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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

OUT NOW! William Mendoza from @menonfilm.bsky.social joins to discuss a man of the Dark variety. He's lucky he jumped in where he did; while the last Darkman tertiary tome left us cold, The Gods of Hell is a rollicking return to form for author Randall Boyll! Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

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James Kenney @jfkenney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Recording a podcast with John Cribbs and REPO MAN director himself Alex Cox in support of the new book I did with Cox & Rudy Wurlitzer. Coming soon!

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's a meeting of Monumental Movie Minds on The Pink Smoke as @moviekessler.bsky.social and @davidlambertart.bsky.social join @thelastmachine.bsky.social to discuss Kieth Merrill's adaptation of the Blaine M. Yorgason and Breton G. Yorgason novel 'Windwalker'! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Ep 169 Windwalker

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

@thelastmachine.bsky.social made an incredible game for our Darkman episode, and now you can play it yourself! Each image is from a MAD Magazine parody, and each offers three possible points. - What is the film being spoofed? - Was that film novelized? - What was the title of the MAD parody?

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Coming up on Authorized! Starting later this week, @thelastmachine.bsky.social will join us for a deep dive into the dark. We'll cover the Darkman novelization and that author's four additional tie-in novels, plus bonus episodes for the sequel films and video game. Behold the schedule!

Authorized: The Darkman Novels (with John Cribbs)

August 27 - Darkman
August 31 - Darkman: The Hangman
Sept. 7 - Darkman 2: The Return of Durant (BONUS EP!)
Sept. 21 - Darkman: The Gods of Hell (with William Mendoza)
October 5 - Darkman: The Price of Fear (with Gus Spelman)
October 12 - Die Darkman Die (BONUS EP!)
October 19 - Darkman: In the Face of Death (with Joseph Gibson)
October 26 - Darkman NES Game (BONUS EP!)

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

@kurtbusiek.bsky.social Hello sir, I just read your Darkman series from the 90's and had a question: were certain things like the Witchfinder killer and the Metropolitan Club your invention, or were you provided specific plot elements from Marvel that they wanted included in the story?

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sam Peckinpah considered Charles Neider's The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones the best Western novel ever written. Listen to me speak at length about the novel & Peckinpah's own screenplay adaptation with @thelastmachine.bsky.social on The Pink Smoke podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/6fSi...

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Ep 166 The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This Thursday at Nighthawk Cinema in Prospect Park: KEVIN GEEKS OUT ABOUT DOLLS hosted by Kate Wilkinson & Kevin Maher! A murderer's row of great guests! I'll be there talking about a movie I love. (Not CHINESE ROULETTE, but that's a good one too.) nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark/movies/kgo-dolls/

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones We got @davidlambertart.bsky.social back to talk about one of the most underrated Western novels, its influence on Sam Peckinpah and Western cinema. Artwork by Tony Stella. m.soundcloud.com/user-564624820/ep-66-the-authentic-death-of

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Always amuses me to remember that my Michael Caine-signed GET CARTER dvd is just sitting unceremoniously among my shelves.

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

On The Pink Smoke, writer/director Jim McBride and author @jfkenney.bsky.social join @thelastmachine.bsky.social to discuss the book JIM MCBRIDE'S LOST SCREENPLAYS OF THE 1970s, why those scripts were never produced, and what filmmaking was like in the 1970s! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Arts Podcast · Updated Bimonthly · A podcast on cinema & literature, from Action Jackson to Zeder.

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Very sad to hear of the far-too-early passing of Corey Parker, who I love for both BIG MAN ON CAMPUS and HOW I GOT INTO COLLEGE but marked his legacy in my heart as Mädchen Amick's leading man in I'M DANGEROUS TONIGHT.

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Whatever happens tonight, just want to express my supreme appreciation for the miracle that is #TheLastDriveIn. We were largely Joe Bob-less for 18 years, limited to bootlegs of old shows, his audio commentaries and odd appearance here & there. To get 8 more years of him has been amazing.

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

OUT NOW! An author we don't like. A game we can't play. A novelization that's... surprisingly tolerable if we grade on a curve. But with @patrickhwillems.bsky.social and @thelastmachine.bsky.social joining to discuss Shadowkeep, the conversation earns an A+ easily. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Waking up tomorrow and realizing there won't be any more Frederick Wiseman films is going to be soul-crushing.

