Letting Glasgow Film Theatre rot is sheer cultural vandalism @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Creative Scotland has been told that it should take more risks.... will it, though? @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Core. Festival brings the noise to Glasgow for its third year

'It is a wonderful opportunity for the condemnation class. Politicians, the police, and the media love to fan the flames of these distractions in cheap, cynical ploys to be seen as proactive and righteous' heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social (1/3)

'Coincidentally, or not, this is all occurring after Kneecap's performance at Coachella, where overt anti-Israel messages were displayed throughout and the group made several statements in support of Palestine' 👇 heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... (1/3) @derekmcarthur.bsky.social

"Who would have guessed that First Minister John Swinney would have an opinion on this year's TRNSMT festival line-up – let alone demand that one of its acts be dropped for being 'beyond the pale'?" @derekmcarthur.bsky.social on politicians and Kneecap 👇 heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... (1/3)

'It's really exciting to be joining this historic title as it steps up its commitment to arts and culture' Meet Brian Ferguson, The Herald's new Arts Correspondent. FIND OUT MORE 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2510637... @brianjaffa.bsky.social

My weekly education newsletter is currently the most-read article on the @heraldscotland.bsky.social website: www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2509...

Why the UK version of Saturday Night Live is doomed to fail @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2509...

Even beacons like New York City and its arts scenes have been largely defanged and rendered supplementary to what is going on artistically @derekmcarthur.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

'How well do we know the city landscape surrounding us, the urban jungles we have created as a reflection of ourselves?' www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2504... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social

'Why I paid money to watch shots of buildings and streets for 90 minutes' Gazing at the displaced, distant city with Chantal Akerman @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social Column for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2504...

'As much joy and wonder as there is in physical formats, record collecting, record shops, and everything else in between, perhaps it is a world we have simply left behind...' heraldscotland.com/opinion/2498... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social (1/3)

Five stars for a new film set in Scotland READ THE REVIEW: www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social

On Falling, the directorial full-length debut from Laura Carreira, is a subtle yet heavy-punching portrait of the precarious life of work. Review for @heraldscotland.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

On reading Yukio Mishima, the writer who disembowelled himself @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2495...

'Yes, you can. And yes, you should. Separate it all from the imperfect hands of its creator. Take from flawed humanity the creation from whence it came.' www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2493... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social

'There are, of course, those who would deny that what Trump is proposing is what it is - an overt call for ethnic cleansing' heraldscotland.com/politics/249... @gabymckay.bsky.social (1/3)

EXCL: Pro-Palestine activists at Glasgow Uni say the university is cracking down on "free speech". “Escalation is our only option”, one student told @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2485610...

thread for when last fm tells me I've listened to a song over 100 times

Four Seasons: Utopiano 四季・ユートピアノ Dir. Shoichiro Sasaki, 1980

'What if your passion in life made it onto the big screen and you noticed everything it got wrong?' Arts columnist @derekmcarthur.bsky.social on the backlash to Academy Award frontrunner The Brutalist www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2491...

I asked the market-wrecking DeepSeek AI to write an opinion column for me. So how did it do? Column for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2490...

This film veteran was stunned when he asked AI to give him ideas ‘Why should writers sit around for months searching for a good idea when AI can provide one in seconds?’ asked Paul Schrader This week's column for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2488...

'Nosferatu comes off more like a technical exercise than a film with a concrete artistic statement behind it' www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2486... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social

A tribute to David Lynch, who has died at the age of 78, written by @derekmcarthur.bsky.social in August when the legendary director confirmed he would never step foot on a set again www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2450...

Why is dialogue so obvious in Netflix films? Because no one is actually watching to know what's happening otherwise @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2482...

The death of Pier Paolo Pasolini still haunts me so @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2481...

listened to this all day youtu.be/LRMEOtcpd_s?...

'Earthgrazer, 10 December 2021'

Barry Jenkins directed Moonlight, a vital piece of modern auteur filmmaking. Barry Jenkins has also directed Mufasa: The Lion King, another lucrative entry into Disney's animated revival. Why are both these things true? Column for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2479...

I spoke to @lauracarreira.bsky.social about her debut feature length film On Falling, the gig economy, and survival in the film industry. On Falling has its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Film Fest 2025. @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2478838...

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some Forough Farrokhzad poems translated from Persian by Elizabeth T Grey

g'evening bluesky

Leave Her to Heaven Dir. John M. Stahl 1945

Nov reads/re-reads

it rules so much that Knocked Loose get heavier the bigger they get

Vagabond Sans toit ni loi Dir. Agnès Varda 1985

Gaza tag spotted in Glasgow, Scotland

'Using your phone in the cinema? Well, expect to be publicly shamed' some thoughts on Wicked phonegate for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2475...

turned into a Blonde Redhead kinda day actually youtu.be/Nh1pzTGG35A?...

Tindersticks kinda day youtu.be/sou85eJwSz0?...

'LGB Alliance is anti-trans. I would never allow anything of mine to be used by such a group.' www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474998...

listened to this like a hundred times over the weekend. what a gorgeous song. youtu.be/JCZewzt10co?...

Retiring Glasgow Film CEO Allison Gardner is not interested in any corporate speak www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474555... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social

Okay, does anyone want to start a militia to keep Hollywood productions out of Glasgow? It is detrimental to our domestic arts and culture. My piece on this from last year is still quite relevant: www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2398...

'That’s what world cinema does, it creates empathy in you. And we need a lot more empathy in this world.' For today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social, I spoke to retiring Glasgow Film CEO Allison Gardner about world cinema, diversity, and protecting culture. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2474555...

normalise CDs again pls