Wonderful film!
Love cinema, literature, music and art. Write occasionally about cinema. Married with two kids. Originally from Greater Manchester/Cheshire. Now based in Northern Ireland. Teacher of History and Politics. Degree, PGCE and MA Ed from University of Durham.
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Wonderful film!
Same here. 🤣😬
You’re right - his Max Cady is a phenomenal, incandescent character.
Holy Motors
I am intrigued, not least because most of the chat has been so overwhelmingly positive. It will be interesting to see whether the film matches my expectations…
Pishing down in Belfast but I am curled up with a great book and these are just perfick Sundays in my little world…the weather beating against the window whilst I can inhabit the glamour and the squalor of 1950s Hollywood…
‘Then come the acid-attacked runaways; they form a curtain of saris around the pumps, so eyes can only see feet… They carry their water in buckets to their shacks to wash themselves and their daughters… They help each other and watch each other. They are careful with each drop.’ p. 359 #WomenWriters
For #LetterboxdFriday, here’s a list of my favourite first-time watches in August. Still on my Naruse kick, with SCATTERED CLOUDS/TWO IN THE SHADOW topping the bill. Minnelli, Mizoguchi, George Stevens, Nicholas Ray & Dag Johan Haugerud’s Oslo Stories also feature highly. #FilmSky boxd.it/NR6JY
Got talking to an Irish guy at a bar and my partner was prognosticating about the world, and the guy said (after a pause) “Well aren’t you Francis Fuckin’ Fukuyama.” It was the funniest moment I’ve had for a while
It certainly was. Audiences just weren’t ready for it - although, given the cynical bite of Film Noir preceding it, you do wonder why so few were prepared to give it a go? I guess the 1950s (and the rampant consumerism therein) just didn’t want grim truth but glossy illusion.
The Johnny Rosselli book looks great. I always remember James Ellroy’s use of him in his books and thinking ‘I wonder what he was really like?’. I must look out for it!
Ha! D’oh! Sorry, I should have known 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have seen the first, not the second. I love Angel Face too and his take on Farewell My Lovely is a cracker. I just think The Night of the Hunter is a work of genius Nigel, something beyond anything else that I have seen with him in it. He made some bloody good films but that one is THE one for me.
I looked up his other books and that is one that seems to be readily available. I would love to read his book about Sam Fuller but that seems to be trickier to get… Thoroughly enjoying it so far 👍
I’m at ‘The Night of the Hunter’ now. His finest hour? It’s an obvious choice but bar The Friends of Eddie Coyle, I can’t think of another Mitchum flick that rivals it… #BookSky💙📚 #FilmSky
And when Durand Jones soars for the heavens on ‘Really Wanna Be With You’ I mean, SERIOUSLY fellas..your work here is DONE!!..😍
Great new band from Limerick, heavy shoegaze, I love the vocals. motherofpearllk.bandcamp.com/track/salt-2
a friend and I went downtown this evening to scream in the streets with thousands of our neighbors. @theonion.com was also at the protest this evening and they were pulling no punches
20 Books of Summer 2025 : what a ride! #20BooksOfSummer2025. bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/09/07/2...
Watching Taika Waititi’s ‘Boy’. Such a good film ❤️❤️❤️
Amen to that brother 👍
I listen to a lot of audio on the commute but it’s usually plays or radio dramatisations of books. Currently listening to the Father Paolo Baldi mysteries.
Cracking stuff! Glad you got the desired result and fair play to the 78 Truro fans - that’s some round trip!
I love that structure. Surprisingly brief, given the range and extent of his career! Cheers for the elaboration 👍😎
I go through phases tbh. I am not too fussed about length but a lot of my books this year have been in and around 3-400 pages. I read comics too which breaks it all up… 🤣❤️
My August reading round up - pretty good month for books I really enjoyed. I see I haven't rated the Rankin but I always LOVE them. They're one of my comfort books (I know, terrible crimes happen in them - what can I say 🤷) but they're like read in two days every damn time! #books #reading
July was also ace for books #books #reading
Yeah, it doesn’t seem to be in print or readily available. Will look for secondhand copies 👍
Bloody hell - a Sam Fuller biography?! Right up my strasse…
I have loved summer but I'm pretty ready for autumn - warm drinks, dark nights, books and comforting food 🧡. 'Manifesting' those vibes today, as fellow kids do, with homemade soup and scones - up since 5.30am because school rugby coaches hate parents 😂
Although, at only 300 pages, it’s a postcard by some of his latter-day standards… 🤣
Oh yes indeed… ❤️❤️❤️
I will certainly look for more of his work now.
Lee Server could write. And Mitchum, well he lived a FULL life.🔥
He really could. There’s a loose grammar to his writing which feels utterly natural - you can hear the cadences in your head as you read…
It’s a cracker! There’s a few of his earlier films which I really want to seek out now. Availability is a bit patchy though…
You can have it after me mate. I read about his singing ‘talent’… 🤣😬
He really did Louise! A contradictory dude (like us all), he was both hellraiser and intellectual, laconic observer and extrovert performer. If half the stuff detailed in here is true, he had a willllllld ride of a life…
Halfway through this book (the detail is pretty comprehensive) and he has just finished ‘Angel Face’. A stunning masterpiece of malevolence in my opinion but one that gets too little space/writing here… Still a great biography though! Pacy, profane, witty… #BookSky💙📚
Now that is certainly one to test the levels of true fandom… Hope you go well today 👍
A Saturday two-fer ❤️ #BookSky💙📚 #FilmSky
Bloody hell! That is some trek for Truro fans!!!
