Dan

Wow Starmer finally drawing a line!

"If you say or imply that people cannot be English or British because of the colour of their skin, that mixed-heritage families owe you an explanation... If you say that they should now be deported, then mark my words - we will fight you with everything we have".

Blanche de Namur, on draft in t'Loosje in Amsterdam, was one of my greatest ever beer moments. Super duper.

Mort Subite Lambicus Blanche at their bar in Brussels was also a highpoint.

Having said that: Hoegaarden made me.

This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting

Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

The Night of the Hunter (1955) 🎥
Directed by Charles Laughton

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two children who know the whereabouts of a stash of stolen money.

#FilmSky

Despite Bronson's revenge subplot, the whole of Once Upon a Time in the West is her story and she handles it perfectly.

Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025) #filmsky

R.I.P. Claudia Cardinale, one of world cinema's most beautiful women. The renowned Italian-Tunisian actress -- who starred in more than 130 feature films -- died today, September 23, 2025, age 87. Her agent confirmed that she passed away in Nemours, near Paris, surrounded by her children. Cardinale was a prominent figure of Italian cinema in the 1960s, known for her roles in masterpieces such as Federico Fellini's 8½, Luchino Visconti's The Leopard, and Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West. Over her long career, she starred in more than 130 feature films. She received an honorary Golden Lion award from the Venice Film Festival in 1993 in recognition of her contributions to cinema.

R.I.P. Claudia Cardinale, one of world cinema's most beautiful women.

The renowned Italian-Tunisian actress -- who starred in more than 130 feature films -- died today, September 23, 2025, age 87.

She passed away in Nemours, near Paris, surrounded by her children.

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Here is the Sun's pitifully small apology for its lie about benefits tourism - a lie that was accepted as truth by millions and helped deliver Brexit.

These lies are perverting our democracy. At a minimum, apologies should be published in the same location and size as the lie.

Sorry to hear your news. Take care of yourself.

Sheffield.

Remembering today the late
🇬🇧British stage, film, radio and television actor and theatre director Sir John #AnthonyQuayle CBE born #OnThisDay in 1913 in Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside

Good tips, ta. He's definitely already hit Higgins, but somehow seems to have missed Spaten there. Will pass Zum Durnbrau on to him.

@finnovski.bsky.social Hello. Do you know where my mate could find draft Spaten in the centre of Munich? I don't think they have their own bar anymore, do they?

“Inside, we are ageless... and when we talk to ourselves, it's the same age of the person we were talking to when we were little. It's the body that is changing around that ageless center.” #Booksky #Filmsky
- David Lynch

Symphony No. 3 (Górecki) - Wikipedia

Hilariously I've managed to injure myself on the way to the train station, so I can no longer attend the Proms tonight. If anyone can use two free tickets please let me know (£free).

It's a great piece of music

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphon...

@bbcradio3bot.bsky.social

That's a relief ta

@bonsvoeux1.bsky.social Can I wear trainers to the proms?

I've trained my labrador to come running the moment I say, 'Vic, I've fallen' and pretend to collapse to the ground.

Great stuff! A real maverick player.

Wanchope?

YouTube video by DepecheModeVEVO Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Remastered)

"Enjoy the Silence" (1990) - Depeche Mode 🗃️🎶🎧

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSK...

Robert Mitchum at the gate in an artificial landscape in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Laughton, 1955)

The Night of the Hunter turns 70 today, on the short list of the movies that forever changed the medium

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER premiered on this day 70 years ago in Des Moines, Iowa, to negative reviews. As a result, it was the only film directed by Charles Laughton, truly unique in every way, and an utter masterpiece. A grim, poetic, fairy tale, slathered in beauty, suffused in American Gothic...

Watched this movie in the brilliant Cinema City in Norwich about 20 years ago. One of the most intense and mesmerising cinematic experiences of my life. A genuine masterpiece. Captivating, charming and horrifying. There’s nothing else like it.

The Night of the Hunter is 70.
It’s one of my top 5 movies. The critics savaged it & it was a financial disaster but its influence only increases with each passing year.
A true original.

Post survey steps #foxestrust #LCFC

Before my surgery my anesthetist offered to knock me out with gas or a boat paddle…

It was an ether/oar situation.

Looks like a road somewhere between John o Gaunt, Twyford and Queniborough - well that general area anyway

Yesterday I took the best photo
of a seagull I’ve ever taken.

#Scarborough

Remembering Rod Steiger🌟

[as actors] "We are supposed to create raw people, explore life and communicate at the highest level; be it pain, joy or what have you...I guess you could say it does become a philosophy, a way of life."

#tcmparty #Oscar #filmsky