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PhD, author: STAR WARS & THE TRIUMPH OF GEEK CULTURE ( @fsgbooks ) + CINEMAPS w/ @drewpatroopa17 ( @quirkbooks ) | now writing a book about good bad movies | he/him

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Adam D. Jameson

1 year

At Letterboxd, I made a list of film adaptations of books published by @Dalkey_Archive , as well as some similar adaptations. Check it out and do let me know if I'm missing anything:

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Film list: Experimental Fiction on Film

This is a list of films adapted from works of experimental fiction, especially the type published by Dalkey Archive Press, as well as some number of other movies in the same vein. A related list:…

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6 years

An open letter to Cedric Phillips, Gerry Thompson, and the Pro Magic community at large

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@joshtpm @MrSantosNY Sounds like a solution to a lot of different problems!

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@zachsilberberg Hear me out: this is the direction that the franchise needs.

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@trekonomics @AdamSerwer I remain baffled as to why anyone takes Sullivan seriously. He's been wrong about every important issue for over two decades now. Plus he's a mediocre writer.

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@TheLincoln @AndrewYang Millionaires *and* billionaires.

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@WillSloanEsq I take so much hope in the fact that Mr. Tracy and Mr. Beatty reconciled. If they could get over their animosity, then anyone can.

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@jbouie "among the best of the disney star wars products" is a very low bar

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I finally compiled a glossary of Mutant slang from BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. Clip it and keep it in your purse/wallet for your next visit to 1980s Gotham City.

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@JeremiahDJohns @lxeagle17 Oh no watch out ...

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The full 50 miles of perimeter fence are in place... And the concrete moats, and the motion sensor tracking systems...

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5 years

The power is out at the Logan Square Blue Line stop.

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@FrankConniff I've learned so much pop trivia from MST3K, from looking up older references that went over my head.

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@paulkrugman Fuck you, Paul Krugman.

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@egabbert @TheLincoln I did!

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@DavidKlion @Marina_Sirtis Captain <3

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@TheLincoln For every ten-letter word, the Man owns seven of those letters.

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3 years

About to see OUT OF THE BLUE at @musicboxtheatre . Have wanted to see this movie for forever...

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@HeerJeet

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@TheLincoln I don't understand this question.

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My cat is psyched about the new issue of @Hopkins_Review ! I told her I have a story in it ("The Worst Thing in the World") and she said that's great, congratulations, but first she wants to sit on it.

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@TwiterBot_2000 @emptywheel You'll have to wait till next time to find out.

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5 years

@HeerJeet Raymond (Paul Stewart) claims to have heard it.

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⠀ 🤠 crimes crimes crimes crimes crimes crimes 👇 crimes crimes👇 crimes crimes crimes crimes 👢 👢 howdy! i'm the president of the u.s.!

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@mattcozart @egabbert Don't worry. If you ever get insurance, your insurer will find one for you.

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For some reason, I woke up wondering how Axios might have covered the events of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

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@NathanJRobinson What are you talking about, these are great

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2 years

I keep wondering whether Jordan Peele's NOPE wasn't partially inspired by the Three Investigators novel THE MYSTERY OF THE BLAZING CLIFFS (1981, written by Mary Virginia Carey), which involves a UFO landing at a horse ranch in a valley outside Hollywood.

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6 years

Look what arrived in the mail today!

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6 years

My book on Star Wars and Geek Culture comes out on May 8th

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9 years

An inventory of all my writing on cinema:

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Barry N. Malzberg is one of the finest writers of the 20th century, as well as a wonderfully charming individual. I can't wait to listen to this. (Thank you for doing it, Alec!)

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5 years

@mjseidlinger Ah ha! That's why I use a pen name!

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Adam D. Jameson

7 years

THE LOVE WITCH by @missannabiller is one of the best new films I've seen:

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I have often thought that Roger Corman is the most important figure in US filn history, and no I am not kidding. His influence is incalculable, on top of which he made a lot of terrific films. R.I.P. to a true master.

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@WillSloanEsq Why do you think Matt Farley is in Chicago tonight?

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R.I.P. James Darren

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Adam D. Jameson

5 years

Since Trader Joe's is trending (due to the passing of its founder, Joe Coulombe—RIP), I feel obliged to remind you that Philip K. Dick was a fan of the chain, which he singled out for praise in A SCANNER DARKLY.

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I drew a picture of Wolverine

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I've read all your hot takes on JOKER but what are your thoughts on ABOMINABLE JOKER?

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I'm ecstatic to announce that next May 8, @fsgbooks will publish my book on geek culture:

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Five years ago, I started writing a book on Star Wars and geek culture. Today, it is finally available! Thanks to everyone who helped me along the way��I hope it was worth the wait :)

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Book details - Macmillan Publishers

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@ambernoelle He'll kick you apart. He'll kick you apart.

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@stephenkallao @GreatDismal @verified Yeah, great timing, too, with April 1st, a day not known for people pulling pranks on the internet

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Trump is deeply unpopular, and pursuing unpopular policies. I hope Dems realize this and obstruct him. If not, we'll need to elect new Dems.

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Adam D. Jameson

5 years

I'm happy to announce I'll have a story in @_conjunctions #74 —thirteen short stories, in fact! They're called "Thirteen Short Tales about Monsters," and you can pre-order the issue, "Grendel's Kin," here:

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Dear poor white people: your enemy isn't foreigners or other ethnic groups, but capitalism, and people like @realDonaldTrump #TrumpRally

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@AdamSerwer There's a long tradition in Marvel Comics of Stan Lee and Marvel itself, with all of its writers and artists, existing within the Marvel Universe. They publish comics about the (real life) superheroes all around them.

