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…
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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.
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.
Boris Karloff with a young horror comic fan.👌🏾
July 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Boris Karloff with a young horror comic fan.👌🏾
Malcolm-Jamal Warner 🖤
July 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Malcolm-Jamal Warner 🖤
Bruce Lee demonstrates his martial arts skills with James Garner behind the scenes of Paul Bogart’s MARLOWE (1969).
July 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Bruce Lee demonstrates his martial arts skills with James Garner behind the scenes of Paul Bogart’s MARLOWE (1969).
Reverend C. T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis were arrested together as Freedom Riders on May 24th 1961. They both died four years ago today on July 17, 2020
July 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reverend C. T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis were arrested together as Freedom Riders on May 24th 1961. They both died four years ago today on July 17, 2020
Second day in a row, I’ve been moved to share one of my modest drawings.
Philando Castile should have turned 42 today.
He was a school cafeteria worker who frequently paid for lunches for students who owed money or could not afford to pay. He was know for his caring, loving nature.
🖤 Philando 🕊️
Philando Castile should have turned 42 today.
He was a school cafeteria worker who frequently paid for lunches for students who owed money or could not afford to pay. He was know for his caring, loving nature.
🖤 Philando 🕊️
July 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Second day in a row, I’ve been moved to share one of my modest drawings.
Philando Castile should have turned 42 today.
He was a school cafeteria worker who frequently paid for lunches for students who owed money or could not afford to pay. He was know for his caring, loving nature.
🖤 Philando 🕊️
Philando Castile should have turned 42 today.
He was a school cafeteria worker who frequently paid for lunches for students who owed money or could not afford to pay. He was know for his caring, loving nature.
🖤 Philando 🕊️
Don’t let the smooth taste fool you, his brotha with his charm, wit, fighting skills, and smarts simply shines too brightly for some.
#superman2025 #mrterrific #jamesgunn
#superman2025 #mrterrific #jamesgunn
July 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Don’t let the smooth taste fool you, his brotha with his charm, wit, fighting skills, and smarts simply shines too brightly for some.
#superman2025 #mrterrific #jamesgunn
#superman2025 #mrterrific #jamesgunn
Now you don’t get to be my age and not develop an ear for what many people mean when they use words like: urban, thug, woke, and DEI. They are avoiding saying what they really mean. So watching the film I was struck by what the REAL problem is: comparative obscure hero Mr. Terrific is too terrific.
July 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Now you don’t get to be my age and not develop an ear for what many people mean when they use words like: urban, thug, woke, and DEI. They are avoiding saying what they really mean. So watching the film I was struck by what the REAL problem is: comparative obscure hero Mr. Terrific is too terrific.
A thread
Okay. I feel obliged to check-in after actually seeing James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. We loved it. It is an old school epic superhero romp. Only in 2025 would an earnest and diligent Superman be so subversive and divisive.
Okay. I feel obliged to check-in after actually seeing James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. We loved it. It is an old school epic superhero romp. Only in 2025 would an earnest and diligent Superman be so subversive and divisive.
July 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A thread
Okay. I feel obliged to check-in after actually seeing James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. We loved it. It is an old school epic superhero romp. Only in 2025 would an earnest and diligent Superman be so subversive and divisive.
Okay. I feel obliged to check-in after actually seeing James Gunn’s SUPERMAN. We loved it. It is an old school epic superhero romp. Only in 2025 would an earnest and diligent Superman be so subversive and divisive.
Don’t let the not-so-smooth taste fool you, his brotha with his charm, wit, fighting skills, and smarts simply shines too brightly for some.
July 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Don’t let the not-so-smooth taste fool you, his brotha with his charm, wit, fighting skills, and smarts simply shines too brightly for some.
Now you don’t get to be my age and not develop an ear for what many people mean when they use words like: urban, thug, woke, and DEI. They are avoiding saying what they really mean. Watching the film I was struck by what the REAL problem is: comparative obscure hero Mr. Fantastic is too fantastic.
July 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Now you don’t get to be my age and not develop an ear for what many people mean when they use words like: urban, thug, woke, and DEI. They are avoiding saying what they really mean. Watching the film I was struck by what the REAL problem is: comparative obscure hero Mr. Fantastic is too fantastic.
My sparse drawing of Sandra Bland
Offered 10 years and two days after her utterly untimely death in a Texas jail cell.
#sandrabland
Offered 10 years and two days after her utterly untimely death in a Texas jail cell.
#sandrabland
July 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My sparse drawing of Sandra Bland
Offered 10 years and two days after her utterly untimely death in a Texas jail cell.
#sandrabland
Offered 10 years and two days after her utterly untimely death in a Texas jail cell.
#sandrabland
Only a nation that now holds the “golden rule” of treating others as one would want to be treated in utter contempt would label Superman as “woke”. Only Americans that no longer want any part “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” would look aghast at the Man of Steel.
July 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Only a nation that now holds the “golden rule” of treating others as one would want to be treated in utter contempt would label Superman as “woke”. Only Americans that no longer want any part “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” would look aghast at the Man of Steel.
In 1938 when Superman made his iconic debut, his first order of business is saving an innocent woman scheduled for execution from the electric chair. Later in that issue he confronts a domestic abuser.
July 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In 1938 when Superman made his iconic debut, his first order of business is saving an innocent woman scheduled for execution from the electric chair. Later in that issue he confronts a domestic abuser.
Superman/Kal-El, at his core, is an illegal alien. He arrived to this planet from a civilization lost to him and devotes himself to service. He is an invulnerable being that can fly, move in an instant, and melt things with his gaze. He could rule the planet, but he chooses to be a public servant.
July 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Superman/Kal-El, at his core, is an illegal alien. He arrived to this planet from a civilization lost to him and devotes himself to service. He is an invulnerable being that can fly, move in an instant, and melt things with his gaze. He could rule the planet, but he chooses to be a public servant.