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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's this year's hot subfield.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

McCabe and Mrs. Miller is an all-timer and I quite liked Winterbottom's The Claim.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just like Hollywood, we successfully launched something new, so we're making a sequel! Very excited for #HollywoodConference2027. Let us know if you have questions!

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just like Hollywood, we successfully launched something new, so we're making a sequel! Very excited for #HollywoodConference2027. Let us know if you have questions!

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Jessica Smith @thedaybooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is the first I've ever heard of this show. Algorithm-based marketing is the worst.

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Dr. Molly Schneider @moschneids.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Did an interview for the podcast "The Callback with Lauren Allen," which takes a historical look at works that have won Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and Tonys. It was a fun time talking about this early anthology episode that won the very first Emmy. Check it out! youtu.be/uvQqmaEPT3U?...

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The Callback with Lauren Allen - Your Show Time (1949) - With Dr. Molly Schneider- Emmys

YouTube video by Lauren Allen

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

🚨 A MUST READ. “The Costs of Consolidation: Arguments + Evidence for Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger,” comprehensive report authored by leading media industry scholars for UC-San Diego’s MACRO Lab. Accessible language, loads of data on multi biz sectors 🚨 quote.ucsd.edu/macrolab/par...

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Categories are:

Introduction
The Impact of this Merger on U.S. Consumers
Market Shares
Foreign Ownership & the FCC
Labor
Political Discourse
Sports
Tax Incentives
News
Libraries, Research, and Public Access
Video Games
Animation
Movie Theaters
Diversity
Distribution & Media Antitrust
Conclusion

Website:

https://quote.ucsd.edu/macrolab/2026/06/26/paramount-merger-introduction/

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Jenny Oyallon-Koloski @cinemajok.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My department at UIUC is hiring! Two TT positions, one in media and society, one in sports media. Come work with me! Links here: Media/Society: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Sports Media: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Media and Society

The Department of Media and Cinema Studies in the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applicants for a full-time (...

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My 3-year-old spotted my old Iron Giant poster and asked to watch the movie. It's not readily available on any of the streaming services we have. So in case you're wondering if a 20+-year-old DVD works in a PS5, it does! #physicalmediarules

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Three (of 50) had it in their top five, and 8 (😬) listed it as the film 'I'd rather never see again.' So a poor showing for a film I love. It's definitely fared better in the past.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

They were close behind. The Apartment is my personal fave but I think all four are pretty much flawless.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

One, Two, Three definitely fell off this time and A Foreign Affair leaves them in serious judgement of the characters' choices. My experiment with showing Fedora didn't make it anyone's favorite, but at least only 8/50 actively hated it and most thought it was a fitting ending.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

After that came two 'written by' entries - Ninotchka (significantly ahead) and Ball of Fire. The next group is always the one that changes the most. This year it was Ace in the Hole, Stalag 17, Sabrina, and surprise-surprise, Irma la Douce (which was also high on the I'll never watch again list.)

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I always ask my students in my Billy Wilder class for their top five films at the end of the semester. No surprises at the top: easy winner Sunset Blvd, and a three-way tie for second between Double Indemnity, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment.

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Andrew deWaard @adewaard.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I have a new feature essay at MUBI Notebook on the Paramount-WB merger. It goes long on our billionaire-dominated media monopoly, the Ellison empire, the effects of the merger, and most importantly, HOW it can be blocked and how we can take back our cultural system. mubi.com/en/notebook/...

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Consolidation Crisis: What Paramount Skydance's Purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery Means, and How to Stop it

A new dark age of Hollywood is coming. What can we do about it?

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jenniferpete @jenniferpete.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Everything is f***ed but at least we have three brand new metro stations opening in LA today ✨ #ridetheD

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Tesla drivers are a scourge.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I've gotten so used to them, it's shocking. And they drive quite well - actually trained in LA driving - unlike many recent transplants.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

How often does an academic book get a full article in Variety?! So awesome for @kfortmueller.bsky.social and @mirandabanks.bsky.social and their fabulous book!

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🏳️‍🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

For this week’s Silent Sundays post, I have continued working on an investigation that began on Twitter a decade ago. Read: oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/p/was-fw-mur...

