THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!
Well this sounds like a fun read!
Collin Williamson’s DRAWN TO NATURE: AMERICAN ANIMATION IN THE AGE OF SCIENCE from @uminnpress.bsky.social!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791487...
"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot"
HELL. YES.
JOB POST in FILM STUDIES: @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social is hiring Lecturer w specialism(s) in 1 or more of following: 1) Film & Media Practice as Research / Filmmaking; 2) Film Curation +/or Archiving; 3) Non-Fiction Film & Media. Deadline MAR 2nd! Please pass along. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137766-...
Wow.
A timeless classic of French cinema returns to the screen ✨ Enjoy a free screening of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, open to everyone.
For more information: www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/event...
Perfection
Did YOU know Spurlock Museum has this much going on? We bet you didn't! Check out our February programming! www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events
Collage image of film screenshots from a variety of traditions, centered around Purple Rain (1984)
I’ve finalized my list of films students can work with for our video essay exercises this semester. Purple Rain is joining the ranks this term for some Minnesota solidarity. Stay safe and strong, friends ☔️💪🖥️
This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
Great thread here in on the rhetorical power of the "Fair and Balanced" fallacy that has impaired mainstream US media. Bari Weiss may now directly shape CBS News, but all of the major news outlets have long capitulated to this gambit that devalues truth, reality, and accuracy in reporting.
On the occasion of today's 130th anniversary of Lumière's Cinématographe debut, I published this. We know the Lathams' Eidoloscope preceded the Dec. 30, 1895 "first" commercial screening by seven months. But does that film, Griffo vs. Barnett (May 1895) survive? Maybe.
wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/2...
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Many thanks to Daniel Herbert for his generous review of PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES in one of my favorite journals, MEDIA INDUSTRIES: tinyurl.com/4rmbk52k
For holiday distribution to the media historian in your life! @utexaspress.bsky.social for 40% off w/code UTXGIFTS: tinyurl.com/3yyur9zc
I genuinely hope this gives film students some swagger. Mamdani’s videos are impeccable—just immeasurably better than Cuomo’s AI slop—and the videographer is a genuine film nerd. That shit works!
Steamed Hams but it’s a critically acclaimed feature film is the apogee of commitment to the bit
m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-O...
I always go with the 20fps version + Yanashita score.
It doesn't get more moving than @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social's farewell letter. If you read nothing else today, at least read this.
Awesome! Congrats, Tanya!
Guy Incognito with a mustache and top hat
*Simpsons Trivia #731*
Guy Incognito was voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who was also the voice of father character Homer
Champaign-Urbana: Join us at 7pm for the third annual Media & Cinema Studies student showcase
@spurlockmuseum.bsky.social! Come celebrate student filmmaking and our graduating MACS seniors. The Spurlock Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council for this event.
The 78 Steps
An amazing new resource for film historians and anyone else interested in the history of moving image technologies. www.filmatlas.com
Eric Hoyt wrapped the panel by recording his own love tape, and expressing his feelings about the NEH.
In the spirit of Wendy Clarke’s work, he’d like for it to be shared widely and seen by as many people as possible.
#SCMS25 #scms2025 #neh
It’s particularly poignant to hear about the WCFTR’s great work on the Wendy Clarke Collection. They lost their NEH funding this week. Visit the site! #scms25
wendyclarke.wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu
if you'd like to order double crossover, you can do so here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... I'll be posting more about the process and the final product in the weeks leading up to its release in May!
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
New show added! We're thrilled to screen Japanese Paper Films at the Spurlock Museum in Urbana, IL on Fri., March 28 at 7pm.
As usual, the amazing Yoko Reikano Kimura (koto) & cellist Hikaru Tamaki will accompany the films with live music.
Sponsored by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies.
