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Adaptation studies; Classical Hollywood; film noir; TV, musical theater

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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hard to believe it’s To Be Continued (TBC6) week! Hope to see you at the 6th annual online symposium on seriality and adaptation this Thursday and Friday, September 17 and 18. www.monash.edu/arts/media-f... The link to registration is here: ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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To Be Continued, 6 (2026)
TO BE CONTINUED connects adaptation and seriality scholars, promoting collaboration and shared insights on common concerns without enforcing a unified approach.
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For those interested in the topic of women and classical Hollywood film/TV, this next Mon, 9/14, 6- 7 PM @ Salt City Firehouse in Syracuse, I’ll be presenting on my two 2026 co-written books, the 2nd ed. of Ida Lupino, Director [Rutgers UP] and Hollywood Noir’s Women Performers [Edinburgh UP])!
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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Repurposed a Letterboxd essay I wrote last year about David Lynch’s THE STRAIGHT STORY, the passing of my father, and seeing American through its highways. Enjoy.
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"I just hope I'm not too late."
On David Lynch's "The Straight Story"
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Edinburgh University Press @edinburghup.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📢 Ebook sale! We've dropped the price of our ebooks to £9.99/$14.95 for this week only. Yes, that's right: ALL of them! 😍 So if you've had your eye on something, now's your chance. Happy shopping: edin.ac/3m0FGgU
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Brilliant piece, @mangiotto.bsky.social filmfreakcentral.net/2026/07/the-...
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The Odyssey (2026) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
****/****starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theronscreenplay by Christopher Nolan, based on the epic poem by Homerdirected by Christopher Nolan by Walter Chaw The bookshelf of m...
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Join us for the 6th annual symposium To Be Continued—on Zoom, Sept. 17-18. See the attached flyer for our exciting roster of speakers and panels. Register here for free: ubalt.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... More details are on the TBC website: www.monash.edu/arts/media-f.... @adaptstudies.bsky.social
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"What are you giving me with the flying fish" @romanbone.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
A beautifully lit Paramount publicity shot of Ida Lupino, 1939.
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
So happy to say that HOLLYWOOD NOIR’S WOMEN PERFORMERS (co-written with Barton Palmer) is available for preorder! Here’s a discount code—please consider asking your library to order! @edinburghup.bsky.social
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’ - David Lynch
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Dr Andrew McInnes @drbeard79.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Bride of Frankenstein Lives! This comic looks *so* cool 🖤
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BRIDE(S)
Big announcement today that I am so excited to share with you guys.
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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Palgrave AVC series authors & editors: tag your work in this thread! Give us some recommendations to grab HALF OFF through Saturday, let's goooooo 📚
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Christina Wilkins @stinaface.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Adaptation people - check this out below. My two - Authenticity and Adaptation and Embodying Adaptation - are in this!
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Over 40 wonderful books in the Palgrave adaptation and visual culture series — link.springer.com/series/14654 —and there’s a flash sale with this coupon; books are half off through the 4th! @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Loved seeing the fabulous cast of ROCKY HORROR at the Tony awards. Juliette Lewis's wry and loopy embodiment of Magenta is riveting. Great show!
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
John Lithgow seems like such a good human. I haven't seen GIANT, but it's remarkable that he won his first Tony 53 years ago! I have seen RAGTIME, which was so good--happy to see the opening number just now on the Tony award broadcast.
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David Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The once out-of-print book, "The Secret History of #TwinPeaks" by @markfrost.bsky.social is now widely available again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCtS...
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THE SECRET HISTORY OF TWIN PEAKS by Mark Frost | UK Book Trailer
YouTube video by Book Break by Pan Macmillan
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Christina Wilkins @stinaface.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Really happy to be doing an event at the end of May with my excellent colleague, @lukekennard.bsky.social - talking about masculinity and writing. More details here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/mascu...
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Consider sending an abstract for PAMLA/Seattle/Nov. 12-15! I'm chairing 2 panels, one on noir (due 5/25) pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/20006 & one on adaptation pamla.ballastacademic.com/Home/S/19939. @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationsig.bsky.social @filmnoir.bsky.social
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“Elaine is the exact opposite of everyone else in Hollywood.” — Charles Grodin THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972) is on YouTube if you’d like to celebrate Elaine May’s 94th birthday and what would have been Grodin’s 91st. youtu.be/ZVpisL2DZx8 #FilmSky
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The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
YouTube video by Wayne Shellabarger
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Elizabeth Alsop @elizabethalsop.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
HBD Elaine May! For anyone celebrating www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Just published last month! Get 30% OFF • Use code RUP30
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Seda Öz @ssedaozz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Very happy to see this published. My co-conspirator in all things conference-related, @cbkenkar.bsky.social, and I are so proud of the students who wrote this review and grateful to everyone who made the event such a special one.
