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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That’s top tier, but there’s no beating the best adaptation of a Fleming novel.

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Having just seen CASINO ROYALE on the big screen for the first time 20 years (😫), I can definitively say this is the best Bond film.

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

False accusations, reckless insinuations, and guilt by association. Now, where have I seen all this before…?

Joe McCarthy gestures to a map while Joseph Welch looks exasperated

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Could have just as easily gone with this one!

A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When we do DICK TRACY one of these days, we can talk about BATMAN: TAS as part of the 1930s/40s pop culture of the 1990s (and how it made me what I am today)…

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cannot believe how lucky I was to grow up at a time when kids could enjoy character-driven storytelling, with film noir plotting and an intricate flashback structure (cribbed from CITIZEN KANE), that ends in tragedy and futility. I don’t want to say “back in my day,” but…

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just revisited BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM on the big screen. Hard to overstate how much this film taught me about storytelling—when I was lucky enough to see it, *very* young, on its original theatrical run. Now to check out @historyonfilm.bsky.social’s recent episode on BATMAN: TAS…

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apparently, that’s where they found financial incentives. But having researched Pacific Northwest logging in this period for my current book project, I knew the landscape (and trees) didn’t look quite right. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

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New Ethan Hawke movie is set in the Oregon wilderness. So why was it filmed in Germany?

The new film starring Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe is set in the rugged Oregon wilderness. So why was it filmed in Germany?

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It doesn’t approach the Edward Hopper authenticity of PERDITION (especially not on such a modest budget), but I never would’ve guessed they could make such a gripping action film about FDR’s monetary policy!

A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just got out of THE WEIGHT and really enjoyed it on the big screen. Can’t say I bought Bavaria as a stand-in for Oregon, but Ethan Hawke is tremendous as always, and it’s one of the best cinematic takes on the Depression since ROAD TO PERDITION.

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Don't forget to check out this week's all-new episode where I talk NETWORK with @joshshepperd.bsky.social and @abradschwartz.bsky.social! And make sure to come back next week to hear me talk about music biopics with @chriswade.bsky.social! youtu.be/Az9u5Z-ueiM?...

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"Death of a Newsman" Episode Trailer (NETWORK 1976)

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thrilled to dissect one of my favorite films with my friends @historyonfilm.bsky.social and @joshshepperd.bsky.social. Check out our conversation about NETWORK—which also gets into Edward R. Murrow, Neil Postman, and another Ned Beatty classic (THUNDERPANTS): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🗃️

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Death of a Newsman

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I highly recommend watching the whole thing, which was (thanks to El-Sayed’s performance and Rogers’s absence) easily among the best TV “debates” I’ve ever seen. youtu.be/LZREebWZXbg?...

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U.S. Senate Race in Michigan: Full Debate

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@historyonfilm.bsky.social has discovered that when asked about the great Ned Beatty, I will inevitably bring up my entirely unironic love for the film THUNDERPANTS. youtu.be/rZECfpHQTw8

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tuned in to the Senate debate to hear Rogers try and explain his record, but I guess he backed out and will let El-Sayed do it for him. As AES said, Rogers apparently has time to visit Dallas but not Detroit… www.fox2detroit.com/news/mike-ro...

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Watch senate debate live: Mike Rogers declines, Abdul El-Sayed confirmed

Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed has committed and will be in studio, while Republican Mike Rogers and his campaign have declined the invitation. The debate is happening regardless with an open podiu...

A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

While boosting the interests of opioid makers in Congress, Rogers repeatedly voted against funding healthcare for 9/11 first responders. So I’ll never miss an opportunity to vote against him. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Republican seeking to implicate Abdul El-Sayed over 9/11 voted twice against benefits for first responders

Mike Rogers has also helped kill other bills that would have provided healthcare to responders and survivors

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Garner’s good for the same reason Powell embodied the character—because he’s not as hard-edged as he appears to be. Bogart was the perfect Sam Spade, which is precisely what made him wrong for Marlowe.

A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I loved everything about COYOTE VS. ACME—including this poster, which is one of the best one-sheets of recent years. (And yes, it gave me a lump in my throat near the end.)

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Only one can be the best… bsky.app/profile/abra...

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CNN @cnn.com · 12/09/2026

During the reading of names at the September 11 memorial service in New York, the son of one victim of the 2001 terror attacks condemns hatred and Islamophobia.

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s so scary precisely because you can see where it’s going—and you walk right into it anyway.

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

SPOORLOOS (aka THE VANISHING) I’d been warned how brutally disturbing the ending is—but, like the main character, I just had to know…

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The last thing I did before finding out about the 9/11 attacks was begin a journal entry for my English class about what was supposed to be a normal day. Reading this powerful piece from @vermontgmg.bsky.social took me right back to that moment:

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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I suppose I’m being unfair to Capone, who you could count on to actually pay out his bribes.