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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 03/10/2026

The most recent album on this list came out when I was in the eighth grade, but I suppose that’s in keeping with the theme of “albums that made me.”

Annie (film soundtrack) | Grease (film soundtrack) | The Rocky Horror Show (cast album of the Los Angeles production at the Roxy) | Red Hot Chili Peppers+ Blue (various artists, tribute album) | R.E.M. – Out of Time | Carole King – Tapestry | Barbra Streisand – Live Concert at the Forum | Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall | Company (original cast album)

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 30/09/2026

When you realize the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance is that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate

Senator Katie Britt realizes they’re cooked

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 25/09/2026

Four extremely different movies, united in their commitment to being horny on screen.

Can’t Stop the Music | Dishonored | Labyrinth | Night Tide

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 11/09/2026

This week had four first-time watches of movies I will almost definitely revisit. (Well, at least three of them.) #LastFourWatched

Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Rifftrax Experiments - Sting of Death; Tonight and Every Night; House on Haunted Hill; Rebirth of Mothra

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 06/09/2026

Today is the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show, a project that debuted 21 years into the Muppets’ career.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 06/09/2026

Disney didn’t spend the entirety of 2025 promoting a “The Muppets - 70 Years” campaign for all you chuckleheads to spend this week thinking the Muppets are 50.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 04/09/2026

The rare week when I watched more than four films, so you’ll have to visit Letterboxd if you’re curious. boxd.it/2gDav #LastFourWatched

Bathing Beauty | Sword of Sherwood Forest | The Fabulous Allan Carr | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 28/08/2026

I guess this week was all about camp. And death. #LastFourWatched

Mr. Saturday Night (2021) | Coyote vs. Acme | Psycho (1960) | Teenage Love and Death at Camp Miasma

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 25/08/2026

Remembering cartoonist Walt Kelly on his birthday.

A panel from Pogo by Walt Kelly, October 1, 1961: an angry-looking frog says "You want to what's wrong with the modern American theatre?" and Howland Owl, looks up from his newspaper and says "no!"

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 23/08/2026

@bcdreyer.social Look what I found in Westport, CT!

Dreyer’s English and Stet! (The Dreyer’s English card game) on a shelf marked “Featured.”

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 21/08/2026

I’m afraid the common theme in this #LastFourWatched is style over substance. (Some of these have substance too, but even then it’s subordinated to style.)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (rewatch) | Confessions of a Co-Ed | Six: The Musical Live | Point Blank (1967)

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 18/08/2026

This one album pretty much tells you everything there is to know about my musical tastes.

The cover of "red hot + blue" which features a black and white image of Cole Porter behind a wall of text that says "A tribute to Cole Porter to benefit AIDS research and relief" and then list the names of the artists; superimposed on that is a red heart-shape filled with the image of a rose and the word "red," a blue sun-shape filled with the image of an orange and yellow flame and the word "hot," a green plus sign, and a blue cloud shape filled with the image of crashing waves (I think?) and the word blue. It's sort of a nightmare of graphic design.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 15/08/2026

I haven’t seen The Odyssey yet… is this anything?

Elmer Fudd looking sad beneath the text “Our season of wabbits is collapsing.”

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 14/08/2026

#LastFourWatched Not sure if there’s a theme in this week’s watching, except maybe “around the world” I guess?

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II • Robin and the 7 Hoods • On An Island With You • Victims of Sin

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 05/08/2026

Show your support for the workers who make Disneyland the happiest place on earth! Join me in telling Disneyland management to offer a fair contract now! actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

The words “Fair Contract Now for Disney Workers” encircling an image of Mickey Mouse’s glived hand making a solidarity fist.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 31/07/2026

Getting my money’s worth from my Criterion Channel subscription this week. (Not pictured: several episodes of The Prisoner.) #LastFourWatched

Carita de Cielo; Phantom of the Paradise (rewatch); The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing; Aventurera

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 17/07/2026

A group of friends move to New York after graduation only to discover the difficulty of landing a job in their chosen field.

The words "describe your favorite movie as boring as possible" superimposed over a mosaic of movie posters.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 17/07/2026

Three films in which male filmmakers try to understand womanhood, and a Sigmund Romberg biopic that is short on plot but has some knockout numbers.

Hungry Wives (aka Season of the Witch) | Deep in My Heart (rewatch) | La Cage Aux Folles 2 | Maddie’s Secret

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 26/06/2026

#LastFourWatched This week: films about reinventing oneself

“Goodbye, My Fancy” | Flamingo Road | “Glen or Glenda” | Frankenstein Conquers the World (aka Frankenstein vs. Baragon)

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 19/06/2026

Warning for anyone interested in The Greeks Had a Word for Them: the film is badly in need of restoration. The version available to rent or buy online is in such bad shape that it really hinders enjoyment. #LastFourWatched

Small Town Girl (rewatch); The Greeks Had a Word for Them; Inland Empire (rewatch); Rear Window

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 07/06/2026

Love it when they didn’t sell enough ads so we get a screensaver for a commercial break.

