On Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, now showing: shorturl.at/UCsbk

I'd like to think that the last game of football Kevin Keegan ever watched was England 6 France 4. Very, very Keegan, that game. He'd have loved the spirit of it and he'd have loved the result too.

New on last week's UK singles chart: Madonna, Bey and someone calling themselves "Purps on the Beat". theeartrumpet.substack.com/p/week-28-ju...

On Andrei Tarkovsky's 1983 film NOSTALGIA, back on UK screens in a 4K restoration from Friday: shorturl.at/8nuzq

"Football was the winner." Well, that's one way of looking at it, Lee. #WorldCup

Lee Dixon with the lines of the night on the Argentinian defence: "They'll be kicking themselves. They've kicked everybody else in this game, now they'll be kicking themselves." #WorldCup

Sam Matterface: You have to give Argentina credit for the way that they work. Everyone on BlueSky:

love how this world cup which is supposed to make americans like "soccer" has a final that is basically this www.youtube.com/watch?v=442N...

Would be great if the BBC spent as much on new programming as it apparently does on advertising itself.

If you're not watching on ITV, you just missed this: [Cutaway to Matt Damon] Ally McCoist: "He's one of my favourites." Matterface: "What's his best film?" McCoist: "The Bourne Supremacy." Lee Dixon [monotone]: "Clint Eastwood for me, all day long." #WorldCup #film #BitOfFun

Terry Hall 2023 When my family spectacularly imploded in the 90s, ‘Home’ was an immense comfort. When I later heard him talk candidly about his health I felt his compassion reverberate through me. This painting is not good, but it was the best I could muster at the time. I cried when Terry died.

On A CLOSE SHAVE, A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH and RANGEELA [below], plus a Sam Neill obit and the weekend charts and picks: shorturl.at/xjjZJ

WOMEN ON THE EDGE – The LOST REELS all-day film event on Sun Sept 13th at The Cinema Museum announced and ON SALE! Presenting four films that exemplify the Lost Reels brand, WOMEN ON THE EDGE features extraordinary women living beyond the boundaries. All-day tickets: ticketlab.app/series/2806#/

One from clutched-straws corner: hoping tonight's game goes into extra time, so we can all say England were still (technically) playing in the #WorldCup on the final day of competition.

On Nick Park's A CLOSE SHAVE and A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH, back in UK cinemas today: shorturl.at/noGDn

Shame on you all for abandoning the #TOTP reruns on the night Daphne and indeed Celeste make their first appearance.

Probably wasn't high on Nolan's priority list, but they should have done a nice Athenian vase-style popcorn bucket.

Freeview (UK) #film of the day : The premiere showing of the comedy drama My Old Ass (2024 88 mins.) starring Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza. Genuinely funny & deeply charming ; played with great skill by the two leads. [BBC1 23.35 & iPlayer for 60 days] www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...

Tired: finding out who "You're So Vain" was written about. Wired: finding out who this was written about.

Actually, the Falklands belong to Peter Falk

Anyway, stay tuned for the pointless fourth-place play-off and the dourest World Cup final imaginable.

"I'd rather be crazy than boring." Not a bad epitaph, all told. (Tempted to revisit THE DISH and/or DEAN SPANLEY in tribute tonight, if they can be found anywhere on streaming.)

My Telegraph obit of Sam Neill, who died today: www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...

On 1995's RANGEELA, now streaming: shorturl.at/63EWu

New on last week's UK pop chart - Gracie, Phoebe, Charli and (c/o 1986) Scritti: theeartrumpet.substack.com/p/week-27-ju...

Everybody's been watching THE PITT. (And trying to make choosing which admin to do sound like a critical, life-or-death decision.)

I wonder if Farage still thinks of himself as "Britain's most attacked politician".

The spirit of GET STUFFED lives on #niceslopconsistency

On 1989's A GRAND DAY OUT and 1993's THE WRONG TROUSERS, returning to UK cinemas from Friday as part of Aardman's 50th celebrations: shorturl.at/Y8aEM

Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

RIP Tony Rayns, superlative scholar of southeast asian cinema (and so much more) and an expert, lucid communicator of his passions. A TR bluray extra always worth the price of the disc. Seek out his Visions series where he was doing his trademark deepdives on Asian cinema for C4 in the early 80s.

“I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm."

Bless the commentators for trying to convince us this Spain side is any good, and that it's sad Ronaldo is bowing out #WorldCup

As good an excuse as any to post Chris Waddle's *other* musical collab #WorldCup youtu.be/4ct5puqTSi0?...

First question of the night: why is the Australian actor Simon Baker playing (and almost scoring) for Norway? #WorldCup

A tasty treat *and* a social ideal.

On THE INVITE, NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE [below] and TAXI DRIVER, plus the weekend charts and picks: shorturl.at/j2xf1

On Olivia Wilde's THE INVITE, now showing: shorturl.at/RJ1OJ

First discovery of this year's live Tour de France coverage (S4C, now): the Welsh for puncture is "puncture".

Mads Mikkelsen in an Elvis biopic

Top 10 films of 2026 (halfway stage): THE SECRET AGENT IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU HOPPERS NOUVELLE VAGUE NO OTHER CHOICE 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE SAIPAN EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART 1 - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW THE STRANGER

Is there not a QR code we can scan for this? #WorldCup

Some good news!

The Mexico players' reaction was barely less pathetic ("Sir! Sir! Hincapié said a rude word, sir!"), but how dumb do you have to be at this stage of the tournament to cover your mouth when chirping at an opponent? #WorldCup

Thought I'd be the one person in Britain who bothers to scan these #WorldCup QR codes, and now I'm apparently playing right-back for England on Wednesday night.

On THE FURIOUS [below], A BETTER TOMORROW, CACTUS PEARS and THE MASTERMIND on DVD, plus a Brian Johnson obit and the weekend charts and picks: shorturl.at/f0lt8

Preparing to say goodbye to the mighty BBC Radio 4 Long Wave broadcast. The first service began 101 years ago. The transmitters at Droitwich, Westerglen and Burghead will be switched off at 0100 BST on Saturday. The 200 metre long AM signal at 198 Khz goes right through you and sounds fabulous!

On THE FURIOUS [below], A BETTER TOMORROW, CACTUS PEARS and THE MASTERMIND on DVD, plus a Brian Johnson obit and the weekend charts and picks: shorturl.at/f0lt8