Which reminds me, this Ebook cover truly captures his voice, don't ya' think?
Joke aside, Happy Birthday to the great one!

I frequently come back to this Ebook cover for Ellroy's SUICIDE HILL and think "Man. This artist truly captured his voice."

Sorry, but not sorry, Sally can get bent. FOUL PLAY librarian Goldie will always be the sexiest Goldie.

New account. I'm only up to three. I'll try to play by the rules next week.

Back in the 90s, tracking down a copy of ERASERHEAD wasn't exactly easy for this then-teenaged film buff from Tennessee. I had to shell out $25 plus shipping for a bootleg VHS.

This moment remains burned into my brain more than even the most memorable acceptance speech.

Hand the exceptional Sonny Carl Davis a lifetime achievement award! 2024 was the year I finally realized he played both the disgruntled fast food customer in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH & the charismatic Cowboy in LAST NIGHT AT THE ALAMO. It only took me approximately 150 viewings of the former.

Surely I’m not the first to wonder if Calvin Fichoeder’s look was inspired by a late in life Nicholas Ray.

From the literal minded cross-promotion files:

Still thinking about the Stallone bust that fools the Nazis in VICTORY (1981, Dir: John Huston).

Browsing Peter Bogdanovich's card file of films seen from 1952-1970 is my nerdy dream of a fun afternoon. Makes me curious where his archives current reside.
Stills from the documentary ONE DAY SINCE YESTERDAY directed by Bill Teck.

After reading Carrie Courogen's enlightening, thoroughly researched, richly detailed book, I can no longer eat an apple without thinking of how May ate hers (core and all).

As I haven't formally introduced myself on Bluesky yet:
Hi. My name's Jim. I recently learned I have basically the same shaving routine as Norman Bates.