Inversion of The Body Snatchers (1978)

Oh dear. The Boys has fallen into the usual trap. A tight three-season gem stretched out interminably into a repetitive, yawning five-season bore that suddenly remembers it has to wrap itself up at the start of the final episode.

Cinema Italia New Episode — “Fistful of Dynamite — Duck You Sucker!” 1971 Sergio Leone, Rod Steiger, James Coburn Join me and Nicholas Bell @ragingbell.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...

On that note, here’s a piece I did a couple of years back for @ebertvoices.bsky.social about John Williams’ incredible score and how it’s not just that theme

The Blues Brothers us on BBC2 . Candy’s about to order some Orange Whips. I owe this film so much for the arrows it pointed to back when I was a 15 year old with an romantic eye to the past. Kicked me off something wonderful.

I’ve spent the entire day under the impression that it was Saturday, which means that I’m going to have to do Saturday all over again.

Financial news now: the pound had a very quiet day today. It got up late, had a crap then went back to bed again.

It’s Peter Cushing’s birthday. His long friendship with Christopher Lee began on The Curse Of Frankenstein when Lee stormed into Cushing’s dressing room saying ‘I haven’t got any lines!’ & Cushing replied ‘You’re lucky. I’ve read the script.’

My favourite Miles track. One of my favourite tracks ever, by anybody. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Np8...

Cool. Born 100 years ago today.

Can’t wait to see this again!

@jameschristopher.bsky.social Jimmy’s up.

TWITCH PEEPS - We're back taking out some Bank Holiday hits in Hitman 2 tonight! 7.30 PM - twitch.tv/devilligan

@johnrain.co.uk About to tuck into a helping of Kong-based Smersh. I wrote about this splendid film a while back, if you’re short of Bank Holiday reading material. www.filminquiry.com/king-kong-po...

Happy B-Day, B.D.

Marking the 25th Anniversary of me realising it wasn’t ‘To all intensive purposes.’

Love and adore this.

Worth it for The Land Rover Story. Despite Cev’s ‘400% improvement’ endorsement, I don’t think I’ll put in too much effort to seek this out, even if Colin Blakely is in it.

Writers on Film in Cannes with @christinabirro.bsky.social On Fjord and many more open.spotify.com/episode/70Eg...

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap.

Really enjoyed #thechristophers. Ian McKellen’s Julian Sklar is a marvellous, spiky creation. How his eyes must have lit up when he read Ed Solomon’s quote-packed script. Michaela Coel is magnetic. Contains one of my favourite screen hugs in recent years.

My daughter alerted me to this, a Monkees song I had no idea existed. From 2016. Researching it now, but listen to this. It’s terribly beautiful. youtu.be/FfruDTmFDUA?...

Here's a book that every film lover needs to read ! John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com and I review A SHARED CINEMA by #MichelCiment at the link below. youtu.be/8yp5wyzwVhk #filmbooks #cinephiles

Every now and then, I remember Palin’s line, ‘I seen grown men pull their own heads off rather than see Doug,’ and I piss myself afresh.

Happy anniversary. I was only thinking recently how great this would be on stage. Lot of love for it, especially Cossins. Great Bette Davis bio too. I’m with you on the Hammer swearing. When Michael Coles says ‘shit’ in Dracula AD 1972, I fair clutched my pearls.

Ballard was one of those writers who were specifically fascinating for me when I was 15 and hoping to spend my life in cafés drinking black coffee reading books and smoking cigarettes. Great episode and thanks for the brick-drilling tips, Dr Baker.

Geneses.

I like the expression ‘gormless’ especially since NOT being gormless, by definition, means that you have quite a lot of gorm.

I remember really enjoying John Carter, but have almost no memory of it whatsoever so this was a refreshing trip down memory loss lane.

Two and a half hour walk through the countryside and we’ve finally got to the pub.

23 years of punching above my weight.

Ian Rakoff has had a remarkable career - from apartheid South Africa, writing ‘Living In Harmony’, and working on *If…. * and ‘Deliverance’, his life is a story in itself. His book Inside the Prisoner has just been reprinted by Quoit Media. #ThePrisoner #PatrickMcGoohan #IanRakoff

For #BOTD Orson Welles, my Letterboxd take on his noir masterpiece - TOUCH OF EVIL... #FilmSky #FilmNoir boxd.it/bduSWj

Prime with ads. Just how Kubrick intended.

The wonderful @pamhutch.bsky.social on The Curse of Queen Kelly 🎥 Gloria Swanson Eric Von Stroheim and Joseph P Kennedy get up to jinks. A NEW episode of Writers on Film podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

I mean, just look at these! What a sublime talent.

Intriguing stuff. I’ve always had an iffy relationship with the auteur theory but I love Kolker’s description of a ‘guiding voice.’ Great cinema-lover cinema-loving conversation.

Count me 100% in.

Yes! A hundred million times, yes!!!!

New episode for 🇮🇹 CINEMA ITALIA 🇮🇹 Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958) one of the funniest films ever made with Nicholas Bell #filmsky #cinema #moviesky podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...

Carol Reed's ODD MAN OUT (1947) 8:30pm starring #JamesMason #RobertNewton #WilliamHartnell #FayCompton in this classic British noir thriller #TPTVsubtitles

Currently watching…..

A treat awaits on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight. Odd Man Out, the first of Carol Reed’s astonishing three-masterpieces-in-a-row run is one of the greatest British films ever made. James Mason was never more haunting, and Robert Newton steals the whole thing, as was his habit.

The fourth of May be with you.

It’s 9:44 and I’m still in bed. Watch and learn, Keith Richards.

A masterpiece, but of course. Nice shout out to Death Line too. ‘Your dainty little footsteps are echoing in places where one is well advised to tread lightly.’ Big fan of the Sneaker Pimps version too. Hat-tipping all round.

Happy May Day everyone!

Ranking Hammer Draculas because I have time to kill. 1 Prince of Darkness 2 Dracula 3 Brides of 4 Taste The Blood of 5 Has Risen From The Grace 6 AD 1972 7 Golden Vampires 8Satanic Rites 9 Scars

Good fun as always, despite the fact that it remains the worst Hammer Dracula, featuring Hammer’s least convincing bat.