Travis Woods
@aHeartOfGould
Professional obsessive. Bylines: @BWDR @SouthwestReview @Fangoria Commentaries: @Shout_Studios @FunCityEdition @Imprint_Films @FilmsRadiance @VinegarSyndrome
I've always wanted to read SHOOTER, the violent book of pulp-smut that Sharon Stone's character writes in BASIC INSTINCT, so for @BWDR's Neo-Noir 2024 issue...I wrote it. Horny, deranged erotica as film criticism, or vice versa. Art by @bturnerinfo. brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/06/exc…

Does anyone know the button combo for the HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH finishing move.
The first-ever HELLRAISER game is in development at Saber Interactive, with horror icon Doug Bradley returning as Pinhead for CLIVE BARKER'S HELLRAISER: REVIVAL. dlvr.it/TM3B4T
Happy 44th bday to Brian De Palma's BLOW OUT. I wrote about it for @BWDR. “BLOW OUT is when the split in the screen between his early films & the sleaze-noir terror of his erotic thrillers fell, merging in a Zaprudic interrogation of our need cinema.” brightwalldarkroom.com/2021/11/03/a-s…

Action junkies! As part of the @bigbadfilmfest action extravaganza, I’ll be interviewing director Mark Lester (COMMANDO, FIRESTARTER) after a screening of his berseker buddy cop flick SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO on August 23. Get your tix in the QT below:
SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO Q+A w/ Director Mark L. Lester moderated by @aHeartOfGould to follow Presented with the short 'DRAGON JACKET KUNG-FU' featuring @yutakya_n #BBFF 🎟️: bigbadfilm.com/showdown
One of the 90s best action films on the big screen!! This is a must see event!!
SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO Q+A w/ Director Mark L. Lester moderated by @aHeartOfGould to follow Presented with the short 'DRAGON JACKET KUNG-FU' featuring @yutakya_n #BBFF 🎟️: bigbadfilm.com/showdown
SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO Q+A w/ Director Mark L. Lester moderated by @aHeartOfGould to follow Presented with the short 'DRAGON JACKET KUNG-FU' featuring @yutakya_n #BBFF 🎟️: bigbadfilm.com/showdown
And here we go. BIG BAD FILM FEST 2025 Aug 22 - 24 Follow along as we reveal everything our 3 Day Fest will be throwing at you. From World Premieres to Anniversary Screenings to 12 incredible shorts from all over the world. #BBFF
The value of the Black Belt pass just went up as we've now added another screening ahead of our lineup announcement on Thursday. That means $150 gets you: -9 feature films -Shorts block -T-shirt/muscle tank of choice -Limited edition program
PASSES NOW ON SALE A $150 Black Belt includes every film, exclusive program & choice between this year's shirt or (cause we know you) Muscle Tank We'll also have 1 more screening than last year. So hold onto your butts & join us to watch tons get kicked bigbadfilm.com/bigbadshop
PASSES NOW ON SALE A $150 Black Belt includes every film, exclusive program & choice between this year's shirt or (cause we know you) Muscle Tank We'll also have 1 more screening than last year. So hold onto your butts & join us to watch tons get kicked bigbadfilm.com/bigbadshop
Sorry to be such a WHORE about it, but I’m really proud of this piece I wrote about BASIC INSTINCT for @BWDR, in which I leer at Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 erotic thriller via the lens of the violent porno-smut novel-within-the-film, SHOOTER. 🎨: @bturnerinfo brightwalldarkroom.com/2024/12/06/exc…
Tickets on sale now for SHE RIDES SHOTGUN - purchase, distribute, overwhelm the theaters with joys of cinema lionsgate.com/movies/she-rid…
Clawing my way through 2025 just to get to the new Spike Lee joint.
Honored to have my essay, "NIGHT MOVES," included in this gorgeous limited edition UHD box set for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT via @imprint_films. Go get it.
They call him Mr. Tibbs. 🔫 Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger star in the mystery crime thriller IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967), which joins the Imprint collection in 4K UHD, in HDR and Dolby Vision for the first time worldwide. Limited run of 1500 copies only! 📀 Add one of the…
Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson were photographed filming something in New York on Monday, leaving millennials wondering … ‘Dawson’s Creek’ reunion? thecut.com/article/katie-…
Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson were photographed filming something in New York on Monday, leaving millennials wondering … ‘Dawson’s Creek’ reunion? thecut.com/article/katie-…
I like my mail days the way I like everything else: depressing and confusingly horny.

I recorded a new commentary track for the 4K release of a film that means more to me than nearly any other—Jim McBride’s 1983 version of BREATHLESS! Out now via @cine_matographe/ @VinegarSyndrome. Cop it at the link in the QT.
It's what you've been waiting for: the Jaded & Faded Halfway to Black Friday sale is on now, and goes through 11:59PM ET Monday, May 26! We've got six new secret releases—two Vinegar Syndrome propers, plus one each from VSA, VSL, @cine_matographe, and Degausser Video; three new…
A fun thing I like to do when receiving spam texts is respond with quotes from the malfunctioning Colonel A.I. in METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY until the scammer begs me to leave them alone.




Our summer issue is out in the mf WORLD rn & if you don't have it, wyd?🤔 To sweeten the deal, snag a year (or mo’) subscription below and you'll get the summer ish ++PLUS++ a David Lynch tote bag illustrated by the OG Barry Gifford 🔥 Order here: southwestreview.com/subscribe/
Didn't know what my Substack was going to be other than just being able to house writing that outlets might turn down. I've been so proud to turn it into a place where I can highlight great independent filmmakers and their films. The most fulfilling work I've done. Link below
Hey WGA folk, come see SHE RIDES SHOTGUN next Sunday, the 27th, followed by a Q&A with me and co-screenplay writers Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski. It's free for a Guild members - Cheap!