Marlon West
@marlonweststl.bsky.social
I make animated stuff
At Walt Disney Animation Studios
At Walt Disney Animation Studios
My favorite sign at the Glendale NO KINGS protest. #nokings #nokingsprotest
October 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My favorite sign at the Glendale NO KINGS protest. #nokings #nokingsprotest
Before our screening of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. It is showing at the Vista Theater, in existence since 1923. It’s one of 4 theaters in the world projecting it in VistaVision on “platters”. It Is the first film to do so since 1961.
October 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Before our screening of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. It is showing at the Vista Theater, in existence since 1923. It’s one of 4 theaters in the world projecting it in VistaVision on “platters”. It Is the first film to do so since 1961.
Ready to take doors at any season
October 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ready to take doors at any season
Hard to find new old photos of Halloween costumes, or ones that aren’t altered or prompted, but here we go again…
October 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hard to find new old photos of Halloween costumes, or ones that aren’t altered or prompted, but here we go again…
Here's my latest sonic offering for Good Black News. A collection of "Dance Jazz" to make you move. Rare Groozes, Remixes, Hip-hop collabs, and other funky Jazz explorations to start your week.
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MUSIC MONDAY: “Dance Jazz” (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday, you all. I hope this missive finds you smilin…
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September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Here's my latest sonic offering for Good Black News. A collection of "Dance Jazz" to make you move. Rare Groozes, Remixes, Hip-hop collabs, and other funky Jazz explorations to start your week.
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I approve 🙏🏾🖤
Heroic Signatures, the entertainment studio which holds the IP to fantasy classic Conan the Barbarian, today premiered a new stop-motion video in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker, animator and life-long Conan fan Justin Rasch (Guillermo
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September 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I approve 🙏🏾🖤
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Jackie and Joan of the Runaways
August 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Jackie and Joan of the Runaways
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Based on the unbelievably true life stories of these three women, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, and Octavia Spencer help to bring this story to the big screen — which definitely qualifies as some Black Girl Magic.
5 Ways 'Hidden Figures' Redefined Representation in Film | Black Girl Nerds
'Hidden Figures' tells the tale of how NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson
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August 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Based on the unbelievably true life stories of these three women, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae, and Octavia Spencer help to bring this story to the big screen — which definitely qualifies as some Black Girl Magic.
My sparse drawing of Emmett Till on the anniversary of his murder in 1955.
August 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My sparse drawing of Emmett Till on the anniversary of his murder in 1955.
Toshiro Mifune & Akira Kurosawa behind the scenes of 'Yojimbo' - 1961
August 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Toshiro Mifune & Akira Kurosawa behind the scenes of 'Yojimbo' - 1961
Writer, critic, and photographer Carl Van Vechten was best known for his association with the Harlem Renaissance. Here are a few color photos of artists he took that would garner success on the small and/or big screen.
James Earl Jones
Eartha Kitt
Diahann Carroll
Harry Belafonte
James Earl Jones
Eartha Kitt
Diahann Carroll
Harry Belafonte
August 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Writer, critic, and photographer Carl Van Vechten was best known for his association with the Harlem Renaissance. Here are a few color photos of artists he took that would garner success on the small and/or big screen.
James Earl Jones
Eartha Kitt
Diahann Carroll
Harry Belafonte
James Earl Jones
Eartha Kitt
Diahann Carroll
Harry Belafonte
August 24, 1931: Filming begins on “Frankenstein” with the cemetery scene.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
August 24, 1931: Filming begins on “Frankenstein” with the cemetery scene.
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150 years of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, overlooked icon of Black classical music
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150 years of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, overlooked icon of Black classical music
The British composer was a generational success story before his death at 37 — yet keeping that legacy in view has always been a challenge, even during his lifetime.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
150 years of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, overlooked icon of Black classical music
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The One👌🏾
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Bootsy Collins explains the concept of the "the One"
YouTube video by ROGUE SPECIES
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August 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The One👌🏾
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August 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Marlon West
Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, and Ernie Chan - interior splashin’ in Conan the Barbarian 92 (1978).
August 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, and Ernie Chan - interior splashin’ in Conan the Barbarian 92 (1978).
Another MUSIC MONDAY offering via @goodblacknews.bsky.social
Enjoy my free-wheeling collection of Soul Duets. #musicmonday #duets
Enjoy my free-wheeling collection of Soul Duets. #musicmonday #duets
MUSIC MONDAY: “Soulful Duets” Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday! I hope this missive finds you smiling and well. It’s your musical motorist back again with a new…
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday! I hope this missive finds you smiling and well. It’s your musical motorist back again with a new…
MUSIC MONDAY: “Soulful Duets” Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Bluesky: @marlonweststl.bsky.social Spotify: marlonwest) Happy Music Monday! I hope this missive finds you smiling and well. It’s your musical motorist back again with a new collection to enjoy today and all week long. Here’s over ten hours of duets and collaborations between artists of many styles. From the rock and soul collabs of…
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August 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Another MUSIC MONDAY offering via @goodblacknews.bsky.social
Enjoy my free-wheeling collection of Soul Duets. #musicmonday #duets
Enjoy my free-wheeling collection of Soul Duets. #musicmonday #duets
Thanks, @duanemyers.bsky.social
That’s my dude out there doing things.
August 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Christopher Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Cushing having a laugh.
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Christopher Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Cushing having a laugh.
Thanks, @duanemyers.bsky.social
So thrilled for folks to see it!
So thrilled for folks to see it!
My boy @marlonweststl.bsky.social and his team worked hard making this movie…
Grab your kids and show some love.
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Grab your kids and show some love.
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Zootopia 2 | Official Trailer | Experience It In IMAX®
YouTube video by IMAX
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August 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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So thrilled for folks to see it!
So thrilled for folks to see it!