HeyJaredMichael Idov
Screenwriter (Deutschland 89, Leto), director (The Humorist, Jetlag), sometime book guy (Ground Up, Unsung Icons of Soviet Design, Dressed Up For a Riot), Friend of the Oval (https://foto.bandcamp.com/)
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Dau Revisited (opens the original)
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To quote Georgii Birger quoting Star Wars over at Patreon, “Somehow, Dau has returned.” (The whole essay is worth a read). The long-gestating monster of a project had already spawned several feature offshoots from its 700 hours of footage, two of which were shown at the Berlinale. Now the “main” film itself ended up winning a prize in Venice, which means people are writing about it again, which means people are r
I've Been Busy, Okay? (opens the original)
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The reason this newsletter has been a bit dormant is that 2026 is shaping up to be the craziest year of my professional life… and it’s barely past the halfway mark. At the very least, I owe you an update on what I’ve been up to.This will involve some inevitable name-dropping and humblebragging. Sorry in advance. I am very aware that getting any work in today’s entertainment and publishing industries takes a combo of timing, luck, and damn good representation. It also helps to have a niche: an ob
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