The only 4 days in history when golf has ever truly been cool. Puerto Rican Hall of Famer Chi Chi Rodriguez and his caddy Carl Howard at the 1975 US Masters at Augusta National GC.

got banned for life from the TaleSpin forums for suggesting that Baloo in TaleSpin is NOT the same bear as Baloo in The Jungle Book. People were screaming at me to shut the fuck up even though I provided EVIDENCE

Could this Mark Carney guy be any more impressive? www.facebook.com/share/1Z1c3H...

Proper warm up here at 8,700ft today (Isola 2000). Instant removal of all unnecessary clobber.

Nobody should take particular pride in going to an Ivy League school (it’s fine, whatever, congrats your parents had money to spend), but it’s especially unseemly to brag about or even mention it when you’re past 30. That’s more than enough time to have actual accomplishments.

More gorgeous poster art from the great @slipperyjack.bsky.social for our new short film, THE FAIRY MOON, directed by Craig Williams, lit by Sean Price Williams, produced by yours truly. COMING SOON

This fella was waiting for us at the French house 😀

Some lovely title artwork for our little film coming through from the legendary @slipperyjack.bsky.social

Recording the soundtrack to our new short film, THE FAIRY MOON with a select group of singers conducted by Caspar Sélén in the Swiss Church at Endell Street.

Teeing off on the 17th at West Hill GC

The greatest history book I've personally ever read is Ruth Scurr's Fatal Purity, about Robespierre. This podcast is a must listen.

It's been a lot of fun rehearsing opera quartets with Tiger Vocal 2.0 in readiness for a musical evening at Café Fidelio, Clerkenwell, on 15 March. Here "Non Ti Fidar" from Mozart's Don Giovanni.

One of the few genuine journalists operating in this country, fearless and indomitable (despite how many fifth rate, mediocre men have tried to shut her up).

Brilliant, scabrous film. Like a Ray Cooney farce directed by Tobe Hooper.

It's often said, but it isn't true, that Citizen Kane is Donald Trump's favourite film. I wrote a paragraph two years ago addressing how little the former had to say about the latter.

Sorry not to make more effort with this but Conclave LOL #BAFTA

I've really enjoyed the last couple of days, producing Craig Williams's second film THE FAIRY MOON, starring the extraordinary James Swanton.

l-r: DoP Sean Price Williams; Writer-Director Craig Williams; Producer yours truly; Producer Evrim Ersoy. The night before we shoot our little horror short, The Fairy Moon.

Chaos theory. A picture from last night's starling murmuration in #Brighton.

Greetings from St Anton, Austria, which is predictably beautiful.

I wrote about Ken Loach's wondrous prayer THE OLD OAK for @reverseshot.bsky.social 's annual - and very special - 'Two Cents' compendium. reverseshot.org/series/entry...

Rehearsing and recording with James Swanton, Johnny Vivash and Julia Davis over the last few days, in preparation for our second short film, a take of the unexpected called THE FAIRY MOON, which has been written by Craig Williams and shoots in February. #TwoDraigFilms www.wyrmfilm.com

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Is there anything more soul-destroying than seeing a capsule obituary of a great British actor reduced to having appeared in Harry Potter?

The one thing I have always found baffling is why Nazis are ashamed of being Nazis. They're not ashamed of the causes they espouse and the ideas they promote, so why be ashamed of the name? They're obviously trying to bring Nazism back, so why don't they say as much, openly and loud?

Terrific opening traction for Personne n y comprends rien. A film which shows what happens when you elect a criminal to be President.

Writer-director Craig Williams got me Ismail Merchant's recipe book...

January morning in Mailly, my second home.

My last film of the year was Rebel Ridge and what a goddamn pleasure it was. I dunno how this diamond slipped through the generic sludge of the Netflix process, but somehow it did. Simultaneously the best action film and the best legal thriller I've seen for months.

Season's Greetings from Mexico Towans Beach nr. Hayle (Cornwall).

I'm not in it. And neither is anyone on the side of the earth facing away. But ok.

Today in 1907 Peggy Ashcroft was born.

The best 2024 film on Netflix, Jeremy Saulnier's brilliant legal actioner, Rebel Ridge. Do not miss. www.netflix.com/gb/title/811...

A great watch, packed with clues and foreshadowing for the times we live in, on iPlayer. I wrote a little something about it here: reverseshot.org/archive/entr... Citizen Kane: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074n82 via @bbciplayer

For or against? Muting the words "Trump" and "Musk" on here and living in complete ignorance of everything they do and say (if such a thing were possible)?

An exhilarating afternoon and evening in Cambridge singing carols with The Bach Choir Voices and Sir John Rutter. John is pictured here yesterday, with the other two members of the Carols Holy Trinity: Dan Hyde and David Hill. (Photo: Katharine Richman)

What do you get when the best podcast in Britain covers the best film ever made? You get this.

The way this has been put together gives one real hope for the future of information and journalistic endeavour. The forensic architecture of this unspeakable, almost unbearable horror is a a colossally positive development. Or it was in 2017 when the report was first published. saydnaya.amnesty.org

I'm applying for a place on the team drafting the Constitution for the 6e République. I have a tiny grounding (Masters in French Public Law at the Sorbonne, albeit 30 yrs ago) big enthusiasm and a few ideas. Above all, I'm an outsider, which the founders will need. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lovely evening singing carols at Cadogan Hall, Sloane Square with The Bach Choir

I participated in the crowd financing of this essential journalistic documentary, released on 8 January. The trial starts on 6 January. It's about time people learned who and what Nicolas Sarkozy is. youtu.be/FsNjoU3zh9Q?...

We're now at a stage where not only is it impossible to tell reality from parody on Instagram, but one senses that a pastiche tone might even be deliberate. Either way, the era of craven aspirationalism and violent superficiality must be approaching its zenith. www.instagram.com/reel/DBTfd12...

The best thing about this is the presence of mind - and brilliant improvisation - by both MTM and DVD in realising that their reaction to the outcome suddenly became very precious currency, now that the sequence was not going to rely on cutaways.

For a movie to be good, it must feature this exact scene.

An exhilarating evening, singing the tenor solo recitative "Er Kommt, Er Kommt, Der Bräutgam Kommt!" from Bach's magnificent cantata "Wachet Auf" with the Southwark Chamber Choir under Yang Ooi (right). Probably the most challenging thing I've ever sung: thank you to SCC for inviting me to do it ☺️