PT Klein

@ptklein.com

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Film historian and cultural critic. Movie theaters, cinema spaces, and filmgoing cultures. Radically optimistic. Writing at www.howtoreadmovies.com, Metro Weekly, Film Atlas, and elsewhere. Cohost @ColdWarCinema.com. He/Him/His.

A 4 oz bag of pineapple flavored Haribo goldbears
The Odyssey (2026, Christopher Nolan), 70mm poster.
A still from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999, George Lucas). The ornately put together Queen Amidala sits stoically, explaining her case.
The Mitchell and Webb meme of a Nazi officer asking wondering if “we’re the baddies,” with a speech bubble
A silent film intertitle that reads, “Correct stroke technique.”
“You must look on me—not as a man—but as a means of transportation—“
The Odyssey IMAX poster.
A stack of Criterion Collection 4K and Blu-ray discs: Captain Blood (1935, Michael Curtiz) The Braking Point (1950, Michael Curtiz) Godzilla (1954, Ishiro Honda) I Am Cuba (1964, Mikhail Kalatozov) Lost in America (1985, Albert Brooks) Mother (1996, Albert Brooks) Paper Moon (1973, Peter Bogdonavich) Playtime (1967, Jacques Tati) Punch-Drunk Love (2002, Paul Thomas Anderson) Real Life (1979, Albert Brooks) Trouble in Paradize (1932, Ernst Lubitsch) Young Mr. Lincoln (1939, John Ford)
A woman eating a bowl of salad, agog at what is happening in front of her. “Are you serious?” She asks. “Right in front of my salad?”
Original Japanese one sheet for Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky (1986).
How do we become friends? 🥺
What movie do you quote the most?
What’s your opinion on all these reboots and remakes of older IP movies, i.e. cash grab, lazy, uninspired?
fav restaurants in DC?
has anyone asked you to remove your shoes?
A collection of Crestwood House monster movie books with black and white cover photos sourced from films and titles in orange.
What’s your origin story for being a cinephile?
Patsy vs Edina. who's winning that fight?
You're always positive about movies, and while I appreciate that, tell us about some films you HATE
Favorite first-watch movie recently?
What’s your favorite sport to watch/play?
a - the default questions are *nosy*! b - does PT stand for Physical Therapy? Are you Physical Therapy Klein?
Hi Paul this is Susan, Chads mother. Can you tell him to call me? I wanted to see if he wants any rhubarb because we grew too much and honestly I don’t even like it all that much so I don’t know what to do with it. If he doesn’t take it I guess I’ll just compost it? Or do you want it?
How do you cope with having a perfect mustache
A still from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026). Odysseus (Matt Damon) on a ship—a magnificent ship—full of gay men.
Katrina Lenk, wearing a red one piece pant suit against a purple backdrop and birthday balloons, in a publicity photo as Bobbie from Marianne Elliot’s 2020 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company.
A film still from In the Mouth of Madness (1994, John Carpenter). A man (Sam Neill) laughs crazily while watching a movie in a deserted cinema.
A group of the world’s best cinema scholars posing against a beautiful gold and blue sunset at Exeter Quays.
Untitled (You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men). Barbara Kruger, American. https://hvrd.art/o/286927
A picture of PT excitedly talking about cinema history and gay gesticulating.
A 1930s era standard fan-mail correspondence card from Charlie Chaplin that reads, “Charlie Chaplin wishes to acknowledge the recipt of your letter. He begs to be excused from a personal reply at this time, because of the enormous magnitude of his correspondence.” Behind the card, a lobby card showing a publicity still for Chaplin’s Modern Times (1936).
A silent film intertitle that reads, “As an American citizen I demand to know what time it is!”
Charlie Chaplin in his Modern Times (1936), foolishly handling a large level in a large factory.
Original one-sheet for Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
Fiona “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” Apple
A portrait of Patti LuPone (ca. 1993) in red lipstick and a leopard print blouse. Smiling, she playfully chews on the end of a matching pair of glasses. Photography by Jeanette Backman for You Magazine.
Az4angela holding a peach Bellini candle somewhere between Appleton and Oshkosh
One sheet for Minions and Monsters (2026, Pierre Coffin)
Schedule for the “Wings of Freedom” flyover event in DC. 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Golden Knights, Leap Frogs 10:15 AM - 10:20 AM | Army Helo Flyover 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM | USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM | USMC F-35B STOVL Demo 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM | USN F-18F Demo 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM | USN F-35C Demo Team 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM | USAF F-22 Raptor Demo 11:50 AM - 11:51 AM | NASA F-5S 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM HUGE (1) Formation 12:05 PM - 12:55 PM | USAF Thunderbirds 12:55 PM - 1:00 PM | USAF Tri-Bomber
Ina’s French Potato Salad: Combine 2 pounds small red and white boiling potatoes With a vinaigrette made from 2 tablespoons good dry white wine 2 tablespoons chicken stock 3 tablespoons Champagne vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons kosher salt 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 10 tablespoons good olive oil and add 1/4 cup minced scallions (white and green parts) 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill 2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley 2 tablespoons julienned fresh basil leaves
Real American and GOP voter Gladys Leeman (Kirstie Alley) in a cropped still from Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999, Michael Patrick Jann).
Miss Eggy (Ego Nwodim) on Weekend Update performing food- and pun-based standup comedy.
One sheet for Spielberg’s AI Artificial Intelligence (2001).
Supergirl (Craig Gillespie, 2026) 4DX one-sheet.
@seancw.bsky.social, @shane.wlm.sn, and PT posing at the gym.
Original one sheet for Mel Brooks’ Alfred Hitchcock tribute High Anxiety (1977).