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Walter Chaw

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I write about movies. Sometimes I talk about them. Usually just write. http://walterchaw.com

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07.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes

06.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

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06.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scream 7 (2026) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL */****starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Courteney Coxscreenplay by Kevin Williamson and Guy Busickdirected by Kevin Williamson by Walter Chaw Follow me for a second: If you were ...

FFC review: SCREAM 7, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2026/03/scre...

06.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

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06.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What stage of trauma is going back to the hospital to eat in the cafeteria?

06.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm often warned against catastrophizing and it's good advice. Sometimes though [waves around like Kermit in a fire drill].

06.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Top Ten Horror Movies:

The Thing from Another World (1951)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mad Love (1935)
Lake Placid (1999)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Halloween (1978)
The Changeling (1980)
Tremors (1990)
Hold That Ghost (1941)

06.03.2026 05:47 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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a group of stormtroopers are dancing in front of a sign that says " star wars weekends " ALT: a group of stormtroopers are dancing in front of a sign that says " star wars weekends "

Thinking, for no reason, about the running gag where Darth Vader keeps force-choking his underlings to death for failing to carry out his ridiculous policies and how there's always another flop-sweaty meat bag to take their place.

05.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always proud to be associated w/men like @flmfrkcentral.bsky.social and @amuredda.bsky.social. No more so than today. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

05.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Chris Miller: Some clarification here: "no green screen" doesn't mean "no VFX".
There were, in fact, thousands of VFX shots in the film (2018!)
Green screen is sometimes used in lieu of building sets or figuring out locations/lighting in advance, which can be noticeable if not done carefully, and is something we didn't want to do. We built the entire interior of the Hail Mary ship - but within the ship, there were still wire and puppeteer removals and ceiling replacements, etc. When Ryan is outside on the hull of the ship, we shot him in front of a black background for space and a shifting hue background when he was up against the aurora of a planet which allowed for truer interactive light on him than a green screen would. The wide space exteriors and spaceship shots were entirely digital and beautifully done by ILM. Rocky was a seamless blend of puppetry and animation from Framestore. And other great work from many more. It really does take a village and we had the best of the best on our side.

Chris Miller: Some clarification here: "no green screen" doesn't mean "no VFX". There were, in fact, thousands of VFX shots in the film (2018!) Green screen is sometimes used in lieu of building sets or figuring out locations/lighting in advance, which can be noticeable if not done carefully, and is something we didn't want to do. We built the entire interior of the Hail Mary ship - but within the ship, there were still wire and puppeteer removals and ceiling replacements, etc. When Ryan is outside on the hull of the ship, we shot him in front of a black background for space and a shifting hue background when he was up against the aurora of a planet which allowed for truer interactive light on him than a green screen would. The wide space exteriors and spaceship shots were entirely digital and beautifully done by ILM. Rocky was a seamless blend of puppetry and animation from Framestore. And other great work from many more. It really does take a village and we had the best of the best on our side.

you can all stop asking me to comment now

"Project Hail Mary" (2026)

04.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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My dear friend @luckymckee.bsky.social zooming into my class this morning.

04.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Trans rights are human rights. This isn't a tough one.

03.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 416 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I lost my mom to the same malady. Fuck cancer, as they say.

03.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The upcoming @filmsradiance.bsky.social 4K UHD release of CUTTER'S WAY--arguably the greatest/bleakestneo-noir ever made--features contributions from such killer hitters as @jordanharper.bsky.social, @meganabbott.bsky.social, @christinalefou.bsky.social, and more (including an essay by me).

GET IT.

03.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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After your splendid blitz of generosity, I am down to the last *3* of each of these prints! I can't thank everyone enough for welcoming my work into your homes, sharing it, and generally being cool.

Just in case you'd like to help get those numbers to zero:

www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products

03.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Once, in another lifetime, I was going down the street in Toronto and heard big bellowing voice say, "Billy!" I looked up, and it was Bruce Campbell. He said,"'member me?" (I had interviewed him.) Forever grateful to feel like I was pals with Fonzie for a couple of minutes.

03.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

What stage of syphilis is this?

03.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

prayers up for an all time great

03.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

The only people who need to be "cured" of what they are is Republicans.

01.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You're gonna send me again.

01.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

RIGHT???????

01.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another rough month. Searching for my mojo & negotiating w/the new normal. 65 films in Feb for a 2026 total of 105. So exhausted now, all the time. Best first time watches: Borzage's MORTAL STORM, Kon Ichikowa's BURMESE HARP, Catherine Breillat's BLUEBEARD, Kiarostami's CLOSE-UP.

01.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a hello kitty holding a sign that says love you ALT: a hello kitty holding a sign that says love you

Holy fuck.

01.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy anniversary to my bro fro ano mo @mangiotto.bsky.social, who started at Film Freak Central a whopping 25 years ago this month.

01.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Gave CATCH ME IF YOU CAN a rewatch tonight. Still a masterpiece.

01.03.2026 07:14 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

Are you feeling confused today about whether or not it is OK to bomb a school or hospital that actually has kids and patients in them? Regardless of what race or religion of people those kids and vulnerable people belong to?

I can’t help you. Please unfollow and delete your account.

01.03.2026 01:59 πŸ‘ 450 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

In actual time.

01.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SCREAM 7 is like an SNL gag: Interminable. One-note. Obvious.

01.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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Satrapolis: FFC Interviews Marjane Satrapi - FILM FREAK CENTRAL April 13, 2008|I sat down with Iranian writer/cartoonist/columnist and now filmmaker Marjane Satrapi at Denver’s Hotel Monaco, right off 16th Street Mall–just a few minutes from the Convention Center,...

I interviewed the brilliant Marjane Satrapi once: filmfreakcentral.net/2008/04/satr...

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