Casey Joe Walker

Those crab fries at Kauffman Stadium though.

Happy Halloween, folks.

Thank you!

To the extent that you’re willing to share, what was the “point of no return” for Ellison Oswalt and his family? Was it the move to the new house? Watching the films? Moving back to the old house? All of the above? Put another way, is there any point in the film where he could have changed his fate?

My son got the same loyalty speech from his manager at an Austin grocery store a couple of weeks ago. Ends up the manager worked 8 different jobs in as many years before taking this job. That didn’t seem very…well, you know….loyal.

What does HBO’s “The Franchise” tell us about the role of fandom in today’s highly franchised media environment? Read on to find out! ⬇️

Second stop of the day — panel: “Invisible and Forgotten Labor in Classical Hollywood.” Talks by
Myrna Moretti, Kristen Hatch, Casey Walker and Milan Hain
#HWC2025

Talked to my History of American Television students today about the new line of White Lotus coffee creamers

Watching it tomorrow! Can’t wait!

At last! My article on the many failures (for now?) of the Mulan remake and the need to situate them within a longer history of Disney and China.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Great review of @petecant.bsky.social’s book STAGING A COMEBACK. Buy it, read it, cite it (and request that your university/local library buy it).

It’s arrived! @kfortmueller.bsky.social and I are so thrilled to have this out in the world (and done). Get your copy of #HollywoodUnions from @rutgersupress.bsky.social now!