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Valancourt Books @valancourtbooks.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Celebrating today, as we do every year, the birthday of Michael McDowell (1950-1999), who would have been 76 today. Sadly he is not still with us, but fortunately his great books still are. Read and cherish them, and if you haven't read them, now is a good time!

Cover: The Elementals by Michael McDowell

Cover: Cold Moon Over Babylon by Michael McDowell

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I've wanted to see Metropolis on the big screen for years, and I finally got that chance tonight at the Gateway. The 4k restoration is absolutely gorgeous! The seeds of so many sci-fi epics were sown with this film. The message still holds up- "The mediator between head and hands must be the heart."

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The Life of Chuck is such a beautiful, thoughtful, life-affirming film. I loved every single second. Each actor gave a flawless, shining performance. This is quite near a perfect film.

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

WHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!?!????!!!!!?!?! #doctorwho

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Sinners has to be the best film of the year so far! If the academy will acknowledge a horror movie, it would sweep through the categories at the Oscars- best actor, best screenplay, casting, makeup, set design, costume design, lighting, sound mixing, and OF COURSE best overall soundtrack.

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The Importance of Being Earnest from The National Theatre was brilliantly hilarious and hilariously brilliant! Every aspect, from the acting to the set design to the costuming, was just purely fabulous! And Lady Bracknell stole every scene she was in- absolutely flawless character work!

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Great, now the Happy Greek is closing... Too many good restaurants are being forced out due to rent hikes!

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Just put the new Keith Haring postage stamp on the wall under my Keith Haring envelope cachet/post office stamp!

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Whatever happened to the pink medicine we got when we were 5 that tasted like bubblegum? Why don't we get that when we're sick anymore?

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

"When traitors are called heroes (or heroes traitors, he supposed in his frowning way), dark times must have fallen." @stephenking.bsky.social , The Gunslinger

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. (1/2)

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Please tell me I didn't just see that... this has to be some alternate dimension... I feel light-headed....

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Cleared off my Neil Gaiman shelf today... Photo 1 is what I'm probably going to get rid of. Photo 2 is what I'm either keeping (for now) or can't make a decision on just yet. This really hurts... I just can't stand looking at all of them anymore, let alone the thought of reading them ever again.

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Sean Boley @srboley.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The tree is down, all the Christmas decorations are put away, and this place is almost completely back to normal.

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