Mike Miley

DAVID LYNCH’S AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE. Out Feb 6 2025 Trailer: youtu.be/nP68rtRHcpo?...

Happy pub day to @maxevry.bsky.social! I'm so excited to read STRANDED ON EARTH, and I hope you are too! Grab it now from @1984prods.bsky.social www.1984publishing.com/bookstore/pr...

In addition to his fantastic work with the Coens, he steals the show in CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND. RIP.

The essay that we wrote on THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS for Criterion's 4k release is now online. This is a piece about Jame Gumb that addresses how the transgender perception of the character was formed. criterion-v2.herokuapp.com/current/post...

That's me (almost) in the (lower-right-hand) corner. Wilco's SKY BLUE SKY, coming soon!

That's me! Unbelievably thrilled to be a part of this series!

More info dropping on Friday. @3313books.bsky.social

You've been patiently waiting, and now it's almost here: the newest batch of 33 1/3s. Before we announce the full line-up of chosen proposals this Friday, we wanted to drop some hints at the fantastic albums joining the series. Can you guess what 33 1/3s are coming next?

We are so back.

He gave us… Beef. Rest in peace, Gerrit Graham. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

If you were offline/away most of this week, I launched a Kickstarter to write a comprehensive behind-the-scenes companion to Veronica Mars. You can watch the official project trailer below. We are $1,010 away from being able to offer international shipping when the book drops next year!!

My book on Veronica Mars was just officially dubbed a "Project We Love" by the kind souls at Kickstarter! Check it out & let's knock out that first stretch goal so we can ship worldwide. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

Please join me in supporting Jen's project--she's going to deliver a fantastic book sure to please the Marshmallows and Film & TV heads alike. www.kickstarter.com/projects/wat...

It's hard to imagine something that happens on Monday being one of the things you look forward to all week, but when that something is 2 hours of surf rock on a Monday afternoon, it's actually easy. No matter where you are in the world, you can experience the joy of this show.

Thrilled to share the cover and pub date for my next book!

 YIPPEE KI-YAY: "DIE HARD," BRUCE WILLIS, AND THE REINVENTION OF THE ACTION MOVIE — an in-depth look at the origin, production, and legacy of the original 1988 classic, as well as its various sequels and rip-offs — is out 5/11/27!

Don't get left behind when my new book STRANDED ON EARTH: HOW NIGHT SKIES BECAME E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL arrives on October 27! Pre-order today from @1984prods.bsky.social, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, & others #ET #Spielberg #Aliens #CloseEncounters #UnmadeMovies

Happy to have a chapter on PANIC ROOM in this book that captures what I see as the general arc of Fincher’s career and what I think makes this overlooked film so special. edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-refocus...

Friends, my book—No Place for Home: Terror and Race in Literature After 9/11—has a cover! I’m so pleased with what Rachel Moeller and the design team at @uminnpress.bsky.social came up with! The book will be out in Spring 2027 and that I’ll post a pre-order link once it’s available! 1/2

“If they can convince you a song produced by such a beast is good, then what use is there for any of us? Let the machine work and drain and sputter and purge; may we dance and clap at what meager pleasures it can conjure." An empty bit of good:

MINONS & MONSTERS: come for the loving tributes to film history, stay for the inspiring depiction of film’s present where laborers band together to defeat an all-consuming corporate behemoth.

(it’s also a stealth David Byrne pod) I’m at the Demme pod! I’m at the Byrne pod! I’m at the combination Jonathan Demme-David Byrne pod!

Aw, thanks, Jen!

#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S7: E15 - Early Jonathan Demme with Mike Miley Film scholar & author @mikemiley.bsky.social returns to discuss the life & career of the director, plus the films STOP MAKING SENSE, SOMETHING WILD, & MARRIED TO THE MOB. Available Everywhere www.patreon.com/FilmIntuitio...

Talking with Jen about Jonathan Demme has been one of the highlights of my summer. Hope you enjoy it too (and go watch those films!)

A great and moving thread by a great and moving writer and musician.

Steve Erickson’s 1992 review of Fire Walk with Me is 💯

#SotGirlSummer

As expected, I had a blast talking with Jen. Very excited for y’all to hear this one.

Great pod recording session with knowledgeable film historian @mikemiley.bsky.social! We talked early Jonathan Demme, genre explosions, character reinvention, & bringing joy back to filmmaking. You’ll hear it on #WatchWithJen pod soon.

3 Shows Just Added to Watch With Jen pod’s Season 7 Summer Roster!

My next book for @1984prods.bsky.social is STRANDED ON EARTH: HOW NIGHT SKIES BECAME E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL Don't get left behind when it arrives on October 6.

Starting my summer reading right with this one by @willsloanesq.bsky.social. Been looking forward to this one for a while.

I wrote about MULHOLLAND DRIVE for my reader's choice series. In this essay I looked at dreams, tragedies, queer identification and shadow histories of Hollywood. It's a longer one, but you can read a sample below. www.patreon.com/posts/patron...

#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S7: E9 - Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy with S.A. Cosby The wonderfully gifted author of KING OF ASHES returns to talk Araki, plus the filmmakers, actors, video stores, & more of the '90s indie film scene. Available everywhere or www.patreon.com/posts/watch-...

I wrote about LOST HIGHWAY for my horror column. This one is different from his later films. We aren't meant to identify or empathize with anyone. We are meant to observe. It's closer to his work as a painter where rationalization is elusive & the world is cruel. www.patreon.com/posts/monste...

One month out from publication day and VELVET GOLDMINE is #130 on Amazon’s movie guides and reviews best seller list?! (It’s out June 11, you can preorder now, including from @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social, and I will sign yours and/or sing “The Ballad of Maxwell Demon” for you if you purchase.)

Top 15 shows ever, unranked & gut-based: Twin Peaks The Comeback MST3K Tales from the Crypt The State Deadwood The Wire You Can’t Do That on Television Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Press Your Luck Daria Beavis and Butthead Animaniacs Tanner 88 Aqua Teen Hunger Force

IT’S REAL! It’s full color! It’s coming to a bookstore near you (in a little while)! I cannot wait till my VELVET GOLDMINE book is out in the world (on June 11! Less than 2 months away!) Preorders from @bloomsburymedia.bsky.social or your favorite bookstores

Y'all, this book is the real deal--buy two because you're going to want to give one to someone before you finish chapter two!

I have some huge news! I am making my debut on a Criterion disc for their stunning 4k restoration of Neil Jordan's THE CRYING GAME. I wrote an essay for the booklet and I'm very excited for everyone to check it out. www.criterion.com/films/33812-...

I want a Car Talk-style show that's just Bob calling Comrade Josh.

I’m teaching INFINITE JEST again this summer for @roundtable92ny.bsky.social—join me for a thematic tour through this novel for its 30th anniversary! roundtable.org/live-courses...

So excited to get my hands on a hard copy of this review.

Just finished draft one of a little thing I've been working on.

For Women Writers Week, Jen Johans writes about Joan Cusack, and how she’s "crackling, high-voltage live wire who commits to scenes with an intensely funny mischievous ferocity."