Lots of good things on at the Flatpack Film festival this year (as per usual). Looking forward to seeing Buster Keaton on the big screen and this Sun Ra documentary. flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/the-ma...

This arrived safely today despite being in one of those paper thin mailers with no stiffeners. (Grits teeth).

Another film from the watchlist has appeared on Amazon Prime, 1975’s Report to the Commissioner. Yaphet Kotto, Hector Elizondo, Michael Moriarty. Bleak, sweaty, grimy, set in an NYC suffering from an energy crisis… great stuff.

In solidarity with @eddiemuller.bsky.social , I have started using my Letterboxd account. This is my list of the French Films Noir that I would love for everyone to watch. Thanks to Doug Grieve who requested my recommendations. boxd.it/TAQXM #askeddie

None more comfy.

Digging the swinging sounds of The Wasps on this weeks episode of Stingray @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

Really enjoying this album. www.bluenote.com/spotlight/im...

Who could know the secret? OBSESSION (1949) 6:30am starring #RobertNewton #SallyGray thriller #TPTVsubtitles

NP.

i am selling a pile of records and such for reasons. uk folks get ten percent off if you deal with me and not the shitscape that is discogs. if yr overseas feel free to hmu (but i'm not responsible for yr wayward postal services / customs fees / taxes etc). www.discogs.com/seller/marxs...

Bargains galore here. I *might* have indulged! #FilmSky

Classic British Powell & Pressburger Production on #TPTV THE SMALL BACK ROOM (1949) 10:40am #JackHawkins #DavidFarrar #KathleenByron drama #TPTVsubtitles

On this day in 1975, Night Moves premiered—Arthur Penn’s haunting neo-noir starring Gene Hackman as a detective lost in a maze of secrets. A film that only gets richer with every viewing. Dive into it: cinephiliabeyond.org/arthur-penns...

Incredible that Discomania will finally be published. This thoughtful, sensitive podcast series helped June Gibbons to tell her own story & that of her sister Jennifer & to reflect on the mythology that later grew around them & their shared silence & creativity podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

“What’s your favourite Herbie Hancock LP?” Well, thanks to the charity shop it’s….

Gabba of Chaos UK passed away. The fact that 90% of the mentions are in Japanese speaks to the cross pollination between Chaos UK and Japanese noise punx. Anyway, RIP one of those great guitarists whose style is so punk it’s practically art. blackkonflik.bandcamp.com/album/chaos-...

Apologies for the horrible AI illustration but, as Robin says, this is utterly fascinating.

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian born Hollywood actress, was also a designer/inventor who created aviation designs for Howard Hughes and co-patented a “secret communication system” - the basis for modern WiFi #WomensArt #WomensHistoryMonth

In on the killtaker was the first LP I bought with my own cash, from Left legged Pineapple in Loughborough. A summer spent shelving books at my dad’s library.

Greta Garbo and 'Léo', the lion of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1926

Jennifer Jones in "Gone to Earth" - BOTD

Walking into Marks & Spencer’s and getting excited that they’re playing Kate Bush on the tannoy might be the most middle-aged thing I do today.

remains the greatest celebrity photo ever taken

New podcast: talking about #Satie #Vexations with Andrew Brixey-Williams. I liked our conversations about performing the piece (around 16'50" and 22'30"): open.spotify.com/episode/6nyK...

Happy birthday to Cindy Wilson youtu.be/swBDlOk0V6Y

Last night’s film. A solid chunk of British claustrophobia. And, as is usual for the BFI, the extras are banging! Looking forward to watching Man in the back seat later.

Enjoying this charity shop pick-up. Mainly swayed cos it features Nat Adderley but definitely worth a £3 punt.

This is an urgent project partnered with experts in Gaza to bring several therapy workshops to kids who suffered in occupation detention. Yall have knocked it out of the park, which means the team can start planning next week! Help with supplies & more: chuffed.org/project/hmg

It mayn't be his most well-known or beloved story, but "A Neighbour's Landmark" contains one of the *very best* bits in all of M R James's work. Hear for yourself when it's livestreamed on Sat 8pm (UK) Register and make a pwyc donation here onlinelandmark.eventbrite.co.uk you can catch up anytime

Public service announcement. @monorailmusic.bsky.social have some very cheap copies of this Charles Mingus banger on vinyl monorailmusic.com/product/a-mo...

RIP Eliane Radigue 💔

Devouring Eureka’s recent Laurel and Hardy collection (1928) with my favourite so far being Habeas Corpus m.youtube.com/watch?v=-kv3...

I've never seen this before, it's lovely - Michael Nesmith performing Propinquity on The David Frost Show in 1971.

I think Kenneth Williams reading Gogol might be the definitive Venn diagram of my interests. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Could have been worse…

The pop-up bookshop is back in town.

Most academic books have boring descriptive titles but occasionally...

Swedish designer Hjördis Hjalmarsdotter Hjorth by Sture Ekstrand, c1950. #caturday

Boris Karloff passed away on this day in 1969. Listen to our episode on the final act of Karloff's life, his work with Roger Corman, and his role in Peter Bogdanovich's directorial debut TARGETS. www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/201...

Feb 2nd - The great explorer, Captain Spaulding, left New York for Africa. 📽️📅 Animal Crackers (1930)

Liam Ramos when ICE kidnapped him / Liam after 5 days in the concentration camp. FREE HIM NOW. FREE THEM ALL.

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

Next Saturday, January 31st, from 11.05am BBC2 is showing a brace of Powell & Pressburger masterpieces - first, the absolutely gorgeous restoration of I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING followed by the incredible A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH... #FilmSky

+ 'NUADA' BADGE RESTOCK + Having been sold out for the last few months, we now have fresh batch of our gold/black enamel badges inspired by 'The Wicker Man' arriving next week. Limited edition of 75 and will ship as soon as they arrive. hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com/product/nuad...

An MR James adaptation I'd like to see