A pluto tv screensaver on my television. Yes, that’s the complete Venture Bros. on dvd in fromt of the television.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 05/06/2026

this week is music and fashion and complicated love affairs

Marie Antoinette (2006); Humoresque; The Belle of New York; La Cage Aux Folles

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 01/06/2026

I had a great Marilyn Monroe poster too, but I can’t find an image of that specific one. It was similar to the cover of The Diamond Collection boxed set.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 01/06/2026

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house.

Disney’s Aladdin 1992 teaser poster - a dark blue background with a backlit magic lamp, cradled by two hands. A glowing swirl of light is emerging from the tip of the lamp. Above the image: Aladdin - Imagine if you had three wishes, three hopes, three dreams and they all could come true.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 17/05/2026

Pick a Bond from the photos you already have on your phone

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 15/05/2026

I can’t believe Disney is selling Scooter t-shirts in the parks but they are ugly as sin.

An ugly-ass Scooter t-shirt made with maybe three ink colors? black, red, and yellow, like a regurgitated hot dog.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 14/05/2026

JAY Records sent out a newsletter with an AI-generated header image, advertising an album that I think has an AI-generated cover, and I am dismayed.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 08/05/2026

I don’t have any broad generalization about these four as a group, except that each is extremely reflective of the time in which it was made. I think Fifth Avenue Girl could do extremely well if remade and updated for our current moment. But who today can do what Ginger Rogers did?

Aria | Fifth Avenue Girl | I Was A Shoplifter | Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 24/04/2026

Looking increasingly like my most-watched actors of 2026 will be Christopher Lee and Joan Crawford, with Bette Davis and Peter Cushing right on their heels.

Special Agent (1935); Above Suspicion (1943); Suspiria (1977); The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 22/04/2026

everyone I know: No kings! my electric company:

a screenshot of my inbox showing an email from Eversource Energy with the subject Earth Day: Supporting monarchs, powering homes

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 11/04/2026

After I wrote my little review of The Bride Wore Boots, I was surprised to look at other users’ ratings and discover that by and large, Letterboxd users who love Barbara Stanwyck have absolutely zero appreciation for camp. Their loss.

The Bride Wore Boots; Easter Parade; Fanatic (aka Die! Die! My Darling); Frankenstein 1970

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 27/03/2026

One of these carries over from my last #LastFourWatched post because we had to stop watching movies to binge The Comeback when I learned that Keith hadn’t seen it.

Dr. Seuss’s The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T; Connie & Carla; The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb; The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 24/03/2026

Thanks to the Criterion flash sale, loyalty program, and bonus for Criterion Channel subscribers, I got the Dietrich & Von Sternberg boxed set for basically the cost of shipping.

The cover of Dietrich & Von Sternberg in Hollywood, which includes Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Express, and The Devil Is a Woman

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 23/03/2026

Can you guess what I am watching tonight from this snippet of its IMDB page?

More like this — you might also like Star Trek: The Animated Series, Meet Me in St. Louis; Walt Disney’s The Shaggy Dog

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 20/03/2026

Remakes, films that were remade, and one that is effectively both while actually being neither.

The Mexican Spitfire’s Baby; The Old Dark House (1963); “Hi, Nellie”; The Magic Flute (1975)

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 08/03/2026

saw a high school production of The Drowsy Chaperone today.

I think it’s only my second time seeing the show (first was Broadway) and this time I was haunted by the realization that there were no cast recordings of the era the show is supposed to be recalling - and certainly not two LP gatefold recordings with dialogue

so the whole thing is built on a lie

i am very fun to see shows with

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 06/03/2026

Even in these dark times, there are new wonders to behold if you just know where to look.

Reese’s Oreo Miniature Cups: Reese’s peanut butter cups with Oreo cookie mixed into the peanut butter, topped with a white frosting reminiscent of “stuf.”

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 20/02/2026

disasters and monsters (sometimes both)

Titanic (1953); Ella McCay; The Curse of Frankenstein; “Wuthering Heights”

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 16/02/2026

The number of ads Disney+ is forcing me to watch before Ella McCay is like

In a still from The Wizard of Oz, we see a sign shaped like a pointing ghost with the words “Haunted Forest - Wiches [sic] Castle ⬅️ 1 mile” and another sign that says “I’d turn back if I were you!”

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 13/02/2026

Four pretty great, pretty different films this week. Incidentally, For the Love of Strippers (a documentary short about two leaders in LA's strippers' rights movement) is having an online premiere tonight including a Q&A with the director and stars: kinema.com/events/For-t...

Force of Evil | For the Love of Strippers | Pandemonium | Gilda

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 08/02/2026

Felt a little kicky so put Judy at Carnegie Hall on the turntable, and let me tell you, we are so lucky to live in the CD/digital era.

The gatefold cover of Judy at Carnegie Hall (Capitol Records High Fidelity Recording WBO 1569) sits atop a record player where side one of the album is currently playing.

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David Levy @itsdlevy.me · 07/02/2026

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Four Canadian Muppets from the tv show Sesame Park: a polar bear, and elderly lady wearing a flannel jacket, a mountie, and I think a monkey?

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