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@joerussotweets Only this morning did I realize these are two separate films.

WB *should* kill whoever dates THEY WILL KILL YOU a week after READY OR NOT 2. What a shame for both movies.

Trump pardoned 77 people this week that stole from Medicare. This flew under the radar. I believe Trump is selling pardons which is enough to send Trump away.

"Miss this party at your peril" Read The Recs' ★★★★★ 5-star review of Encores! The Wild Party, playing at the New York City Center: therecs.co.uk/the-wild-party/

"But by then it’s too late, at least for much of the audience who have seen all this before and done better." Read The Recs' review of Jesa at The Public Theater: therecs.co.uk/jesa/

TSA is largely funded by a tax on every ticket. It adds $5.60 to every one-way ticket & $11.20 to roundtrips. Everyone in line right now is already paying the TSA fee, even for free reward travel. The government has previously diverted that money to the Treasury. Pay the agents.

@OscarRunnerUp OBAA

If the five most recent Best Film Editing winners were in the same category, what would get your vote? Anora · Sean Baker Dune · Joe Walker Everything Everywhere All at Once · Paul Rogers One Battle After Another · Andy Jurgensen Oppenheimer · Jennifer Lame

@OscarRunnerUp Poor Things

If the five most recent Best Production Design winners were in the same category, what would get your vote? All Quiet on the Western Front Dune Frankenstein Poor Things Wicked

"A beautifully effective production that deserves to be added to the list of brilliant things" Read The Recs' ★★★★★ 5 star review of Daniel Radcliffe in Every Brilliant Thing at The Hudson Theatre, Broadway: therecs.co.uk/every-brillian…

@OscarRunnerUp Drive My Car. Followed closely by The Zone of Interest. All five are excellent.

If the five most recent Best International Feature Film winners were in the same category, what would get your vote? All Quiet on the Western Front · Germany Drive My Car · Japan I'm Still Here · Brazil Sentimental Value · Norway The Zone of Interest · United Kingdom

@OscarRunnerUp Emma Stone

If the five most recent Best Actress Oscar winners were in the same category, who would get your vote? Jessie Buckley – Hamnet Jessica Chastain – The Eyes of Tammy Faye Mikey Madison – Anora Emma Stone – Poor Things Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Ryan Coogler has found so much success by pairing up with college friends like Ludwig Göransson. Good reminder that networking, especially in creative industries, isn’t always about climbing the ladder. You’ve got to network horizontally as well.

Friday the 13th doesn’t seem so ominous anymore now that every day carries a threatening aura.

It’s not just Iran. It’s Lebanon. In less than 2 weeks, Israel has killed 570 people and displaced 750,000 — over 10% of the entire country. Residential buildings are being bombed with no warning. The U.S. cannot continue to be complicit in Netanyahu’s wars.

"Even if you’re not baffled, you may well find yourself bored. The production is a portrait rather than a play" Read The Recs' ★★ 2 star review of Bughouse, at the Vineyard Theatre, off Broadway: vineyardtheatre.org/shows/bughouse/

Elaine Paige on Madonna’s Evita is my fave x

Next time a $70 concert ticket turns into $180 at checkout, you can thank Trump. The government had a case to break up the Live Nation–Ticketmaster monopoly, but Trump just let them off the hook. They control 70% of tickets and venues, so they set the prices, the fees, and where artists play. That $50 “service fee” isn’t the market. It’s a monopoly ripping you off and Trump is letting it happen.

"It doesn’t hurt that Henson’s comic timing is nonpareil; if Nathan Lane is to have an heir apparent, it is Henson." Read The Recs' review of new, off-Broadway musical Bigfoot!:therecs.co.uk/bigfoot/

Presenting the #Oscars illustration of the 98th @theacademy Awards Best Picture Nominees 2026! And for the first time ever, I feature in one of the illustrations as a bonus extra (quite literally in the film). #Oscars2026

The nominees for @cunardline Best New Musical are: Here We Are – @NationalTheatre - Lyttleton Paddington The Musical – @SavoyTheatreLdn Shucked – @OpenAirTheatre The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry – @TRH_London #OlivierAwards

The nominees for Best New Play, supported by The Londoner, are: 1536 – @AlmeidaTheatre Inter Alia – @NationalTheatre - Lyttleton @KENREXtheplay – @theotherpalace @PunchThePlay – @youngvictheatre & Apollo Theatre #OlivierAwards