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

You love Larry Cohen, so you MUST listen to @thelastmachine.bsky.social's interview with @jfkenney.bsky.social, editor of Cohen's newly published memoirs and an unreleased Cohen screenplay! Joined by Andrew Overbye of @authorizedpod.bsky.social on THE PINK SMOKE! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Ep 161 I Killed Bette Davis by Larry Cohen

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 12/02/2025 · 1h 56m

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST We talk Larry Cohen with @jfkenney.bsky.social, editor of the director's newly published memoirs and HEADHUNTER, an unreleased Cohen screenplay. Joined by Andrew Overbye of @authorizedpod.bsky.social! m.soundcloud.com/user-564624820/ep-161-i-killed-bette-davis-by-larry-cohen

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

OUT NOW! @thelastmachine.bsky.social joins to discuss Speed Zone, theoretically a third entry in the Cannonball Run series. Can three SCTV alumni save a film with no story or jokes? Why do we keep doing this? We think it had something to do with something called Carquake? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Just so happens, on this day of Tom Stoppard's departure, sorting through old crap, I found an ancient program from when I co-directed and co-starred in ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD in high school. I still mumble "consistency is all I ask..." to myself every once in a while.

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Join intrepid heroes @hwoodminotaur.bsky.social and @jonjame.bsky.social as they entire The Pink Smoke cinematic inferno with @thelastmachine.bsky.social and @moviekessler.bsky.social! What movies will be saved and what will burn for all eternity? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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FiVE FROM THE FiRE / Episode 11: Becky D'Anna and Jon Laubinger

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 11/04/2025 · 1h 10m

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

If you want to hear me talk about Warlock, listen to The Pink Smoke's episode on "Wyatt Earp movies without Wyatt Earp" with @thelastmachine.bsky.social & Chris Funderburg. We also cover 40 Guns, Law and Order (1932), Dodge City & a helluva lot more: open.spotify.com/episode/4e9c...

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Ep. 153 Earp Adjacent Westerns

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

GIVE US THE GOOBERS! The release of 'Gemlins' in 1984 unleashed a horde of lil' party monster imitators. On The Pink Smoke, brave space bounty hunters @thelastmachine.bsky.social and Chris Funderburg round up the Gremlins Rip-Offs! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Ep 159 Gremlins Rip-Offs

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 10/31/2025 · 2h 40m

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST Five from the Fire John Carpenter Ronny Yu Luchino Visconti Hilary Birmingham Robert Zemeckis If you could save 5 movies from these directors, which would you pick? We tasked @hwoodminotaur.bsky.social and Jon Laubinger of the #DirectorsTakePodcast to make the hard choice!

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

OUT NOW! @thelastmachine.bsky.social joins as we continue our quest to watch everything even tangentially related to Carquake (aka Cannonball), whether it has been novelized or not. Will diminished expectations benefit the sequel to a movie we mostly didn't love? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Legendary Scholar of the West @davidlambertart.bsky.social joins Chris Funderburg and @thelastmachine.bsky.social on The Pink Smoke to discuss the myth of Jeremiah Johnson, the novels that inspired the titular film, and the brilliant John Milius script! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Ep 158 Crow Killer /

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 10/20/2025 · 2h 25m

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

On The Pink Smoke, the brilliant Chris Funderburg and @thelastmachine.bsky.social discuss the ARTHUR films, their pop culture legacy, and how a modern audience might view them today! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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Ep 157 Arthur and Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Podcast Episode · The Pink Smoke podcast · 10/06/2025 · 1h 47m

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

This was my first feature film as writer/director, released back in 2008, a horror inspired by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and 70s British horrors like Frightmare and Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly, about a murderous family who live in a house at the end of a Heathrow Airport runway.

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Fellow used bookstore explorer @scsheil.bsky.social will appreciate how awesome it is that I found this at a used shop in Poughkeepsie, NY.

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I had the honor of joining the one-and-only @thelastmachine.bsky.social to record a commentary for the 1981 James Bond film FOR YOUR EYES ONLY! Combat skiing! Monastery assaults! A surfeit of pistachios! Available only on The Pink Smoke's Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/for-yo...

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I join Matt on the Time Enough Podcast to discuss the 1962 film REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, where it stands in Rod Serling's writing oeuvre, and if there is any fate for a veteran boxer that is not poverty and physical degradation... timeenoughpodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/req...

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Time Enough Podcast: A Twilight Zone Podcast | Requiem for a Heavyweight (w/ John Arminio)

Ever wonder what happens after you punch Anthony Quinn too many times in the head? Perhaps Jack Palance if you're a fan of television?You'll find John doing his spiritualist/leftist take on film a...

