Thomas Hansen

@thatthomas

Posting about whatever interests me, and sometimes promoting my book (amazon.com/dp/B07MCQ84TF) or my youtube channel (youtube.com/@thatnorwegianthomas).

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Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· 7d

Starting questioning my memory, and decided to dig up where I heard about it.

Juan-Luis Sanchez tweets: "Digi double of Mace Windu. There was a bit of 'this is cool, I wonder if anyone could ever tell about this shot," regarding a shot from Attack of the Clones where Mace Windu sneaks up on Count Dooku, Nute Gunray, and Jango Fett at the Geonosian Arena.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Jun 26

My recent letterboxd activity and my 1 to 5 star rating: Meantime (1983), three and a half stars. The Thin Man (1934), four stars. Interstellar (2014), four and a half stars. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), three stars.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Jun 17

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

Promotional poster for the Canadian half-hour adventure fantasy television series The Odyssey. There's two young boys and a young girl, posing with a very happy dog.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 25

It was Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder.

Swartzwelder talks about how much time and attention he spends on his scripts, saying: "All of my time and all of my attention. It's the only way I know how to write, darn it. But I do have a trick that makes things easier for me. Since writing is very hard and rewriting is comparatively easy and rather fun, I always write my scripts all the way through as fast as I can, the first day, if possible, putting in crap jokes and pattern dialogue—“Homer, I don’t want you to do that.” “Then I won’t do it.” Then the next day, when I get up, the script’s been written. It’s lousy, but it’s a script. The hard part is done. It’s like a crappy little elf has snuck into my office and badly done all my work for me, and then left with a tip of his crappy hat. All I have to do from that point on is fix it. So I’ve taken a very hard job, writing, and turned it into an easy one, rewriting, overnight. I advise all writers to do their scripts and other writing this way. And be sure to send me a small royalty every time you do it."

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 14

Happy birthday, George.

Baby George Lucas in a spaceship on a carousel.

George Lucas, a man with dark hair and beard, looking miserable on the set of Star Wars in 1976.

George Lucas in the early nineties with Harrison Ford, who's in costume as Indiana Jones, on the set of Young Indy.

George Lucas, grey hair and beard, with Ahmed Best in costume as Jar Jar Binks, on the set of Revenge of the Sith in 2003.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 12

Settling on a cover for my novel, Billie Albatross and Her Time Traveling Mom, has been a multi-year journey that has continued long after the book's been published. Will I change it again some day? Probably. Buy it here: amazon.com/dp/B07MCQ84TF #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting

A previous cover of the novel Billie Albatross and Her Time Traveling Mom: simple grey stars on a white background. In the middle is the black silhouette of a running teenage girl.

#writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting

A previous cover of the novel Billie Albatross and Her Time Traveling Mom: A hand drawn illustration of a teenage girl - fully pink-colored - in front of a moon city with planet Earth in the far distance.

The cover of the novel Billie Albatross and Her Time Traveling Mom: it's a dark blue background behind the turquoise silhouette of a moon city and a distant planet.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 8

Watched some good movies this week. But perhaps more importantly, I also watched all ten episodes of 'Now Apocalypse', meaning I've now seen pretty much everything Gregg Araki's made where he wasn't "just" a director for hire.

The posters of four films: Chloe, Seven Veils, The Red Shoes, and The Myth of the American Sleepover.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Apr 3

This might be Carly Harrop.

Natalie Portman's stunt double - dressed as Padme Amidala in all white - prepares to film a scene for Attack of the Clones on a bluescreen stage.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Jan 12

“Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that’s all I need to know about you.”

The Norwegian cover of "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" by writer/artist Don Rosa, which I believe I actually got as a Christmas present when I was 13 years old.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Dec 15

Adam Savage talks about making a maquette for the new skyhopper. When George saw it, he apparently said "The only reason we made the T-16 look like it did is because we only had plywood and no time." Adam's supervisor later told him, "George didn't like anything about this. I guess, just keep it.'"

A grey prototype model of a star wars skyhoppper.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 25

Share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love. (I refuse to do just one, but if forced to pick, I'd have gone with 'Fucking Åmål')

The poster for the Swedish film Fucking Åmål, english title: Show me Love. The poster shows two teenage girls (one blonde, one brunette) standing by the side of the road at night.

The poster for the 1998 movie Strike! - also known as All I Wanna Do , or The Hairy Bird. The poster features four high school age girls - namely Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Monica Keena, and Rachael Leigh Cook - posing in front of a yellow background.

the poster for The Last Days of Disco. poster features Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny dancing in front of some guy.

The poster for The Doom Generation. In addition to the title, the poster shows an extreme close up of Johnathon Schaech, Rose McGowan, and James Duval being pretty intimate with each other.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 3

Death comes in 3s?

a robot waitress from Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones - she wears a nametag that says FLO in aurabesh (a star wars font)

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Oct 10

One of these movies gave me a decent idea for a short story I'll probably end up writing at some point.

Last four movies I've logged on Letterboxd: Holland (3 stars), Malcolm X (4,5 stars), In A Lovely Place (4 stars), They Live (3,5 stars)

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Jul 25

Nothing amazing here, but all except The Addams Family were at least interesting. Song to Song might grow on me, and I'm still trying to decide how I really feel about Color of Night. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Recent Letterboxd activity: Addams Family (2019), Color of Night (1994), Song to Song (2017), Permanent Midnight (1998).

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Jun 15

Oh, it's Father's Day again, is it?

King Dagda, commonly referred to as The Fairy King, from the 2015 animated film "Strange Magic". He has a white beard and pointy ears. Some could reasonably suggest his look is based on George Lucas, who came up with the story for the film.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 20

This look sure feels like a glimpse into the alternate reality where Jodie Foster was cast as princess Leia. Depending on who you ask, she either turned down the role because she was set to do a Disney movie (her story), or Lucas decided the schedule would be too difficult with her being under 18.

