Edwin Arnaudin

“‘L.A. Confidential’ has aged significantly better than its fellow 1997 releases and 1998 Academy Awards contenders/winners,” @edwinarnaudin.bsky.social contends: crookedmarquee.com/a-matter-of-...

“‘L.A. Confidential’ has aged significantly better than its fellow 1997 releases and 1998 Academy Awards contenders/winners,” @edwinarnaudin.bsky.social contends: crookedmarquee.com/a-matter-of-...

A Matter of Time: L.A. Confidential and the Art of Aging Well — Crooked Marquee Nearly 30 years after its release, Curtis Hanson’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s corrupt cop thriller remains a riveting, intelligent watch.

Back on the Marquee, this time writing about one of my all-time favorite films and why it remains eminently watchable.

Thanks as always to @jasondashbailey.com for the opportunity!

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"If you guys could get John Mitchell, that would be beautiful."

This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

Wild way to find out MAGA hasn't seen THE LION KING.

The Goal Must Be Removal Putting all eggs in the basket of winning elections is a dangerous decision, when Trump's plan is to cheat in those elections.

In 2019, the thing that got Dems to stop avoiding conflict and fight Trump directly was that he got caught corrupting foreign policy to cheat in his own election. Self-preservation made it impossible to ignore. Whatever Trump has planned for 2026 is already underway. So Dems need that mindset back.

This is what embodying the American spirit looks like.

Alex Pretti is America.
Renee Good is America.
Liam Ramos is America.

We are all the disenfranchised, downtrodden, and despondent. They are us.

H/t @jamestalarico.bsky.social

The deputy AG said they’re done reviewing the Epstein Files because jelly bellied cuntwaffling is exhausting & they’re tired of redacting Trump, who was never on the Island & is completely exonerated after being mentioned thousand of times by ppl he never ever ever knew. Ever.

"Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House & the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate." -Elon Musk

Thanks buddy!

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Submitted the manuscript for my Tim Burton book.

TIL Stephen Miller's nickname is Pee-wee German

Stay sharp, folks.

Abolish it, you cowardly cunt

"He had a gun" ain't gonna cut it, folks.

He was disarmed.

That was an execution.

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“Though the circumstances of ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘Gattaca’ couldn’t be more different, they nevertheless share that narrative DNA and are connected through a lineage of sorts that traces the evolution of one of our greatest actors,” @edwinarnaudin.bsky.social writes.

“Though the circumstances of ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘Gattaca’ couldn’t be more different, they nevertheless share that narrative DNA and are connected through a lineage of sorts that traces the evolution of one of our greatest actors,” @edwinarnaudin.bsky.social writes.

Our legacy news media will not survive this period in American history, nor should they.

One Small Step For Man: Gattaca and the (First) Turning Point for Ethan Hawke — Crooked Marquee ‘Blue Moon’ marks a career high for the former child actor, but it’s his work in Andrew Niccol’s 1997 sci-fi/drama that set him up for decades of success as a master of adult roles.

Back on the Marquee, this time celebrating Andrew Niccol's masterpiece and Ethan Hawke's first true mature role.

Thanks as always to @jasondashbailey.com for the opportunity!

Why critics have a love-hate relationship with top 10 lists - Poynter Reducing a year of culture to a handful of honorees leads to agita — and, one hopes, appreciation

READ: Member Edwin Arnaudin (@EdwinArnaudin.bsky.social) shares some thoughts about year-end lists to Poynter (@poynterinstitute.bsky.social):

www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."

Minneapolis.

AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.

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hummingbird at rest, such beauty & serenity in momentary stillness
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#ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #WomensArtBlueSky #Photography #PhotographersOnBlueSky #OregonCoast #Oregon #hummingbird

i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all

A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.