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Abby Olcese

8 days

I'm sitting next to a Lincoln impersonator at the airport bar. He's watching MSNBC reporting on yesterday's assassination attempt. This is easily the most surreal thing I've ever witnessed.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

2 years

Accidental marquee word association: you love to see it.

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3 years

This John Woo quote in the Nic Cage GQ profile is maybe the cutest thing I've ever read.

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Abby Olcese

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7 years

@meanboysclub @prairielaura That white husky looks both embarrassed and confused.

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2 years

@_Ash_Clark Genuinely, it feels like Peele killed a member's dog or something. Not even a visual effects nod, it's so lame!

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

If you live in Regency England and go out in the rain, you're ill, possibly dead.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

@biggestweiner The little decorative plate is everything.

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

@brockwilbur "THE BEST PART, connected to the home is a 2500 sq ft legitimate jail with 9 cells, booking room and 1/2 bath." I have never once considered an on-site jail to be the "best part" of a house.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Streaming services, here's a free idea: a row on your front page menu dedicated to 90-minute movies. It'll be a hit, trust me on this.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Tell me dating you would be a nightmare without saying dating you would be a nightmare.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Oh hey, who's that on the cover of this month's issue of @TheFastPitch ? It's only @Dastmalchian ! (It's also someone's first-ever cover story, so you know, there's that, too 😏)

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

Well kids, if you see OPPENHEIMER on film, make sure it's been run at least one time by someone who knows what they're doing. Issues at my screening were as follows:

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

6 years

A studio rep I met at @TIFF_NET told me she was at a red carpet event once when she felt this glowing presence behind her. It was Chris Hemsworth. She told me it felt like he exuded a gravitational pull, like a planet, which I 100% believe.

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6 years

My thoughts of Thor are impure.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

@AlishaGrauso @baddestmamajama The fact that I had BOTH of these songs on a burned CD mix along with Death Cab's Transatlanticism tells you everything you need to know about my millennial status.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

So hey. @brockwilbur and I have been working like mad on this story for the last month. I am so so grateful to all the current and former employees who spoke with us. You all have guts of steel. This is a big deal, I hope you read it.

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@TheFastPitch

4 years

Since its opening in 2012, the Kansas City branch of Alamo Drafthouse Theaters has let abuse and harm fester. Over 30 current and former Drafthouse employees—from local servers to corporate leaders—are now speaking up.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

So hey, I know we're all very (rightly) upset by the Mondo news. However, this is a great time to seek out and support the many places that also do quality pop culture art and poster work! A brief thread:

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

Congratulations to @JasonKander 's great uncle on his lifetime achievement Tony 😉

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

Please enjoy this pic of blushing bride @duckvalentine contemplating a knife, clearly planning...something.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

2 years

So, it's official: I'M WRITING A BOOK, Y'ALL!!!! I'm working with IVP on Silver Screen Liturgy, a guide to movies to watch through the church year. It's based on my article series for @thinkchristian . Watch this space for more developments ❤

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

Just a few things left to take care of before I leave my day job for greener pastures.

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

Y'all. Electric Dreams is streaming on @criterionchannl this month. This is huge (for me and probably, like three other people but still).

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

When it's Star Wars Day and also Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

@karenyhan See also Blood Simple, THEIR VERY FIRST MOVIE.

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4 years

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

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Abby Olcese

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9 years

Just a reminder that sometimes going to the movies can lift up your faith in humanity, and everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

My debut for @ebertvoices is me back on brand yelling about The Night of the Hunter. I'm so glad I got to do this :).

Everlasting Arms: The Sustained Power of The Night of the Hunter | Features | Roger Ebert

A feature on the lasting power of Charles Laughton's Night of the Hunter and what it says about dangerous reflections of faith, then and now.

www.rogerebert.com

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Good morning! I wrote about Macbeth in the context of the Coen bros. oeuvre for @ebertvoices , and I'm very proud of how it turned out! You should read it.

Bardcore Noir: Joel Coen, Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Macbeth | Features | Roger Ebert

A look at Joel Coen's career reflected through The Tragedy of Macbeth.

www.rogerebert.com

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

When we talk about Jesus calling himself the good shepherd, we never discuss the aptness of that metaphor in the sense that sheep are massively dumb and scare easily.

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3 years

Donezo. Thanks, Dolly!

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2 years

@si_underwood His victory lap after he makes the joke SENDS me.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

F9 is the most movie there's ever been. I saw it in a full theater. We laughed. We cried. We cheered. I loved every ridiculous second with my whole heart.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOO. #NightmareAlley

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

10 years

Look who's on the 826 donor list, y'all! That's right! @neilhimself ! We're so cool. http://t.co/lDdlZUwYmE

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

What are we calling the current Schrader trilogy that closes with MASTER GARDNER? My suggestion is "God's Lonely Haircut."

