jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 27/09/2026it's film history week in my Intro class tomorrow, excited to see what they make of Battle of Algiers! 120
Reposted by jakeTim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026rejecting AI isn’t a failure to prepare children for an “inevitable” future, it’s a vital statement of belief in our agency to chose a future for them, rather than letting it be dictated to us by a small group of the richest men, who are increasingly - I wish this was just hyperbole - openly fascist 1400143
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I get that Odd Lots has been pretty sadly AI-pilled but just having Nick Bostrom on for a softball interview is pretty pathetic lol 000
Reposted by jakeNathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This NYT article that’s been going around is good & welcome, and yet a brutal takeaway is the fact that its v. basic points about the (obvious) relationship between thinking & writing and their (equally obvious) value is framed as counterpoint to the general discourse or common sense position. Dark. 24219
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026my screening list for my film & labour course this fall, full list of clips & recommended films here letterboxd.com/jakeadamp/li... 1130
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 09/08/2026finalized my intro to film studies syllabus, even though “introducing” an entire medium in 12 weeks is an insane & impossible task! but im happy with the breadth i was able to get 020
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 30/07/2026great article on uni admin's eagerness to adopt AI everywhere hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-f...hedgehogreview.comArtificial NegligenceFaculty sense that AI could make old-fashioned teaching and learning much more difficult to achieve, if not obsolete. 020
Reposted by jakepixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The Cryptkeeper on commentary: PAIN have SCARED a GHOUL against SCARGENTINA 131826249
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 15/07/2026can undergrads handle Cecil B. Demented? it's honestly a perfect movie to show for the week on film production & the hollywood system lol 130
Reposted by jakeMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Call for applications: Research Assistants at the Transgender Media Lab September 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027 Fully remote or hybrid (shared office available at Carleton University in Ottawa, ON) Salary: C$47.41/hour carleton.ca/transmediala... 247
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Day 1 of my Intro to Film class i'm telling them all it's cast. not casted. never say casted in this room or anywhere else. class dismissed. 020
Reposted by jakeDylan Cheung @dylancheung.bsky.social · 08/07/2026RIP Tony Rayns, one of the few English-language critics who genuinely knew what they were talking about (most of the time) when it came to East Asian cinema, especially Hong Kong's. 13394123
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 03/07/2026what if i begin my Intro to Film Studies course for undergrads with......They Live 030
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 02/07/2026man i don't miss twitter at all since deactivating, why did that website have such a hold on me for so long 010
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 02/07/2026had to pause & make sure while watching Aloners (2021) that yes that background actor's phone case is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). this is the kind of thing us film studies professors take note of, little easter eggs the filmmakers leave for sharp-eyed viewers 010
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 01/07/2026do we do this here? my fav first-time watches for June haru (1996) ariel (1988) full time (2021) snake eyes (1998) basic training (1971) revolutionary girl utena: the movie (1999) the man in the white suit (1951) absolute power (1997) la femme infidèle (1969) 010
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 27/06/2026the thing about being a cinephile with aphantasia is that i tend to remember how a movie or certain images made me feel, and then whenever i revisit the movie, it's almost like seeing it again for the first time because i haven't been able to recall the images themselves. 120
Reposted by jakeAdam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 26/06/2026Read @jakeadampitre.bsky.social on the Ellisons today 0258
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 21/06/2026starting January, i'll be teaching a new class to undergrads called The Future on Film. how do we visualize utopia/dystopia, how does art prepare us for the future, what is the future of cinema, etc. open to suggestions for screenings or readings! 231
Reposted by jakeReactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15/06/2026With movies like Hackers (1995) and The Net (1995), the '90s were populated with media that grappled with the emerging internet. @jakeadampitre.bsky.social reflects on what the '90s predicted and prepared us for – and how that tech actually turned out:reactormag.comLooking Back on the '90s Films That Tackled Our Anxieties About New Technologies - ReactorThese movies gave us a language to voice our misgivings — but does the same formula hold up today? 1232
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 15/06/2026wrote about Hackers, The Net, Ghost in the Machine, and how 90s tech anxieties mirror ours today reactormag.com/looking-back...reactormag.comLooking Back on the '90s Films That Tackled Our Anxieties About New Technologies - ReactorThese movies gave us a language to voice our misgivings — but does the same formula hold up today? 0144
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 22/05/2026the exciting future of agentic AI...is color-coded work meetings. "it's like sci-fi"! reminds me of Zuck saying the exciting metaverse future was mainly going to result in fun work meetings. it's all these people can say! 140
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 19/05/2026i wrote about the rise of retro-style tech & what it might indicate about Silicon Valley's hold over our imagination www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The rise of retro tech, and why Silicon Valley should be afraidThe public is pushing back on the inevitability of new tech they didn’t ask for 000
Reposted by jakeThe Objective @objectivejournos.bsky.social · 06/05/2026“Silicon Valley has always been driven by hype, and sees the world in a different way and portrays it in a way that’s different from reality.” @jakeadampitre.bsky.social reports on how tech reporters have developed new codes of ethics as they report on artificial intelligence. buff.ly/nBF6Cm3objectivejournalism.orgShould journalism have a standard ethics policy for covering AI?Tech journalists set their own standards as journalism organizations haven’t yet issued consistent guidelines on generative artificial intelligence. 022
