Dan Hassler-Forest
@danhf
Author, teacher, anti-authoritarian, media studies prof @ Utrecht Univ. New book – FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING:
You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator? Michael Hordern, who narrated BARRY LYNDON
I’m going on a very long transatlantic flight this weekend so it seemed appropriate to spin up this extremely pleasurable old favorite.
Unable to make up my mind about which film to assign my students on media production, I rewatched a whole bunch of them over the past month. Fun project! (Most likely still sticking with my first choice, ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN…)
Quote post with your favourite Sam Neill (that isn't Jurassic Park). In the underrated DEAD CALM, his character's quiet restraint and ingenuity perfectly balances Billy Zane's unhinged psychopath.
Re-watching all of THE TRIAL OF TIM HEIDECKER over the past two days led me to this inevitable conclusion.
NGL: the note-taking process for every scene of The Return is exhausting but richly rewarding. #TwinPeaks
Matthew Lillard absolutely kills it in every one of his scenes. 👑 #TwinPeaks
Most of the movies I ordered in B&N’s Criterion sale were delivered today! 🫶🏻 #pysicalmedia
"Tough dame..." Jeremy Davies has one (1) short scene in all of #TwinPeaks and he just knocks it out of the park.
"We are living in a dark, dark age — and YOU are part of the problem." 💪🏻
Janey-E lecturing two dim-witted gangsters is one of my favorite out-of-left-field moments in all of #TwinPeaks.
Joseph Cotten And John Laurie, who was unforgettable as the (justifiably) suspicious husband in THE 39 STEPS.
That “fix their hearts or die” line is so great that we sometimes forget about all the other great stuff in that scene. #TwinPeaks
My most-watched directors list for 2026 so far is a pretty wild pantheon, lmao.
My long day at the multiplex, seeking shelter from climate catastrophe. 🫣 #LastFourWatched
Fleeing this terrifying European heat wave by spending the entire day holed up in the movie theater. 🫣
After seemingly endless revisions, second-guessing, and even more revisions, I have now finally settled on a final (!) list of viewing assignments for this fall's new iteration of my Introduction to Media Studies class, structured around @mznewman.bsky.social's wonderful textbook.
Damn, je hebt gelijk! Slides er nog even bij gezocht en ziet er nog best leuk uit! (Echt geen enkele herinnering van, ook niet na doorkijken van de slides die ik hiervoor maakte...)
Started the day by re-watching ACE IN THE HOLE — still my favorite Billy Wilder film.
This anniversary wouldn't be complete without Aamer Rahman's all-timer standup bit on why it's okay to punch fascists.
Terrific evening giving a lengthy introduction to a special screening of the original THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS in movie theater Lab111’s atmospheric new “Salon 8 1/2.”
Having a hard time trying to decide on the film to assign my students in the week on Citizenship, Media and the Public Sphere. Current shortlist: CITIZEN KANE ACE IN THE HOLE ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN BROADCAST NEWS THE INSIDER NIGHTCRAWLER PREDATORS