Incandescent. One of the best pieces I've read about what university means to people and their communities - and what will happen to a city and people after one closes. The *Labour* government and Jaqui Smith in particular should be ashamed of themselves and shamed into doing something. Deplorable.

This is exciting - physical collaboration that at least one elephant may have been in a place and time where elephants didn't occur naturally, just as historical records suggest.

flux capacitor power requirements

A long-shot, but does anyone here have a copy of the PAL DVD release of WILD ZERO? I got it recently but the cover is laminated and plastered with shitty rental stickers and I can't find a clean scan of it online to print out and replace

"Samurai armour embodies a merciless truth about the human condition and what it can become." Jonathan Jones reviews the British Museum's 'Samurai' exhibition for The Guardian and finds it beautiful, philosophical and almost existentially masculine. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before. More > tcnv.link/q09MFqr

Meet three Japanese directors at Q&A sessions in ten cinemas spread across the UK! This great opportunity for film enthusiasts, bloggers and historians is part of the Japan Foundation's Touring Film Programme 2026. Info here: www.jpf-film.org.uk/newsevents/g...

Had a lot of fun hosting this ep of Guess Your Movie – this way for my Hot Rod line reading, Marriage Story and Twin Peaks love-ins, among other things: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnPM...

An episode in which I spend more time than I should pitching Sam Raimi a futuristic prison movie... filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...

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This Saturday evening I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be joined by a personal hero 😊 @robinince.bsky.social at the fantastic @slapstickfest.bsky.social for #OneCutoftheDead join us for all things ‘Zombie’ 🧟🧟‍♂️💜📽️ @brisblakhorrorclub.bsky.social Ticket link/info🔻 slapstick.org.uk/events/slaps...

are the muppets real

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

Your regular reminder that just because a billionaire says it, doesn't mean it's true.

Very sad news about the passing of Kazuhiko Hasegawa, especially as he never got to make another Film after his masterpiece The Man who Stole the Sun. cinemadailyus.com/news/the-you...

Sad to hear about the death of one of Japan's most influential filmmakers, Kazuhiko Hasegawa. Despite only directing 2 films, he also founded the Directors Company, which gave birth to some of the greatest directors and films in Japanese history!

No one wears the cape quite like Sir Christopher Lee. 🧛‍♂️ This week, we sank our teeth into the 1970 cult classic COUNT DRACULA. Does Lee’s most book-accurate performance live up to the hype? @mleeder.bsky.social was our guest, so listen now! open.spotify.com/episode/7APs...

Groundhog Harassed By Dipshits In Stupid Hats

Everyone wave your severed limbs! The Refocus series has a new volume on the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Ed @brassupnorth.bsky.social w/ @serialmummy.bsky.social @mleeder.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-refocus...

Seen the Cruella movie? Can you spot the @uniofgreenwich.bsky.social campus? It appears more than once! Film Studies students get made aware of such productions, and study the use of these locations and others. Admissions criteria and Open Days: www.gre.ac.uk/undergraduat...

In The Mood For Valentines? Shop.terracottadistribution.com #shopterracotta for all your #asianfilms #Valentines #romanticdrama #romanticcomedy #romanticmovie #bluraycollection #physicalmediaforever #terracottastore #film #movie #cinema

Album That Has Nothing On Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ Wins Grammy Award https://theonion.com/album-that-has-nothing-on-fleetwood-mac-s-rumours-win-1819576068/

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1785

The legendary Japanese filmmaker Hasegawa Kazuhiko died on Jan. 31 at age 80. He only directed 2 films—The Youth Killer and The Man Who Stole the Sun—but both are celebrated masterpieces that influenced a generation. He was also a member of Director's Company. hochi.news/articles/202...

Like kung fu films? Shop.terracottadistribution.com #Shopterracotta for all your #kungfumovies #shawbrothers #martialartsmovies #wutang #wuxia #brucelee #jackiechan #jetli #donnieyen #tilung #gordanliu #lollieh #kungfufilms #fivedeadlyvenoms #stunts #stuntaction #actionchoreography #actionmovies

Just 3 weeks left until Takashi Ishii’s ANGEL GUTS COLLECTION 天使のはらわた is out! 5 film / 4 disc set with loads of new bonus features in a limited edition collectible case w/booklet by Midori Suiren Order @terracottadist.bsky.social shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/tak...

Really looking forward to finally getting this set soon!

The Professor the subject of this piece is Bent Flyvbjerg. No criticism of Cherwell for not naming him: it is difficult and risky. But troubling to learn that: "The University did not formally investigate the professor, and did not restrict his access to premises or remove his emeritus status."

One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world… And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say. We see you.

Welcome to February #bluray #thirdwindowfilms #88films #arrowvideo #eurekaentertainment #radiancefilms #moviecollection #cinephile #bluraycollector #bluraycollection

This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck… Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out. www.thetimes.com/article/660a...

Girl Gangs vs Lolita fashion KAMIKAZE GIRLS 下妻物語 The film that started it all! Out on bluray from Third Window Films thirdwindowfilms.com/films/kamika...

💥NEW EPISODE!💥 For this special bonus episode on the Master of Suspense Tim is joined by the host of @talkinghitchpod.bsky.social podcast, Rebecca McCallum. Listen wherever you get your podcasts from.

My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com

Book 8 finished ✅

Listen to MZS! Chuffed to see our books in the mix here.

We've been out of stock of this one for a while, and now it's back! The Art of Spirited Away, a coffee table book gathering hundreds of pages of art and design from the classic 2002 animated film. It's in our Miyazaki section: mzs.press/Hayao-Miyaza...

UK Kindle folks! Kathy Burke's memoir is deal of the day today. £1.99! buff.ly/JzwDuxi

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Next week, Season XIV reaches the halfway point with the return of a fanged favourite! It’s Christopher Lee as COUNT DRACULA from 1970! Stream: www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/cou... Listen immediately by joining our Bite Club for £1/week: ko-fi.com/post/First-B...

A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com. p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com

#anime on the #terracottastore Shop.terracottadistribution.com #bluray #japanese #japan #japaneseculture

Shinji Somai’s TYPHOON CLUB 台風クラブ will be playing 3 times in London’s Garden Cinema as part of their season “1980s: The Lost Decade of Japanese Cinema” Plays Feb 12, Feb 18 and March 2 www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/typhoon... Also on bluray and digital from Third Window Films!

NEW EPISODE! @ajblack.bsky.social, @angryscotsman81.bsky.social, @kathughes.bsky.social team up to talk the new ape horror PRIMATE, with director #JohannesRoberts popping in too! 🎧 everywhere you get them: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

RIP Catherine O'Hara, actress in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, and Schitt's Creek

Catherine O'Hara, Canadian comedy icon and beloved star of Schitt's Creek, Home Alone, Beetlejuice, and more, has sadly died aged 71. Our thoughts are with O'Hara's friends and family at this difficult time — she will be sorely missed. Read our tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...

Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports

Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true. It’s truly pathetic.

It's #Japanuary and I wish some clever distributor could bring lectures by all the great anime directors, artists and scholars out on subtitled BluRay. There's a lot of material unseen by Western fans and scholars. #SatoshiKon #今敏 #anime #japanese #animation #PerfectBlue #japanuary #nw #パーフェクトブルー講座