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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is one of the best commentaries about film criticism I've seen in a while. Too much of film criticism has become a reductive search for messages rather than an exploration of the cinematography, acting, and art of film, and its place in the history of movies.

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John Jackson Miller 🔜 NYCC Writer's Block Table 2 @farawaypress.com · 02/10/2026

For a limited time, the STAR WARS: KENOBI ebook is $1.99 from Random House Worlds! Amazon: link.amazon/B0hNcMCoY B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kenobi-joh... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/keno... Google Play: play.google.com/store/books/...

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Mori Mole 🍂 @morimole.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You'll note that this gray and neutral trend is far from modern, and began in earnest around 2012, filling up Pinterest and car lots and decor shops. It's lasted unusually long, far longer than pink and tears of late 80s or harvest gold and avocado green of the 70s. It's chromophobia

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm excited for this. #KOTOR was such a unique game that happened to come along at the right time for both BioWare and LucasArts to result in a masterpiece.

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

ICYMI: First two episodes of my new series on the making and legacy of the Old Republic Star Wars games are live. At least eight more outlined and in the works; the plan is to release one every Monday, assuming that doesn’t require me to compromise on quality. People seem to be enjoying it so far!

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Tom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 25/08/2026

This all feels like the only way to make do with a system that is entirely broken. It’s inevitable, but also a sign of the times that “don’t cheat because it’s wrong” is almost comically irrelevant

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I've been thinking about this post a lot as I write my book chapter about #Andor...

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We just completed Nusantara, @thedigradio.bsky.social's 8-part series on the history of Indonesia. The fourth largest country is barely understood in the West and yet has decisively shaped the world: from Dutch colonialism to third world revolution to US-backed mass anti-communist genocide. 1/

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Paul Duncan / Writer / Editor / Films / Books / Comics @kershed.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

July 22, 1997: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: This Naboo air force concept art took Doug Chiang 1.5 days to complete. #StarWarsArchives19992005 youtu.be/Ocm__ZQTZVk

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Phil Szostak @philszostak.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“[The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series)] is a myriad of colours and talent that will, I have no doubt, be regarded as among the finest of its kind for many years to come. Art book lover are spoilt as ‘The Art of The Mandalorian and Grogu’ arrives to us later this Autumn.”

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm somewhat indifferent to Christopher Nolan's films and this @economist.com article I think puts my feelings into words. His plots are clever, but I rarely emotionally connect with the characters. www.economist.com/culture/2026...

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Why Sir Christopher Nolan inspires such devotion—and contempt

His films are ambitious and technically brilliant, but often emotionally detached

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Darth Plagueis made his live-action debut on this day 2 years ago

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The Very Last Dinosaur @theverylastdino.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Old dan art of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Easily one of my favourite stories. I would like to revisit this again someday. #art #digitalart #hayaomiyazaki #Nausicaa #Nausicaä #ghibli #fanart

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Why are audiences not coming back fro second season of our shows?" "Because they're waiting to see if you cancel it like everything else, and also there's too long a gap between seasons." "No, that can't be it."

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CultureSlate @cultureslate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Show recommendation Avatar The Last Airbender (The Star Wars of Animated Television shows) #AvatarTheLastAirbender #LastAirbender

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

this #AvatarAang movie doesn't look too bad so far...

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Jehtt @turbojehtt.net · 05/07/2026

I love how they expanded on the story in this game.

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Star Wars Explained @starwarsexplained.com · 03/07/2026

If you loved the first Ninth Jedi short from 2021 as much as I did you will love the show. After seeing the first episode I can confidently say that it feels like a proper continuation of where it all started. A 'What if' for Star Wars with a high fantasy twist. All 8 episodes drop August 5th!

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Star Wars Holocron @swholocron.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Character of the Day: Admiral Gial Ackbar

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We just watched #Supergirl… why does Hollywood keep making adaptations that ignore the source material? The “Woman of Tomorrow” comic is a great story about trauma and revenge. The film completely misses the point of it.

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Headbanging Kara Zor-el

ALT: Headbanging Kara Zor-el

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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Singaporean artist Leia Ham reimagined LotR as Tale of the Middle Kingdom, since Chinese name for China (Zhōngguó) means "The Middle Kingdom." Her concept art includes the Fellowship, armors, buildings like Bag End, props like Aragorn's banner and Fellowship brooches, and more. #TolkienTrewsday

An illustration of the Fellowship, reimagined with Chinese-style period outfits.

An illustration of armors of Gondor, Rohan, and Rivendell Elves, reimagined using different periods of Chinese armors as concepts. On the top right are three side profiles of Rohan man, Gondorian, and Elf with different Chinese hairstyles. On the bottom right is Aragorn's banner redrawn with Chinese influence.

A concept art of Bag End reimagined as Chinese court houses, with tall stone gates, round wooden doors, curved roofs, and open courtyard, nestled in a hill.

A concept art of Rivendell in the style of Chinese painting. Next to it are several props drawn in Chinese style such as Fellowship brooch based on gingko leaves, lembas in the shape of mooncake, Elfstone as round jade, Galadriel's phial in a green jade bottle, and shards of Narsil.