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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 24/02/2026
I'm sick of the cold and the snow and the winter so let's just have a good cry as Geneviève bids farewell to Guy on the train platform to the achingly gorgeous strains of "I Will Wait For You" by composer Michel Legrand BOTD (1932-2019) #filmsky #musicsky #moviesky #BOTD (see link for credits)
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THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) - Guy departs and bids Geneviève adieu
A scene from the film THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG (1964) in which Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) bids adieu to Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve) at the train station.…
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ChiefGordonCole @chiefgordoncole.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Dear #DavidLynch & @markfrost.bsky.social Thank you for #TwinPeaks The greatest artistic love of my life "Diane, 11:30 am, February 24. Entering the town of Twin Peaks ⛰️. I've never seen so many trees in my life 🌲Damn good food. That cherry pie 🥧 is worth a stop." We all know the lines by heart ❣️
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ScreenRant @screenrant.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Ryan Coogler‘s The X-Files reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler is set as the co-lead with Jennifer Yale as showrunner. Source: Deadline | Read More: bit.ly/4ayla2N
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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
BIG THANKS to the organizers for the 5th Literature/Film Association & AAS Joint Online Conference for another successful collaboration! 🫶 @grossmjj.bsky.social & @ssedaozz.bsky.social & Tom Leitch & Allen Redmon & John Sanders. Lots to digest this weekend!
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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Exhibit A to illustrate the best sidebar chat in academic conferencing, captured during Day Two of LFA/AAS & featuring @grossmjj.bsky.social with Tom Leitch.
Julie Grossman writes, "I think about one critic's comment about Gloria Grahame's roles in film noir--that she was always on the sidelines where she could cause the most trouble. Gloria=adaptation studies?" Two hearts for that. Tom Leitch responds "YES!!" (with one heart).
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
BONUS - Valentine's Day 🥰 For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM Watch or (Rewatch) my favorite musical "Guys And Dolls" (1955) - Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Writers: Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows (based on Damon Runyon stories); Composer: Frank Loesser Full film ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNW...
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Guys And Dolls | Full Movie Musical | WATCH FOR FREE
YouTube video by Samuel Goldwyn Films
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
So excited to receive this in the mail today! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/ida-lupino-d... @rutgersupress.bsky.social
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Laura Horak @laurah.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Want to come work in my Film Studies department in Ottawa, Canada, for a year? Application deadline is March 6. All areas of specialization welcome. Please spread the word! @carleton.ca carleton.ca/deputyprovos... #filmstudies #jobopportunity
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Lecturer or Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, School for Studies in Art and Culture (Film Studies) - Office of the Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Planning)
About the Position The School for Studies in Art and Culture invites applications for a one-year appointment at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, beginning 1 July 2026, from q...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
"Melodrama as Provocateur," edited by Christine Gledhill, Laura Horak, and Elisabeth R. Anker, showcases the final project of influential film scholar Linda Williams, along with responses by a diverse collection of scholars. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/PkD02nj
Cover of Melodrama as Provocateur by Linda Williams. The cover is black with three red triangles creating a geometric design. The title is written at an upwards diagonal in a cream all lowercase sans serif font. The author’s name is written in diagonally between two of the triangles in all caps and yellow. The editors are written in a serif font in the bottom red triangle.
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Very excited about this new book, @kylemeikle.bsky.social —congrats!
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Association of Adaptation Studies @adaptstudies.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
EXTENDED DEADLINE: AAS 2026 is now accepting proposals until 15 January 2026!
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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
The full schedule is now *live* for 'To Save and Project' at MoMA in NYC, Jan 8 - Feb 2, 2026!!! 😍🎞️ So many gems in this line-up! www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
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To Save and Project: The 22nd MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation | MoMA
Film series. Jan 8–Feb 2, 2026. MoMA presents the 22nd annual edition of To Save and Project, an international festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved film treasures from archives, studios, ...
