Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"In every country in which there has been a loss of freedom, where does it begin? It begins in news media, in public print, in books, and on the proscenium. That's where they attack you first right there. That's the bread basket." —Rod Serling 8332130
Reposted by Wrong ManFish Filet Colored @thelowedown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Wrong Man closes out Noir City Chicago 2026 day five, introduced by Alan K. Rode. @noirfoundation.bsky.social @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social #noir #filmnoir #chicago #NoirCityChicago 095
Reposted by Wrong ManTurner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026At the Telluride Film Festival, Dave Karger talked with John Turturro about New York City on screen. His new film, THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, will hit theaters nationwide late October. 2789
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"Judge a human by his compassion and his sincerity.” ~ Rod Serling 921866
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026RIP Dolly Parton! 🕊️🎶🕊️ In 1979, Mayor Tom Bradley declared September 20, 1979, to be #DollyParton Day in Los Angeles. 121117137
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Mario Valens (Ritchie Valens' younger brother) playing the harmonica at last night’s “Ritchie Forever” tribute show at Grand Performances in #DTLA. #LaBamba #RitchieValens 1112
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Remembering the 85th birthday of musician Ritchie Valens (1941–1958) with this mural painted in his hometown of Pacoima (located here -> maps.app.goo.gl/cXaTyrsbryFg... ): Also, there will be a #RitchieValens tribute show at Grand Performances on Aug 22nd. www.grandperformances.org/events/ritch... 092
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Happy 818 Day!! The San Fernando Valley at night (circa 1970s) found in the San Fernando Valley History Digital Library at @csunlibrary.bsky.social -> digital-library.csun.edu/sfvh #818Day 0113
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“The bowling lane is where Americans of vastly different backgrounds can come together to play with one another,” Chris Nichols. #NationalBowlingDay Love this bowling sign atop the #Pomona Recreation Center (late 1940s): hdl.huntington.org/digital/coll... 31910
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Remembering #RaymondChandler on his birthday with this quote from "The High Window": "Bunker Hill is old town, lost town, shabby town, crook town. Once, very long ago, it was the choice residential district of the city, and there are still standing a few of the jigsaw Gothic mansions..." #LAnoir 0114
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 25/06/2026June 25, 1938: Thousands attended the opening of New Chinatown #OTD in 1938. New Chinatown in Los Angeles was "the first modern American Chinatown, owned and planned from the ground up by Chinese." chinatownla.com/history/ #LAPL photo (1940) of #NewChinatown: tessa2.lapl.org/digital/coll... 0147
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there and to the ones we miss... 1129140
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Jun 17, 1926: Located in #BoyleHeights, the Brooklyn Theatre was destroyed 100 years ago when dynamite decimated the building. When firemen arrived on the scene, they found 200+ sticks of dynamite that failed to explode. Homestead Museum: homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/06/23/b... #OTDhomesteadmuseum.blogBlast from the Past: Photos of the Dynamiting of the Brooklyn Theatre, Boyle Heights, June 1926 -The Homestead Blogby Paul R. Spitzzeri In 1875, banker Isaias W. Hellman, merchant John Lazzarovich and William H. Workman, nephew of Homestead founders William Workman and Nicolasa Urioste, subdivided a new tract e… 132
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 13/06/2026To those wondering what my dad would have to say about Trump, here’s a clue from the past… 491513367
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 06/06/2026"It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." ~Rod Serling 1335119961
Reposted by Wrong ManFilm Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Our key strand for this year’s #FilmNoirFest is set around ‘#Boxing Noir’ which has been programmed by @mrstevehunt.bsky.social. More info on the #FilmNoir titles very soon; some early bird passes still available: ti.to/film-noir-uk... 163
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 05/06/2026For #NationalDonutDay: Danny’s Donuts in Lakewood, which eventually became Denny's. Photos (1954) via the Huntington Library: hdl.huntington.org/digital/coll... 1165
Reposted by Wrong ManTurner Classic Movies @tcmtv.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Join Eddie Muller for his favorite trips to the dark side as his two-month long film noir festival Summer of Darkness returns to TCM beginning this Friday. The lineup includes favorite film noir classics such as DOUBLE INDEMNITY ('44). Learn more: bit.ly/3PVliC4 313319
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), born in Los Angeles County General Hospital 100 years ago today. #MarilynMonroe photo shoot in Griffith Park (1950): time.com/3881383/mari... #Marilyn100 1153
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Dad's 1972 commencement address to Ithaca College graduates: 12354103
Reposted by Wrong ManAnne C. Serling @anneserling.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Like so many, my dad was plagued by PTSD and nightmares after the war. In college he switched his major to language and literature because, as he said, "I needed to get it out of my gut...write it down. This is the way it began for me." Images: Rod Serling 1943 & 1975 20955180
Reposted by Wrong ManTerence Towles Canote @mercurie80.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Today in 1970 The Out-of-Towners, starring Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis, was released. 011
Reposted by Wrong ManUCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 26/05/2026“Pitfall” (1948) World premiere of new restoration! Sun. May 31, 7:40 p.m. André de Toth directs this classic L.A. noir starring Dick Powell as a married insurance man whose life spirals out of control after he meets the alluring Mona (Lizabeth Scott). Free! ucla.in/4dxiSCz 5377
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Jun 3 @ 7pm: CHSSC's virtual talk about the Sunset Route "highlights engineering marvels like the Tehachapi Loop & San Fernando Tunnel,while honoring the grit & sacrifice of the 3,000 Chinese laborers who made this transcontinental link possible." chssc.org/event/june-2... #railhistory #AAPI #Trains 032
Reposted by Wrong Mancolumbo screenshots @columboscreens.bsky.social · 23/05/2026lieutenant columbo, hombocide 5313108
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Here’s a rundown of Los Angeles events honoring Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday next Monday: www.marilynrememberedfanclub.com/marilyn-monr... (some events are sold out) #MarilynMonroemarilynrememberedfanclub.comMarilyn Monroe 100th Birthday Celebrations and Events in Los Angeles -Details on events taking place in Los Angeles in celebration of Marilyn Monroe's 100th birthday, arranged by Marilyn Remembered. 052
Reposted by Wrong Man@LAhistory @lahistory.bsky.social · 27/05/2026The #LANoir film captures "the trappings of infidelity, larceny & obsession, played out in sun-drenched post-war SoCal...Iconic Los Angeles locations such as Santa Monica Bay, the Miracle Mile May Co. Building and the Hall of Justice were also utilized." 📽️: community.ucla.edu/event/934a54... 0103
Reposted by Wrong ManUCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social · 27/05/2026“The Other Love” (1947) restoration premiere! Sun. 5/31, 9:35 p.m. A pianist (Barbara Stanwyck), convalescing from tuberculosis, is tempted by a short, adventure-filled life. She must choose between two lovers: her doctor (David Niven) and a race car driver (Richard Conte). Free! ucla.in/4uuwdBD 2112