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

26 days

Almost exactly a year ago I was rushing to finish my manuscript over labor day weekend while simultaneously calling friends to borrow coolers and ice packs because my fridge was busted. My fridge works now. Also my book is here 😁

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

@JuddTaylor @noahgittell Relatedly,

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

Saw @sparksofficial tonight in KC and had a literal out-of-body experience. Highlights include meeting a self-identified teenage "Sparkie" (Swiftie and Sparks fan) who made friendship bracelets of all the albums to give away.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

3 years

Joel Coen's Macbeth is meat & potatoes Shakespeare, but the meat is wagyu beef and the potatoes are those perfectly seasoned steakhouse roasted ones.

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3 years

every shot in THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH is so fucking cool, my god

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

@kvanaren ...Who is calling this a bottle episode? Do they *know* what a bottle episode is?

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@abbyolcese

1 year

-Screen improperly sized for the aspect ratio so there was a black bar at the top of the screen -No sound for the first 5 minutes, no ability to restart the film -Hair over the projector for the second 5 minutes -Film briefly cut out halfway through before starting up again

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

3 years

I feel that we as a society have undervalued Timothy Dalton, and that needs to change.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Someone stop them. This is illegal.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

1 year

I'm sure all of this had to do with inexperienced kids who are just used to pressing a button on a digital projector. It's not really their fault, though it made for a less than great experience.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

5 years

This looks like a promo photo for a gritty cop show I would a million percent watch. J-Lo is the veteran who's fought for respect. R-Patz is a privileged upstart who's eager to prove himself. This spring on HBO.

FE FI FO FILM! @FemmeFilmFest

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5 years

I like to think J-Lo and R-Patz were paired cause of their names The energy this has. The power this has. 🔥🔥

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5 years

@Ceilidhann For all its problematic-ness, it's been pretty amazing to experience Game of Thrones, if only because I'm fairly certain we won't get TV like it again for a long time.

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Abby Olcese

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5 years

This year's @Shudder Ghoul Log is worth the price of a subscription all on its own. Delightful.

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6 years

This @rejectnation article is crammed with good ideas, and I would watch every single one of them.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

Walking into tonight's screening of Glass Onion like

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Abby Olcese

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5 years

World, meet Tahani Al-Jameow. She loves cuddles, soft toys, and thinks ceiling fans are FASCINATING. Welcome to the fam, lil bud.

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Abby Olcese

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5 years

Some cool news: I'm beyond psyched to announce I have a regular column spot in @Sojourners ! Here's my first entry:

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

The more we vote, the stronger he gets... #AnOscarForGabriel

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The Oscars are including a new category voted by fans, so it's finally time for 'Malignant' to shine.

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4 years

I'VE BEEN WAITIMG 2.5 YEARS FOR THIS AND IT FINALLY HAPPENED. KIMBLE CHOSE ME.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

@Koslofskyspeaks I didn't realize this was her, too. How fun it must be to get paid to be an engagement troll.

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Abby Olcese

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1 year

These two are celebrating their 40th anniversary in KC's punishing heat. They've done a lot of good, including raising me. Shoot 'em some good vibes.

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Abby Olcese

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6 years

@thecherness A Knight's Tale is very much not good, but I've loved it since eighth grade, so much so that I actually worked it into a (pretty solid) lesson plan when I taught English abroad.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

5 years

@danblackroyd Watching THE MUPPETS with my dad, and looking over at the family next to us during "Rainbow Connection," to see the little girl sleeping on her dad's shoulder. Still gets me choked up!

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

Online Dating is Insane, Part I've Lost Count

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

5 years

Stuff's been real weird today, but this happened, which was good! Livin' the dream!

The Pitch

@TheFastPitch

5 years

We promoted @nuthousepunks and @abbyolcese to department editors. Now @brockwilbur doesn't have to tell all the freelancers that the reason they can't go to Rage Against The Machine is because he claimed the tickets. Always good to have new blood to blame.

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

I'm in here, writing about actual goddess Carrie Coon in The Nest, a performance that I'll be thinking about for a long time to come.

The Great Performances of 2020 | Features | Roger Ebert

Some of our favorite performances of 2020.

www.rogerebert.com

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Watching Happy Death Day 2 U, and boy is Jessica Rothe gleefully jumping into a wood chipper only to wake up and do it all again a great metaphor for 2020.

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Abby Olcese

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5 years

Hi, I own a house now. These keys? They are mine. This was a lot of work, it's not over yet, and I'm pretty proud of myself.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Today marks one year since I saw my real estate agent get astoundingly drunk at a bar and then miraculously show up sober to help me close on my house the next day.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

@dedecrim @Shudder Every time someone tries Shudder: "What do you recommend?" Me:

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

@SuperYakiShop What a dream setup. This is all I want for my life.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

Happy Caturday from the parrot and I.