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Ghibli Tavern @ghiblitavern.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Today is Studio Ghibli's 41st anniversary! The studio was founded on 15 June 1985. 🎺

Pazu stands on a rooftop and plays the trumpet surrounded by birds in Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

E.T. The music takes the kids' encounter with aliens and makes it magical.

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ET Lights Elliot's Finger

ALT: ET Lights Elliot's Finger

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eric stirpē @stirpicus.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

4 years ago in the Telltale Games Alumni FB group, Michael Parsons was asking if anyone had advice for helping his 15 year old son Kane achieve his dreams of being a filmmaker. Turned out alright.

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

among the biggest problems with television today, the lack of economic or logistical pressure to actually make shows is among the greatest. (1/14)

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This is my one criticism of #Andor. I love the show, but it falls into the trope of "spy thriller = humorless, super-intelligent people".

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The latest edition of my Star Wars newsletter was published yesterday as we start making our way through the ‘Black Fleet Crisis’ trilogy! the-historians-holonet.ghost.io/the-black-fl...

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The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm

Star Wars and World Wars

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

You don’t get the big-swing episodes that WORK unless you also occasionally have the risky/desperate/out-there big-swing episodes that sometimes don’t work (but fans will make fun of for the next 20 years, which is its own form of fun)

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The waits between seasons doubled in last 10 yrs — & this piece doesn’t get into it, but when execs also demand shorter seasons, in some cases way too short, the end result = audiences that just don’t engage with shows/characters the same way. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/w...

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The Wait Between TV Seasons Is Getting Longer, It’s Not Your Imagination

A study says the average gap between seasons of TV has reached a new high, with scripted originals on streaming taking an average of 21 months to return.

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We really enjoyed #TheMandalorianandGrogu! It’s a fun adventure and has some nice character development for Grogu.

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ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 24/05/2026

Natasha Lance Rogoff's book about the making of the Russian Sesame Street is being developed into a feature film!

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Muppets In Moscow Movie in Development - ToughPigs

The non-fiction book is being developed for a picture show!

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historyfilmfan.bsky.social @historyfilmfan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I just found out that one of the major inspirations for Andor is my favorite show of all time, a french village. Ok, ok. That, along with the school year ending, will make me finally finish the show. Here's hoping it's as good as everyone says!

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Welcome to the Rebellion with Cassian Andor

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This seems very tentative but i will nonetheless seize the moment to reiterate my view that a fundamental reason Jackson LOTR works and almost no other Tolkien adaptations do is that it has actual Tolkien dialogue/prose to work with and is extraordinarily creative about finding ways to use it

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Peter Jackson in talks to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Silmarillion’ into films

Peter Jackson has revealed that he is in talks to adapt further works by author J.R.R. Tolkien, including 'The Silmarillion'

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"Bigger isn’t necessarily better,” Hudson said. “If I’m excited about a game and then I find out that it’s 200 hours long — even if I have no ambition to actually finish it — I wonder, if I put 20 hours in, will I even be out of act one? A lot of players just want to play something and finish it.”

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 01/05/2026

Thought I'd try a little miniature tribute to the amazing, inspiring artist Ralph McQuarrie, I've always loved his work and thought I'd tackle an illustration he did for Empire Strikes Back and replicate it using figures, practical effects, miniatures, lighting & cotton wool for snow. #photography

Luke escapes a crashed snowspeeder whilst looking on at an approaching ATAT

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Amy Richau @amyrichau.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I am very excited for some Maul – Shadow Lord articles I worked on coming to Star Wars dot com soon! I'm spoiled but I haven't seen the last two episodes - going to use my ability to wake up at 3am every night to my advantage to fix that soon. Don't be a jerk and spoil other people!

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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖 @drahsturgis.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026

Update: Thanks to student interest, we’ve now added a second live discussion section option! I am so happy to say that my series on #TheHungerGames series will be offered again starting in June! This series will run #Summer-Fall in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online […]

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

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a picture of a woman with a flower in her hair is displayed on a wall

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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Chris Kempshall's "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire" is excellent -- and the ebook in just $2! (Seems this bookshop.org offer is US only, sadly) Even if you only have a passing interest in #StarWars, I would urge you to check it out. Highest possible recommendation!

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Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

Check out Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire - A history of the dark times "So this is how liberty dies—with thunderous applause." -Senator Padmé Amidala <b...

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FuzzWolf 🏳️‍🌈 @fuzzwolf.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Saw this meme and I did it. Opening line to Neuromancer.

Centered text reads “The sky above
the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel”

Below are 3 versions of the same cityscape labeled 1985, 2005, 2025 with the background changing from grey static, to solid blue, to streaming service logos.

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Dom @poliscijedi.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

weird I've always felt the opposite. Star Wars novels felt like important continuations of the epic adventures from the movies, albeit a bit more serious in tone. Trek novels were far less focused on moral or social questions than the TV shows and far more focused on fan service.

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