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Poster for Tank Girl. With Lori Petty pouting to camera and her big ass tank behind her

The Mystery Movie at Eden Court, Inverness tonight was 1995s punk Tank Girl. Lori Petty is superb, great to see Naomi Watts. Absolutely kick ass soundtrack. Real '90s energy. On a fantastic looking 35mm print. Long Live Film 🎥

It's gold, all the way through. Will bring the DVD in tomorrow - catch it for the end of Sci-tember.

Armageddon DVD cover. Affleck, Willis and Tyler smell the fart looking off into the distance. With the space shuttle below them and the curve of the Earth

Bonus features on the Armageddon DVD. Including the Ben Affleck commentary

Finally finding out just how good the Armageddon DVD commentary is. Ben Affleck is indeed an absolute hoot.

Sgrìn – A Gaelic Film Festival

There was a mini film festival on at Eden Court the other weekend, not only that, but it was a Gaelic film festival, which is doubly relevant to my interests. Even better, it was scheduled for a weekend when I wasn’t working - not even on the Friday night - so I was…

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Scottish Championship table on the Telescore app

Telescore app is giving me the football results the way I want it. Just a shame my team aren't doing the same. One for you @robertcoghill.bsky.social

Robert Redford in the film Sneakers

Sneakers has always been my favourite Robert Redford film. He had such an easy movie star charisma, that glint in the eye. Always looked like he was having fun in this film. Alongside such a spectacular cast, which showed he was a true collaborator.

Letterboxd four favourites for Inverness Film Festival. Showing posters for Caramel, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Blue Caftan and We Are The Best!

Currently programming the Inverness Film Festival. Thought I'd share four of my favourites from over the years.

If you fancy seeing the, almost, full list of titles check out the link. We've been lucky to screen some really great films.

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Moviepyramid.io game winning screen. With a green pyramid

Always late to the games - but this movie pyramid one is fun.

St Ninians church in Nairn

The organ in St Ninian's church in Nairn. With the Nairn Book & Arts Fest sign in bottom right corner

Was in Nairn tonight to listen to the Interstellar score played on the organ by Roger Sayer. Was outstanding. Haven't watched the film since 2019 at the BFI IMAX on 70mm, brought back that wonderful screening.

Matt Dillon standing in the Criterion Closet, surrounded by blurays/DVDs. Looking at the cover for Memories of Underdevelopment

Matt Dillon showing some real style. (Memories of Underdevelopment was one of the first films I programmed, in a short Cuban season, with I Am Cuba and Strawberries and Chocolate)

Radiance Films bluray cover for The Man From Majorca.

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Day 31 - The Man From Majorca (Sweden/Denmark, 1984)

The final Augheist film for this year had to be an all time great. Starts with a perfectly executed post office heist, which then becomes one of the finest police procedurals.

The Quiet Girl poster, with a young girl looking ahead. Concrete background, and a couple of small plants

I'm screening The Quiet Girl tonight (Eden Court, Inverness at 7.30pm if you want to come along), and I made the mistake of watching it at 10am this morning. Will now be emotionally compromised for the rest of the day. A truly beautiful film.

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Day 30 - Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (Japan, 2023)

An absolute blast. Cracking theme tune and credits, rips along and the Cat's Eye sister crew are fantastic.

TV show pointless. Host Alexander Armstrong, head in hands after a bad answer. Board behind him has all heist films

Nice to see Pointless getting into #Augheist (heist films through August). The second answer down was a Pointless answer.

A train, side on, from a distance sitting on the tracks. Three train tracks away. A Nazi guard is at the rear of the train.

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Day 29 - Sausto (A Loaf of Bread) (Czechoslovakia, 1960)

A very small heist, the largest of stakes. Jan Nemec's short film about three concentration camp prisoners needing to steal a loaf of bread before trying to escape is taut, sparse and exceptional.

The Subkultur slipcover for the Supermarkt 4K release.

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Day 28 - Supermarkt (Germany, 1974)

The bleak heist. A genuinely excellent film.

The Great Van Robbery film poster. Black and white, with red writing.

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Day 27 - The Great Van Robbery (UK, 1959)

Kicks off with a perfectly executed heist. The robbers trade off the currency. 30 months later and some of it turns up in Rio, and a Scotland Yard detective kicks off a decent police procedural. Cheap B movie, but nicely done.

Poster for The Sticky. Margo Martindale pouring maple syrup on a stack of cash

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Day 26 - The Sticky (Canada, 2025)

TV series about a great maple syrup heist. (*Spoiler - it doesn't end on a cliffhanger, it ends halfway through the story. There's a difference. Some good stuff, but a sticky unfinished mess - like too many 🥞)

The Brian poster. Jean-Paul Belmondo mucking about hanging off a trap door with money spilling around him. David Niven, Eli Wallach and Bourvil's heads watching on.

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Day 25 - The Brain (France/Italy, 1969)

Bit too broad, but kinda fun. Cracking theme tune. David Niven rocking the French.

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Day 24 - Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (Argentina, 2022)

Documentary about a bank job in Buenos Aires. My kinda heist; through the sewers, dig the tunnel and hit the safety deposit boxes. Proper old school work.

Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Dhoom 2

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Day 23 - Dhoom 2 (India, 2006)

The main cop is so dull, he sucks all the energy out of the film when he's on screen. Some fun dance sequences. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are fabulous together.

Planning the heist scene in The Killing. Five men around a table, lit by an overhead lamp, looking at plans.

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Day 22

Poor planning, heist off.

Some quality Aberdonian chat.

Lassiter poster. With a wonderfully moustached Tom Selleck

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Day 21 - Lassiter (Hong Kong/USA, 1984)

When that Golden Harvest logo popped up at the start I was ready. Always had a soft spot for Tom Selleck - here he was a Milk Tray Man gentleman thief sneaking around pinching jewels... from Nazis!! Will forever be all in for that.

Would be a blast in the Celia Imrie role.

Poster for The Sewers of Paradise. Shows bricks of gold and robbers with torches

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Day 20 - The Sewers of Paradise (France, 1979)

Really enjoy a heist where folk get dirty with tools digging tunnels. Some great characters working together to the job done, great stuff. I do prefer the Ian McShane version that came out a year later.

The Human Vapour film poster

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Day 19 - The Human Vapour (Japan, 1960)

Fun '60s sci-fi bank robbing film from the director of Godzilla. I have questions about his safe cracking knowledge.