I'm having a premiere of my latest short, Foreclosure, tonight on youtube at 8pm GMT. If you'd like to come along and watch I'd greatly appreciate it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkZe...

Alien Earth ep 7, for a series that has strengths and flaws in equal measure, was appalling. After the strong ep 6 this felt like it was directed by an intern with logic flaws, paper thin plot development, poor performances and terrible continuity.

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

Video I directed of a local choir, Soul of the City, performing Massive Attack's Teardrop. If you like it please share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsmD...

From an astrological perspective I wonder if Musk’s obsession with Mars - the male planet - has warped his brain. Maybe he should send a few rockets to Venus to balance himself out.

Bringing props to life in your films cinevisionary.com/cinevisions/...

Just watched the Speak No Evil remake. Whilst it had some fun parts in the first two acts it completely inverted the theme of the original. Comparing ithe two would be a great case study for showing the difference between a progressive (original) and reactionary (remake) horror.

The only thing stopping you from taking your seat at the table is waiting for an invitation that doesn’t exist.

This was always going to hit me hard. There are filmmakers, and then there is Lynch. Thanks David, for everything. Safe journey into the mystery. x “Ultimately, each life is a mystery until we each solve the mystery, and that's where we are all headed whether we know it or not.” David Lynch.

Hey, you know what paradise is? It's a lie A fantasy we created about people and places as we'd like them to be But you know what truth is? It's that little baby you're holding And it's that man you fought with this morning The same one you're going to make love with tonight That's truth That's love

New book (old cat)

Tarot exhibition opening soon at The Warburg Institute: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news/tarot-o...

Martin Parr documentary incoming www.youtube.com/watch?v=60-E...

If you love cinema and/or psychoanalysis you MUST follow Mary Wild and attend some of her lectures. I've had the pleasure of joining a few - both online and at the Freud Museum - and she is one of the best speakers out there on the subject.

This article absolutely nails it. If you’re going to delve into the horror of the unknowable, keep it unknowable.

If you're driven to creative work don't wait for money or permission. Adopt a punk mindset: - Fuck the gatekeepers. - Make your own work. - Find your audience. Forget the fear of “getting it right.” What matters is getting it made.

Just watched Bird by Andrea Arnold on Mubi. The best film I’ve seen this year. Blown away by it. Arnold grew up in a council house raised by a single mum. Not giving access to the arts to ALL British people means we all lose out. youtu.be/2y0iJkT97Jc?...

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All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/12/20/l...

What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms. - #ViktorFrankl, 'Man's Search for Meaning'

My grandad died doing what he loved. Tightrope walking blindfolded over an industrial meat grinder.

Today’s motion graphics assistant, Wilma

to arrive anywhere you must leave something behind, but the trick is that by going forward you secretly enter a dimensionless place where the past and all its attendant memories intersect with newfound joy, and all is miraculously complete. [Saints for Sale by Berenice Abbott]

@duolingoverde.bsky.social I’m doing the Japanese course which is great but the audio lessons are often in the wrong places, asking user to copy phrases and fill in blank words that haven’t even been taught yet. Can you get someone to QA it properly?

Great writing tip

$200 monthly subscription for pro ChatGPT is incredibly irresponsible. AI offers people a huge advantage in the marketplace. Making access to latest models out of reach for most people is obscene.

You turn your back for two bloody minutes...

I got hypnotism banned at my primary school.

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Drop what you're doing and read @emmaggarland.bsky.social on The Substance, beauty, tech, and sex. open.substack.com/pub/emmagarl...

When my puppy gets a piece of cardboard she loses all reason, tearing it to pieces and throwing it around until the whole place is a senseless mess of litter. Which is a bit like how human culture develops.

Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.

Quote post with a picture of yourself and show these newbies who they’re dealing with.

Just bought my first RED (Komodo). Mixture of excitement and anxiety as with all new cameras.

Well I guess I shouldn’t move then

I just watched this trailer and, dear god, I think I need to go look at the rabbits now youtu.be/BQtiStdDaYw?...

Why don’t vampires get jobs as airline pilots flying westward - then they could go 24/7 without seeing the sun and avoidhaving to hide in coffins. Plus they could spread their victims out globally. Admittedly it could go disastrously wrong. Actually, screw you, it’s MY screenplay idea.

Cooking stir fry. My tip - cook it for at least an hour and/or every vegetable is dark brown sludge.

Quick shout out for a book coming next year that's long overdue: interviews with Female Directors. Add it to your wishlists. I have no affiliation with the author - I just think a book on this subject is long overdue.

trying to change my muscle memory to jump onto by default here rather than the *other* place.

Share a banger that’s not English youtu.be/xl_fGKFFq_Y?...

Usurper

View on this morning's walk

Bought a nice book t'other day. Now I just need a chance to read it.

Could this be one of Miskatonic's most vital presentations? Perhaps. Having just revisited Profondo Rosso last night, I'm pretty damn excited about this talk on the 19th Nov. tickets below.

Bloody hell it’s so much better on here.

Amazing to see that The Fire Sermon has reached 1000 views in two days! Makes me happy considering all the work that went into it. If you haven’t seen it check it out here. If you have seen it like, subscribe and share to help the channel. #indiefilm youtu.be/PGGRHJ1Ke4c?...

If anyone has ten mins spare my award winning short film The Fire Sermon is now on YT. Best watched with headphones for sound design. Inspired by the feel of hauntological 1970s children's TV series and Public Information Films. youtu.be/PGGRHJ1Ke4c?...