Charles Newland

Cheers Alex

Really pleased to announce my new film "Smooth The Edges".
Having to keep it quiet for months and months has been hard - we shoot in February.
A big thanks to the BFI for funding it.

Jack's first birthday.

Day 10. That Thing You Do!
Dir: Tom Hanks (1996) & Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968 (1972)

Photo of a ceramic figure, shirtless with fists raised, he has white tights, boots, a scarf round his waist and a black moustache like a typical Victorian boxer

Leaving him behind in the antique shop was never going to happen 😂

An early Christmas present from @charlesnewland.bsky.social 👊🏻

Day 9. Wise Blood
Dir: John Huston (1979) & How Great Thou Art - Elvis Presley
(1967)

Day 8. The War Game
Dir: Peter Watkins (1966) & 1999 - Prince
(1982) [topical]

I picked this up from a charity shop.

Jack Orson spent yesterday projectile vomiting Exorcist style, today we are having a sick day and watching Pinocchio.

Day 7. The Limey
Dir: Steven Soderbergh (1999) & Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. One -
The Kinks (1970)

Day 6. Ms.45
Dir: Abel Ferrara (1981) & Sleep It Off - Cristina (1984)

Day 5. The Set-Up
Dir: Robert Wise (1949) & Sings For Only The Lonely - Frank Sinatra
(1958)

I don't think much to the 2001: A Space Odyssey remake.

Day 4. The Great Silence
(Il grande silenzio)
Dir: Sergio Corbucci (1968) & Horse Rotorvator - Coil (1986)

Day 3. Radio On
Dir: Christopher Petit (1979) & Red - King Crimson
(1974)

Views from the balcony: a full moon over the pier.

A baby in a walker holds a Midnight Cowboy soundtrack LP in front of his face

A baby in a walker holds a Bob Dylan LP in front of his face

My son has recently decided that his dad's record collection is much more interesting than boring old baby toys. He likes a good look through at the nice pictures then chooses his favourite.

Pleased to say that at 11 and a half months his taste is already excellent 👌🏻

Day 2. L'Argent Dir: Robert Bresson (1983) & Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent (2003)

All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Vol. 2 [13-Disc Blu-ray Box Set + Hardcover Book] “All folk horror is unified by a central theme: That contemporary society is a crust over something dark, inexplicable, other.Folk horror, like the old ways, will find you before you find it.”Austin C...

Link to buy here - severinfilms.com/en-gb/collec...

For the PSYCHOMANIA section of ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A COMPENDIUM OF FOLK HORROR VOL. 2 Blu-Ray collection by @severinfilms - I directed the the featurette "Stone Warnings – Dr. Diane A. Rodgers On Stone Circles And Standing Stones In Film And Television" (28 mins)

Day 1. Out Of The Blue Dir: Dennis Hopper (1980) & Richard Hell and the Voidoids -
Blank Generation (1977)

#Filmsky

During lockdown I picked one film and one album each day. The link between the two was mostly vibe but sometimes thematic. I going to start sharing them again.

#Filmsky

My first post might as well be my Letterboxd top four as an introduction. #Filmsky