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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 8h

First watch: I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER (1970) Strained relations between a crotchety father (Melvyn Douglas) and his dutiful-but-frustrated son (Gene Hackman) worsen after the father is widowed and the son reveals guilt-ridden plans to leave NYC and move to ... #FilmSky #MovieSky #drama

A movie poster showing actors Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman in the family drama I Never Sang for My Father.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This track takes over a minute to kick in, but when it does—whoa!—what an intense search through the ruins of a failed relationship. It’s a magnificent closing track, musically & lyrically, to one of my fave albums. The Psychedelic Furs - All of This & Nothing youtu.be/2nJwgpTsVKw?si… via @YouTube

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The Psychedelic Furs - All of This and Nothing (Audio)

YouTube video by PsychedelicFursVEVO

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5 favourite British films…as of right now Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Forbes) Oliver Twist (Lean) The Wicker Man (Hardy) This Sporting Life (Anderson) Don’t Look Now (Roeg)

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First watch: MOONRISE (1948) is one of the best #NoirAlley features I've seen in quite some time. Dane Clark (as Danny Hawkins) is perfect as a quick-tempered but sympathetic man haunted and bullied his entire life for the hanging of his father for murder in a .. #FilmSky #MovieSky #noir

Movie poster for Moonrise, an absorbing film noir.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Waking up to cool autumn air from open windows and the distant sound of a train. The stillness of 6:30am Sunday.

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Snoopy Sleeping

Alt: Snoopy sleeping

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Drop some NUMBERS 🔢🖤💯 (in several languages even!) youtu.be/fOoCnK5Jza4?...

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Numbers (2009 Remaster)

YouTube video by Kraftwerk - Topic

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Remembering a summer day on Belle Isle, one of #Detroit's many gems. #tbt

This gorgeous fountain was dedicated in 1925.

Looking out from the porch of the Belle Isle Casino (not a gambling casino). It's a popular spot for weddings and other events.

A view of the Detroit skyline from a favorite all-day picnic spot overlooking a sparkling river.

One of the Belle Isle bridges on a picturesque summer day.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

First watch: SWEET NOVEMBER (1968) This film pulled a fast one on me. I was initially annoyed by it and wondered if I could finish it. By the end I was tearing up and emotionally invested in the two main characters, Sara (Sandy Dennis) and Charlie (Anthony Newley). #FilmSky #MovieSky #drama

A movie poster for Sweet November showing two people kissing and an apartment key.

A movie poster showing Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley in Sweet November.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tuesday night cooking binge with a classic soul playlist that starts with Aretha. This could turn into a kitchen dance party.🎶 #NowPlaying #MusicSky Rock Steady youtu.be/fGavl_m41LE?si… via @YouTube

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Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Aretha Franklin

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Name a #horror villain who kinda had a point. Those birds, as the collective villain. The children deserved what they got for singing that awful, never-ending song at school.🤣 (Even Tippi disparaged the song on stage when she appeared for a screening of The Birds at a historic Detroit theater.)

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Children Flee Birds at School

Alt: Birds chasing children in The Birds.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

First watch: JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) In the mood for a one-off #horror film tonight. The first part was creepy as college-age siblings driving Florida backroads suddenly notice a figure dumping what appears to be bodies in blood-stained sheets down a large drain pipe next to ... #FilmSky #MovieSky

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Getting a new treadmill delivered this morning to replace the old one that died. What that means for me going forward.

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Sleepy Doggie Yawning on Treadmill

Alt: A dog yawning on a treadmill.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Top 10 films of 1971 (no particular order) Mon Oncle Antoine The Last Picture Show Harold & Maude Death in Venice Walkabout McCabe & Mrs. Miller The French Connection Fiddler on the Roof Klute Duel

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Stumbled upon the last half of TO SIR WITH LOVE (1967) on TCM and was drawn in as always. What a beautiful film. Love the on-location filming in London, and Sidney Poitier is reliably flawless, as is the theme song by Lulu. When Poitier tears up, we all tear up.🥲 #TCMparty #FilmSky #MovieSky

Movie poster for To Sir with Love starring Sidney Poitier.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Top ten 1979 movies (no particular order) Tess Apocalypse Now My Brilliant Career The China Syndrome When a Stranger Calls Kramer vs. Kramer Hardcore Escape from Alcatraz Breaking Away Stalker (had a love-hate relationship with this one; we fought, it won)

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rewatching LES DIABOLIQUES (French, 1955) results in the twisty elements of surprise, especially the ending, being lost. No matter. This top-notch psychological thriller by Henri-Georges Clouzot is still riveting, tense and frightening, with a thick atmosphere... #FilmSky #MovieSky #thriller

A picture of two women who appear to plot the murder of a boarding school headmaster in Les Diaboliques.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I had to fast since last night for a routine doctor’s appointment. I’m starving. So naturally the TV in the lobby is on The Food Network!! I might die.

