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Chad Perman

@chadperman.bsky.social
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writer | editor | therapist* | human | founder/eic @brightwalldarkroom.com | curious about everything | 🏀 ⚽️ *posts ≠ professional advice

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP
EP • Stevie Wonder
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
seahawks come on what are we doing?!
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
holy shit this movie
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
definitely the best way to stop doomscrolling is to listen to Brahms' Intermezzo in A major for a few minutes
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Brahms Intermezzo in A major Op. 118, No. 2
YouTube video by Steinway Society - The Bay Area
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The BW/DR Podcast @bwdrpod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
September pod is here! @eccantwell.bsky.social & @chadperman.bsky.social sit down with author @wolfandfox.bsky.social to work their way through midlife crisis and ANOTHER ROUND
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Mads Mikkelsen Jumps and Dances in Another Round
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Coat of Many Colors” (Dolly Parton) - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Cover Dolly Parton and Reflect on Recording "Time (The Revelator)"
YouTube video by Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
More BURBS mania! An interesting take from @brightwalldarkroom.com! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2026/09/10/t...
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The ‘Burbs (1989): I Hate Cul-de-Sacs
Why does Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) choose to spend his vacation at home? It’s the great secret at the heart of The ’Burbs. I’d wager it’s the riddle at the heart of the American suburbs, too.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
let’s go seahawks, what a day for a game
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Elizabeth Cantwell @eccantwell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A lovely little piece on the emotional core of MIAMI VICE … @aheartofgould.bsky.social never misses
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Therefore Horror 📀🎃🍿 @thereforereview.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I ADORE this movie! 🖤
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Dolly Parton: Get Down Off The Cross
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Thought there’d be a bit more STRAIGHT TALK love going on this week, but I haven’t seen much, so consider this my attempt to move the needle. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s a lot of fun, and Dolly is fantastically Dolly in it (plus: Spalding Gray & John Sayles!)
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A wonderful & amazing thing to do, keeping this theater going—thank you @ricksteves.bsky.social! “The theater will survive whether it makes money or not…I will measure the profit of The Edmonds Theater based on how many people in our community get together & have a good time. That’s a profit.”
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Rick Steves purchased a century-old movie theater. Here are his plans for it
Travel writer Rick Steves, a lifelong Edmonds local who has long imagined owning The Edmonds Theater, bought the historic moviehouse for a little over $2 million.
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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
her "oh this old thing" delivery of her own spectacular musical virtuosity is viscerally satisfying on the level of the greatest sports ever played
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
By almost any measure Dolly embodied "the American Dream." Some people will come from nothing and make it big and consider the problem now solved. Others will remember that there are still others with nothing and use what they have to help.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place. Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Absolutely can’t wait to read this new Elliott Smith biography from @jamie-fisher.bsky.social, it feels like exactly the book about Elliott i’ve always wanted to exist in the world, capturing his wonderful humor and warmth, along with everything else, from those who knew him the best
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A New Elliott Smith Biography To Break Your Heart and Make You Smile - Portland Mercury
A new Elliott Smith biography by Jamie Fisher draws from over 140 interviews to explore the beloved singer-songwriter with new depth.
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Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Several art pieces Tony Stella did for @brightwalldarkroom.com over the years will be on display at the Big Bad Film Fest in LA this weekend. See some killer action films, then bask in Tony’s work—his posters, his BW/DR art, and much more. Info can be found at www.bigbadfilm.com/bigbadfilmfest
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Been quite obsessed with the perfection of this song lately, three simple chords and words wise beyond their years that make the one inevitable thing seem somehow ok
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Adrianne Lenker - Change + Dried Roses (Doomin' Sun Fest performance)
YouTube video by Andrew Cronin
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 17/08/2026
"JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO is all kinds of things at once, but at its heart, it’s a fairy tale—filled with travels and travails, adventure and romance, symbolism and archetypes. It’s a deeply searching and existential film that doubles as both a satire and a romantic comedy." - @chadperman.bsky.social
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990): We'll Jump and We'll See
Joe Versus the Volcano is a film that lives almost entirely in its own world, asking Big Questions about Big Things; its heart is large, and its magic deep.
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Brendan Hodges @brendanhodges.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I went long on THE ODYSSEY for @brightwalldarkroom.com, writing how Nolan's genocidal epic makes us complicit in an apocalypse of eternal return. Very proud of this one: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2026/08/14/s...
