Darrin Roberts

“John Candy: I Like Me” will open #TIFF50 and I can’t wait for you all to see it. I have never enjoyed working so hard on editing something that means so much. This project is beyond special to me. Mom took me to see Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in 1987 when I was 13.

The slugs voted for salt. Having not come of age in the 60s and 70s I wasn't witness to that change, so when Hunter Thompson used "Doomed" in his writing I took that as HST being typically hyperbolic. Now older and reflecting on 20 years since his passing this is my last tweet.

a female announcer dresses like me a skeleton puts on a fat suit Your friend Bob is here with Theme Time Radio Hour: Halloween podbay.fm/p/theme-time-r…

You make s'mores with Reese's peanut butter cups instead of just chocolate from now on and you can thank me later

@errolmorris reinvented the language of cinema at least 3x.

The US is shutting down TikTok, every media publisher has paywalls, news isn't allowed on Instagram, nobody under 50 has cable, wireless infrastructure is collapsing & Twitter's full of waterheads who start every post with BREAKING🚨🚨

@TheresaKereakes This is a god-tier movie in its epic largeness and the inside-his-head narration. But the real hero is Eleanor. Her 'Hearts of Darkness' doc was one of the early films to get us 90's film kids into docs. Before 'Hands on a Hardbody', before 'Hoop Dreams' before 'American Movie.'

I know what I am doing Sunday. Every viewing gives me a fresh perspective. I am currently obsessed with Dennis Hopper’s portrayal of an obsessed photojournalist

@TheresaKereakes All this reminds me of the Country Music book by Nick Tosches, which all sounded very much like the same punk rock ethos as country, rock and roll, rockabilly, and the blues were happening. His writing helped too.

I remember when Dwight Yoakam moved to Los Angeles. His contribution to this exhibit is essential. He introduces the whole thing in a short film and nails this Los Angeles hillbilly punk rock thing. IYKYK, I hate it when he’s right- but he is 💯 spot on

I visited @countrymusichof today to finally see the Western Edge Exhibit. As @chuckmead22 & I always remind each other- hillbilly & punk share an ethos. HUGE THANKS to Chuck; without him, I wouldn’t know Brenda Colladay and wouldn’t have been able to contribute in my small way

I was trying to figure out why Los Angeles feels so different. It's not just that a lot of rich people moved out, it's that the middle class don't live there anymore. All these neighborhoods are now super expensive so it sucked families out, and with them the teenagers that created the culture. Now it's either rich people, wanna be rich influencers, in debt working professionals, or essentially the poor class that work all the support jobs. There is no SoCal culture anymore of young people creating things like skateboarding or punk music. Just streaming executives in multimillion dollar bungalows that Tony Hawk used to live in as a 12-year-old.

DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS: We need to be unconventional in our storytelling because audiences are more sophisticated than ever ALSO DOCUMENTARY PRODUCERS: LEGO? youtu.be/7Bc6trBc1kc?si…

The problem I have with most all documentaries is that they just do. It's not until you see something by either Errol Morris or Martin Scorsese that shows deep rooted purpose in both storytelling and filmmaking that you see what we should be doing.

@GregRenoff Paging @alisonmartino

“VAN HALEN IS AN ATTITUDE, A FEELING, LIKE DRIVING DOWN THE STRIP WITH A LOAD OF GIRLS, THE 📻 ON AND A COUPLE OF CASES OF 🍻... WE ALL HAVE IT AND WHEN WE GET TOGETHER IT COMES OUT IN THE MUSIC.” - David Lee Roth, 1978

@TheresaKereakes Thomas Pynchon has entered the chat

Feeling my inner but upside down Tom Stoppard, Martin Amis, & EM Forster… gonna write a story in play form where the character who is always wrong is called Mr Wright; character who is always right & speaks the King’s English will be Mal Approp. The visionary is Tessa Kantell

@dieworkwear @dieworkwear a book of great value I think, would be if you were able to express all of your menswear takes into a volume similar to the Cocktail Codex from @DeathAndCoNYC deathandcompanymarket.com/products/cockt…

If @dieworkwear put out a how to dress book that was like the cocktail books of Death & Co., Maison Premiere, Smuggler's Cove, etc., I would buy that in a heartbeat and start using it.

Take a deep breath, lie down, and play this next. youtube.com/watch?v=JnuiR1…

Family Friend, The Vaccines. Sit down, close your eyes, and play this loud. youtu.be/XfGvPAAxr7E?si…

Episode 1 of “Yacht Rock” premiered on Channel 101 on this day in 2005. Created by JD Ryznar, Lane Farnham and Hunter Stair, the series also included co-producer Dave Lyons and host “Hollywood” Steve Huey. It coined the phrase “yacht rock” and rekindled interest in the genre.

@PhilGrundy07 @nut_history youtube.com/watch?v=UAh2gC…

R.I.P. to a true superstar. I mentioned how much I’d love to see a movie on Lee Trevino. Here’s another legend that current players and young fans need to know more about. My list of must make documentaries or movies. 1. Lee Trevino 2. Willie Mays 3. Roberto Clemente 4. Ted Williams 5. Who’s on your list?

Willie Mays is the only player in MLB history to have a +.300-batting average, +300 stolen bases, +300 homeruns and +3,000 hits.

@GregRenoff I had the privilege of working on the doc. youtube.com/watch?v=UAh2gC…

Rest in peace Willie Mays ⚾️

@120Revisited All Things Must Pass. Long Live Tower Records! youtube.com/watch?v=PT2fHA…

Tower Records commercial (1994)