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026wrote about tech journalism's lack of consensus around ethics policies for AI, and how some reporters are finding their own way through the chaos, for @objectivejournos.bsky.social objectivejournalism.org/2026/05/shou...objectivejournalism.orgShould journalism have a standard ethics policy for covering AI?Tech journalists set their own standards as journalism organizations haven’t yet issued consistent guidelines on generative artificial intelligence. 042
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 01/05/2026wrote about the history of mummy movies! reactormag.com/the-many-evo...reactormag.comThe Many Evolutions of the Cinematic Mummy - ReactorMummies have graced films for over a century — but their history is a bit wilder than other movie "monsters." 042
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 29/04/2026are you montreal-pilled after seeing Mile End Kicks? wow ok i listed some books set in the city you can read electricliterature.com/8-quintessen...electricliterature.com8 Quintessentially Québécois Novels Set in Montreal - Electric LiteratureThese English and Francophone writers capture the breadth, diversity, and cultural wealth of Québec’s storied metropolis 031
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 27/04/2026one thought after finishing Anton Jäger's Hyperpolitics is, if we accept that the institutional forms of old are unlikely to return (unions, churches, etc), what would new ones look like? he doesn't seem to have time in this slim book to say, but has anyone else? surely it begins offline... 010
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 21/04/2026wrote about The Pitt and fandom as moral responsibility (didn't write the headline, natch) metro.co.uk/2026/04/21/p...metro.co.ukThe Pitt is a phenomenal show – but the fandom is ruining itAs a fan of the show myself, I find these so-called ‘Pitt Bullies’ embarrassing. 020
Reposted by jakejake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 03/04/2026for @fullstopmag.bsky.social i wrote about binging Homicide: Life on the Street and the perverse pleasures of copaganda TV www.full-stop.net/2026/04/02/f...full-stop.net“Homicide: Life on the Street” and the Perverse Pleasures of CopagandaHow do we come to terms with the undeniable pleasures of this blatantly ideological genre? 001
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 03/04/2026for @fullstopmag.bsky.social i wrote about binging Homicide: Life on the Street and the perverse pleasures of copaganda TV www.full-stop.net/2026/04/02/f...full-stop.net“Homicide: Life on the Street” and the Perverse Pleasures of CopagandaHow do we come to terms with the undeniable pleasures of this blatantly ideological genre? 001
Reposted by jakeliz pelly @lizpelly.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I despise when tech execs describe resistance to a new tech product or paradigm as "being scared" i.e. "I understand why musicians are scared but.." it's so condescending. being politically against something or exercising your right to opt out can come from many places other than "being scared" 425247
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 17/03/2026there is a concurrent transformation occurring as media literacy dissipates at the same time as every art form deals with the abandonment of any sense of mass appeal that still existed. it's just most obvious on a cultural level with cinema 010
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 13/03/2026wrote about Polymarket/Kalshi and the financializing of the tides of war www.liberalcurrents.com/gambling-on-...liberalcurrents.comGambling on WarAn insider made hundreds of thousands betting just before Maduro was kidnapped. This kind of behavior is becoming normalized. 096
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 09/03/2026wrote about some of sci-fi's best cities of the future (written with urban planners in mind) www.planetizen.com/features/137...planetizen.comEight Sci-Fi Books That Teach Urbanists the Dos and Don’ts of the FutureScience fiction has long painted a picture of the city of the future. What if they’re our roadmap out of dystopia? 122
Reposted by jakejake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Folks, I'm in a position where I could really use any work. I'm an academic who can teach film, media & communications, and a writer who covers tech, film, and politics. Editors, etc hire me to do anything in those realms. Keep me in mind for anything you think I could be good for! 054
Reposted by jakeThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/03/2026Many Hollywood projects responding to Trump’s first term were “direct, if unsubtle, approaches” to the moment—but now, films and TV shows are exploring in different ways what being alive feels like during a tumultuous period, Jake Pitre argues:bit.lyHollywood Isn’t Directly Attacking Trump. It’s Doing Something More Interesting.Less “what we need right now” and more “what it feels like to be alive.” 2378
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Wrote about the last year or so in mainstream political cinema, with the spectre of Trump haunting it all, and the films (and Tim Robinson) that look instead at what it means to "live through history." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comHollywood Isn’t Directly Attacking Trump. It’s Doing Something More Interesting.Less “what we need right now” and more “what it feels like to be alive.” 052
jake @jakeadampitre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Folks, I'm in a position where I could really use any work. I'm an academic who can teach film, media & communications, and a writer who covers tech, film, and politics. Editors, etc hire me to do anything in those realms. Keep me in mind for anything you think I could be good for! 054
Reposted by jakeNot (A.) I. @aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · 25/02/2026Concordia University, known for its excellent Fine Arts Dept. rolling out the carpet to the AI bros. They might be interested to know that the Fine Arts students by and large reject AI for all the right reasons. This is enraging. www.concordia.ca/cunews/finea...concordia.caAI expert-in-residence initiative helps artists shape the future of creative work | News - Concordia UniversityPublic conversations and a summer course examining AI and artistic agency coming to Concordia 1249
Reposted by jakeMel Woods @melwoods.me · 11/02/2026NEW from me today: Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come. xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...xtramagazine.comThe Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra MagazineBad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence 14392241