Paul Anthony Nelson
@cinemaviscera
He/him. Co-creator (with my partner in love + art, Perri Cummings) of movies APPARITIONS and TRENCH, 8 shorts (with #9, RELEASE, in post), pod-com MOVING ON, webcomic THE OTHERS. Former co-host of RRR FM's Primal Screen and podcast Hell is for Hyphenates.
After that, I’m a civilian — these are the films I’ve booked in: Minotaur Bitter Christmas Rose Nadja Mad Rush The Day She Returns Rose of Nevada The Fence Blue Heron Hedwig & the Angry Inch (with live John Cameron Mitchell commentary!) The Sun Never Sets The Blood Countess Victorian Psycho Wicker
Time for a Top 20 of 2026 (ie. AU release dates) half time vibe check: 1. THE ICE TOWER 2. PILLION 3. ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU 4. OBSESSION 5. BACKROOMS 6. THE SHEEP DETECTIVES 7. 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE 8. THE SECRET AGENT 9. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE 10. GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
Happy 💯 to this glorious madman. #Happy100thBirthdayMelBrooks
Some old mates dropped ‘round for my birthday. Helping them sort through their issues.
Don’t remember ordering toilet paper to my mailbox, so why did I find this in there? Actually, strike that - it’s even worthless as TP. Take your canary-coloured nonsense and jog on, Clive. Is today an Open Mic for the High Nutters of AusPol or something?
Tried a red-light sauna for the first time over the weekend, which had all sorts of delightfully variable settings for heat, light and sounds. Found this audio track quite intriguing… who the fuck is relaxing in a sauna to this?? Is Napoleon sweating it out in there?!
Internet culture had me looking at this first line very differently, until I remembered that’s what Arsenal fans call themselves
She edited ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE and fucking *TAXI DRIVER*, guys. Being Thelma before Thelma with seamless aplomb; some may even say she set the template to follow. I mean, look at this filmography! THE CANDIDATE! George’s only good movies! Vale to an extremely underrated film craftswoman.
It’s high time I come out and reveal that my longtime comic book kink is my love for Overpowered B-Tier Heroes: Martian Manhunter, Wonder Man, Captain Atom, Power Girl, Sentry, etc. Main Character Powers with Supporting Character Energy. Not sure what this says about me, but happy to field theories.
Yes! He and Varda & Demy went on to be great friends, and they'd drop in on one another when Ford was in Paris or Varda and/or Demy were in California for, I believe, the rest of their lives. It's one of those crazy "small world" connections. This is them together on the set of her 1993 doc on Demy.
Jesus fkn Christ. Et tu, Sodey?! You’re better than this. “Thematically surreal (AI) images”? Like the sort I strive to avoid online every day because they make me want to actually throw up? Those ones? And “90% of this 90 minute film” is AI? Fuuuc— Enough with this stupid new century already.
I am SO into this. And of course that madman @oneblakeminute.bsky.social is involved! Finally, the time has come to dust off this prized possession…
The passing of Catherine O’Hara is such an awful shock. She was comedy fire in absolutely everything she was in (we had only just finished THE STUDIO — where she has a beautiful parting line to Rogen’s Matt Remick — the night before waking up to this sad news). Vale to a true great. 💔😔
As Chandler Bing might say, could the titles of these AACTA award-nominated films *be* the most Australian titles ever?
Love to see Lee Byung-Hun cosplaying as Wonder Man on @latenightseth.bsky.social earlier this week
Watched THE NEST again last night, and not only does it remain a great film about the fragile masculinity that lay at the heart of high finance bloodsuckers, but the way Carrie Coon’s pitch-perfect performance was completely blanked during the 2021 award season remains a blight on our society.
Gutted by the senseless murder of Rob and Michele Reiner. The guy made the best ever comedy film, my #1 rom-com, 2 of the top 5 @stephenking.bsky.social adaptations, 2 of the 3 best Sorkin films and THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Not to mention his tireless activism, and he seemed like a lovely man. Vale. 💔😔
Full of good driving songs, stuff I won’t feel sick of. What is this album, you may wonder? Pat Benatar’s BEST SHOTS. 10 of 12 all-time bangers, and the other 2 are perfectly fine to drive along to. Never grating or specific, just good driving rock vibes, back to front. What would yours be?
Also, from my trip to VideoLand last year, thought you’d appreciate this Highly Recommended section I painstakingly assembled…
Just realised I've not posted my Half-time Top 10 for 2025 -- given I've only seen 24 new movies, it hardly seems worth it -- but if you're interested, here it is... #filmsky
My picks, for the record. #filmsky #Top10films21stCentury #Top1021C