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Film & TV Editor | SCUBA diver | Kraftwerk fan Rarely far from a good coffee. www.greenbeetle.co.uk

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Four decades after we wrote Yes Minister, politics is still reduced to the pleasure of power | Jonathan Lynn Our sitcom character Jim Hacker continues to cling on – as he takes to the West End stage, nothing has really changed

Four decades after we wrote Yes Minister, politics is still reduced to the pleasure of power | Jonathan Lynn

10.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Coffee

09.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bolan’s Shoes, starring Timothy Spall, is now available to watch on Channel 101 via Prime Video.
A tender journey of music, memory, and finding your way home. πŸŽΆπŸ‘ž
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

06.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I feel it is my duty to inform people that the brilliant β€˜Top Secret!’ is on UK #Netflix.

05.02.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paddington in Star Trek Again

Paddington in Star Trek Again

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1785

02.02.2026 05:14 β€” πŸ‘ 658    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
Text reads β€˜25/26 Northern Directors. A shadowing and mentoring programme for new directors in the North’. Text sits on background of colourful stripes.

Text reads β€˜25/26 Northern Directors. A shadowing and mentoring programme for new directors in the North’. Text sits on background of colourful stripes.

Our next Northern Directors opportunity has landed! We’ve teamed up with the BBC and Clerkenwell Films to give two emerging short-form directors a paid shadowing and mentoring placement on a TV production. Apply by Friday 27 February: bit.ly/fhn-nd πŸ€©πŸ“£
#NorthernDirectors #DirectorsWanted

02.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man listens to a large pair of headphones, with a concerned look on his face.
The film poster for Bryn Chainey’s β€˜Rabbit Trap’, starring Dev Patel, Rosy McEwan and Jade Croot.

A man listens to a large pair of headphones, with a concerned look on his face. The film poster for Bryn Chainey’s β€˜Rabbit Trap’, starring Dev Patel, Rosy McEwan and Jade Croot.

A year after premiering at Sundance, Rabbit Trap is on cinema release from January 30th!
Proud to have assisted the edit.
#ShotOnFilm #Techniscope #2Perf
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

28.01.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Insulate is screening at Manchester Film Festival, part of North West Shorts 2.
Wednesday 25th March, 6pm.

28.01.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
See You In Hell

Really enjoyed β€˜See You in Hell’.
seeyouinhell.tv
@garywhitta.bsky.social

21.01.2026 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed The Rip on #Netflix.

19.01.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Hario V60 coffee brewer, broken in two. Cut down in the prime of its life. A nation mourns.

A Hario V60 coffee brewer, broken in two. Cut down in the prime of its life. A nation mourns.

My Hario V60 is no more. It has ceased to be. Bereft of life, it rests in pieces.

#coffee

17.01.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behold KING KONG on a flatbed truck. Director Merian C. Cooper and animator Willis O'Brien stand in front.

14.01.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 7
3 Screenshots from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968): First, a close-up of a man in a spacesuit helmet with a red background, looking intently to the side. The caption reads, "I am a HAL 9000 computer." Second, a close-up of the same man as the red light intensifies, with the caption "I became operational...". Third, a set of illuminated rectangular data modules with numerical labels against a red background, with the caption continuing, "...on the 12th of January, 1992."

3 Screenshots from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968): First, a close-up of a man in a spacesuit helmet with a red background, looking intently to the side. The caption reads, "I am a HAL 9000 computer." Second, a close-up of the same man as the red light intensifies, with the caption "I became operational...". Third, a set of illuminated rectangular data modules with numerical labels against a red background, with the caption continuing, "...on the 12th of January, 1992."

Jan 12th 1992 - "I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you"

πŸ“½οΈπŸ“… 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

12.01.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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+ SCHOOLS IDENT CLOCK // RABIES SIGN +

Made these in Dec as Xmas gifts for a couple of good friends. Both were very pleasing to make so I've popped a small batch in the shop, available to pre-order for shipping in Feb. Short run and only available for a limited period.

hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com

09.01.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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a man in a trench coat and tie is standing in a dark room Alt: A man in a trench coat and tie closes a coffin in a mausoleum, the caption says β€˜Scooby Dooby Doo’.

Really enjoyed β€˜Wake Up Dead Man’.
#Netflix

05.01.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A snow-covered garden, with an Alpkit Brukit camping stove and Hario V60 coffee dripper in the foreground.

A snow-covered garden, with an Alpkit Brukit camping stove and Hario V60 coffee dripper in the foreground.

Tested an #Alpkit Brukit for my coffee this morning.
#V60

05.01.2026 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photo of a journalist leaning back at his desk, on the phone. The poster for the Netflix film β€˜Cover-Up’.

A black and white photo of a journalist leaning back at his desk, on the phone. The poster for the Netflix film β€˜Cover-Up’.

Caught a great journalism doc on #Netflix, β€˜Cover-Up’.

02.01.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Split diopter shot in Home Alone. Thanks to @vashi.bsky.social these are always fun to spot.

