A new episode of Wild, Wild Podcast is now available as part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social. Join us for analysis of the undeservedly maligned, only official sequel, Django Strikes Again, starring Franco Nero! open.spotify.com/episode/0F9d...

My review of the @imprintfilms.bsky.social blu ray release of Ang Lee's classic Lust, Caution is now live on Cinema Retro: cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...

I have been putting on regular film screenings where I'm teaching here in China, which always have to be approved in advance. I've had Saturday Night and Sunday Morning turned down by the powers that be, but Who Killed Captain Alex? has been given the thumbs up. Make of that what you will.

My review of the @imprintfilms.bsky.social boxset release of the A Better Tomorrow trilogy is now available over on Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...

The people of Swansea in 1987 didn't know how good they had it.

This is a sad and fascinating story. I hope @vinsyn.bsky.social find this film one day.

The latest episode of Wild, Wild Podcast is available now wherever your podcasts show up. This time we're heading deep under Rome with Donald Pleasence, where some evil has been invoked, and won't take no for an answer! Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4shE...

Invasion of the Saucer Men is fantastic. It deserves a DVD, a Blu Ray, a 4K, anything!

A new episode of El Diabolik’s World of Psychotronic Soundtracks is always a cause for celebration! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

An excellent example of what you can do with a low budget and lots of imagination! And of course, you can read all about the production in our book Norman J. Warren: Gentleman of Terror...

Calling Hammer fans! X the Unknown, aka Quatermass 2 and a half, is now up for pre-order at @hammerfilms.bsky.social: hammerfilms.com/products/x-t...

Exciting June release news from @imprintfilms.bsky.social, including SHAW-SHOCK: SHAW BROTHERS HORROR COLLECTION - VOLUME THREE (1980 - 1982) featuring the magical Hex trilogy!

Hammer's great lost funked-out Martial Arts meets down-at-heel gangsters soundtrack - available at last! Includes sleevenotes by me on the surprisingly complicated history of David Lindup's Shatter score. Find out more here... timworthington.org/2026/04/29/s...

Found this book on the making of Hero at the Beijing Book Fair today, which features behind-the-scenes pics and the full set of storyboards. Not bad for £1.50.

An absolutely fabulous and essential new boxset just announed by @imprintfilms.bsky.social - the first volume of a King Hu collection, featuring Come Drink With Me, Dragon Inn and A Touch of Zen in 4K!

Wild, Wild Podcast is back with another episode, this time starring Sybil Danning as the Warrior Queen! Is it a hit, or are we willing the volcano to erupt just to bring the film to a close? Part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social Podcast Network. open.spotify.com/episode/33xp...

I’ve been visiting Wuhan for a couple of days to talk to students. The scale is hard to process. There are 82 different universities here, and around 2 million students. Puts Brighton into perspective.

If, like me, you have any interest in cinema history, this is a marvellous watch. Great work from @sarahappleton.bsky.social! youtu.be/JRJO7pAF6J4?...

More marvellous Miss Marple magic from June Whitfield: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I'm in the middle of making a new bonus feature in the form of a short video essay and documentary about Taiwanese cinema, which gave me the excuse to shoot footage in the National Film Museum of China here in Beijing. Naturally, geopolotics being what they are, Taiwan gets its own exhibit.

New @severinfilms.bsky.social video series of genre celebs taking you through the cinemas of their lives: youtu.be/JRJO7pAF6J4?...

According to Podchaser you can listen to podcasts I am in for one week and seven hours without stopping. Sounds like an excellent excuse to take some annual leave. www.podchaser.com/creators/dr-...

A decade ago I finally completed my Monty Python vinyl collection, which began 25 years earlier. I thought. Today I read about an album I had never heard of, perhaps because it was a US-only release and I had been collecting them only when I found them in record shops. Ordered it on eBay.

This has to be the podcast appearance I’m the most proud of.