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The Odyssey: Songs for the Newly Dead
The futility of nostalgia crashes over The Odyssey like an Aegean tempest, giving way to the lapping cycles of eternal return.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Regardless of my transient joys, I am never free of a feeling of melancholy which somehow forms the base of my heart." - Frédéric Chopin
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Seong-Jin Cho - Chopin: Ballade No.1 In G Minor, Op.23 | Yellow Lounge
YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
An absolute BLAST talking with @eccantwell.bsky.social and @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social about THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, a movie I had somehow never seen before now
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Sean Connery Red October
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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
So: @eccantwell.bsky.social & I watched Hunt for Red October and talked about it on the Bright Wall podcast… just know that 20 min into the film Elizabeth said “Wait so Sean Connery is NOT on the Red October…” and we had to pause the movie and deal with that
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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
cannot emphasize enough that if you want a smart and thoughtful discussion of THE ODYSSEY and nolan's adaptation choices and what the film is DOING with its source material, you should listen!
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Bilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I love this. One of my favorite writers (and humans), Robert Wilton, has a new piece at @brightwalldarkroom.com about the films of Powell & Pressburger: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2026/08/05/b...
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Powell and Pressburger and the Myth of Britishness
Over the two decades of their collaboration, the films of Powell and Pressburger emerged as the working out of a love affair with Britain and Britishness.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
still think this might well be the best scene of this decade
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Mads Mikkelsen dancing in ANOTHER ROUND
YouTube video by StudiocanalUK
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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Elliott Smith would have been 57 this week.
A portrait of Elliott Smith.
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 06/08/2026
New today on the site! “Blimps and Pimpernels: Powell & Pressburger and the Myth of Britishness” - Robert Wilton
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Powell and Pressburger and the Myth of Britishness
Over the two decades of their collaboration, the films of Powell and Pressburger emerged as the working out of a love affair with Britain and Britishness.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
i floated this once during the pandemic but am finally ready to do it: a podcast where i have guests on to talk about their favorite movie—or the one that means the most to their life—& then we talk about why & what that means therapeutically. is this a good or awful idea? would you be a guest?
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Ok so if you haven’t seen HOPSCOTCH (1980) you need to do so immediately - I can’t believe I waited so long to watch it, don’t be me
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A ★★★★½ review of Hopscotch (1980)
What an absolute delight of a movie, in every possible way. I’d been meaning to see this since way back in my Scarecrow Video days—after falling for Gambit (a 1966 Michael Caine/Shirley MacLaine heist...
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Can’t recommend this essay enough, a unique & heartfelt look at both STAND BY ME and what made Rob Reiner’s best films so good
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I only saw him play live once, back in 2004 or so, but he had this same energy, always. Rest in peace, Glen.
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Glen Hansard - Astral Weeks - 3/16/2012 - Stage On Sixth, Austin, TX
YouTube video by Paste Magazine
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Brian Tallerico @briantallerico.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Glen Hansard’s voice could often make me cry before. Now it feels like it always will.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Matt Damon public service announcement for You Can Count on Me today in the criterion closet youtu.be/ZCxYGx6ueNM?...
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
President Obama, upon first hearing the news that LeBron James signed with the Philadelphia 76ers 🙏🏽🙌🏼✊🏾 @barackobama.bsky.social @obamafoundation.bsky.social
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
my celebrity crush, partly because Max Cherry is the ideal man to me and also because everyone says he really was one of the nicest people ever to live
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
every time i remember that robert forster isn’t with us any more i feel sad all over again
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
odyssey > odyssey discourse
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I'm actually fine with sounding old.
NYT headline: Saying 'Google It' Makes You Sound Old. 'Search It Up' Instead.
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A fantastic, insightful piece from @bilgeebiri.bsky.social, the first thing i read when i got home after finally seeing The Odyssey tonight, and something that made an already amazing movie even better
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Either way, this is the last 30 minutes we’ll ever see Messi play in a World Cup
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Should have been in Seattle truly
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Spain plays so beautifully, it’s pure joy to watch for a soccer geek & easy to see why they’ve only allowed one goal the entire World Cup. Argentina plays ugly (except for Messi, an artist), seems to have no real plan other than hoping they get a break or a counter & never gives up. Good first half
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
NO NEED FOR A HALFTIME SHOW AMERICA, THIS IS REAL FOOTBALL
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A.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
THE ODYSSEY's instantly, predictably enormous success is Exhibit #32176 that the right wing's grievance-farming operation is not some great American cultural shift. Most people don't give a shit about their petty crusades.
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Fantastic interview, full of great insights
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh...our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again." Anne Lamont
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Messi is simply unreal
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Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“Books are the rock on which I build my church.” - Ann Patchett (April 2026)
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The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED
YouTube video by TED
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