Mike W
@jackwagon0087.bsky.social
Explorer in the further regions of experience. Movie and music lover. HST fan. History buff, particularly the Civil War.
Finished watching "Death by Lightning". Superb miniseries about a period of history that often gets overlooked. Brilliantly showed the backroom machinations and corruption in politics at that time. If Garfield had lived, I think he'd have been a good-to-great president. As for Charles Guiteau, wow
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Finished watching "Death by Lightning". Superb miniseries about a period of history that often gets overlooked. Brilliantly showed the backroom machinations and corruption in politics at that time. If Garfield had lived, I think he'd have been a good-to-great president. As for Charles Guiteau, wow
Finally saw "Bring Her Back", the Philippou Brothers awesome follow-up to the equally awesome "Talk to Me". As far as "Bring Her Back", most movies, whether you like them or not, remind you of other movies. This one didn't. A true original. #grapefruit
October 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Finally saw "Bring Her Back", the Philippou Brothers awesome follow-up to the equally awesome "Talk to Me". As far as "Bring Her Back", most movies, whether you like them or not, remind you of other movies. This one didn't. A true original. #grapefruit
Beyond bummed at the passing of Ace Frehley. He was one of the greats. He seemed invincible, especially after his many near-misses. :( #RIPAce
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Frehley's Comet - Into The Night 1987 [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Teokeh
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October 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Beyond bummed at the passing of Ace Frehley. He was one of the greats. He seemed invincible, especially after his many near-misses. :( #RIPAce
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A friend of mine just sent me a video of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sphere in Vegas as an immersive (to put it mildly) experience. Incredible. I'm thinking of all the movies that they could do this with. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNN...
INCREDIBLE tornado scene from The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere Las Vegas
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August 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A friend of mine just sent me a video of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sphere in Vegas as an immersive (to put it mildly) experience. Incredible. I'm thinking of all the movies that they could do this with. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNN...
I love it! Way to go Principal Carlos Diaz-Granados
Apparently learning about the Civil Rights movement is "inappropriate."
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Parents complained about 'offensive' book, so the principal read it to the entire school
Apparently learning about the Civil Rights movement is "inappropriate."
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August 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I love it! Way to go Principal Carlos Diaz-Granados
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
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This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
In anticipation of seeing"Weapons" Friday, I wanted to watch Zach Pregger's previous film, "Barbarian" again. Even better second time around.
August 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
In anticipation of seeing"Weapons" Friday, I wanted to watch Zach Pregger's previous film, "Barbarian" again. Even better second time around.
Amber says "Hello". She's also ready for her close-up
July 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Amber says "Hello". She's also ready for her close-up
Happy July 4th!
a statue of liberty is holding a torch in a field with smoke coming out of it
ALT: a statue of liberty is holding a torch in a field with smoke coming out of it
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July 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy July 4th!
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (2008 Remaster)
YouTube video by Warren Zevon - Topic
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June 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sorry to hear about the passing of Loretta Swit. She was an integral part of M*A*S*H. Fave 2 Margaret moments both involved Radar - 1)Her freaking out when told she can't call her husband and she destroys the office. 2) Radar thinking he's walked in on something when she's giving Hawkeye a flu shot.
May 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sorry to hear about the passing of Loretta Swit. She was an integral part of M*A*S*H. Fave 2 Margaret moments both involved Radar - 1)Her freaking out when told she can't call her husband and she destroys the office. 2) Radar thinking he's walked in on something when she's giving Hawkeye a flu shot.
Watched "Train to Busan" a couple of nights ago. Very good! Little bit of "28 Days Later" and "Dawn of the Dead", plus some very emotional and poignant moments (not to mention some very tense moments). Some amazing films coming out of South Korea.
May 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Watched "Train to Busan" a couple of nights ago. Very good! Little bit of "28 Days Later" and "Dawn of the Dead", plus some very emotional and poignant moments (not to mention some very tense moments). Some amazing films coming out of South Korea.
Really interesting documentary I just finished watching on Netflix www.netflix.com/title/81729869
Watch Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer | Netflix Official Site
This tense true-crime series examines the hunt for the Long Island serial killer through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Really interesting documentary I just finished watching on Netflix www.netflix.com/title/81729869
My cat has such a hard life :)
May 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
My cat has such a hard life :)
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@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡
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April 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social and Online Ceramics have teamed up on a bold new Reading is a Right collection — and 100% of PRH’s net proceeds will be donated to ALA to further our work to defend libraries and fight censorship. 🧡
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
online-ceramics.com/collections/...
Sorry to hear about Val Kilmer's passing. The first thing I ever saw him in was the underrated '80s teen comedy, "Real Genius". After that, I guess it was "Willow" which I enjoyed so much in 1988, I never saw it again. He was a phenomenal Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's "The Doors". "Heat" of course
April 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sorry to hear about Val Kilmer's passing. The first thing I ever saw him in was the underrated '80s teen comedy, "Real Genius". After that, I guess it was "Willow" which I enjoyed so much in 1988, I never saw it again. He was a phenomenal Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's "The Doors". "Heat" of course
Talking about "Nosferatu" on my movie blog
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@talkaboutmovies · Talk About Movies
Just what it says - movie talk, plus trivia, pics, links, reviews and more. Geared slightly more towards horror, but all genres are covered.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Talking about "Nosferatu" on my movie blog
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March 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just watched "Heretic". Good but not quite great. Hadn't seen Hugh Grant in a long time. Still has the famous charm, but also added some slow-burning menace. Interesting, intelligent script. Grant's character's house is appropriately creepy. The final third could've been a little tighter. #Heretic
March 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just watched "Heretic". Good but not quite great. Hadn't seen Hugh Grant in a long time. Still has the famous charm, but also added some slow-burning menace. Interesting, intelligent script. Grant's character's house is appropriately creepy. The final third could've been a little tighter. #Heretic
Brings to life Mozart's music and the man, himself. Tom Hulce is great as the title character but the star to me is F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, a contemporary and rival of Mozart's. Abraham won a well-deserved Oscar for his performance.
I am giving away the digital code to the 4K restoration of the theatrical cut of AMADEUS (1984). To win, you must be following me and I will DM the winner the code. Code is only redeemable in the U.S.
Quote this post with why you love AMADEUS. Will pick a random winner on Friday 3/7. 🎥 #filmsky
Quote this post with why you love AMADEUS. Will pick a random winner on Friday 3/7. 🎥 #filmsky
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Brings to life Mozart's music and the man, himself. Tom Hulce is great as the title character but the star to me is F. Murray Abraham as Antonio Salieri, a contemporary and rival of Mozart's. Abraham won a well-deserved Oscar for his performance.
Amber, watching it snow this morning.
February 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Amber, watching it snow this morning.
Disappointed to see that Alice in Chains is - again - not nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Glad to see Bad Company and Soundgarden were. Lets add several more worthy candidates-Iron Maiden,Bad Brains,The Replacements,Dio,Thin Lizzy,Little Feat,Warren Zevon #rarhof #rockandrollhalloffame
February 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Disappointed to see that Alice in Chains is - again - not nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Glad to see Bad Company and Soundgarden were. Lets add several more worthy candidates-Iron Maiden,Bad Brains,The Replacements,Dio,Thin Lizzy,Little Feat,Warren Zevon #rarhof #rockandrollhalloffame