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
“Hello, Arthur? This is your mother”—I love Elaine May so much. NICHOLS AND MAY @tcmtv.bsky.social
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Myles McNutt @memles.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Related to ongoing discourse, just going to return to this newsletter collaboration with @kristenwarner.bsky.social from April on the box office reporting around #Sinners, and the challenge of blaming the Asterisk People for systemic industry failures.
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Week-to-Week: Sinners' Box Office vs. the Asterisk People
Kristen Warner returns to break down the discourse around the contentious performance of Ryan Coogler's latest film
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Really looking forward to this—tomorrow, Friday, 12-1pm Eastern! Still time to register! @adaptstudies.bsky.social @adaptationtoday.bsky.social udel.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Adaptation today Mentorship Workshop III: "Musical Adaptation in Practice: Film, Theater, and the Creative Process". After registering, you will receive a c...
Join us for a dynamic conversation that brings together composers, performers, and scholars working at the intersection of adaptation, music, and performance. This event is part of Adaptation Today’s ...
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edelsemple.bsky.social @edelsemple.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This!☝️ I’m hoping to squeeze in a rewatch over the Christmas. Also paging @grossmjj.bsky.social, co-editor of Penny Dreadful and Adaptation!
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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I watched Penny Dreadful for the first tme earlier in the year and I agree 👇 The Best Gothic Horror Series Ever Made Needs More Recognition, Every Frame Is Art | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT share.google/3JjBLlGEOApP...
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The Best Gothic Horror Series Ever Made Needs More Recognition, Every Frame Is Art
Once confined to Showtime, this big-budget gorgeous gothic horror is now on streaming, and it's still worth watching today.
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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
It was a good mail day today! If you’re interested in archives, women’s labor and/of French movie culture, this is for you. Congrats @aurspiers.bsky.social! It’s a great book. @ucpress.bsky.social
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P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.com · 11/12/2025
For those in NYC this weekend, “Ladies in Retirement” (1941) is a must see! Great film and Ida Lupino’s favorite role. 👇
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The 2nd edition of IDA LUPINO, DIRECTOR: HER ART AND RESILIENCE is now available for preorder! Very excited! www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/ida-lupino-d...
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Ida Lupino, Director, 2nd edition
With a new foreword by film historian Imogen Sara Smith, this updated edition focuses on Ida Lupino’s film and television career as director in postwar America and further contextualizes Lupino’s achi...
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Chris Louttit @drchrislouttit.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
More on Fennell's "Wuthering Heights", though to be fair this is an enjoyable piece on Haworth & Brontëmania.
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Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania
As Wuthering Heights gets a raunchy Hollywood remake, our writer takes a pilgrimage through Haworth, the village where its author lived – and finds her spirit still electrifying the cobbled streets an...
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BAFTSS Adaptation SIG @adaptationsig.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We sent round details of our next Adaptation SIG event - December 17th, 2-3pm. 'Adaptation and Remakes' featuring @drdjohnston.bsky.social and @rosemaryaj.bsky.social - if you haven't got the email and want to come along, DM us!
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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.
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Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧 @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Good morning! My essay on THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOL (1921), directed by the mighty Cecil B. DeMille, is up at the website for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. A beautiful restoration screened this year, letting people savor the charm of Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson... silentfilm.org/6563-2/
Wallace Reid as Anatol puckers up for his lovely wife Vivian, played by the one and only Gloria Swanson. Both are shown in profile with a highly appropriate bouquet of roses behind them. (b&w)
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Fred and Rita in YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER (1942). So much fun. #TCM
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
I am only one episode in, but Matthew Macfadyen’s Guiteau in DEATH BY LIGHTNING is giving out a very Rupert -Pupkin vibe—two phenomenal actors doing the classic American energetic self-deluded obsession with being noteworthy and celebrated.
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Performance and Stardom SIG @scms-starperformer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Save the date for our first author talk of 2026, with Justin Rawlins, the author of Imagining the Method! Register for the Zoom (on January 16) here: tinyurl.com/PerfStarAuthor @scmstudies.bsky.social
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grossmjj @grossmjj.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
50% off books in the ADAPTATION AND VISUAL CULTURE series link.springer.com/series/14654 — all 41 books on sale! Use FLSH50 to save on books & eBooks | Until December 5, 2025 11:59 pm EST*
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Palgrave Studies in Adaptation and Visual Culture
This series addresses how adaptation functions as a principal mode of text production in visual culture. What makes the series distinctive is its focus on ...
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