Bugger. Sad to hear if that’s the case. I hope they get sorted!
Cool. A couple of coffee shops close to my work still stock their gear, so I can get a fix if I need ❤️
Is Bakari back open again after the fire? LOVE their stuff
As somebody who lives in Belfast, that is just perfect juxtaposition. A work of art!!
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Decided upon ‘Every Cripple Has His Own Way of Walking’ - a quietly devastating story but with all the wee grimy details of life laid bare (and not without caustic humour either). #BookSky💙📚
Diving back into this for a re-read. Really want to introduce the Senior Book Club students to Ann Quin’s work. She deserves to be lauded as one of Britain’s finest 20th Century writers… #BookSky💙📚 ❤️❤️❤️
15th. Fingers crossed for everything going smoothly and regular attendance. We are a bit nervous but she has made massive progress. Hopeful that she will enjoy it and relish the clean slate/fresh opportunity
I played sport at school and at university but I never remember it being like this. I have to keep those worries to myself though otherwise Dan will roll his eyes and chide me… 🤣😬
🤣Yeah, most of the parents that I meet are the same way 😬🤣
She is a fabulous lyricist.
In all honesty, I think they are ruining school sport. Overly professionalised. It sucks the joy out of it (never mind the pressure that it generates).
Don’t get me started. We have seen her twice but it could/should have been more… 😭
Ach, big day!!! I can’t wait for Ethan to be in a submersible, Steve Zissou-style, as he explores the world’s oceans… ❤️❤️❤️
She doesn’t do things by halves!
Mega! We got a bundle that included CD/Vinyl/Cassette/Tee/bag/key ring. We are insaneballs…
Dan’s training schedule for Medallion is INSANE. Two early morning gym sessions a week with the S&C dude. 3 after school training sessions. Two lineout sessions at lunchtime. Plus a match. Rhys is right to be cautious but you’re right too - an outlet is needed somewhere!!!
Ha! I doubt it. Early season for us in terms of training etc. He has been switched from hooker to 8 for today. It seems that his growth/body shape/mobility has changed his role in the team. Not sure it’ll last but as long as he is enjoying hisself, I am pleased for him 🤣😎
#nowplaying #MusicSky
The boyo is off to Terenure today to chase an egg-shaped ball. I am now wide awake and waiting for markets to start/coffee shops to open… 🤣😬
I have taken a few trips to Berlin (mostly as a teacher) and it is a city that fascinates me. Constantly rebuilding itself physically and culturally. As a nerd for the past, the museums are 🔥🔥🔥 No friendlier place too.
This is currently a free event on skiddle, but if you get a ticket and go, please throw some hard cash to Marie Curie. Kudos to all the artists involved in this. Looks like it's gonna be a yearly thing ❤️
You got it 🙏
You could do it! You’re mustard . It’s wimps like me that would struggle. Thanks for the nudge. Let me know what I owe you for the ticket and I’ll sort you out 👍😎
Count me in! Who’s going?
Ouch! 🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣You showed them…
Mr Scruff ❤️❤️🙏❤️
The feeling is mutual Pedro! We have really enjoyed any bottling by these guys that we have tried. Genuine innovators! Hope you enjoy it 🙏❤️
Too bloody right !
Ha! I will do (if it ever gets here 🤣😬)
We’re waiting on a delivery from Manongs!
Oooh, where do you get your food??
Sometimes, I just need to vegetate… 😎
I have my moments… 🤣😬
🤣It’s ok. I have Filipino takeaway ordered and a glass of Pineapple Main at my side. Decompression begins now…
What a bloody week!! Thank flip it’s Friday 😅
Good Morning Release Day ! Some of today’s releases include Suede Saint Etienne David Byrne Big Thief Open 10am - 4pm More to follow ….
And ….. Shame Glenn Hughes Kneecap Slipknot Slipknot currently being played so I don’t empty the shop later 🤪
His Majesty would have been 79 today
He was in a rich vein of form at that point! Five Easy Pieces probably jostles with The King of Marvin Gardens for top spot in my list but Chinatown, One Flew Over… etc all hold a special place in my heart too. Never mind the film-stealing cameo in Easy Rider!
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Love ‘em! Full of laughs but also tighter than a duck’s butt on stage. Their earlier singles/EPs are crackerjack too mate. Glad you’re enjoying them 👍
These curious wonders of whimsy were unknown to me when (thanks to @staggerlee42.bsky.social) they arrived at my doorstep, although increasingly, they are now starting to feel like mad relatives..
My favourite Nicholson flick. A #stonecoldclassic
New book. I always pick one essay/non-fiction piece for Senior Book Club. Last year it was Natalia Ginzburg’s ‘The Little Virtues’. This year, I think it may be ‘Decline of the English Murder’… #BookSky💙📚
Oooh! That Shirley Jackson novel is an all-time favourite. Hope you enjoy it too 👍
💔Love and condolences Bronagh. I know how hard that decision to say goodbye is.
Ah, my Dad’s home town when he was growing up! Enjoy
He is. Thought you’d be all over them Christian beats… 🤣🤣
Happy birthday to Helen!!! I hope she is having a grand birthday
They are ace! Glad you found some vinyl treasure
I would LOVE to have them read Bryan Talbot, Warren Ellis, Linda Medley…
We did ‘The Lottery’ last year and again, they loved it. Don’t shut up! The more recommendations the better 👍
Loving the new bag ❤️❤️❤️
