Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've had enough of Tom Cruise. He's hollow. He hasn't been interesting since COLLATERAL. He's got nothing left to offer. 361
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The algorithm likes the word "flop," which allows me to revisit alleged misfires. I'm so happy I got the opportunity to revisit Héctor Babenco's IRONWEED. Totally different experience from William Kennedy's novel, but the damaged soul of it all is woefully intact.slashfilm.comJack Nicholson And Meryl Streep Headlined This Must-See '80s Flop Based On A Beloved Book - SlashFilmIt may have flopped, but this '80s drama (itself based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book) starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep is very much worth your time. 071
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's been all downhill for the White Sox since Ja Rule cancelled. 110
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A beautiful send off to one of the best to ever do it. 120
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What I need right now is someone who's covered federal law enforcement for decades to tell me how we fix this. Because it all seems profoundly unfuckable. @radleybalko.bsky.social? 010
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Wan't it Chris Rock who called insurance "just in case shit"? Why are we accepting this state of play? (Answer: people are cowards.) 030
Reposted by Jeremy SmithMichael Avolio @michaelavolio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"It is not funny that a man should be killed, but it is sometimes funny that he should be killed for so little..." - Raymond Chandler, "The Simple Art of Murder" 0229
Reposted by Jeremy SmithWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ginger was not only Fred's dance partner, she was also one of the best actresses of her era. And Astaire "didn't want his life story depicted on screen," says his widow, which makes it a non-starter for true Fred & Ginger fans. So, who is this film for? www.thewrap.com/industry-new... #FilmSkythewrap.comSabrina Carpenter to Play Ginger Rogers, Margaret Qualley Is Adele Astaire in Tom Holland's Fred Astaire BiopicSabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley are set to star as Ginger Rogers and Adele Astaire, respectively, in Tom Holland's untitled Fred Astaire biopic. 135312
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Played it fast-and-loose with the prompt, but, aside from SUDDEN IMPACT (YMMV), I think we did the topic justice. I love writing with Ryan.slashfilm.com5 Forgotten '80s Action Thrillers That Still Hold Up Today - SlashFilmThe 1980s were a golden age for high-octane action thrillers, but there are several you may not have heard of that are worth your time. 351
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most actors shouldn't smoke on screen not *just* because it promotes a dangerous habit, but because it's just about impossible to do it better than Roy Scheider. 281985
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've identified Jim Rice as the Boston Strangler. Air-tight case. 000
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wrote about today's most minor atrocity: the trailer for David O. Russell's MADDEN.slashfilm.comThe Madden Trailer Makes Us Wonder How David O. Russell Is Still Making Movies - SlashFilmNicolas Cage is John Madden in the trailer for David O. Russell's Madden, a film that, by the look of it, may finally land Russell in directors' jail. 231
Reposted by Jeremy SmithMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Try to live the kind of life that will make war criminals hate you. 522732462
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That info was likely sold off for millions. Ain't no one in this trying to do the right thing. 120
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"As befitting a filmmaker who is known for his meticulous attention to detail in capturing a time period, even when it comes to dialogue, sources say that this adaptation will feature actors speaking in Olde English." 8-ball Shakespeare.hollywoodreporter.comRobert Eggers Tackling ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Adaptation as Focus Wins Bidding War (Exclusive)Where art thou? Here art thou: The feature project will be the filmmaker's next after his upcoming 'Werwulf.' 220
Reposted by Jeremy SmithRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Christ, these people are monsters. Just monsters. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 13253641941
Reposted by Jeremy SmithBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want. 652609904
Reposted by Jeremy SmithKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not. 7752681560
Reposted by Jeremy SmithMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...nytimes.comParamount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN. 331534494
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Vikings win, but winning means nothing if Caleb Williams isn't active. Bummer of a game. 000
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There was no backlash. It was media manufactured bullshit. 1183
Reposted by Jeremy SmithAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 8030831809
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Mainstream Media: "We must maintain access with these people!" 050
Reposted by Jeremy SmithRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From 2021 to 2025, Stephen Miller was making $567K/year as head of his America First "think tank." He owns $100K-$250K in Palantir stock alone. His estimated net worth: ~$2 million. The immigrants he's deporting to third-party countries to be tortured and disappeared don't get an attorney at all. 21892279
Reposted by Jeremy SmithSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price 291927809
Reposted by Jeremy SmithDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The baseline level of Dumb Guy Pretending To Be Even Dumber in our culture is incredibly high at the moment, but this is an all-time performance in that category. Hall of Fame work in any era. 1091630255
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026youtube.comUsed Cars (1980) - Gerrit Graham - red car freakout stuntYouTube video by Stranger Things Hawkins Radio 0105
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This will cost the Dems control of Congress. Which I believe is by design. The donor class, and the moderate politicians, make more money when the Dems are out of power. 061
Reposted by Jeremy SmithJoe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If you've ever been involved in the Special Olympics - and millions of people have - you're probably pissed that Eunice Kennedy-Shriver's nephew is not-so-subtly trying to kill disabled kids! 06010
Reposted by Jeremy SmithPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New: Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Bernie Sanders have introduced a joint resolution of disapproval against the Trump-Vance admin's new proposed $5 billion sale of bombs and JDAMs to Saudi Arabia. 419545
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026DIGGER is going to be a legendary bomb. AGI and Cruise could use the humbling. 2131
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Dump on Foreigner all you want, but they had the good sense to hire Junior Walker to play sax on "Urgent." 130
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026No way I PLAY ROCKY makes it through awards season unscathed. And, trust me, there's worse out there. 121
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026When I wrote for @philnobilejr.bsky.social at Fango, he was crystal clear about the hire (verbatim): "You're a piece-of-shit writer, but you're my friend and alarmingly white (sans Italian blood which places you in the upper echelon of the social scale above me, master). I'm publishing this piece." 080
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I wrote a SPIN CITY spec (Fox era) that nearly got me in the door. Other than that, THE SIMPSONS, NEWSRADIO and THE ROCKFORD FILES. 110
Reposted by Jeremy SmithHolly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Blanket reply to everybody who’s sent this story to me for comment today: Take a beat and send it to ten of your male friends instead 1609147
Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's weird being a Vikings fan. They're good. They're always good. They just find a different way to lose unlike the Browns. But I like the fan base, I miss my Matty and I love Leah, so they've got me for life. Skol: 050
