This was offered (and declined) to someone next to a person I was talking to, but I had no idea what was said or what was in the box. Missed opportunity!
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This was offered (and declined) to someone next to a person I was talking to, but I had no idea what was said or what was in the box. Missed opportunity!
It was going on one, two in the morning, and we were shooting what I felt was an important scene for me, when he makes an attempt to be quote-unquote straight, in a suit, and at the end of it he gets emotional and locks himself in the other room. And I felt like, I’m not getting what I want—I’m not happy with it. Mike was happy with it. He called me the next day and said, “I know you weren’t happy with the scene last night. Believe me, we wouldn’t have gone home if I had felt we weren’t getting it.” And then he sort of became my psychiatrist and said, “You find it difficult to be happy, don’t you? You find it difficult to enjoy things.” And I said, “Well, sometimes. Last night was about feeling too tired and not feeling I was reaching what I needed to reach for the scene.” He talked to me then about when he was making, I don’t know whether it was Virginia Woolf or The Graduate. He said, “I didn’t enjoy it for a second. I was worried about so many things.” And then he said, “You know, this is never going to happen again quite this way. You should try to allow yourself to enjoy this more. Take a minute a day, and then add a minute the next day, and another minute. Pretty soon, you’ll have hours of happiness.”
The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.
Oh yes! Let's talk about this!
"A reasonable conclusion is that most screenplays submitted to the Black List website are competent but not exceptional, and those that are exceptional are quite rare (which roughly mirrors what most of us know instinctively if we’ve read a lot of screenplays)."
I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.
“Does the human body *actually* need sleep,” he wondered , aloud (surprisingly), while jabbing his cat and filling her like a balloon.
Well, in that case, I give you permission to potate. It’s only a problem if you start to sprout.
Is this about *being* a potato or *eating* potatoes? Inquiring minds need to know.
I have no children and no toys on my desk, so the math maths.
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I try not to get too high or too low based on any one thing, but this loss may have broken me. Shooting variance can’t always be against us, defense can’t consistently disappear, and the rotations have been downright silly all season. Something (else) has to change.
HaWWWWWks!
Tonight we remember our dear friend and bandleader Cleto 💙
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Issue #2 of DC K.O.: KNIGHTFIGHT has Batman up against an deadly Dick Grayson... and Jason Todd?!!
Dan Mora, @treecolour.bsky.social & I ramp up the action as Bruce Wayne must confront his own legacy. Make sure to pre-order before FOC MONDAY!
FINAL DAY!! Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com
#4 of ‘Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League’ is out this week!!!
The heist BEGINS!
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That's been on the list, so maybe tonight's the night.
I've seen 'em all! But yeah, The Descent is a real, uh, descent into hell.
(Mostly scary) Movies I watched in October part 1
(Mostly scary) Movies I watched in October part 2
(Mostly scary) Movies I watched in October part 3
(Mostly scary) Movies I watched in October part 4
Probably adding one more movie to the October list tonight. Open to suggestions…
9 days left and just under $1100 to go! Join me in supporting the Ringo-nominated comic ETHERES deluxe edition on Kickstarter!
Not only do you get a great book, but you’re helping a refugee & marginalized member of our community to better their situation.
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Weird thing to put in your wedding vows, though.
Do the Clippers call their first game of rhe season the Opening Clip-Off?
I am available for consulting.
With the right parts and a little energy you can make your own Frankenstein…
I wasn’t able to attend the @ringoawards.bsky.social in person last night, but getting a call from @markwaid.bsky.social to say I’d won for Best Artist was so thrilling— then to get a SECOND call from him an hour later to say Batman & Robin: Year One #1 won Best Single Issue/Story?!?Unbelievable!
Alex, I went to public school in the US. If you think I know what a Carolingian renaissance is without looking it up…
I’ve reached the 19 horror movies in 17 days phase of October and all I can think is “I’ve gotta find another genre.”
(All but one of these have been first-time watches and I’ve clearly got to rewatch some stuff I love and/or make better choices.)
Apologies to anyone that went to their comic shops this week looking for BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #12 and came away empty-handed.
The Dynamic Duo’s Year One finale will instead be available OCTOBER 29th!
What a guy. Sounds like a real keeper.