29.12.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Nostalgic and calming’: lava lamps are groovy again as sales glow The British-made lamps have surged in popularity as younger audiences seek to recapture magic of the 1960s

β€˜Nostalgic and calming’: lava lamps are groovy again as sales glow

25.12.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9
4 Screenshots from the movie "Die Hard" (1988): First, a man leaps off a rooftop with an explosion and sparks behind him, holding onto a fire hose for safety. Second, a shadowy figure stands in a dramatic pose near sparking metal, illuminated by bright light and surrounded by smoke. Third, a tense hostage situation, with a man holding a gun to a woman's head, both displaying fear and intensity. Fourth, a man in a dirty white tank top crawls through a narrow air duct, holding a lighter to light his path, his face showing determination and fatigue.

4 Screenshots from the movie "Die Hard" (1988): First, a man leaps off a rooftop with an explosion and sparks behind him, holding onto a fire hose for safety. Second, a shadowy figure stands in a dramatic pose near sparking metal, illuminated by bright light and surrounded by smoke. Third, a tense hostage situation, with a man holding a gun to a woman's head, both displaying fear and intensity. Fourth, a man in a dirty white tank top crawls through a narrow air duct, holding a lighter to light his path, his face showing determination and fatigue.

Dec 24th - John McClane prevents Hans Gruber from stealing $640 million in untraceable bearer bonds from the vault in Nakatomi Plaza.

πŸ“½οΈπŸ“… Die Hard (1988)

24.12.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.

A very VERY old version of the Netflix app on a TV, from a Samsung blu-ray player. Last opened along with the Ark of the Covenant.

A very VERY old version of the Netflix app on a TV, from a Samsung blu-ray player. Last opened along with the Ark of the Covenant.

Yes, turning off motion smoothing is all well and good but there are bigger problems at the in-laws

24.12.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A still from β€˜The Hunt for Red October’.
Jack Ryan asks β€˜Is today the 23rd?’
His boss Jim Greer replies β€˜Yeah.’

A still from β€˜The Hunt for Red October’. Jack Ryan asks β€˜Is today the 23rd?’ His boss Jim Greer replies β€˜Yeah.’

#ChristmasEveEve

23.12.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, increasing the engine throttle as he takes off.

A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, increasing the engine throttle as he takes off.

A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, making a right turn.

A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, making a right turn.

A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, San Francisco Bay in the distance.

A man sitting in a Boeing 747 flight simulator, San Francisco Bay in the distance.

The complete top deck of a British Airways Boeing 747-436, with the flight simulator.

The complete top deck of a British Airways Boeing 747-436, with the flight simulator.

Visited The Deck 747 at Barton Aerodrome, and took a 747 for a spin. Ridiculously good fun.

17.12.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Posters and photos of film & TV projects, clockwise from top left: Jeremy Piven in the feature film 'Past Life', the cast of CBBC's 'Odd Squad UK', Ashley Walters & Joseph Obasohan in the short film 'Softy', and the cast of the CBeebies series 'Football Fantastics'.

Posters and photos of film & TV projects, clockwise from top left: Jeremy Piven in the feature film 'Past Life', the cast of CBBC's 'Odd Squad UK', Ashley Walters & Joseph Obasohan in the short film 'Softy', and the cast of the CBeebies series 'Football Fantastics'.

Hi everyone. Offline/Assistant Editor here, available from January 2026!
Experienced in broadcast, features, shorts, corporates and lots in between, recent edits include 'Past Life, 'Odd Squad UK', 'Football Fantastics' and 'Softy'.
www.greenbeetle.co.uk
#postchat #postsky

11.12.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boris Karloff as Byron Orlock, in the finale of Peter Bogdanovich’s β€˜Targets’.

Boris Karloff as Byron Orlock, in the finale of Peter Bogdanovich’s β€˜Targets’.

β€˜Targets’ was brilliant, and absolutely terrifying.
#BFI #blu-ray

09.12.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
SilverCrest Raclette Grill at Lidl.

SilverCrest Raclette Grill at Lidl.

I feel it is my duty to inform people that #Lidl are selling #raclette grills.
Utter filth.

08.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Signage for Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham.

Signage for Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham.

Filming in England Creative Mixer at Digbeth Loc. Studios, Birmingham.

Filming in England Creative Mixer at Digbeth Loc. Studios, Birmingham.

Peaky Blinders Tommy Shelby mural outside Digbeth Loc. Studios, Birmingham.

Peaky Blinders Tommy Shelby mural outside Digbeth Loc. Studios, Birmingham.

Excellent night visiting Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham for the @filminengland.bsky.social Industry Mixer.

03.12.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gary Numan on stage at the O2 Apollo, Manchester.

Gary Numan on stage at the O2 Apollo, Manchester.

Excellent #GaryNuman gig in Manchester last night, touring β€˜Telekon’ for its 45th anniversary.

30.11.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paging Dr @jameshoffmann.bsky.social…

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