Greg Beer
@gbeer.bsky.social
Cinephile and Screenwriter working across drama and documentary, TV and film. Credits include Madiba (BET), The Dictator’s Playbook (PBS), Age of Samurai (Netflix), Optimist's Guide to the Planet (Bloomberg) Mayday (Nat Geo), Life After People (History)
Going to be on the lookout for this one, thanks.
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Going to be on the lookout for this one, thanks.
Hester Street is a masterpiece and Joan Micklin Silver deserves a place alongside any of the great male directors who came out of the 70s.
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hester Street is a masterpiece and Joan Micklin Silver deserves a place alongside any of the great male directors who came out of the 70s.
Kanopy is awesome. Still can't believe it's free with my library card. A wonderfully eclectic mix of movies
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Kanopy is awesome. Still can't believe it's free with my library card. A wonderfully eclectic mix of movies
Lawrence of Arabia, The Killing Fields, Saving Private Ryan, (and speaking of Sorcerer) Le Salaire de la Peur
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Lawrence of Arabia, The Killing Fields, Saving Private Ryan, (and speaking of Sorcerer) Le Salaire de la Peur
And then you’ve got coroners, suggesting a whole CSI/Quincy level of investigative bureaucracy (and morgues!) going on in the background.
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
And then you’ve got coroners, suggesting a whole CSI/Quincy level of investigative bureaucracy (and morgues!) going on in the background.
“I feel the need … the need to proofread!” (High-fives).
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“I feel the need … the need to proofread!” (High-fives).
I’m tempted to throw out some Casablanca franchise spoofs of my own but tbh I find that Netflix announcement so utterly grim and demoralizing, I got nothing.
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m tempted to throw out some Casablanca franchise spoofs of my own but tbh I find that Netflix announcement so utterly grim and demoralizing, I got nothing.
Wow. The "long view of history" always tells us so much, eh?
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Wow. The "long view of history" always tells us so much, eh?
Reposted by Greg Beer
40. ‘Scrooge’ (Hurst, 1951)
“This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all, beware this boy!”
“But have ye no refuge, no resource?”
“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”
“This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all, beware this boy!”
“But have ye no refuge, no resource?”
“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
40. ‘Scrooge’ (Hurst, 1951)
“This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all, beware this boy!”
“But have ye no refuge, no resource?”
“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”
“This boy is Ignorance, this girl is Want. Beware them both, but most of all, beware this boy!”
“But have ye no refuge, no resource?”
“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”
How about Alfred Molina? Who else can take you through Spielberg, Frears, Hallstrom, PT Anderson, Raimi, Jarmusch and more. He’s fascinating every time.
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
How about Alfred Molina? Who else can take you through Spielberg, Frears, Hallstrom, PT Anderson, Raimi, Jarmusch and more. He’s fascinating every time.
Agreed. And though it is written much like a play, and it certainly
Is talky, Linklater finds ways to make it truly cinematic. I saw it on the big screen and loved it.
Is talky, Linklater finds ways to make it truly cinematic. I saw it on the big screen and loved it.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Agreed. And though it is written much like a play, and it certainly
Is talky, Linklater finds ways to make it truly cinematic. I saw it on the big screen and loved it.
Is talky, Linklater finds ways to make it truly cinematic. I saw it on the big screen and loved it.
Excellent. I look forward to watching. Merci beaucoup!
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Excellent. I look forward to watching. Merci beaucoup!
Could be Lou Reed. Alternatively:
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Could be Lou Reed. Alternatively:
I was knocked out by your recent Bertrand Tavernier collection. Would love to explore anything you see as adjacent.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I was knocked out by your recent Bertrand Tavernier collection. Would love to explore anything you see as adjacent.
That's a fun thought experiment. Question is, would the podcast be food-themed (on the back of their failed catering business)? Career and/or relationship advice? Addiction?
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That's a fun thought experiment. Question is, would the podcast be food-themed (on the back of their failed catering business)? Career and/or relationship advice? Addiction?
That was an excellent interview. Fascinating to hear from the great man himself, even if only briefly, on such a wide range of topics - not least his own amazing career and the state of modern movie making.
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
That was an excellent interview. Fascinating to hear from the great man himself, even if only briefly, on such a wide range of topics - not least his own amazing career and the state of modern movie making.
Reposted by Greg Beer
Charles Brackett, Screenwriter, Novelist, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1892, in Saratoga Springs, New York
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Charles Brackett, Screenwriter, Novelist, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1892, in Saratoga Springs, New York