One of my big takeaways from #YouCanSeeEverything is that if AFI ever does another list of top cinematic villains I'm pretty sure Billy Evans could crash the top 10.
He's not passing Hannibal Lecter or Darth Vader, but he could certainly give Nurse Ratched a run for her money.
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Here's my hot take: @ArcLightCinemas was the most important movie theater chain of all time.
Why? ArcLight helped revolutionize the moviegoing experience.
Reserved seating. Alcohol permitted in auditoriums. ZERO commercials before screenings, only movie trailers. Every screening began with an usher introducing the film, with staff monitoring picture quality, sound, and auditorium temperature throughout the presentation.
The concessions? Gourmet offerings, including caramel popcorn served in tubs instead of noisy bags to minimize distractions.
The lobby? A departure board displaying movie showtimes, a bookstore, and a full-service restaurant where servers would write down your movie's start time to ensure you wouldn't miss it.
All of this was built around one philosophy: NO DISTRACTIONS. The moviegoing experience was treated with the same respect as the movies themselves.
Nearly daily filmmaker Q&As, alongside regular 35mm, 70mm, and digital presentations. From Pasadena to Hollywood to Boston, ArcLight made going to the movies feel like an event.
For 18 wonderful years, ArcLight demonstrated what a premium movie theater experience could and should be.
Let's give a big thank you to @ArcLightCinemas for raising the standard of moviegoing forever. 🫡
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In an exclusive excerpt from The Many Faces of Johnny Depp, a new biography about the controversial actor, the famed gonzo journalist’s longtime friend and collaborator looks back on their struggle to adapt The Rum Diary and Thompson’s unconventional send-off. vanityfair.com/story/johnny-…
In case you’re keeping score, Things that died this week:
The Republican majority
JD Vance’s political future
Election denialism
A Red Texas
Russell Brand’s freedom
Laura Loomer’s podcast
Trump on the ballot
LIV golf
Mike Johnson’s relevance
NY 21’s dignity
Katie Miller’s voting ability
The “manosphere”
Cyber trucks
Susie Wiles’s NDA
MAGA influencers’ Iran war support
“Total immunity”
Pete Hegseth’s sobriety
Mid-census redistricting
Elon’s $500 million
Vivek Ramaswamy’s concession call
TPUSA
Susan Collins’ “concerns”
But don’t worry…it’s nothing Stephen Miller can’t solve.
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🚨 BREAKING: Construction walls are going up at the Cinerama Dome! After six years of abandonment, this historic theater is finally being restored! 🥹 🎞️
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BREAKING: Historic Bruin Theater in Westwood reopens after two-year closure with 35mm/70mm projection upgrades and first-run programming.
That sonic boom you just heard coming from New York City was the writers room at @nbcsnl exploding because they have too many options for the cold open on Saturday. Can't wait.
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Florida is like when the mayor from Jaws was also still the mayor in the Jaws sequel.
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I don’t know how Republicans could lose this bad after years of breaking healthcare, starting vanity wars, ruining local and international trade, making all pop culture a referendum on being unfuckable losers, and defending the honorable memory of Jeffrey Epstein. Must be rigged
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Vinnie Jones and Sir Patrick Stewart recreating Jones’ infamous football photo on the set of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Finally caught up on this weeks @sternshow
1. Booey vs. Sam. 100% Team Booey.
2. I wished I loved anything as much as Samantha Fontana loves airtime.
#BabaBooey
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This guy is like Saw Gerrera — his cause is righteous but his methods insane
Hey @sternshow,
1. I love Howard. I plan to listen until he or I die OR he retires.
2. The new “Wrap Up Wednesday” format is a dud. Please go back to something resembling the old format.
3. On Sternthology/History PLEASE put the year aired next to the segment.
#HeyNow
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We are honored to announce the historic Bruin Theater in Westwood will be reopening this fall! Please stay tuned here for future updates! 🎥🎞️🐻
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Wow. Los Angeles is experiencing a theatrical exhibition renaissance!
Cinerama Dome reopening ✅
Bruin Theater reopening ✅
Bay Theater reopening ✅
Highland Theater reopening ✅
At this point if you think #TheOdyssey is anything other than a box office smash you’re too dumb to exist.
But I hope the trolls keep moving the goalposts as they drive themselves even more insane.
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It’s honestly beautiful watching film Twitter come together to clown on the Critical Drinker and the rest of the rage-bait grifter ecosystem after THE ODYSSEY.
These people claim to love movies, but all they do is attack them. Every casting choice is woke. Every studio decision is proof Hollywood is dying. Every movie is declared a failure months before release because outrage is easier, cheaper and more profitable than actually engaging with the art.
The Critical Drinker is the top of the funnel. He packages the resentment in a cleaner, more respectable way, then the algorithm leads people toward creators who are far more openly racist, sexist and bigoted. The entire business depends on keeping the audience “ignorant, ill-educated, and illiterate” about the movies and the industry they’re supposedly defending.
They tried desperately to turn Christopher Nolan into another woke Hollywood disaster. They misunderstood the Academy rules, obsessed over tiny casting choices and predicted audiences would reject the film. Instead, THE ODYSSEY became a massive success, and every talking point blew up in their faces.
That doesn’t mean the grift is dead. Their audience wants confirmation bias and will happily follow them into the next manufactured controversy. But defeating this stuff requires vigilance. Mock them. Correct them. Show everyone that they hold no real power beyond the attention people hand them.
THE ODYSSEY may be the first step on the journey toward showing just how foolish these fools truly are.
Nature might finally be healing.



