New! CLIMB UP THE WALL (1960) pod.link/1569929507 An early Michael Winner film featuring the Goons? Well, sort of. Radio personality Jack Jackson and his son Malcolm have some very low-budget adventures and meet music stars including Craig Douglas & Cherry Wainer. With @retroramblings.bsky.social

Just delivered another fresh commentary track, this time for an Italian sexy thriller. If you need an expert commentary delivered on time with the minimum of fuss, I'm your man.

After 25 years of highs and lows I am done witrh working in education. The trouble is, I am not qualified to do anything else. Who is desperately looking to hire people with PhDs in European film distribution during the 1960s?

Bait bites back when power lines pump volts into rain soaked ground. Excellent eco-shock classic boasts splendid Rick Baker FX and a cast of millions. 1976. #horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam

I couldn't resist backing TRETTITRE: Retro Back to the Future on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/846...

Very pleased to be involved in this new collection of Eurocrime Rarities from @vinsyn.bsky.social. In the accompanying booklet you will find an essay I wrote to go with Day of the Cobra on the career of that queen of the B-movie screen, Sybil Danning! vinegarsyndrome.com/products/eur...

Spotted two mistakes yesterday in the subtitles in a (what I would consider to be) major 4K restoration that I was screening to students. I know these things happen, but still. The students loved the film regardless.

Sylvester Stallone as Judge Dredd? The story of how 2000AD's law enforcer made it to the big screen is told in this week's Film Stories podcast... filmstories.co.uk/podcast/podc...

It's been a long time coming, but finally here is another episode in our ongoing exploration of Donald Pleasence's 1980s career in Italian cinema. This time we're going back to 'Nam in Cobra Mission! A Proud part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/0h4j...

I'm very excited to have worked for @hammerfilms.bsky.social again. This great Brit noir, featuring a young Supergran, is coming soon on 4K and Blu Ray, featuring a well-researched (if I do say so myself) booklet essay by me on the producer Robert Lippert: hammerfilms.com/products/36-...

It's been a long time coming, but finally here is another episode in our ongoing exploration of Donald Pleasence's 1980s career in Italian cinema. This time we're going back to 'Nam in Cobra Mission! A Proud part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/0h4j...

Three titles from the Golden Princess Film Library join Imprint Asia in 4K UHD this May: PRISON ON FIRE I & II (1987/1981), BULLET IN THE HEAD (1990), and ONCE A THIEF (1991)! ⭐️ 📀 Pre-orders open 15 April.

I don’t care what Bond fans call me, Moonraker will always be my favourite one.

Getting a Rondo Award nomination and receiving my first ever author royalty cheque makes this a pretty good week I think. You will be relieved to know copies of the book are stil available! www.fabpress.com/norman-warre...

Don’t miss it!

Also available on a fabulous Blu Ray from the late lamanted Network, featuring a booklet essay from me.

Cinema Italia returns with 💥 Spasmo 💥 podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/c...

Just found out that we have been nominated for "Best Commentator of 2025" for our commentary on the @vinsyn.bsky.social release of Curse of the Voodoo! Plus my work can be found in other nominated releases - The Man Who Could Cheat Death and Danza Macabra Vol. 4! rondoaward.com/rondoaward.c...

He’s not dead.

I can neither confirm nor deny that I may or may not be involved in a future blu ray release of this film.

This is a joy, and what a cast! Including, for horror fans, Michael Ripper and Peter Vaughan. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Amazing Doctor Who news thanks to Film is Fabulous, but could they not have found better photos of Justin Smith and Toby Hadoke? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The fact that the BBC will produce a six hour special devoted to Kenneth Williams is why I will always happily pay the licence fee: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

The U.K. is submitting a song which points out just how boring it is in the U.K. A bold move. Love it.

My review of the latest eccentric offering from @headpress.com is now available on Cinema Retro: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...

Japanese exploitation films are just so damn cool. boxd.it/doYD9h