John Painz
@jpainz.bsky.social
Writer, director, I rescue birds and I love Oingo Boingo. Read my books: mybook.to/thebluefiles
Just watched Platoon. Haven't seen it in a long, long time. Stacked cast, boy. I'm reminded of three things. One, my father's reaction to it (he served two tours with the 25th Infantry, Tropic Lightning). Two, The Naked Gun. Three, "I loved you in Wall Street!" IYKYK...
June 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Just watched Platoon. Haven't seen it in a long, long time. Stacked cast, boy. I'm reminded of three things. One, my father's reaction to it (he served two tours with the 25th Infantry, Tropic Lightning). Two, The Naked Gun. Three, "I loved you in Wall Street!" IYKYK...
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
At what point did Martin Scorsese become a David Lean-esque filmmaker? It's got to either be Goodfellas or Casino, & probably the latter. The breadth of that film is just unreal. The sets, the locations, the amount of extras. I'm watching Gangs of New York and the man never looked back after Casino.
April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
At what point did Martin Scorsese become a David Lean-esque filmmaker? It's got to either be Goodfellas or Casino, & probably the latter. The breadth of that film is just unreal. The sets, the locations, the amount of extras. I'm watching Gangs of New York and the man never looked back after Casino.
Nothing like watching A Fistful of Dollars and hearing the Ministry sample. Haven't gotten to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNR...
You Know What You Are
YouTube video by Ministry - Topic
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April 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Nothing like watching A Fistful of Dollars and hearing the Ministry sample. Haven't gotten to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoNR...
Love that Doug Bradley was the voice of the Technicians in #Invincible.
March 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Love that Doug Bradley was the voice of the Technicians in #Invincible.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So, I haven't sold a book since 10/24. I've offered free copies for anyone who might want one. No takers. I have 2 books written & started a 3rd & haven't written a word in a month. I don't want anyone reading this to buy one of my books. I just want anyone who self-published to know that I get it.
March 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
So, I haven't sold a book since 10/24. I've offered free copies for anyone who might want one. No takers. I have 2 books written & started a 3rd & haven't written a word in a month. I don't want anyone reading this to buy one of my books. I just want anyone who self-published to know that I get it.
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness is on Amazon Prime Video. It's been a while since I've watched it. 11 minutes of storytelling and credits and fantastic music so far. Loving this film all over again.
March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness is on Amazon Prime Video. It's been a while since I've watched it. 11 minutes of storytelling and credits and fantastic music so far. Loving this film all over again.
Watching Trap on @netflix.com and I'm getting some huge Hitchcock vibes, along with De Palma. Specifically his Snake Eyes movie, which I'm a huge fan of. So far so good.
March 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Watching Trap on @netflix.com and I'm getting some huge Hitchcock vibes, along with De Palma. Specifically his Snake Eyes movie, which I'm a huge fan of. So far so good.
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On a chilly November night in 1943, railroad station agent John McKinsey is inundated with strange passengers. Passengers with tickets for a train that shouldn’t exist.
Please check out my story and all the other great fiction at Abyss & Apex!
www.abyssapexzine.com/2024/01/midn...
Please check out my story and all the other great fiction at Abyss & Apex!
www.abyssapexzine.com/2024/01/midn...
March 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
On a chilly November night in 1943, railroad station agent John McKinsey is inundated with strange passengers. Passengers with tickets for a train that shouldn’t exist.
Please check out my story and all the other great fiction at Abyss & Apex!
www.abyssapexzine.com/2024/01/midn...
Please check out my story and all the other great fiction at Abyss & Apex!
www.abyssapexzine.com/2024/01/midn...
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THE INSTITUTE X SUCH SHARP TEETH X STRANGER THINGS
To Shasha the war with the Tenocks was ancient history until she finds a boy hiding in the desert. They say he can read minds, move objects with his mind, and burn skin to ash with just a touch. All he wants is a friend...
#WSPitQ #F #A #SFF
To Shasha the war with the Tenocks was ancient history until she finds a boy hiding in the desert. They say he can read minds, move objects with his mind, and burn skin to ash with just a touch. All he wants is a friend...
#WSPitQ #F #A #SFF
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I know I'm late to the party but I just watched both Cuckoo and Longlegs on Hulu and holy cow. Those are top quality horror films, boy. #horrormovies #hulu
March 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know I'm late to the party but I just watched both Cuckoo and Longlegs on Hulu and holy cow. Those are top quality horror films, boy. #horrormovies #hulu
Any of you out there down about your work and struggling with being creative and all that, please give Dolemite Is My Name a watch on Netflix. It's an unbelievably inspiring film.
