Watched "American Star"[2024] following recent watches of "The American" and "The Hit" happy to watch another movie in my new favourite sub-genre of 'hitman in sunny location gets too involved with locals'. Ian McShane can do no wrong, Fuerteventura looks great, but a little more script needed here

Me iría muy bien si el LFC le de un baño al City aquí. Muy bien.⚽️

Watched "Sirât"[2025], yeah, this is what the kids call a vibe. Script and a coherent story take a back seat to some great cinematography, a really unsettling electronic score and a couple of shocking scenes that really jolt you out of the vibe you were just getting accustomed to. Sergi López rules.

Vi "Gloria Mundi"[2019] del autor francés Robert Guédiguian. Un bebé nace, el abuelo sale del cárcel y el resto de la familia lucha para llegar a fin de mes. Me encantaba. El elenco habitual brilla: Meylan, Demoustier, Darroussin, Ascaride y la ciudad de Marsella.

Watched "The American"[2010] slow-moving but loved this bit of spy drama. George Clooney channels Delon in Le Samouraï, trusting literally nobody except the gorgeous Violante Placido as he lays low in southern Italy having coffee and putting together shotguns.

In the Back to the Future remake, Marty McFly going back to 1996 in the Delorean to fix his parents' marriage and catch a Pumpkins gig

Vi "Una batalla tras otra"[2025] y la disfruté. Toca temas de actualidad en EEUU: el ICE, la extrema izquierda y la extrema derecha pero nunca se pone muy política ni sermonea. A veces el guion se burla de ellos. Estos grupos sirven de telón de fondo para la caza de la joven que impulsa el drama.

The only thing I’ve seen in the last ten years that has given me hope for the future.

Catherine O'Hara, last person to appear onscreen with Elvis Presley. RIP.

On Her Majesty's Secret Sausage

Lol Benfica. Keeper scores to put them in the knockouts! #UCL

El Greco"a dramatic and mesmerising View of Toledo. ~1600. I love the threatening clouds, the hills seem about to swallow the town or perhaps slide into the Tajo below. This is one of the earliest examples of a landscape painting though not a true topographical representation.

Watched "A Single Girl"[1995], lucky the camera adores Virginie Ledoyen as she's in practically every frame of this movie. Almost shot in real-time, so in between locations we get walks down Parisian streets with onlookers having their heads turned by Virginie's beauty (and the camera person).

this is the only way to appreciate someone playing a bitchin guitar solo

Poster for DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971)

Great tifo from Olympique Marseille with a nod to the opposition's most famous sons #MARLIV #UCL

Donald Trump Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Shock People

Os juro, no voy a volver a ver ningunos sandeces de Harlan Coben

Watched "Wild Diamond"[2024], French tale of girl who invests her life in becoming an influencer, her escape route to riches despite all warnings to the contrary from her peers. A very scratchy soundtrack just adds to the unease

City so bad at the back here, that'll be Guehi signed straight away. Bah.#MUNMCI

No se lo contéis a nadie: Machos Alfa es mi placer culpable. Esos cuatro me están enseñando español capítulo a capítulo, para lo bueno y para lo malo.

Watched "Daughters of Darkness", horror Europa par excellence. Has anyone seen Andrea Rau c. 1971 and Angelina Jolie c. 1999 in the same room?

Achtung-tied. @theonion.com

Also, he uses an actual distortion pedal for Man Who Sold The World

Una actuación sólida y dominante del Liverpool esta noche, aunque sin goles. Han cobrado vida. #ARSLIV

Its the good news story of 2026

Vi "Un fantasma en la batalla", difícil de no compararla con "La infiltrada": a ambas les dieron la luz verde al mismo tiempo y las dos cuentan historias sobre mujeres jóvenes como agentes encubiertas. Me resultó muy entretenida y los clips de la vida real te recuerdan que la lucha significó algo.

Team: I bet Amorim is pleased to have been relieved of his duties

Fun interview this, with Evan Dando. Stoked to find out Sebadoh's "Skull" is inspired by him

#LFC suddenly look a very slow side. Fulham, like Leeds, pretty comfortable here #FULLIV

Watched "Leaving"("Partir", 2009), ah, the path of extra-marital affairs never runs smoothly. Kristin Scott Thomas finds her bourgeois life in southern France a bit too dull and mixes it up by having a torrid affair with the local builder Sergi López. Real life & a bitter ex intrude to ruin things

Watched "Djam"(aka Journey from Greece, 2017) and loved this bit of traditional Greek folk music in a beautiful scene towards the end. The type of music is called rebetiko. Song is "Ο Καιξής" (O Kaixis) sung by Maria Seitanidou www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLS0...

Pep Guardiola at Christmas, absolutely brilliant by @davidsquires.bsky.social

All my movie posts in English bsky.app/search?q=fro... Todos mis publicaciones de cine en español bsky.app/search?q=fro...

Seen a few tweets over on X dunking on BlueSky; sure, some of the most annoying humourless scolds are here in force, but its got to be better than lining the pockets of the white supremacist fascist Musk

Esperando que termine 2025

Watched "Old Joy"[2006], a very slight film but one I'm glad still gets made. Two dudes hit some stunning American countryside, talk for a bit, and go home.

Watched this masterpiece from 1976 last night and already eager for a rewatch. Carlos Saura's "Cría Cuervos". Astonishing performance by Ana Torrent, must be the best acting by a child of all of cinema. A natural.

Your heart really does go out to Ukraine, fighting for the survival of their country, having to do business with the USA on account of their economic standing and military might yet lead by an imbecile with no knowledge of the conflict they are in. One willing to praise the aggressor at every turn.

Down Cemetery Road will do just fine as an Xmas box set. Comparisons with Slow Horses hard to ignore but thankfully the writing and performances are on the same level

Here's this alternate Home Alone poster

Vi "El atajo de Meek"(Meek's Cutoff). Se ve por qué el desenlace de esta película enfada a la gente. Nos lleva tan lejos por la ruta hacia el oeste pero nos deja de repente, sin idea de lo que les pasará a los viajeros. Aun así, me gustó: un gran elenco en un paisaje duro sin concesiones.

📌La reflexión que aparece cuando abres la aplicación de la cadena pública francesa France Info: “La información no es una opinión”

Can't wait for the 2 part documentary about its rise and final descent into madness, revenge and murder.

Vi "Área de servicio"("Gas Food Lodging"). Me adentré en el mundo de recuerdos con esta indie de los 90. Un pedazo de la vida de tres mujeres en Nuevo México y un paisaje increíble en el fondo. Pero no voy a mentir, el punto culminante es la aparición de J Mascis y sus canciones en la banda sonora.

Rob Reiner, even if he only did Spinal Tap: legendary status assured.

Vi "Corniche Kennedy"[2016], la estrella de este cuento es el litoral de la ciudad de Marsella. Hay algo alucinante ver una película en donde el sol brilla, sobre todo en una historia de crimen de drogas y la tensión entre los tres jóvenes alrededor de los cuales gira el drama.

Watched Jeff Buckley "Its Never Over"[2025], there is already the excellent Jeff doc "Everybody Here Wants You" made by the BBC out there on YouTube, but this is well worth the watch for Buckley fans. Some very moving interviews with people who knew him and a few unseen clips

Happy 60th Birthday to J Mascis youtu.be/O6RYr8BpiGM?...

El Cuco de Cristal en Netflix, seis capítulos pero podrían haber sido tres o incluso dos. Hay un thriller emocionante acechando dentro de esta serie pero no hacían falta los toques de lo oculto y los origenes de algunos personajes