Neil Ramjee

It’ll be big-name obits every day soon.
We must protect Attenborough at all costs.

Consistently doing unique ability fire events for genre cinema in Bristol — now they’re throwing a few shrimp on the barbie!

A true Home Secretary of the United Kingdom in the 21st Century probably should have attended a protest or two in their time in opposition (or just private lives) and understand the right to protest - with little to no limit - is a vital part of a healthy society.

The new PTA film pleasantly met expectations - possibly the most narrative driven feature he’s done and decent performances all round (even if Sean Penn went a bit comic book, at times).
Absolute classic it’s not, but the fact the 2.6hr runtime clapped along is always a good omen.

A true British treasure and one of most impactful acting exports.
Rrrrrrichard!
Pouring one out for Patricia Routledge tonight.

This is spot on from @zackpolanski.bsky.social, who is himself Jewish and comes from Manchester.

Shabana Mahmoud is being deeply dishonest, disingenuous and dangerous by conflating protests against genocide with this antisemitic attack. It is not antisemitic to protest against the horror in Gaza.

The following feature film and its component parts contain deep-fakes. and fabulation, deceptiveness and duplicity, appropriation and recontextualization, transformation, manipulation, and conversion. The resulting work is utterly subjective, individually crafted, and completely faithful to the experience of its authors and their respective algorithms.

Answers on a postcard.

Fine evening last night watching The Ballad of Wallis Island followed by on-stage discussion between Tim Key and @neilramjee.bsky.social. Thank you Neil and @wshed.bsky.social. You help make Bristol a cinema city of excellence.

Don’t forget the impressive amount of feature documentaries - you have to type ‘Storyville’ into the search to find all 50+ docs.

Many thanks for the photos and your kind words, Andrew. He kept me on my toes. Definitely don’t try and out-funny a comedian!

@h0rr0r0fdracula.bsky.social I think we just passed without saying hello again. Looking sharp if it was you!

American centrism at its finest.
This can only be a good move for the international market to move away from playing films from the major studios.
Biggest grossing film in the world this year is Chinese anyway.
Wah wah.

THE DEVILS This is the 113min UNCUT version! In 1634 France, Urbain Grandier is a priest whose unorthodox views on sex and religion influence a passionate following of nuns, including the sexually obsessed Siste...

@kermodemovie.bsky.social Erm.... 👀 possibly the best version out there (i know its not official)_ aessentials.shop/products/012

Eh yo. What?!?

I made a director cry during a Q&A I was hosting last night, which was a first.

Missus is still playing the first one!

John Boorman and Bristol: SWS | South West Silents

Coming up 26 October: two films about Bristol. The Newcomers, made by John Boorman before he went on to Hollywood fame, helped launched BBC2 in 1964. In Money into Light he returns to Bristol 25 years later. Thanks to @swsilents.bsky.social for partnership and @filmhubsw.bsky.social for support.

A fairly niche observation, but I love that Japanese techno-drama HAPPYEND by Neo Sora has Boiler Room star DJ ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U smashing out bangers in the first five minutes.
HAPPYEND is out on general release this weekend in the UK

Got notes for the 4K restoration of BARRY LYNDON this afternoon.
Let’s gooooo.

Once of the best film festivals in the South West of England, and #Frightfest fans should definitely get a ticket if you’re around next weekend.

Best 4K Blu-ray Deals

Ha. I do watch franchise films(!)
The UK labels I tend to buy from are Indicator, Second Sight, Radiance and 101 Films. But I also look at Hot UK Deals and this page: www.blu-ray.com/deals/?sortb...

Nice touch of Dardennes about it. Thought it was ace - like some of the social realism of Andrea Arnold.

Yo! I still use Amazon for my sins, Rarewaves is also a good shout - you’ll still find most of what I buy in Fopp.
What kind of thing are you after?

I’ve cut down my purchases this year and being more selective. Even got rid of some to the charidee shop.
My last purchases were:

Thought BEATING HEARTS (2024) was an exceptional premium French indie with a touch of cult sheen.
Loved the two- part heightened drama - nothing wildly radical, but enjoyable solid story about love across the divides.
Reminded me a bit of Pete Travis’ under-seen CITY OF TINY LIGHTS (2012)
Now on 🐮🐝

@streettrash.bsky.social there you are. Hope all is good, pal x

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

The only film franchise game anyone should be interested in (and arguably worse graphics) is Terminator 2D - No Fate

Nightfire was a high bar for me.
Don’t think anything has come close since.

I’m well aware of the converse. Young counterculture critics referencing something so oblique, like it’s common knowledge. Jog on, try-hards.

Nothing seems like it comes from the heart any more. It’s all tooled for posturing or pull-quotes.

Mainstream film criticism has become so staid. Likely because the PR system has become so efficient at blacklisting defamatory voices. Most stuff I encounter reads like pseudo marketing.

Is there an Armond White or Pauline Kael waiting in the wings, scribbling away that I’m unaware of?