On this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, hosts Noel T. Manning II and Thomas Manning sit down with two dynamic filmmakers telling very different β but equally compelling β stories.
First, Yemiβ¦
Directors, Docs & Dog Tales | Meet Me at the Movies (Ep. 606)
WATCH: Members Noel T. Manning II (@noelmanning.bsky.social) and Thomas Manning (@thethomasmanning.bsky.social) talk dogs and documentaries at Meet Me at the Movies:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ8i...
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Just got a βthank you for that question, Thomasβ from Dwayne The Rock Johnson in a press conference for The Smashing Machine. I have ascended.
06.11.2025 20:11 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Open Dialogue with βColor Bookβ writer/director David Fortune. [Nashville Film Festival]
David Fortune, Color Book, interview, Nashville Film Festival, Thomas Manning, Meet Me at the Movies, drama, writing, directing,
While @thethomasmanning.bsky.social attended the Nashville Film Festival this year, he had the chance to chat with COLOR BOOK filmmaker David Fortune.
As he shares with us, we share with you. #NashvilleFilmFestival
02.11.2025 13:19 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Doing some major athletics research tonight folks
02.11.2025 04:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I am moving right now, and my TV is in my bathroom, so @thethomasmanning.bsky.social is being a real one giving me the play by play over the phone.
02.11.2025 03:37 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
YouTube video by Noel T. Manning II
Southern Secrets & Quiet Strength: A Little Prayer | Screen Scene
On this episode of Screen Scene, host @thethomasmanning.bsky.social reviews A Little Prayer, the North Carolinaβset drama from Music Box Films. youtu.be/tKmmCUf33_U?... @criticschoice.bsky.social @ncfilmcritics.bsky.social @wncw.bsky.social
01.11.2025 13:41 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The majority of headlines these days sound like βDonald Trump set to meet with Satan to discuss a trade deal that would allow the Prince of Darkness and his children to feed on the souls of the innocent, in exchange for tax breaks on the Presidentβs own soulβ
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A Little Prayer. David Strathairnβs eyes will break your heart in a thousand different ways. Probably the best film to come out of North Carolina in a long time.
20.10.2025 02:12 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Cameraman on this Texas-Kentucky broadcast has missed two important third-down completions from Arch tonight. Like, just forgot to zoom out for some reason.
19.10.2025 02:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Saw a singular man standing on the corner in my one-stoplight rural NC hometown with a βno kings, impeach Trumpβ sign today. Honestly, thatβs the equivalent of a gathering of a million in somewhere like NYC. Gotta love it.
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Akira Kurosawa Series: A Look Back on βStray Dog.β
By the end of Akira Kurosawaβs 1949 detective drama,Β Stray Dog, there is not a character that escapes the fray without rolling around in the mud, figuratively and literally. Every decision hasβ¦
10/17/49: Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, w/ToshirΓ΄ Mifune
One of our favorite AKs
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@thethomasmanning.bsky.social: elementsofmadness.com/2021/02/26/s...
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A 40-year-old Joe Flacco with a read option. Football is so beautiful
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Bijan Robinson is a certified stud. Honestly feel like Texas couldβve won the natty in 2023 if heβd stuck around for one more year.
14.10.2025 02:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Conversation with βGood Boyβ co-writer/director Ben Leonberg.
Good Boy, Ben Leonberg, interview, Independent Film Company, Shudder, horror, thriller, writing, directing, Thomas Manning, EoM Presents,
WATCH: Member Thomas Manning (@thethomasmanning.bsky.social) interviews #goodboy co-writer and director Ben Leonberg for Elements of Madness (@elmntsofmadness.bsky.social):
elementsofmadness.com/2025/10/06/b...
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I just heard Jim Nantz name-drop the town of Lizard Lick, North Carolina on national television
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Greg Olsen might be the best color commentator in the biz
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From Court to Camera: The Dancinβ Bulldogs Five-Year Celebration
5 years after The Dancinβ Bulldogs doc captured the Gardner-Webb University Men's Basketball historic NCAA run, the alumni filmmakers return to campus for a special anniversary screening. Check podcast convo here @thethomasmanning.bsky.social
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A Conversation with βGood Boyβ co-writer/director Ben Leonberg.
Good Boy, Ben Leonberg, interview, Independent Film Company, Shudder, horror, thriller, writing, directing, Thomas Manning, EoM Presents,
Recently, EoM Sr Interviewer @thethomasmanning.bsky.social sat down with Ben Leonberg to discuss the bootstrapped production of GOOD BOY with his wife/producing partner, Kari Fischer, as well as what it takes to make a movie with a dog who doesnβt know heβs in a movie. #GoodBoyFilm
10.10.2025 13:41 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
I benched Rico Dowdle in fantasy last week. He runs for 200 yards.
I benched Skattebo this week. He runs for 3 TDs.
Why must I live in eternal pain?
10.10.2025 02:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
really canβt say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield
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John Lithgow acting in the role of *checks notes* Desperately in Need of Miralax Dumbledore?
08.10.2025 20:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Conversation with βGood Boyβ co-writer/director Ben Leonberg.
Good Boy, Ben Leonberg, interview, Independent Film Company, Shudder, horror, thriller, writing, directing, Thomas Manning, EoM Presents,
Ben Leonberg's GOOD BOY is in theaters now.
Recently, EoM Sr Interviewer @thethomasmanning.bsky.social sat down with him to discuss the bootstrapped production with his wife/producing partner, Kari Fischer, as well as what it takes to make a movie with a dog who doesnβt know heβs in a movie.
07.10.2025 01:11 β π 0 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Film critic Thomas Manning takes you rooftop-hopping in this Screen Scene review of Roofman β a quirky indie that balances humor, heart, and a few unexpected life lessons. Does this offbeat storyβ¦
Scaling Laughs & Life Lessons: Roofman Review | Screen Scene
WATCH: Member Thomas Manning (@thethomasmanning.bsky.social) reviews #roofman on Screen Scene:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEn...
06.10.2025 18:02 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A truly terrible weekend to be a Taylor Swift and Texas Longhorns fan with the last name Manning
04.10.2025 22:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs like The Rise of Skywalker of Taylor Swift albums
04.10.2025 00:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I'm a self-proclaimed Swiftie, but this new album is truly, dreadfully uninspired... however, the only social media platform on which I feel comfortable enough to bash it is Bluesky. I don't wanna deal with any Twitter, Instagram, or *shudders* TikTok Swifties. Especially that @hollywoodmanning guy
03.10.2025 18:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A Conversation with βThe Curse (εζ»δ½ )β writer/actor Kenβichi Ugana. [Fantastic Fest]
Kenβichi Ugana, The Curse, Fantastic Fest, interview, EoM Presents, Thomas Manning,
Continuing our #FantasticFest coverage, EoM Senior Interviewer @thethomasmanning.bsky.social spoke with THE CURSE writer/director Ken'ichi Ugana.
In their brief conversation, Ugana discusses his exploration of these themes as well as the filmβs visceral sound design.
03.10.2025 15:41 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
A Conversation with βAffinityβ co-writer/actor Marko Zaror.
Affinity, Marko Zaror, interview, Brandon Slagle, Gina Aguad, Liam O'Neil, Louis Mandylor, Brooke Ence, Jane Mirro, Well Go USA, streaming, Thomas Manning, EoM Presents
On Tuesday, a brand-new Marko Zaror film, AFFINITY, releases on digital via @wellgousa.bsky.social.
Ahead of the release, EoM Sr Interviewer @thethomasmanning.bsky.social sits down to discuss the project's long gestation & the importance of character-driven action storytelling. #Affinity #WellGoUSA
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