Michael Cerliano

@michaelcerliano

Ph.D. candidate in rhetoric at Texas Woman's University. Critical theory, visual culture, the weird. "Tell me strange things."

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Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 18d

This wasn't my copy back then (I bought this a few years ago for my vintage paperback collection), but there he is #folkhorrorfriday

Super cool vintage Puffin Classics edition of Susan Cooper's THE DARK IS RISING.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 19d

Same energy

The opening titles for A BURNS FOR ALL SEASONS, Mr. Burns' vanity project for the Springfield film festival.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 19d

Update: shawarma acquired.

Beef shawarma with fries and pickled vegetables.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 23d

Anyway, apart from soccer, I saw A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and HAMLET at the Texas Shakespeare Festival this weekend!

1960s DC, the setting for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the TSF.

The bust of Shakespeare in Kilgore College's Shakespeare Garden. They've draped some America 250 tinsel on him. I hope he doesn't mind too much.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 25d

Vonnegut understood this.

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is - we're here on Earth to fart around. And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· 26d

It's #LetterboxdFriday, and I have mostly been watching the World Cup in my downtime. Planning to pick up the pace next week!

READY OR NOT (***1/2)
SLIPSTREAM (1/2)
WITHOUT NAME (****)
ESCAPE ROOM (**1/2)

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Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 20

Less than ten minutes in and we're more or less here. #folkhorrorfriday

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 19

Some days you're at Sprouts, doing your grocery shopping, and you realize what you need in your life is a pound of Australian licorice.

About a pound of very tasty Australian licorice I bought at the green/healthy grocery store.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 18

They finally built them

Satirical ad for Michael Caine's Bloody Large Glasses.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 11

Getting the good ads over on Insta

An Instagram ad from an account called potatogoodness that is white text against a black background. The text is a quote from one Marabeth H. of Arkansas who says "I love that potatoes can be any texture! Sometimes I need something crunchy and other times I want soft, or something in between. Potatoes have never ever let me down."

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 9

"I gave them raw milk so that I can become The Dragon. Do you see?"

Ralph Fiennes and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Red Dragon.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 6

Love the intertextuality of the print of Hamlet and the gravediggers by Delacroix hanging over the staircase #folkhorrorfriday

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 6

I mean, look at this two shot. Beautiful! #folkhorrorfriday

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 6

That pan across the home reminded me of Andrew Wyeth's "The Witching Hour" #folkhorrorfriday

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Jun 1

Found on the office printer.

"I worried"
by Mary Oliver

I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers
flow in the right direction, will the earth turn
as it was taught, and if not how shall
I correct it?

Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven,
can I do better?

Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows
can do it and I am, well,
hopeless.

Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it,
am I going to get rheumatism,
lockjaw, dementia?

Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing.
And I gave it up. And took my old body
and went out into the morning,
and sang.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 31

OK but

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 30

From the people who brought you the Jon Hamm John Ham

Remember: if it smells like a piece of ham, don't use it to wipe your ass.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 26

#Rousseaummer

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 25

Planning out a summer itinerary.

A look at my Alamo Drafthouse reservations for the summer. Repertory screenings include TRAINSPOTTING, DRESSED TO KILL, PERSONA, BOOGIE NIGHTS, JOHNNY GUITAR, BLOW OUT, SNAKE EYES, and THE UNTOUCHABLES.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 24

I think it's going to be a #Rousseaummer

A stack of periodicals and books on my desk in my childhood bedroom. Bottom to top: the latest issue of SIGHT & SOUND; a Trader Joe's sales circular; the January and February issue of NEW LEFT REVIEW; Leo Damrosch's biography JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU: RESTLESS GENIUS; and the Hackett edition of Rousseau's BASIC POLITICAL WRITINGS.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 24

Dad made ribs 😋

A plate of barbecued ribs, grilled corn-on-the-cob, barbecue baked beans, brown bread, sliced onion, pickled gherkins, and candied pickled jalapeño slices.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 16

Patrick Wymark as Cromwell, who will NOT be raising a glass to His Catholic Majesty King James III in this one. #folkhorrorfriday

I give you his catholic majesty king james iii

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 16

I'm sure everyone knows about the behind-the-scenes turmoil, but I always think of this anecdote when the film comes up. #folkhorrorfriday

According to Kim Newman in his book, Nightmare Movies, when Reeves made a suggestion on the set, Price objected and told the director: "I've made 87 [sic] films. What have you done?" And Reeves responded: "I've made three good ones."[30] Price later recalled that this was one of the first movies where he clashed with the director.[31] Price felt that all the actors on the set had a difficult time with the director, who Price believed did not understand how to give instructions to actors.[32]

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 8

"🎶 I feel like chicken tonight 🎶"

Say a few words from an old tv commercial that at least a few of us will remember

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 3

🦎🦎🦎

A small green lizard peeking out from between a brick wall and a potted plant.

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 2

Howie.txt #folkhorrorfriday

I'm not owned! I'm not owned! I continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· May 2

Everyone on Summerisle is like #folkhorrorfriday

Michael Cerliano@michaelcerliano· Apr 13

Reminder: in addition to being a horror icon, Lugosi was a committed labor organizer, democratic socialist, and antifascist both in Hungary and in the United States.