Sidney Lumet’s Serpico is 52.
Pacino asked Frank Serpico why he fought police corruption & didn’t just take the bribe money & give it to charity & just get on with his work:
‘He looked at me and said ‘Al, if I’d done that, who would I have been when I listened to Beethoven?’

Blue Moon, Ethan Hawke as Larry Hart is a walking work of art

Such a surprise. I had to research where Harry and Sally bought their tree but unfortunately it was from something called Plantshed not one of the five families.

I followed @andrewmale.bsky.social ‘s recommendation and has a wholly joyful evening

Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

It’s the two-year anniversary of Henry Kissinger's death.
Take it away, Mr Bourdain:

rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"

So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”

He’s the only good thing

In St Leonard’s we have a bagel shop that becomes a cocktail bar in the evenings. You’re welcome..

My friend @miriamrobinson.bsky.social has written a book and it’s very very special…

When @ericidle.bsky.social came over to host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 1977, he brought Neil Innes over as his musical guest, and Neil reprised his RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION role of The Rutles' Ron Nasty, performing his Lennon pastiche "Cheese & Onions"...

A spark of joy! Congratulations

Tragic news. I will miss her intelligent, extremely witty pieces. Cancer is a bitch

Woah!!! Wordle 1,607 2/6

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Once again de Toro has a young woman fall in love with a mute monster, I think he’s trying to work through something

Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE

We all have our cross, or as my mother would say croisong….

Is it my mother? Never knowingly put a T on the end of restaurant and always with the ththth in chorizo

@gmcgiv.bsky.social hello!! Had a lunchtime catch-up with young Mr Godley, dentist to the stars, on Wednesday. Your name came up in dispatches and we raised a glass!

Shape Of Water reiteration, curious young woman falls for impossibly unsuitable monster. Is del Toro trying to work through something?

Snake jackets worn by Alan and Jonathan #celebritytraitors

Only Connect Olive Branch….

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Hahahahannah!
I’m responsible for getting Shop Around The Corner played as the regular Christmas film at my local cinema. Here’s to Matuschek and Co!

Did you note Dave Chapelle is the black best friend of Hanks?
I’m fond of the soundtrack and her knitwear and the wisdom of The Godfather

I need to hear that…

Blow me down. This is like when I discovered that Joan Miro was not a woman.

For just $30 an hour I will watch streaming shows with your parents and tell them whether something is a flashback

Perfect