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I'm back on @authorizedpod.bsky.social talking about Phillip Rock's pretty excellent adaptation of Don Siegel's DIRTY HARRY. It's the @hsblechman.bsky.social season, for which all of you punks should feel lucky. open.spotify.com/episode/66ZzK0… artwork by Tony Stella

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST Ali: Fear Eats the Soul We sit down to discuss one of the warmest titles from the colder-than-death filmography of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a story of how the misery of unaccepted love is made even more miserable when it is accepted. soundcloud.com/user-5646248...

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Listen to me talk about Law and Order, Saint Johnson & just about every movie about Wyatt Earp that doesn't use the name Wyatt Earp on The Pink Smoke podcast with @thelastmachine.bsky.social & Christopher Funderburg. That means 40 Guns, Warlock, Dodge City & more... open.spotify.com/episode/4e9c...

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Jordanna Kalman @jkalman.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

www.cpw.org Photo book and zine fair August 9 + 10!

poster for cpw.org photo book and zine fair august 9th and 10th.

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Patrick Horvath @patrickhorvath.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Today's the day! Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees - Rite of Spring is available for purchase in all fine shops where comics are sold. Immense gratitude to all of the critics, retailers, and readers who have supported this book ❤️❤️❤️ Still can't wrap my head around it!

Patrick holding issue 1 of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees - Rite of Spring

A panel from the comic with a pull quote from John Harris Dunning that says, "A killer return to this beautifully unsettling world... bloody unmissable!"

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Bad Books for Bad People @badbooksbadppl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

We're back with a new episode on Keith Rosson's Smoke City! Road-trippin' to a funeral and in search of the reincarnated spirit of Joan of Arc. Listen in to hear all about hot dog burritos, redemption, and a jazz records as legal tender badbooksbadpeople.com/episodes/epi...

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Episode 85: Smoke City - Everybody’s Got Their Own Apocalypse — Bad Books for Bad People

Keith Rosson’s 2019 novel Smoke City is a supernatural character study that somehow makes the road trip adventure shared by a loose-cannon pop artist, a reluctant immortal, and a would-be ghost ...

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST Earp Adjacent Westerns We're joined by @davidlambertart.bsky.social to discuss movies where they don't call him Wyatt & they don't call it Tombstone but he still cleans up the streets! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-153-earp-adjacent-westerrns/id1529803112?i=1000715388863

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Is Marlon Brando the most interesting part of The Missouri Breaks, or does he ruin what could have been a rich, laidback 70s Western? Or both? I got hammered & went on @menonfilm.bsky.social with fellow guest @thelastmachine.bsky.social to figure it out open.spotify.com/episode/3Y0o...

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast @authorizedpod.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

OUT NOW! The world's most famous novelization author wrote a memoir. @thelastmachine.bsky.social and @patrickhwillems.bsky.social join to dissect Alan Dean Foster's treatise on adaptations. Hannah loses her mind. Listen: shorturl.at/j15hf

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QuasarSniffer @quasarsniffer.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Titanic movie minds @moviekessler.bsky.social, @davidlambertart.bsky.social, and @thelastmachine.bsky.social UNITE on The Pink Smoke to discuss two legendary directors and their historic (but interesting!) debacles: Lynch's 'Dune' and Peckinpah's 'Major Dundee'! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

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PINNLAND EMPIRE @pinnlandempire.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Lots of updates over at PINNLAND EMPIRE BLACK FILM CANON www.pinnlandempire.com/2025/03/10-r... HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS www.pinnlandempire.com/2025/01/hund... NICKEL BOYS www.pinnlandempire.com/2025/02/nick... THE KILLER www.pinnlandempire.com/2023/11/a-fe... & www.pinnlandempire.com/2024/03/a-fe...

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John Cribbs @thelastmachine.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

THE PINK SMOKE PODCAST: Major Dune-dee @davidlambertart.bsky.social on Sam Peckinpah's MAJOR DUNDEE! @moviekessler.bsky.social on David Lynch's DUNE! Two big studio movies shot in Mexico that almost derailed their director's career. We discuss what happened! m.soundcloud.com/user-5646248...

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

It's David Day on The Pink Smoke podcast as this David joins @moviekessler.bsky.social & @thelastmachine.bsky.social to talk about the similarities between David Samuel Peckinpah's Major Dundee & David Lynch's Dune. Listen 👇 m.soundcloud.com/user-5646248...

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