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2 years

@evanderesch @Blackamazon @DanMoffTarkin @Karnythia THEY. HAVE. A. GROUP. BATH.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Computer, show me "mixed feelings."

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@austin360

4 years

BREAKING: Alamo Drafthouse has filed for bankruptcy and announced it will sell off its assets. Some theaters will also be permanently closed

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3 years

This is horrifying in such a specific way that I'm actually kinda bummed it never amounted to anything.

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

BWOMP BWOMP BWOMP wins Best Original Score.

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1 year

Deadline

@DEADLINE

1 year

Netflix shareholders declined to support a proposal affirming the pay packages for top executives during a vote at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

Watching The Muppet Christmas Carol for the first time since my childhood, and I've already giggled twice, squealed three times and said "I love you" to two muppets, so it's going WELL.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Well, I don't know about y'all, but I just peed a little?

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

3 years

I got to go long on my ongoing love for Warrior and why y'all need to get on this train NOW.

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@PasteMagazine

3 years

Looking for more great martial arts action after 'Snake Eyes'? @abbyolcese on why you need to make the excellent series #Warrior (now on HBO Max) your next binge watch:

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

First movie viewing for the book. Feels appropriate ;).

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

@jasondashbailey I can't imagine being this insecure, paranoid and delusional, and I have an anxiety disorder.

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@abbyolcese

2 years

Photographic evidence that I've basically been the same person since the mid-90s.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

I saw the USPS guy approaching with my @SuperYakiShop package, and leapt up from my chair yelling "MAIL!" to meet him at the door. May you all experience that same level of excitement.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

A little bittersweet, but hey, a victory is a victory: LOOK, MA, I'M PUBLISHED!

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

6 years

Not a single one of these white dudes mentioned Don Shirley. Not one. #Oscars

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3 years

Oh hey, look who it is ;)

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

@kylecubr Here's @armourtheater 's from earlier this week:

Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

2 years

Accidental marquee word association: you love to see it.

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1 year

In short, choose your venue carefully. That is all.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

1 year

...And my life was never the same again.

Film Updates

@FilmUpdates

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24 years ago today, ‘THE MUMMY’ was released in theaters.

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2 years

@SamuelAAdams It took me YEARS to get over my Riseborough-blindness.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

6 months

Hello! I haven't been on here in a bit, but am breaking my self-imposed Twitter break to let you know that pre-orders are live for my book, FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS! I'm very excited!

Films for All Seasons

Film critic Abby Olcese invites us to reflect on the great themes of the church calendar for each liturgical season through the lens of film. From superhero movies to classics and arthouse films,...

www.ivpress.com

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3 years

Me: "I'm an adult, I shouldn't be putting bumper stickers on my car." Also me:

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1 year

On this and every May 4...

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1 year

Years from now, some animation wunderkind will win the Oscar for best animated feature and say ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE was what made them want to do it. Great googly moogly, what a movie.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

My article on horror and psychological resilience for @TheFastPitch is up online! Thanks to @NightmareJunk , @JillSixx , @MorbidPsych , and @BookishPlinko for their insights :)

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

2 years

@masonmennenga What.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

1 year

Today is my grandpa's birthday. He was, at various times, an honest-to-god hobo, a WWII pilot, a photographer, a creative father and a classic grandfather. He loved pie, and had a wicked sense of humor, as evidenced here (in true Ike fashion, he staged and took this himself).

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Weirdly, this was a big year professionally. I started as film editor at The Pitch, had my first piece at Ebert, and wrote my first investigative piece. I started co-hosting a podcast, did two dream interviews and a TEDx talk. Much to be thankful for.

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this year was rough - brag on yourself a bit :)! what did you accomplish this year?

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Abby Olcese

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2 years

I'm in ur festival, indoctrinating ur attendees.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

THE SPARKS BROTHERS: I am glad someone else loves Introducing Sparks as much as I do, and I'm glad that person is Flea. #vindication #SXSW

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1 year

The family that Barbenheimers together.

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2 years

"Is that Shakespeare?" "No, it's Porco." Thanks @SuperYakiShop ❤️

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Abby Olcese

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4 years

Hi, just a quick nice thing: my dad retired today from an incredible 35 year career working with international students. His friends and colleagues surprised him with a drive by parade, beer and well-wishes.

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Abby Olcese

@abbyolcese

4 years

Every time a movie is under two hours, an angel gets its wings.

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4 years

My parents were over today to help me with car things, and mom captured this image of me and my editorial team, hard at work.

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Abby Olcese

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3 years

Me fuming over digital festival nonsense: Do I even like movies anymore? Do they even matter? Also me, after seeing a millisecond of Matrix preview footage:

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