Jodie Foster at the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) premiere in Cannes, wearing a white/silvery dress that doesn't not look like something Leia would've worn.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· May 3

A year and a half ago, I watched Ka-Boom (2010) for the first time and loved it enough that I wanted to watch every Greg Araki movie in release order. Today I watched The Doom Generation (1995), and while the earliest Araki movies are fine, this is what I was looking for. Loved it. Will watch again.

Actors James Duval, Rose McGowan, and Johnathon Schaech in The Doom Generation. They're all in bed together.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Apr 15

Starting my (almost) daily hour-and-a-half long summer walks early this year.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Dec 4

Spotify wrapped: Top artists are Taylor Swift, John Williams, Oasis, Howard Shore, and Laleh. Top songs are Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down, Treacherous (Taylor's Version), Everywhere, Moon River, and Viva LA Vida.

Minutes listened: 21,383

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 30

Just watched one of the best movies I'd never heard about before. Very fun. Will watch again. Why isn't this part of the teen comedy canon?

The poster for the 1998 movie "All I Wanna Do" - which is sometimes also called "Strike!" or "The Hairy Bird". Pictured on the poster are Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffman, Monica Keena, and Rachael Leigh Cook.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 28

In a just world, however, this would've been my most viral tweet.

A tweet from me, dated July 9, 2021. It's a photo from Sex and the City with Cyntia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kristen Davis. Kim Catrall has been edited out, leaving only her outline filled with stars and blue-green swirly space. The caption reads: HBO still trying to pretend the SATC revival isn't a stealth THE LEFTOVERS sequel.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 28

This was a reply to someone posting a photo they claimed was of Carrie trying on Harrison's glasses. Not much to brag about numbers-vise, but it is highly representative of what I probably do best: pedantically correct someone—or just adding some information—about something Star Wars related.

Screencap of a tweet by me, dated July 2, 2023. It's two pictures of Carrie Fisher and Peter Weller at a party in the late '70s. The caption reads, "Pretty sure that's Peter Weller's glasses, not Harrison Ford."

It has five replies, thirty-four retweets, 1.7K likes, and 72 bookmarks.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 27

Young Adult Sci-Fi Adventure: Young Billie discovers her mother's a runaway time traveler, and go on an adventure filled with laughs, mysteries, action, lots of heart, and a colorful cast of human, alien and virtual characters. www.amazon.com/dp/B07MCQ84TF

The eBook cover of Billie Albatross and Her Time Traveling Mom. Two dark-haired women (a mother and daughter) sit on a rooftop with theirs backs to us. They're looking ahead at a futuristic skyline with a series of spaceships flying past a starry night sky.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 23

Rewatched 'National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1' (1993) for the first time in decades after I heard someone on a podcast offhandedly refer to it as a "bad movie." Definitely not a bad movie. Sure, it's a step below Airplane!, the Naked Guns, and the Hot Shots—but it's still a good one of those.

The poster for the 1993 movie 'National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon'. Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson mugs for the camera as they stand side by side at a shooting range with their guns drawn and aimed at a target in the background. The humanoid figure pictured on the target has one hand in front of his eyes and one in front of his groin.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 23

From circa 1979, I think. I always assumed there's an interview that goes with this photoshoot, but I never found one.

Carrie Fisher, a tiny brunette, acts as is she's about to hit Harrison Ford, some tall guy, outside The Plaza Hotel in New York City. There's snow on the ground and the photograph is in black and white.

A standing Carrie Fisher takes a picture of a sitting Harrison Ford outside The Plaza Hotel in New York City. It's 1979, there's snow on the ground, and a herd of yellow cabs are passing by behind them.

Carrie Fisher holds Harrison Ford's chin outside The Plaza Hotel in New York City in the winter of 1979. They're smiling and there's surely no sexual chemistry going on whatsoever.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 18

Watched 'Megalopolis' (2024) last week. It's a pretty good movie, and I think you got to be a fairly boring person to hate it. My only real issue with it is that it isn't an hour longer so there'd be more time to flesh out the supporting cast of characters. #MovieSky

Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel in the Francis Ford Coppola movie Megalopolis. They're standing on a rooftop with a cool yellowy CG New York skyline behind them.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 17

Introduce yourself with four video games

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 16

That canceled TV show you'll never stop thinking about 😞

Title card from the Canadian TV show The Odyssey (1992-1994).

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Nov 8

Watched Jim Jarmusch's Night on Earth (1991) for the first time, and rarely have I been more disappointed than the moment I realized the whole movie wouldn't be about Winona Ryder's character. Sure, the rest of the thing is mostly fine, but Winona can't help but overshadow everything that follows.

Winona Ryder, dressed as a tomboy and looking cool as hell, in the film Night on Earth from 1991.

Winona Ryder, wearing a backwards cap and making smoking look cool, in the film Night on Earth from 1991.

Tomboy Winona Ryder laughs as she drives a cab in the movie Night on Earth from 1991 as actress Gena Rowlands sits in the back seat smiling.

Winona Ryder and Gena Rowlands stand outside a blue and yellow cab in a still from the film Night on Earth. Gena looks very put together and relatively glamorous, while Winona is dressed as a tomboy and being effortlessly cool and awesome.

Thomas Hansen@thatthomas· Oct 23

Finally watched Kevin Smith's 2016 movie Yoga Hosers, and unsurprisingly, I don't get it. And by "it," I mean I don't get why people hate it. Sure, I might've preferred if it was more hangout movie and less monster movie, but it mostly works. The Colleens are likable and the vibes are fun.