotional hysteria circa 1929.
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Splendor in the Grass - Trailers From Hell
William Inge’s intense drama of teenage angst comes to HD with rich Technicolor hues. Elia Kazan’s film has only improved, with performances that couldn’t be bettered. For Natalie Wood and Warren Beat...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Glenn Erickson of CineSavant writes that Elia Kazan’s angsty teen drama Splendor in the Grass has only improved over time. For Natalie Wood & Warren Beatty’s Deanie and Bud, sexual suppression leads to emotional hysteria circa 1929.
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I was recently watching a Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour DVD set, in which a latter day Tommy Smothers talked about his correspondence with LBJ, and then showed the letter he got in return. The president had NO problem with being mocked by them, and CBS (them again) still pulled the plug the show.
July 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I was recently watching a Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour DVD set, in which a latter day Tommy Smothers talked about his correspondence with LBJ, and then showed the letter he got in return. The president had NO problem with being mocked by them, and CBS (them again) still pulled the plug the show.
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A thumbs up from Robert Duvall with his pups.
July 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A thumbs up from Robert Duvall with his pups.
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Been spending a lot of time the past few days mulling over films my mom really enjoyed; many that we rewatched repeatedly over the years, others that she forced me to watch at a young age and even more that we discovered together in the cinema in the 90s and 00s
She loved to share, so please enjoy
She loved to share, so please enjoy
movies that my mom loved
One of the things that my mother and I most had in common was our shared love of movies. I strongly believe that you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their favorites and especially so if th...
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July 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Been spending a lot of time the past few days mulling over films my mom really enjoyed; many that we rewatched repeatedly over the years, others that she forced me to watch at a young age and even more that we discovered together in the cinema in the 90s and 00s
She loved to share, so please enjoy
She loved to share, so please enjoy
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Yes, I know it's been more than 10 years since the first season of TRUE DETECTIVE aired, but I'm just experiencing it. The show will not be for everyone, but read this spoiler-free introduction and see if it's something you'd like to explore with me: andywolverton.substack.com/p/exploring-...
Exploring True Detective, Season One (2014)
About a month ago I mentioned that I'd just finished the first season of a TV series I planned to write about. That show is HBO’s True Detective, which currently has four seasons, yet I will only cove...
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July 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Yes, I know it's been more than 10 years since the first season of TRUE DETECTIVE aired, but I'm just experiencing it. The show will not be for everyone, but read this spoiler-free introduction and see if it's something you'd like to explore with me: andywolverton.substack.com/p/exploring-...
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Just watched In a Lonely Place again, mainly to see Gloria Grahame. But it's Bogie's film really isn't it? In a special feature, Curtis Hanson remarks on how ugly he is in it. It's real inner ugliness too. Amazing work. They lit him like a horror movie monster here, but they really didn't need to
July 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Just watched In a Lonely Place again, mainly to see Gloria Grahame. But it's Bogie's film really isn't it? In a special feature, Curtis Hanson remarks on how ugly he is in it. It's real inner ugliness too. Amazing work. They lit him like a horror movie monster here, but they really didn't need to
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After a long break in my #FilmNoir on #PhysicalMedia posts, I'm back with the third in my Collectors series:
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Film Noir on Physical Media for Collectors, Part III
I know, it’s been forever since I’ve added a new Physical Media for Collectors post, but not only do I have Part III today, I’ve also decided that this list is large enough to justify a Part IV, which...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
After a long break in my #FilmNoir on #PhysicalMedia posts, I'm back with the third in my Collectors series:
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Although we've got nearly half of 2025 to go, World Noir Vol. 3 from Radiance Films may be the best film noir boxset of the year. My review: andywolverton.substack.com/p/world-noir...
World Noir Vol. 3 from Radiance Films
World Noir Vol.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Although we've got nearly half of 2025 to go, World Noir Vol. 3 from Radiance Films may be the best film noir boxset of the year. My review: andywolverton.substack.com/p/world-noir...
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Watched LOVE (1927). Geez, I liked that. #BOTD John Gilbert as Vronsky, Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina. Gorgeous print on archive dot org has recording of live score with audience reactions, a little laughter, mostly at Gilbert’s ardor, but also big applause at end.
July 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Watched LOVE (1927). Geez, I liked that. #BOTD John Gilbert as Vronsky, Greta Garbo as Anna Karenina. Gorgeous print on archive dot org has recording of live score with audience reactions, a little laughter, mostly at Gilbert’s ardor, but also big applause at end.