A movie that takes place where you’re from

FKA Twigs being in a film with Nick Cage seems like as unlikely a pairing since BRANIGAN featured both John Wayne and Tony Robinson.

Ingrid Bergman wakes up after her long dark night of the soul on Stromboli. White flecks sparkle in the volcanic desert beneath her, as if the stars she gazed at the night before had descended to earth. She faces the morning sun with both awe and fear; it re-energises her, but also overwhelms her.

A disturbing scene from La notte: Marcello Mastroianni inspects a young woman in her hospital room. In this moment, he is a hollow man who casts no shadow; her shadow seems an integral part of her, an extension of the darkness in (and behind) her eyes, and a commentary on the surrounding white void.

a few brief thoughts on Roberto Rossellini's Fear (1954) letterboxd.com/jamesewand/f...

I had my 1st viewing of THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) last night for #Noirvember. i'm not 100% sure it qualifies, but if it's good enough for Alain Silver andElizabeth Ward, it's good enough for me. Great film whose sumptious photography reminds me of why noir really appeals to me.

One of my favourites Italian silents (well one of my favourite silents, period)

Weather's funny isn't it? We should talk about it more.

Just watching SAINT MAUD (Rose Glass, 2019) set and shot, with a good deal of intention, in Scarborough on the N Yorkshire coast. Does anyone know of any other films set / shot there?

Big news for April 2026!

This is the kind of shot that makes me want to co-author a paper on ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976).

The new Robin Hood series sounds interesting if only because it’s set during the rule of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

One to watch

The loss of an icon. Prunella Scales was more than a match for John Cleese playing Sybil in FAWLTY TOWERS

I followed this up by watching CARRIE (De Palma, 1976) unintentionally creating a weird double bill of 1976 films set in America about young women and the chasm between them and their mothers.

Eerie moment when the Twin Towers creep into the edge of the incredible final shot of Chantal Akerman's NEWS FROM HOME (1976).

Wait. Cheryl Hines who played Larry's wife Cheryl in the early season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.? That both makes CURB seem more believable & life less believable.

This seems to be the 1st English post about the incredible L'AGNELLO (The Lamb, Mario Piredda, 2019) which is available on @netflix.com. Wonderful compositions, scenery & an amazing central performance from 1st timer Nora Stassi.

It's been a long time since I last saw Rossellini’s ERA NOTTE A ROMA but this still makes me eager for a rewatch

This raises the question, if the Oscars had a "knitwear" category what would some of its past winners be?

Time to watch Marco Bellocchio's BUONGIORNO, NOTTE (Good Morning, Night), one of those films I own two copies of but haven’t seen yet…

Managed to get a copy of “Judeophobia and the New Testament” by @apocalypsenow5.bsky.social, @evandeneykel.bsky.social & @drmjcwarren.bsky.social. Read most of part 1 already and there’s some great stuff in there, from a good mix of scholars.

Today would have been the great Angela Lansbury’s 100th birthday, so here she is, 76 years ago starring as Delilah's doomed sister Semadar in DeMille's SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949).

Great charity shop find today. A massive book of mainly images from lots of epic films (pre-1974). £5 [bluray disc included for scale]

Nice to flick on the TV and see @neilkbrand.bsky.social talking about Julie Andrews on Channel 5

Here's a brief intro for Scared by the Bible. Please pass along to anyone you know who might be interested in this book! youtu.be/URDPKuVZuGY

#SeeingFaces #pareidolia

Here are the five most selected films for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever: 1907! Thank you to my guests for the season: @mattpagefilm.bsky.social @lizclarke100.bsky.social Sean Guinan Agata Frymus Randy Haberkamp

Make a band more alcoholic: Radiomead

Share some of the best eyes in movies

Share some of the best eyes in movies

I'm watching the Monica Vitti film "La ragazza con la pistola" (Mario Monicelli, 1968) and the rugby scene is surprisingly not-awful.

Slightly diminish a book Pride and I'm not racist, but…

It's 2025 and gmail still doesn't let you sort by sender

The Birds goes to Bayeux. Have fun yourself at htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/

Break out the 2 million sunblock because on this day 28 years ago, Skynet became self aware. Happy Judgment Day.

Here’s an excerpt of my conversation with @mattpagefilm.bsky.social for The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever. Links in quoted post!

I had a great time talking to @ettletodd.bsky.social for his podcast "The 5 Best Films of Every Year" about 1907. So many great films to choose from! Catch it at the website www.the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4OCG...

1907 E2 of The 5 Best Films of Every Year Ever is live! @mattpagefilm.bsky.social joins me to discuss a diverse group of films, and although Matt is an expert in Bible films, only one selection fits into that category. Great, far-ranging conversation! Links 👇

Please remember, Gentile friends: you are generally, through no fault of your own, running legacy antisemitic software.

RIP Terence Stamp whose manspreading was so powerful in Pasolini's TEOREMA (1968) that it destroyed the bourgeoisie

37 years ago today—on August 12, 1988—Martin Scorsese released The Last Temptation of Christ, a bold, polarizing, and profoundly human portrayal of Jesus. It earned him his second Oscar nomination for Best Director. Read the full article: cinephiliabeyond.org/the-last-tem...

THE KING OF KINGS (1927) directed by Cecil B DeMille, #BOTD 1881

reskeet with a tweet you still think about

Interesting take on the news of Mel Gibson's 2 sequels to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.

Roberto Rossellini's historical exploration of the life of Jesus is one of my favourites.

Me with Bamburgh/Bebbanburg castle, home of Uhtred son of Uhtred in LAST KINGDOM

I've listened to a few podcasts about Chantal Akerman's JEANNE DIELMAN… since I saw it earlier this year, but particularly enjoyed listening to @josearroyo.bsky.social & Richard Layne discussing it on their "Notes on Film" notesonfilm1.com/2025/03/18/j...

I had a nice time being interviewed by The Bible Artist for his podcast to chat about old Bible films and new Bible films. youtu.be/uHV5vtd_HDc