It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press. youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...

A starter pack of nice folks working in British Film and TV Studies, assembled from members of the BAFTSS British cinema/TV SIG.

BAFTSS is now inviting proposals for next academic year’s ‘New Connections' Programme: a series of research talks at universities across the UK. Of interest for early career researchers and academics on fixed-term contracts: bursaries available. Further info: www.baftss.org/new-connecti...

Sad news for Tynesiders.

@cinefeline and I would like to share the CFP for our upcoming conference on Youth & Horror. Hope it’s of interest! www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac... Youth and Horror: An International Conference, 1-2 July, 2025, University of Birmingham, UK

The new Masters of Cinema edition of Hugo Fregonese's Black Tuesday (which I produced!) is out now. I talked to Sergio Angelini about it for his podcast on film noir, alongside several key contributors to the disc: Barry Forshaw, Sheldon Hall and Sergio himself. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...

starter pack of academic imposters and it's just you

Planning to watch the BFI and Film Foundation restoration of I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING! (Powell and Pressburger, 1945) today? It's on BBC Two (and iPlayer) at 16.10. Given my borderline obsession with the film, here’s a thread with some IKWIG-related info and links.