# What's a binky? by Larry Blake

Larry Blake's weekly thoughts on the art, craft, and history of motion pictures—with a focus on imaging, sound, and archiving—alternating between writings (1st and 15th of the month) and podcast interviews with friends and colleagues (8th and 22nd).

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## [In Praise of Super 8 (part one of two)](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-super-8-part-one-of)

_2026-08-15 · Larry Blake_

Being a history of my love for this most humble film format

## [Podcast Episode 11: Marie Larkin](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-11-marie-larkin)

_2026-08-08 · Larry Blake_

Marie has worked in the hair department on five movies and one TV season directed by Steven Soderbergh

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210161229/61317ae3dafd0153b233742eb3c05023.mp3)

## [The History of Photochemicalphilia: Part Eleven\* of Ten](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/the-history-of-photochemicalphilia-b5f)

_2026-08-01 · Larry Blake_

\*The lengthy epilogue to part ten, containing my notes on having seen The Odyssey in three film and two digital formats, and my truly final (well, for a long time) thoughts on the subject

## [Podcast Episode 10: David Leitner (part two)](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-10-david-leitner)

_2026-07-22 · Larry Blake_

Part two continues with a look at the history of imaging in New York since the 1970s

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207998829/5b1c21c96179ae019ae8264d0c0117f2.mp3)

## [The History of Photochemicalphilia: Part Ten of Ten](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/the-history-of-photochemicalphilia-44f)

_2026-07-17 · Larry Blake_

Closing arguments

## [Podcast Episode 9: David Leitner (part one)](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-9-david-leitner-part)

_2026-07-08 · Larry Blake_

David Leitner has had a long and varied career in New York since the late Seventies

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205886015/1a9529a8e62267d7a2da69c858ee25da.mp3)

## [Production 02074 Anatomy of an Activation](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/production-02074-anatomy-of-an-activation)

_2026-07-01 · Larry Blake_

The story of the (143) days of Jaws, as told by Steven Soderbergh in an app

## [The History of Photochemicalphilia: Part Nine of Ten](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/the-history-of-photochemicalphilia-f22)

_2026-07-01 · Larry Blake_

One Battle After Another and the ongoing cult of VistaVision

## [Podcast Episode 8: Joan Giammarco](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/podcast-episode-8-joan-giammarco)

_2026-06-22 · Larry Blake_

Listen now | Joan Giammarco, dubbing actor/director and versioning supervisor, has worked with me on 16 movies, supervising the Italian and Latin American Spanish versions for Steven Soderbergh

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202728307/e4761fd1a24598021681106a00e03fd0.mp3)

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_2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The History of Photochemicalphilia: Part Eight of Ten](https://larryblake.substack.com/p/the-history-of-photochemicalphilia-2c0)

_2026-06-15 · Larry Blake_

The Brutalist and Sinners