Eric Pitz
@imericpitz.bsky.social
UCLA cinema and media studies PhD candidate • animation and comedy film historian • dissertation about the Fleischer Studios • I like movies and trivia • he/him
In Los Angeles, from Minneapolis
Website: https://www.ericpitz.com/
In Los Angeles, from Minneapolis
Website: https://www.ericpitz.com/
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Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.
Jafar Panahi’s Cinematic Rebellions
Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Since his 2010 imprisonment, the director has been in an endless game of chicken with the Iranian regime. In his defiant new film, ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ a group of Iranians consider killing the man who tortured them in prison.
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July 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just discovering that there’s an incredible amount of Barbara Stanwyck films available on HBO Max right now
July 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Just discovering that there’s an incredible amount of Barbara Stanwyck films available on HBO Max right now
Advanced to candidacy!
June 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Advanced to candidacy!
Highly recommend watching Questlove’s recent documentary about Sly Stone if you have an opportunity to do so
June 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Highly recommend watching Questlove’s recent documentary about Sly Stone if you have an opportunity to do so
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So much to be horrified by in this story, but I was stopped short by imagining the fatal damage that could be done by using AI in the course "Know Your Recreational Drugs."
June 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
So much to be horrified by in this story, but I was stopped short by imagining the fatal damage that could be done by using AI in the course "Know Your Recreational Drugs."
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"A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off" by The Magnetic Fields
Album: "69 Love Songs, Vol. 1"
Time: 12:40 am
Album: "69 Love Songs, Vol. 1"
Time: 12:40 am
May 6, 2025 at 5:41 AM
"A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off" by The Magnetic Fields
Album: "69 Love Songs, Vol. 1"
Time: 12:40 am
Album: "69 Love Songs, Vol. 1"
Time: 12:40 am
I ask for only one thing of academic publishers: A wishlist feature 🙏
May 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I ask for only one thing of academic publishers: A wishlist feature 🙏
If you’re at PCA this year and wanna hear me talk about Fleischer’s rotoscoping of Cab Calloway for ~fifteen minutes + Q&A time… well, look no further than Friday at 11:30am 👀
April 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
If you’re at PCA this year and wanna hear me talk about Fleischer’s rotoscoping of Cab Calloway for ~fifteen minutes + Q&A time… well, look no further than Friday at 11:30am 👀
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We're very excited to see many of you at this year's conference in Chicago #SCMS2025.
We've prepared the following zine with information about all the panels with queer and trans themes. (Sorry if we missed anything; the program is long!)
Download the QueerZine here:
wetransfer.com/downloads/4b...
We've prepared the following zine with information about all the panels with queer and trans themes. (Sorry if we missed anything; the program is long!)
Download the QueerZine here:
wetransfer.com/downloads/4b...
April 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
We're very excited to see many of you at this year's conference in Chicago #SCMS2025.
We've prepared the following zine with information about all the panels with queer and trans themes. (Sorry if we missed anything; the program is long!)
Download the QueerZine here:
wetransfer.com/downloads/4b...
We've prepared the following zine with information about all the panels with queer and trans themes. (Sorry if we missed anything; the program is long!)
Download the QueerZine here:
wetransfer.com/downloads/4b...
Need to find someone who can keep track of how much coffee will be collectively drunk over the course of this conference
April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Need to find someone who can keep track of how much coffee will be collectively drunk over the course of this conference
Looking forward to presenting at SCMS Saturday at 5:15 - Focusing my talk on Some Like it Hot!
April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Looking forward to presenting at SCMS Saturday at 5:15 - Focusing my talk on Some Like it Hot!
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Summer Session Conference Accepted 😎
April 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Summer Session Conference Accepted 😎
USC Hollywood Conference Accepted 😎
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
USC Hollywood Conference Accepted 😎
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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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No Way Out screening with Daydream Therapy (Nicolas, 1977) and Q&A with Ellen Scott was great!
February 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
No Way Out screening with Daydream Therapy (Nicolas, 1977) and Q&A with Ellen Scott was great!
Any day I get to see a movie with Porter Hall in it is a good day (Taught Double Indemnity this week)
January 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Any day I get to see a movie with Porter Hall in it is a good day (Taught Double Indemnity this week)
Please consider supporting Ellie and Mitch during this time - two of the most kindhearted people I got to know in high school
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Donate to Support Mitch's Recovery Journey, organized by ellie rogers
In the early hours of January 18th, Mitch was on his way home from a concert on an e-sco… ellie rogers needs your support for Support Mitch's Recovery Journey
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January 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Please consider supporting Ellie and Mitch during this time - two of the most kindhearted people I got to know in high school
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
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Millions have tried to be him but David Lynch is truly the only one. One of the most impactful artists in my lifetime, don’t know what to even say
January 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Millions have tried to be him but David Lynch is truly the only one. One of the most impactful artists in my lifetime, don’t know what to even say