March 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Any of you out there down about your work and struggling with being creative and all that, please give Dolemite Is My Name a watch on Netflix. It's an unbelievably inspiring film.
I'm watching The Sum of All Fears and they mention Elena Rhyzkov. IYKYK.
If you don't know, that's a character from Sneakers, also directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
If you don't know, that's a character from Sneakers, also directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
February 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm watching The Sum of All Fears and they mention Elena Rhyzkov. IYKYK.
If you don't know, that's a character from Sneakers, also directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
If you don't know, that's a character from Sneakers, also directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
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New blog post up: when I grow up I want to be a fictional writer
jodiebeckford.com/when-i-grow-...
#blog #newblogpost #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
jodiebeckford.com/when-i-grow-...
#blog #newblogpost #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New blog post up: when I grow up I want to be a fictional writer
jodiebeckford.com/when-i-grow-...
#blog #newblogpost #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
jodiebeckford.com/when-i-grow-...
#blog #newblogpost #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
At this rate I'm gonna get audited.
February 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
At this rate I'm gonna get audited.
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If you live in New York State and think Gov. Kathy Hochul should remove the corrupt mayor of NYC, give her a call or send her a letter.
February 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you live in New York State and think Gov. Kathy Hochul should remove the corrupt mayor of NYC, give her a call or send her a letter.
Remember when the Apple Lobby put out their best message "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"? That slogan sold billions of apples & was complete bullshit. Now we're being told that AI is going to make life easier by taking away jobs, ruining the environment and the economy, and people believe it.
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Remember when the Apple Lobby put out their best message "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"? That slogan sold billions of apples & was complete bullshit. Now we're being told that AI is going to make life easier by taking away jobs, ruining the environment and the economy, and people believe it.
Here's me, playing a delivery guy in the German remake of my first feature film Stuck. Being only about 1/4 German myself, I tried to really get into character. The film is called Draußen die Welt (Outside the World) and it will hopefully have its debut this year!
www.imdb.com/title/tt2704...
www.imdb.com/title/tt2704...
February 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here's me, playing a delivery guy in the German remake of my first feature film Stuck. Being only about 1/4 German myself, I tried to really get into character. The film is called Draußen die Welt (Outside the World) and it will hopefully have its debut this year!
www.imdb.com/title/tt2704...
www.imdb.com/title/tt2704...
No book sales in the last 108 days. That's got to be some kind of record, right? Anyone else suffering from a sales slump? #writing #selfpublishing #sigh
February 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
No book sales in the last 108 days. That's got to be some kind of record, right? Anyone else suffering from a sales slump? #writing #selfpublishing #sigh
Hello to my new followers. Nice to see so many writers finding their way here from that cesspool. I'm giving away three copies of my first book Blue, Upstate. If you're a fan of James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, and Gregory McDonald, I think you'll really get a kick out of it. First come, first served.
February 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hello to my new followers. Nice to see so many writers finding their way here from that cesspool. I'm giving away three copies of my first book Blue, Upstate. If you're a fan of James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, and Gregory McDonald, I think you'll really get a kick out of it. First come, first served.
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If you like vampire books with lots of action & dry humour, my SFF/paranormal/thriller novels are available on Amazon in KDP eBook and paperback. Please check my author page for updates: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
#SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure
#writingcommunity #horror
#SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure
#writingcommunity #horror
October 18, 2024 at 4:02 PM
If you like vampire books with lots of action & dry humour, my SFF/paranormal/thriller novels are available on Amazon in KDP eBook and paperback. Please check my author page for updates: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
#SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure
#writingcommunity #horror
#SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure
#writingcommunity #horror
The A-Team Extended Edition movie has an opening scene (and credits) that is just over 21 minutes long and is just absolutely goddamn brilliant. This is either due to the fact that I'm a huge fan of the television show, or simply because Joe Carnahan is a really fantastic filmmaker.
January 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The A-Team Extended Edition movie has an opening scene (and credits) that is just over 21 minutes long and is just absolutely goddamn brilliant. This is either due to the fact that I'm a huge fan of the television show, or simply because Joe Carnahan is a really fantastic filmmaker.
For those of you who have never seen Kubrick's masterpiece Barry Lyndon, you now have no excuse. It's on youtube for free. It's wonderfully cast, a great story, and perfectly shot. Give it a watch, you won't regret it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDq...
Barry Lyndon | Full Film by Stanley Kubrick | Warner Classics
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics
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January 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
For those of you who have never seen Kubrick's masterpiece Barry Lyndon, you now have no excuse. It's on youtube for free. It's wonderfully cast, a great story, and perfectly shot. Give it a watch, you won't regret it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDq...