Keir Graff

Roche Limit: The Complete Series Deluxe Hardcover "Our destiny is the stars, and I will lead us there." Twenty years after this promise, billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream of cosmic exploration is no more. Roche Limit, a colony situated on the cu...

Excited to help fund the beautiful hardcover omnibus edition of ROCHE LIMIT by my pal @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & friends! zoop.gg/c/rochelimit

Tenth floor of the FAB--one of the loveliest places in Chicago!

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I loved this conversation! (And I love that picture of Beman--iconic!)

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Mostly music and magic--but definitely murder, too! 😀

Thanks, Jim! It's a Chicago treasure that (gulp) almost didn't make it.

Is Wes Anderson trapped in his own aesthetic obsessions? Can cinepodcasters overuse the word “aesthetic”? How many times can a director copy himself before the quality of his work degrades? These questions and more on @thefilmographers.bsky.social! youtu.be/cgX921YG3z8?...

Top Chicago Literary Events to Attend: June 2025 The November 2023 Newcity feature—the longest ever published—has become a coffee table book.

And the #1 event to attend in June is...

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We not only review MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING in our latest episode, but we also ranked all the movies in the franchise!

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YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast The Filmographers Go to the Movies: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Strap on your parachute, pack your life-like mask, and get ready to join the world of the IMF as @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & I discuss not only the latest entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the growing messianic tendencies of a certain podcast host.
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Come on out for the launch of CHICAGO'S FINE ARTS BUILDING: MUSIC, MAGIC, AND MURDER

7pm on Friday, June 13 at the FAB (410 S Michigan)

Books for sale by Exile in Bookville!

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I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this conversation!

Can't wait to see which Fox host Trump picks to be the next Librarian of Congress. Steve Doocy?

So cool! Get to cross this off my John Green bingo card!

Agatha Christie, Who Died in 1976, Will See You in Class

Today in grave robbery: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...

Opinion | What I Learned in China: Obedience Gets You Nowhere

“In Chinese, there is an idiom to describe how the government operates: “qi’ruan pa’ying,” or “bully the weak and fear the strong.” The Communist Party in China has long acted like a street bully. But the party rarely rewards submission with benevolence.”

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Loved this!

Trump Tower plaza barricades pulled back after months of complaints The fencing violated the planned development ordinance requiring open access to the 1.2-acre public plaza, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Development.

Support local news, folks!

"The fences were pulled back less than 24 hours after the Chicago Sun-Times contacted Trump Tower management and the city’s Department of Planning and Development to ask why the barriers were blocking the public way."

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YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast Talking “After Hours” with author Ben Tanzer

🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 On @thefilmographers.bsky.social, @michaelmoreci.bsky.social & I talk to the incomparable Ben Tanzer, who channeled his grief for his father and their love Martin Scorsese into a book called “After Hours: Scorsese, Grief, and the Grammar of Cinema.”
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News outlets over-rely on the phrase ‘critics say,’ this critic says Journalists do a disservice to the public when they’re afraid to state facts.

#protip from @markjacob.bsky.social:

"If you can cut the words 'critics say' and it’s still undoubtedly true, then you should cut the words 'critics say.'"

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This week, we're playing films from France, Puerto Rico, Japan, Canada, Georgia, and the UK.

Visit our website for more info & check out these "National Security Threats" at the Music Box: musicboxtheatre.com

My Miserable Week in the ‘Happiest Country on Earth’ For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?

Good sentence: "I stopped at a bar for a drink and felt worse after finishing it, as I knew I would, given alcohol’s peerless capacity to italicize whatever mood the drinker is already in."
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Opinion | M.L.K. Wrote a Love Letter to a Nation Torn by Hate. Sound Familiar? Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” has some pointed guidance for today’s Trump opposition.

Compelling stuff from @jonathaneig.bsky.social.

Opinion | Scroll through Trump’s new covid website — and have your mind blown Scrolling through Trump’s latest foray into history-washing.

"...this was a normal government website until just a few days ago, and now, boom, everything that was once carefully vetted and fact-checked is gone. It’s a full-scale rewriting of history, using official government channels." --@monicahesse.bsky.social wapo.st/42XPRKR

YouTube video by The Filmographers Podcast Interview: Nathan Deming & Adam Stunkle of the indie film “February”

We spend a lot of time talking about Hollywood on @thefilmographers.bsky.social--which is why this week's episode was such a refreshing change of pace. When you're an indie filmmaker, sometimes you have to pick locks!

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Lamest heist movie ever www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

Still a few seats left on the Western Route for Chicago's Indie Bookstore Day bus crawl. Join me! #ChiLoveBooks #IndieBookstoreDay

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I need this!

The Good German Commentary Track It's safe to say Mike and Keir have become obsessed with The Good German. Yes, it flopped. Yes, Soderbergh says it's his most reviled film. But we lov...

Steven Soderbergh's unappreciated masterpiece THE GOOD GERMAN is now out on 4K Blu-ray...but it doesn't have the @thefilmographers.bsky.social commentary track. For THAT, you'll need to join our Patreon!

Free sample here: filmographerspodcast.com/episodes/the...