To this day I am still mystified by the abnormally high doorknob in this scene from LASERBLAST (1978).
Posts by Michael Mohan
You're probably seeing this a lot in your feed right now. Take the time to read it. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
"For Now?" Jesus. This should never be released. Let us remember him for his work. The information age sucks.
i have zero interest in most modern low budget shlock because it’s doing this self conscious “haha so bad it’s good just like the 80s!” thing. but you can’t produce that intellectually. you need to be trying to make a normal movie and have it come out wrong because you’re a crazy person
This episode is sooo good.
Last night I came across this newly unearthed and restored concert film from 1973 featuring performances by The Temptations, Roberta Flack (RIP), the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye. It's on Netflix of all places, and I don't know why people aren't talking about it more: letterboxd.com/michaelmohan...
My Saturday is 10% better having discovered this wonderful funk cover of the theme to THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lH...
My friend Greg is the funniest writer I know. Here he dissects KISS and whether or not Gene Simmons is his father. gregheller.substack.com/p/gene-simmo...
For those of you just discovering the brilliant mind of Andrew DeYoung with his new film FRIENDSHIP, its really worth going back to check out his short films. "Now check out these dunks!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9U2...
If you're like me, and feeling pretty overwhelmed with everything that's going on in the world right now, it's worth taking 13 minutes to listen to @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social's recent op ed piece. This made me feel something I haven't felt in a long time: calm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...
COMPANION.
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band that you would love to see live.
It’s time for a movie marathon
AI will never hold a candle to the elegant designs @creepyduckart.bsky.social comes up with.
I always point to Dean Parisot's aspect ratio shift at the end of Act 1 as the very best implementation of that stylistic device.
Every single casting choice they have made for this film is inspired. I am so hyped for this. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Surprised by how sparse the script pages are for this sequence-- minimal description, but they get the job done. Neat to learn it was originally intended to be scored with Sinatra.
Working on an 8mm home movie montage for my new script today and revisited RAGING BULL. Still so breathtaking:
SLEEPAWAY CAMP feels like it birthed into existence through an act of divine fate. If this film holds a place in your heart like it does in mine, BJ and Harmony's book is simply essential. And if you've never seen it, rectify that immediately, and get yourself to Vidiots this week.
A very bizarre title card that appears in front of the motion picture SLEEPAWAY CAMP reading in all caps "IN FOND MEMORY OF MOM, A DOER."