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Please Sir Oliver Twist

Alt: A gif from Oliver Twist of an orphan asking for food.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

First watch: LITTLE CAESAR (1931) This pre-code early gangster film was Edward G. Robinson's breakout role as Caesar "Rico" Bandello, who rose from small-time crook to Chicago mob boss. He's a cold-blooded killer but has a soft spot for his friend, an aspiring ... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Movie poster for Little Caesar shows Edward G. Robinson pointing a gun and a man and woman embracing.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Revisited my favorite album from 2015, Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell. It's a beautiful but incredibly sad record, so brave of him to put his personal life on display with themes ranging from abandonment to his mother's death. Not one for a party, but richly rewarding. youtu.be/dsGODTySH0E?...

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Sufjan Stevens, "Death With Dignity" (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Asthmatic Kitty Records

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First watch: REDS (1981) This film is remarkable both as a tumultuous love story (Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty have perfect chemistry) and as a historical drama of the Russian Revolution and how it irrevocably changed their lives. It also succeeds by ... #FilmSky #MovieSky #drama

Movie poster for the film REDS, directed by Warren Beatty.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Going through boxes of my dad’s old collectibles and found this 20-francs coin from when he fought in France during WWII. Looks like he or someone drilled a hole in it, presumably to put it on a neck chain?

A picture of a French coin my dad brought back from WWII.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As a big Otto Preminger fan, I almost feel apologetic for how much I disliked BONJOUR TRISTESSE (1958), with its gorgeous French Riviera filming wasted on dull, boring, wealthy characters, their conflicts and self-imposed problems. Themes of youthful naivety, jealousy ... #FilmSky #MovieSky #drama

Poster showing Jean Seberg, one of the actors in Bonjour Tristesse.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My other half *still* has unwatched Olympics curling matches recorded back in February. Guess what’s on in the background 🙄 while I’m on a cooking binge (enough food for the entire weekend). Switzerland is ahead of Norway. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #FridayVibes #curling

A picture of a curling match from the last Winter Olympics.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have tons of photos of New York City. These two were taken before and after my friends and I went to the top of the World Trade Center. We left the WTC and took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. I can’t remember how many years prior to 9/11 we were there.

A picture of the World Trade Center before going to the top.

We left the World Trade Center and caught a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

First watch: THE YELLOW CANARY (1963) What did clean-cut popster Pat Boone and pre-I Dream of Jeannie Barbara Eden have in common? They starred as a married couple whose baby was kidnapped and held for $200K ransom in a screenplay written by The Twilight Zone... #FilmSky #MovieSky #thriller 1/3

Movie poster for the 1963 film The Yellow Canary.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Perfect holiday for a barbecue, cold brews and Tigers on the radio.

Picture of a blue sky with a few clouds as a backdrop to trees.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

First watch: THE FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE (Japanese, 1952) Yet another film that quickly became a favorite by director Yasujirō Ozu. In post-WWII Japan, a couple from an arranged marriage finds class division within their own home while their niece rejects.. #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

Poster for the film The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One of my favorite noirs … with an, ahem, explosive ending.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Rewatching SHANE (1953) is like visiting an old friend who has no discernible faults. Quiet gunfighter Alan Ladd, as Shane, finds his hopes of burying his past elusive as he helps defend a homestead family of three against a brutal, land-grabbing cattle baron. #FilmSky #MovieSky #western 1/3

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What a list!! Feeling pretty good about my #noir history, having seen 19 of 25 here … 🎬

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

First watch: POINT BLANK (1967) What are the storyline options for Lee Marvin's character, Walker, after he is double-crossed in a robbery, loses $93K and is riddled with bullets on the crime site, Alcatraz? Does he survive and swim choppy waters to shore to... #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

Poster for the John Boorman film Point Blank starring Lee Marvin.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’ve been wanting to have a late-night movie marathon for a while. I think tonight’s the night. The lineup: ▶️ POINT BLANK (first watch, crime thriller) ▶️ SHANE (rewatch, great western) ▶️ THE FLAVOR OF GREEN TEA OVER RICE (first watch, Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu). #FilmSky #MovieSky

Poster for The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Rewatch: MEAN STREETS (1973), a harrowing, gripping crime film that depicts the reckless lives of characters in NYC’s Little Italy. Robert De Niro *is* Johnny Boy, a gambling, flirtatious, unstable danger to himself as he ignores debts he owes to local Mafia. #FilmSky #MovieSky 1/3

Poster for the Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense tour!) The B-52s Sonic Youth George Clinton & P-Funk Shonen Knife The Heart Throbs Beastie Boys KISS The Psychedelic Furs The Breeders

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Why does it feel so retro to be going to a Saturday night card party (Spades, Uno etc.) with music, drinks, snacks and (probably) loud people? Deal me in. #SaturdayVibes

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Snoopy Plays His Cards

Alt: Snoopy playing cards.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I recorded this, inexplicably not sure if I had seen it. Duh, first time only six months ago—and was dazzled by it. Saving if for a rewatch. I’m sure John Ford aficionado @mgcroadster.bsky.social would want me to.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Off to run errands with The Jayhawks: Waiting For The Sun youtu.be/ANXeMbrpFv0?si… via @YouTube

A picture of The Jayhawks band sitting on a couch outside a church for the album cover to Hollywood Town Hall.

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Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It will always be Lake Ontario. Just like it will always be the Gulf of Mexico. His mental illness is worsening.

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