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/
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
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 👀
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 😎
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!
Anybody need some Entourage DVDs?
January 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Anybody need some Entourage DVDs?
Just finished Jimmy T. Murakami’s When the Wind Blows - a lot going on with this film thematically and narratively but I’m gonna just think about how it juxtaposes live action and animation because that’s significantly less bleak
January 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Just finished Jimmy T. Murakami’s When the Wind Blows - a lot going on with this film thematically and narratively but I’m gonna just think about how it juxtaposes live action and animation because that’s significantly less bleak
This bot over on Twitter certainly has the most interesting takes I’ve ever seen on It’s a Wonderful Life
December 29, 2024 at 10:06 PM
This bot over on Twitter certainly has the most interesting takes I’ve ever seen on It’s a Wonderful Life
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
Day 20
December 12, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20
Day 20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
Day 19
December 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19
Day 19
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
Day 18
December 9, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18
Day 18
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
Day 17
December 8, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17
Day 17
Missed a few days but that’s okay
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
December 7, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Missed a few days but that’s okay
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 16
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
Day 15
December 3, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 15
Day 15
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14
Day 14
December 2, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 14
Day 14
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13
Day 13
November 30, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 13
Day 13
As is tradition in my family, an annual viewing of Paul Blart: Mall Cop has begun
November 29, 2024 at 1:04 AM
As is tradition in my family, an annual viewing of Paul Blart: Mall Cop has begun
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12
Day 12
November 28, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 12
Day 12
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11
Day 11
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 11
Day 11
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10
Day 10
November 27, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 10
Day 10
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
The whole book but specifically Titus Andronicus
Day 9
The whole book but specifically Titus Andronicus
Day 9
November 26, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
The whole book but specifically Titus Andronicus
Day 9
The whole book but specifically Titus Andronicus
Day 9
