Steven J. Kung

Tune in this Sunday to the American Scene Awards, directed by yours truly!

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

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#NoKings in America. NO KINGS.

Find a rally near you and go this weekend, friends.

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YouTube video by Screen Junkies Honest Trailers | Mystery Men

I wrote an Honest Trailer with Spencer Gilbert! This made me miss the 90s... www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYa3...

Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp' Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.

Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.

Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law

Time to do things that make him react to you.
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oh my god the boss is an AI junkie. Absolutely not. Throw to man in the trash. Goodbye. Thanks, Hallmark, for standing up for REAL artists!! #ReturnToOffice #Hallmark

And now this movie is coming out strong against AI. I love it! @stevenjkung.bsky.social #ReturnToOffice #loveuary @hallmark.bsky.social

Thank you! I wrote the first draft right after the writers strike so you can imagine what was going through my head!

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The Hallmark movie I wrote, #ReturnToOffice, premieres 2/15 on the Hallmark Channel, 2/16 on Hallmark+. Can't wait for y'all to see it! www.hallmarkchannel.com/return-to-of...

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The burden of representation among #AAPI filmmakers is enormous so I was skeptical going into #Didi, written and directed by #SeanWang. But I was IMPRESSED. The screenplay, the directing, the acting: 100. I believed every moment and it made my husband cry, thrice.

@teammcbride.bsky.social #SarahMcBride needs to show that she can play chess with Nancy Mace. The day she takes office, Sarah should invite ALL THE TRANS folx to Congress, and have them use the bathrooms to expose Nancy's bullying as moronic and in no one's best interest.

Congrats Gene! Excited to watch but also a little anxious given the recent adaptations of American Born Chinese and the Sympathizer.

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Friggin loved #Conclave - a movie made for actual adults, it cured my jet lag. Edward Berger made some bold visual choices, and they all paid off. He even kept Ralph Fiennes from over-acting, which reminded me that Ralph is more than a mustache-twirling Voldemort. Bravo!

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Loved #ThePenguin, one of my favorite shows of the year. However, I didn't feel the third act of the season finale was quite earned though. Yes, the show worked hard to lay pipe for this moment, but emotionally, I didn't buy it.