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Laura Horak @laurah.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

My new books - TRANS CINEMA and MELODRAMA AS PROVOCATEUR - are both out today! www.ucpress.edu/books/trans-... (30% off UCPSAVE30) www.dukeupress.edu/melodrama-as... (30% of E26MELOD) @transmediaportl.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social @carletonfass.bsky.social @carleton.ca

Laura Horak, a white woman with wavy brown hair to her jaw and glasses, holds up two books: TRANS CINEMA and MELODRAMA AS PROVOCATEUR.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Amazing, Julie!! Congrats!! 🎉

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Also the expansion of public TK has moved kids out of daycare earlier. It's a massive shift of labor and resources that were not planned for enough.

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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Congratulations to Prof. @shelleystamp.bsky.social, recipient of the David Shepard Career Achievement Award!!!!! 🎊👏 Pictured here rocking the house with her brilliant intro of Lois Weber's SHOES (1916) at the Denver Silent Film Fest! 😍🎞️🎶

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Rutgers University Press @rutgersupress.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We will be exhibiting at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference in Chicago (March 26-29) so stop by our booth. Take advantage of our 30% conference discount (with free U.S. shipping). Use code RSCMS26. www.rutgersuniversit... #SCMS26

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I was waiting for it! So excited Andy got that opportunity. Also, well deserved win.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Barbara was such a gem. She took an interest in my research too and I was just a lowly grad student. Without her, I never could have finished my dissertation and I was so excited to get to edit her research and writing in Hollywood Unions. She adored Andy.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A personal note: I was very touched to hear Best Editing winner Andy Jurgensen thank his aunt Barbara Hall. As an Academy archivist, she took an interest in my research and, miraculously, found me George Stevens's pocket diary. A miracle. Five Came Back would not have been what it was without her.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

So great! I just knew he would if he did. She was so proud of him.

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Thank you Andy Jurgensen for dedicating your Oscar to your late aunt Barbara Hall, archivist extraordinaire, beloved by film historians like me. So sad she isn’t here to see you win. 🥹

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Unfortunately, my ideas are all LA specific, taking advantage of unique resources like the WB Archives for my American cinema class and visiting Billy Wilder landmarks around the city. I have found luck asking them to talk about personal experience, annotate readings, and writing in class.

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elena gorfinkel @cinemiasma.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

JOB POST in FILM STUDIES: @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social is hiring Lecturer w specialism(s) in 1 or more of following: 1) Film & Media Practice as Research / Filmmaking; 2) Film Curation +/or Archiving; 3) Non-Fiction Film & Media. Deadline MAR 2nd! Please pass along. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/137766-...

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Lecturer in Film Studies | King's College London

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I was the committee chair, and we were so thrilled to honor this project!

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In Memoriam: Marsha Kinder 1940-2025 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marsha Kinder, Emerita University Professor at the University of Southern California and a pioneering figure in film, television, and digital media studies.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Disagree on the antipathy for the film but totally agree Stewart would have been so good in it. Cooper has a harder time playing smart.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Yup. The whole country, from sports to media orgs to the stock market, is a casino. As befits president Biff.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Maybe not all but Nvidia alone is a massive amount of it and so many companies that don’t seem related are touting their A.I. integration to stay in the game. It’s a problem when stocks are soaring and it has nothing to do with actual revenue.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

It’s A.I. speculation. A fairly evident bubble economy. Almost all gains in the last four years have been A.I. associated stocks. www.wired.com/story/ai-bub...

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AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All

I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

How’d that work out for the Fleischer Brothers?

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J.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox. usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

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Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC

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Luci Marzola @lucimarz.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Every great Billy Wilder movie is roughly 110 minutes. Just saying.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

With the horrifying capitulation by Columbia, and as someone that has worked in the college admissions space for 20+ years, I would want more like to rail against the right's ABSOLUTE OBSESSION w/GPA and test scores as being the only thing that should matter for admissions. It is an asinine metric!

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jenniferpete @jenniferpete.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Hollywood Conference was great! Congratulations to @lucimarz.bsky.social and all the organizers. #HWC2025

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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Hollywood Conference at USC was perfect: highly-quality scholarship on a focused topic, great mix of scholars at all ranks, and lots of time for conviviality and community. Thanks @lucimarz.bsky.social! You’re an ace. #HWC2025

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mesk @meesk.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The Hollywood Conference affirmed my love of small, thematic conferences. I saw so many inspiring talks, and there was enough downtime to have actual conversations with people I have known for a long time and with people I just met here. I hope there will be a second iteration. #HWC2025

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

On the occasion of #HWC2025 our colleague Eric Hoyt (of Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research) has written this wonderful blog post. Includes links to resources from Media History Digital Library. wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/index.php/20...

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