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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 6h

A festival screening and a commercial release are so obviously different things that I'm confused why it's even debatable.

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A cool thing about the world is how many movies there are one might watch. Anyway things are bad but that, that’s pretty good.

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But because IMDb's data gets scraped by so many other apps, it's a larger issue. I run a Plex server, and its release date info makes me want to scream.

If it got a commercial release somewhere, that's the release date. At that point, I'll refer specifically to a US release date. SUPERMAN II is a 1980 film, but a 1981 US release.

Wiki is fucking wrong.

If something is genuinely complicated like WANDA, or if it never gets a release past festivals, there should be a way to clearly indicate that. This current system is infuriating for myriad reasons.

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But 2/3 of the Internet now just writes EVIL DEAD (1981) as a matter of fact because of this. It seems super-prevalent now with movies that premiere at Toronto or Venice but that get zero commercial release until the following year.

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That is a legitimate oddity. 99% of the time, it's not that complicated. Festival screenings are not releases, but IMDb and Wiki are a fucking mess because they consider them the "release date." I point to EVIL DEAD as a good example of how wrong they can be. It is not, in any way, a 1981 film.

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A L I E N Cerny @alancerny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Once again, Wikipedia, this is a 2027 film. It is not being released commercially until February 2027. I think it's very cool Beyond Fest was able to show it, but that still does not make it a 2026 film.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 11h

I said "invoking." The sub-head says Newsom has named Clinton as his "spirit-animal," and everything about that icks me out.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 11h

Invoking Bill Clinton is a sure-fire way to not get my vote. An endorsement from Steve Bannon is another. Newsom's really cooking, man.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When you have no concept of how people engage with music

nicksaraev ~
@nicksaraev
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I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.
Al music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.
Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 29/09/2026

Lots of stuff in this one! I talk about my current favorite film of the year, my trip to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, COYOTE VS ACME, the new WOLVERINE game... give it a try!

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 30/09/2026

The ponytail, man. The ponytail.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 29/09/2026

Lots of stuff in this one! I talk about my current favorite film of the year, my trip to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, COYOTE VS ACME, the new WOLVERINE game... give it a try!

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Jonathan Hansen @jonathanhansen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'd love some new subscribers. This is where I talk about pop culture, and sometimes post my own #fiction. It's on Ghost too, not Substack. If you've enjoyed my stuff ever, then you should subscribe. It's free, if you want, or you can pay. Either way, subscribe! #Filmsky #ComicSky #WritingCommunity

jonathanhansen.ghost.io

At the End of Everything (A Work in Progress)

Pop Culture Commentary and Fiction

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 29/09/2026

I've got a very fun newsletter dropping tomorrow for FORMERLY DANGEROUS readers. Covers a lot of ground. I want to read it again before I publish, though. I sometimes hit send too quickly and then immediately see three things to fix, especially at the end of a long workday.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 28/09/2026

They definitely did their own thing.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 28/09/2026

A terrific new take on the character that embraces its 2026 setting in very smart ways. I loved everything about it.

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 28/09/2026

The thing about studios dictating that everything is a spoiler is that months after the fact, the review doesn’t reflect the critic’s grappling with a film. It’s a reflection of a marketing strategy.

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Ramiel 🐇 @pawberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Fandoms used to be full of nice ppl before covid and then all the bullies and popular kids joined" is literally an "the earth is flat" tier false belief to me

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TRANSFORMERS ONE was so good. It's funny... right after my younger son saw both of them, he pointed out that it's the same film as WICKED. He liked them both but thought it was hilarious they were so thematically similar.

At least part of it is the trailers. The film might be great, but the trailers were both incoherent and obnoxious. The final one felt like it was nine minutes long. The reviews are good, but not everyone reads reviews, and the studio did not put their best foot forward.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Because of the nature of the bonuses, I can only sell a handful of lifetime memberships each year. This week, I'm going to open five spots. You reeeeeeeeeeeeally want to take advantage of this deal.

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Today in the Castro was the Mrs. Roper Romp, in which a ton of people (I lost count) showed up dressed as Mrs. Roper from Three's Company. I love my city!

Three people wearing muumuus, red curly wigs and silly sunglasses in the city

Two people wearing matching 1970s dresses, bead necklaces and big sunglasses with red curly wigs. One has a beard.

Three more people dressed as Mrs. Roper. One has kind of a handlebar mustache. One has no glasses and a bluer dress. One has a cute green wrap around her neck.

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Lisa Hoffman @redhead360.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wide Leopard Lucite Bangle From Glory Dayz! 🐆 glorydayz.etsy.com/listing/4543...

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Tod Browning would love the new trailer for WERWULF.

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