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@ambernoelle

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For St. Patrick's Day, here's a definitive ranking of the first six Leprechaun films: Leprechaun in the Hood (2000) Leprechaun 2 (1994) Leprechaun 3 (1995) Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003) Leprechaun (1993)

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@trekonomics Lol I almost blocked you

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Hard to believe that Trump and the Freedom Caucus can't make a deal on how to fuck millions of Americans

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At least Dems can unify around loathing Michael Bloomberg.

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@sinKEVitch Saw this place online in case that helps. (Good luck!)

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At the @musicboxtheatre for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS. I will be counting and there had better be hundreds!

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5 years

I saw THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and think the film will evoke a lot of memories for anyone who's ever been in a writing workshop. The movie is clearly the product of endless fussing: adding characters, rearranging scenes.

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Adam D. Jameson

5 years

My mom just sent me a WWII-era cookbook. Can't wait to try making [opens the booklet at random] Jellied Ham Loaf.

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@TheNYFF @JRart @TheIrishmanFilm @NetflixFilm It's worth remembering that Varda directed de Niro in a cameo appearance in her 1995 film ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS, where he spoke wonderfully awful French.

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Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, 1995, trailer

Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, 1995, trailermovie starring Gérard Depardieu as Gérard DepardieuIMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112654

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1 year

FYI, the e-book version of CINEMAPS is on sale all this month—only $2.99 through the end of August! Enjoy beautiful art by @drewpatroopa17 , and essays by yours truly!

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This week the incredible @musicboxtheatre is playing two of the best films of 2023, POOR THINGS (on 35mm) and PERFECT DAYS. Don't miss them if you're in Chicago!

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@adam_piron Look! This man -- is going for a world record --

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6 years

It's just so fucking stupid that Donald Trump is our president.

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@ambernoelle Some things that have worked for me: Practice, practice, practice. Don't read pieces that don't work when read aloud, and don't wear out your welcome. Have some fun, and try and be a friendly human being. Be grateful that people are paying you any attention at all.

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@372Pages Finally digging into THE ADVENTURES OF THE TEEN ARCHAEOLOGISTS (BOOK 1) THE LAND OF THE MOEPEKS and ... 🧑‍🍳💋

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@trekonomics I am going to say something very controversial, but the proper way to drink anything is to freeze it, then suspend the frozen cube above your head, and let it melt and slowly drip into your mouth.

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@CedricAPhillips @G3RRYT

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Twitter is an app that you check every hour to find out whether your country still exists.

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@travis_view @edroso — Water will taste like honey, honey, wine; — Herds of shmoos will wander hither and yon; — Grandkids will come and visit us again; [...]

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I'm so glad they're making a Napoleon movie so I can learn from it everything I'll ever need to know about Napoleon.

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One of the best films ever made

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Crime Wave 1985 / Canada / John Paizs 🇨🇦sound on🇨🇦

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@HeerJeet I always figured he was listening somewhere, outside the room.

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@melissamcewen I'll never get over how after TNG proved such a big hit the owners of Star Trek decided "let's never make it again."

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3 years

@mattstegman @cta @streetsblogchi The city should make the CTA free for a while, see what happens.

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4 years

I watched this yesterday. Thought it brilliant, one of the best new films I've seen.

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@trekonomics I tend to think of the West Wing as Red Dawn for neoliberals, but minus John Milius's artistry.

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Ryan O'Neal was brilliant in many films, including TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE, which is a great movie, don't let anyone tell you differently. R.I.P.

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@TheLincoln In my experience, too many workshops just assume that everyone there knows how to workshop, right from the start. When in fact I think that successful workshopping is a skill that has to be taught.

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My talk at Google

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@FrankConniff North by Nothwest was absolutely proto-Bond, but Eva Marie Saint played the spy in it. Ergo she is the best James Bond and Cary Grant is the best Bond Girl.

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4 years

One of my little hobbies is trying to get more people to listen to the Stranglers' 1981 album THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE MENINBLACK, which is in fact about aliens and the Men in Black. It's also about doing a lot of heroin and then sitting down with musical instruments.

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1 year

Finally someone gets my work!

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A screaming comes across the sky. It's the Chicago Air and Water Show.

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4 years

Thirty years ago, New Line Cinema released a small indie movie called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How well does that film hold up? Thanks to the Picture's Up Podcast for having me on to talk about that and more:

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3 years

My favorite thing about Chicago in the winter is all the free chairs that people leave outside.

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Adam D. Jameson

5 years

Such sad news. René Auberjonois was one of the very best. From his Altman films to his brilliant turn as Odo on Deep Space 9, from voicing the manic chef in The Little Mermaid to so much more, he was simply marvelous, and made every project better. I will miss him. RIP.

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It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of another one of our #DS9 family. @reneauberjonois will be remembered for his depth of performance and many contributions to our entertainment community. We are sending all of our love & thanks to his family & friends at this time.

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Buying this site left an empty space Nazis and grifters took its place Sane folks departed for Bluesky and Threads Those who stayed wished they were dead Maybe Musk's not intelligent Revenue's down 84%

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If you can't say anything nice, make it a tweet.

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5 years

I wrote a piece about the Martin Scorsese vs. Marvel debate:

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@joshtpm @PeteButtigieg That interview was how I first learned about him--thanks!

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Logan Square, Chicago

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@Cancan12312 @Kaitlin_M_Ruiz Seconding! The whole thread is so well written 🙂

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I wrote something about the 1983 G.I. Joe miniseries...

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The 1980s cartoon G.I. Joe could (occasionally) rise above its status as a glorified toy advertisement... @adjameson revisits the surprisingly intricate plot of "The M.A.S.S. Device":

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