fran hoepfner

paul, please........ that paywall pays for my health insurance

omg yay

and Drop (bad movie)! ia that Warfare is better than Civil War but also find lots to like about the latter (my issues there are more formalistic than anything else... just thought it was sloppily constructed/blocked but thematically sound). maybe he is cookin w Men.............. will we ever know

Who Needs Intimacy Coordinators? In the aftermath of Me Too, the profession was deemed a necessity. Now, some actors are casting doubt on its value.

blogged about a-list talent casting aspersions on intimacy coordinators and who they're for

The Death of the Classic Film Score Movie music is better than it’s ever been — even if you can’t tell which instruments are being used.

blogged about my favorite topic— FILM SCORES

ok this

I only learned about him in January but I'm sure he's never done anything wrong...

In Defense of Tom Sandoval No man’s suffering has ever been funnier.

do you guys think I am right or wrong

Get more from Demi, Myself & I on Patreon podcast

If you're not currently subscribed to my podcast on the films of Demi Moore, you should really consider it! Just posted the new episode on "The Scarlet Letter" with guest @franhoepfner.bsky.social! What in the world is Robert Duvall DOING in this thing?? www.patreon.com/c/demipod

So Many Lawsuits, So Little to Gain Five suits and counting, the It Ends With Us castmates seem hell-bent on seeing this through.

these two need to knock it off

Alison Brie’s Codependency with Dave Franco Was an Asset on Together “It came in handy behind the scenes, because this movie required a lot of physical intimacy.”

chatted with Alison Brie ahead of the Sundance premiere of her new movie TOGETHER starring her irl roommate Dave Franco www.vulture.com/article/alis...

I've taken a full-time job and plan to stop freelancing for the foreseeable

bwdr forever

thank you!!!

Can’t even remotely process a BWDR that exists without @franhoepfner.bsky.social’s essays in it, and don’t want to 😭

But truly, editing her words the past 12 years (!!) has been an absolute joy. She is simply the BEST (human, friend, writer)—there are many imitators, but only one Fran 🖤

Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.

New today on the site:

“On paper, RED ROOMS is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It would be a misnomer to say that Pascal Plante’s film has no violence in it though: it is violence, a bloodless film that is rich with blood.”

- @franhoepfner.bsky.social

I've written for @chadperman.bsky.social & Bright Wall/Dark Room for a dozen years... no small change, & I wouldn't be half the writer I am today without all the years of support & encouragement from everyone there. I'm the most grateful woman alive!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️

Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.

my last (!!?? for now) essay for @bwdr.bsky.social is about RED ROOMS and learning to look at that which is awful www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/01/24/r...

BW/DR Picks: The Best Films of 2024 The Bright Wall/Dark Room team share their favorite movies, and movie moments, from 2024.

New on the site:

Fashionably late to the party, our reflections on the best movies, and best movie moments, of 2024, featuring @franhoepfner.bsky.social, @dodgyboffin.bsky.social, @chadperman.bsky.social, @aheartofgould.bsky.social, @carriecourogen.bsky.social, & @frankfalisi.bsky.social

For the Love of God, Give This Woman an Oscar Nomination No one last year gave a performance that comes close to what Marianne Jean-Baptiste does in Hard Truths.

Wrote about my favorite performance of the past year, and why what Marianne Jean-Baptiste does in HARD TRUTHS really feels like it's in a league of its own www.vulture.com/article/give...

A Distracted NYFCC Awards Dinner The Brutalist’s Adrien Brody rendered himself speechless talking about the destruction from the fires in L.A. while accepting his award.

blogged about the NYFCC dinner www.vulture.com/article/holl...

Where Will Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster Pop Up Next? We’ve got some ideas about where their showmance might go from here.

blogged about Hugh & Sutton, whose love story I actually, truly, genuinely believe

Fran Magazine: Best of 2024 Extravaganza The best of the best of 2024 lists, from the friends & family of Fran Magazine

fran magazine best of 2024 btw ➡️

It Ain’t Easy Co-Naming a Street Naming a block for someone is meant to be an honor. Mostly it’s a mess.

blogged about street signs www.curbed.com/article/co-n...

Fran Magazine: Best of 2024 Extravaganza The best of the best of 2024 lists, from the friends & family of Fran Magazine

I once again had the privilege of compiling a list of 10 things for @franhoepfner.bsky.social’s illustrious FRAN MAGAZINE open.substack.com/pub/franmaga...

Did You Know They Were in Skins? From Nicholas Hoult to Kaya Scodelario to Sean Teale, each generation of the beloved teen drama loomed large on screens big and small in 2024.

blogged about the year in Skins alums www.vulture.com/article/skin...

The Ghost of Electricity: A Complete Unknown and the Cinematic Dylan This is the central thesis of James Mangold's 'A Complete Unknown': Bob Dylan was—is, at least for a little while longer—the greatest.

I'm back at my favorite place, @bwdr.bsky.social, this Christmas Eve with a big ol' longread on A Complete Unknown and the cinematic Dylan. Come for some mild criticism of James Mangold, stay for some grand unified theories on I'm Not There...

www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/24/t...

It's Always Winter in 'Reds' (1981) It’s always winter in Reds, and someone is always fighting, someone is always hoping, someone is always gritting their teeth and doing the work.

Wrote about something I've never talked about before (Warren Beatty's REDS) for @bwdr.bsky.social

The Year Movie Stars Cried, Flirted, and Cosplayed for Fame In 2024, we watched movie stars eat chicken, talk to Theo Von, and cry (a lot), all in the name of promotion.

blogged about the year in press tours www.vulture.com/article/best...

fran hoepfner 🙋🏻‍♀️