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Some of the best insect photography I’ve seen in years. And the movie’s brilliant ability to use silence for powerful purposes.

Most Beautiful Island is an incredible movie, and I hope Ana Asensio makes another one someday.

The day I saw him in Requiem for a Dream, I knew he had the chops to do it all.

Can’t believe 12 SWEATY MEN got shot down in the focus group. That one actually applied.

DBPM3 is such a fun, goofy, joke-a-minute good time.

If you liked that one, there is a (admittedly more low key but also very fun) slasher satire called PSYCHOTIC! from a few years back.

Well, I love found footage AND Orson Welles, so that would be an awesome development.

Also: don’t be fooled by this picture, my character is not missing in the movie; this is just a funny fake missing poster of myself that I made a couple months ago

Here’s what you need to know:
-I’m not directing this one, I get to be entirely in front of the camera this time
-The creative team has made SEVERAL found footage and horror movies

A fake missing poster with a picture of Chris Vander Kaay on it.

BIG #FoundFootage NEWS!!! I’ll be starring in a new faux documentary thriller from some well known found footage filmmakers whose movies you have DEFINITELY seen.

I start shooting next week, and I’ll see if the director lets me grab some super-secret footage from set to share with you all.

That means a lot to me! I’m not primarily an actor, I’m a writer. So it’s always a relief to hear that someone enjoyed the performance.

Thanks very much for checking it out! I appreciate you giving it a chance, and especially for sharing your thoughts about it online.

A good review from a found footage fan is worth a lot for other FF fans, so genuinely, thanks very much for sharing. Really glad you got something from it.

Every Tales from the Crypt ends with a big twist. I’m guessing that you’ll somehow discover that Steven Dodd is your own alias, and you were somehow the co-creator who is cursed to research your own involvement in your show for eternity.

I don’t listen to soft rock often, but when I do, I jam out to Booty Cheeks in the Moonlight…

@ckvanderkaay.bsky.social joins Keenan & Zena to spill all the deets on his series FOUND FOOTAGE FINDS, now on @watchfoundtv.bsky.social! He also shares insider info on the platform itself & talks about uncovering the unsettling corners of found footage horror.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgja...

That just means WE can still make a time travel submarine movie.

This sounds like Source Code, but that’s a train not a submarine.

YouTube video by Chris Vander Kaay Who Invented Found Footage Film?

Ever wondered who invented #foundfootage? After many years of research, I think I have the answer, and I talked about it in today’s video:

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This doesn’t ring a bell to me, except perhaps the Twilight Zone episode about the man who wakes up on the British ship with no memory of how he got there. Won’t spoil the ending, but that’s tangentially related.

Let me know if you need a co-writer on SUPERNATURAL DEATH PUNCHERS.

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I swear to God, if Trump destroys democracy before I get to celebrate Planters Peanuts’ 150th anniversary next year…

Yeah, number four is much more about the reason than the film itself, but I still think it applies. It heralded a new era for indie FF self distribution.

Good instincts!

YouTube video by Chris Vander Kaay What Are the 5 MOST IMPORTANT Found Footage Movies?

What are the 5 most IMPORTANT #FoundFootage movies? Your favorite found footage know-it-all (me) has the answers:

youtu.be/4dBOMwJVmmA?...

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To those who tell me that using AI helps you get work done faster, may I also point out:

chemotherapy helps you lose weight faster, too.

If the result is your only goal, you can destroy yourself in all kinds of ways trying to get ahead.

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To those who tell me that using AI helps you get work done faster, may I also point out:

chemotherapy helps you lose weight faster, too.

If the result is your only goal, you can destroy yourself in all kinds of ways trying to get ahead.

I read the story and quite liked it, but I’ve never read any of his other work. Will now have to look into it. Thanks!

This movie is beautiful and devastating. Perhaps one of the great “man unraveling” stories I’ve ever seen. Mad Men owes a great debt to the storytelling style and cinematography of this film.

It completely sucks that no trans folks get to make any more decisions based on growth and comfort and acceptance because you have to just hurry and get through the door before it slams shut. I’m sorry.

Archive 81 and Video Palace are the only ones I know, so I’ll definitely need to dig into this list. Thanks!

*Handyman, kneeling down to look under the city*

“Well, this is your problem right here. It’s built on rock and roll.”