Will McKinley

I'm thrilled to be on the @mashleymovies.bsky.social podcast talking about CARRIE (1976) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary and gets a new TV reboot. www.mashleymovies.com/2026/10/13-d... #FilmSky #HorrorSky #Halloween

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS was released #OTD in 1979. The movie that gave every babysitter nightmares is a tense cat and mouse thriller w/ a great cast (Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley). Cleverly structured, w/ the third act feeling almost like a sequel. #FilmSky #HorrorSky

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS was released #OTD in 1979. The movie that gave every babysitter nightmares is a tense cat and mouse thriller w/ a great cast (Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley). Cleverly structured, w/ the third act feeling almost like a sequel. #FilmSky #HorrorSky

He’s suave, he’s handsome, he's mysterious... all-knowing, all-seeing… and his best friend is a large black bird. No, not Sam Spade, it’s THE AMAZING MR X! Take a walk on noir's supernatural side at #TheNoirCollective watch party on WED, 10/28, 8PM ET/5PM PT. Link: archive.org/details/the-...

THIS WED at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT: see the THE AMAZING MR. X (1948), a bewitching example of how – as a wise man once put it – "cinematography tells the story." That wise man is @ctmillion.bsky.social, so it's a perfect marriage of host and film at #TheNoirCollective. Link: archive.org/details/the-...

"She's not really a STAR TREK fan," I told Walter Koenig (1936-2026) when my then-girlfriend and I met him at an autograph show in 2009. "Good for her," he said dryly, as he collected my fee for his signature. "She has better things to do." Farewell to a real one. #RIPWalterKoenig #StarTrek #TVSky

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Wyatt McCrea, grandson of Frances Dee and Joel McCrea, joined Alan K. Rode at Palm Springs’ Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival this past May, prior to the screening of the film "I Walked with a Zombie", to discuss his grandmother’s work on the 1943 film and related topics. youtu.be/5oJFMpb-OZQ?...

This is such a well-done report from CBS (yes, CBS) showing how Trump’s inflation is killing restaurants. Do I wish it offered some context about why things are so bad? Yes. But given time constraints on evening news, I’m glad it lets the story speak for itself. youtu.be/Ck2OlqZQSHI?...

My hometown guys! Though I'll admit to loving Ebert more, I did love them both, and miss them more than I know how to say.

OMG! My beautiful, imaginary boyfriend is back on TV! Yay!

DARK SHADOWS disappears from MeTV Plus tonight at midnight ET. Kudos to Weigel Broadcasting for giving the show a weekly platform on free, over-the-air TV for its 60th anniversary year. Don't despair because you keep watching on Tubi and Pluto TV! #TVSky #HorrorSky #DarkShadows

"A-Lad-In" His Lamp", directed by Robert McKimson, was released on this day in 1948. Featuring Jim Backus as the voice of the Genie. Now restored on Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Vol. 2 #LooneyTunes

My man Ivor is on tonight at 11:30 pm CT!!! #tcmparty #TheLodger

Watched this a few weeks ago and it’s shockingly mean.

This Day in Buster… October 25, 1925 "Go West” premieres in New York. By his own account, Buster Keaton had a devil of a time getting those steers to chase him. #oldhollywood #silentfilm

This was a Kindertrauma for me for decades, and one of those memories where I wondered if I actually imagined until seeing an advertisement for a DVD release 15 years or so back. This was my only memory of it and wouldn't you think I was making it up if I described it? 👀 Anyways happy 45 to DNOTS!😅

Siskel & Ebert are getting a memorial statue in Chicago. The bronze "Two Thumbs Up" statue marks a quarter century after their final TV appearance together. www.rogerebert.com/chazs-blog/s... #FilmSky

While “You Can See Everything” is challenging theatergoers’ ability to discern what’s real, the same test is happening 24/7 in our social media feeds. Weekend edition of Reliable Sources featuring several stories about this subject: www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

October 25 Hirschfeld Birthdays: Leo G. Carroll, Barbara Cook, Anthony Franciosa, Adam Goldberg, Tracy Nelson, Adam Pascal, Pablo Picasso, and Johann Strauss! View full works at alhirschfeldfoundation.org

Netflix licensing SCTV *and* Police Squad! in the same quarter? Now I know they’re worried about engagement. Usually we get one new pre-1990 TV show a year from them, if that. Points to them from making them rare/new to streaming, too.

DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW debuted on CBS #OTD in 1981 A Southern lynch mob picks the wrong scarecrow to fu*k with in this made-for-TV folk horror starring Charles Durning. Goes harder than you'd expect a TV movie to go. Restored and streaming on Criterion Channel + elsewhere. #FilmSky #HorrorSky

DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW debuted on CBS #OTD in 1981 A Southern lynch mob picks the wrong scarecrow to fu*k with in this made-for-TV folk horror starring Charles Durning. Goes harder than you'd expect a TV movie to go. Restored and streaming on Criterion Channel + elsewhere. #FilmSky #HorrorSky

Hey, kids. Gather round. Aunty Marcie has a story for you! Once upon a time, in an era known as the 1960s, we, as a society, covered our bathrooms with carpets. No one knows why. Toilet tanks, toilet seats, every inch of the floor including a cutout for the toilet base. What germs? 🦠 #VintageAds

It's the 50th anniversary of CARRIE. @willmckinley.bsky.social joins us to discuss the classic adaptation of the Stephen King novel. www.mashleymovies.com/2026/10/13-d...

One of my top five favorite films. Saw it originally in theater but I might have to do it again.

Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE (2006) w/ Hugh Jackman + Christian Bale is returning to theaters in Jan—a week after Oscars noms are announced. The 20th anniv. re-release will include 35mm, 70mm + IMAX and will capitalize on expected noms for THE ODYSSEY. www.thewrap.com/creative-con... #FilmSky

THE INVITE's magic is how it transforms an unrelatable premise (for most of us) into something relatable. I saw it w/ an older audience and everyone responded to the truth of it, even if they were beyond the demo of the leads. Seth Rogen is the standout among 4 Oscar-worthy performances. #FilmSky

Just in time for Bowie's 80th birthday!

Christopher Nolan’s THE PRESTIGE (2006) w/ Hugh Jackman + Christian Bale is returning to theaters in Jan—a week after Oscars noms are announced. The 20th anniv. re-release will include 35mm, 70mm + IMAX and will capitalize on expected noms for THE ODYSSEY. www.thewrap.com/creative-con... #FilmSky

THE INVITE's magic is how it transforms an unrelatable premise (for most of us) into something relatable. I saw it w/ an older audience and everyone responded to the truth of it, even if they were beyond the demo of the leads. Seth Rogen is the standout among 4 Oscar-worthy performances. #FilmSky

HEATED RIVALRY is skating into movie theaters for its first anniversary. All 6 episodes of the Peabody-winning hockey romance will screen in AMC, Regal + Cinemark theaters. Regal is distributing the release, which will include new intros. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/h... #FilmSky #TVSky

me when a 50-year-old man says "Insta."

Today's Reliable Sources lead: The ‘I don’t know where I saw that’ election www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

Official poster for the new Looney Tunes theatrical short "DAFFY SEASON" Releasing November 6 with "The Cat in the Hat"

THE AMAZING MR. X (1948), a supernatural noir ready-made for Halloween – with perhaps the most expressive work of cinematographer John Alton‘s career – coming Wednesday to #TheNoirCollective. If you miss the watch party, will you find relief from the sense of loss? Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.” 🐦‍⬛

This week’s Halloween BOO-nanza double feature- Lon Chaney Jr and Bela Lugosi in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man”- followed by the Sven Squad with John Agar in “Revenge of the Creature”! Saturday night-8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central on MeTV!

Farewell to the great Tom Skerritt, whose passing was announced today. Coincidentally, he appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien exactly 33 years ago tonight. He’d just won the Emmy for Picket Fences, while Conan was in his second month as host. youtu.be/s_2Clzh7gIg?...