Doug Block

Very solid list but where’s Sentimental Value?

Uh oh. We never met.

I know you’re not looking for films but the documentary Sacred by Thomas Lennon is stunningly beautiful and I think would make a great fit. (I can’t seem to include a link but google it)

Very moody here tonight.

And to my shock and surprise, I’ve found I love writing.

(Btw, you may not be fishing but I’ll bite anyway. You ARE great at it.)

I don’t consider myself a writer, I’m a documentary filmmaker. But ever since I launched a Substack 3 months ago and decided a new post needs to come out weekly, well, maybe I am at that. And once I ask for paid subscriptions (soon, very soon!) I can even call myself a professional writer, woo hoo!

I’m tired of Instagram so I’m posting my photos here. Hopefully will provide a bit of relief from all the non-stop wretched news.

Not free 😬

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NYC today

After sundown last night.

Nobody sees my Bluesky posts, so I’ll put up some favorite photos here and there for my own amusement.

James Mangold, Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Edward Norton after a rousing Academy screening of “A Complete Unknown” last night.

This has been making the rounds.

This is good

An ever-changing film about art and creativity that itself is a work of art. And in this age of generative AI, could well go down as a landmark in cinema.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Incompetence may turn out to be the only guardrail.

Nice try. Fuck off!

Dramatic sky just now.

Why can’t Bluesky be a place for #photograhy?

Jello. Cranberry sauce close behind.

Nope. And the price isn’t right at all.

Trump Won Less Than 50 Percent. Why Is Everyone Calling It a Landslide? — POLITICO Right and left have bought the narrative of a crushing triumph. They’re wrong.

Exactly. It’s infuriating!

The film that stood out for me at DOC NYC this past week was the stunning “Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other.” Hands down the best cinematography I’ve ever seen in a verite documentary. And among the very best docs in recent memory, period. It’s streaming til Dec 1 via the DOC NYC website.

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What better way to commemorate my first Bluesky post than with a red sky photo?