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Les Yeux Sans Visage, aka Eyes Without A Face (1960) Georges Franju’s 1960 landmark Les Yeux Sans Visage (better know in English speaking countries as the far less evocative and more blunt sounding Eyes Without A Face, or even rather inexplicably and…

Rounding off spooky season with Les Yeux Sans Visage: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/l...

#film
#movie
#spookyseason
#horrormovie
#lesyeuxsansvisage
#eyeswithoutaface
#filmreview
#moviereview

Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror (2025) “Life is full of contradictions… and so is the Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Jim Sharman, The Rocky Horror Show Director In the autumn of 1975, roughly fifty years ago as I write this, a movie opened…

ICYMI my review of Linus O’Brien’s documentary Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/s...

#film #movie #documentary #rockyhorror #therockyhorrorshow #therockyhorrorpictureshow #strangejourney #spookyseaspn #shocktober #filmreview #moviereview

The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) What happens when you take the sensibility of Troma, the movie making nouse of one of the men behind Alien and Total Recall and a soundtrack packed with eccentric 80s punk and new wave? Well, it wo…

My review of the gloriously fun Return Of The Living Dead: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/t...

#film
#movie
#horror
#horrormovie
#zombies
#returnofthelivingdead
#filmreview
#moviereview
#brains

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Despite having previously read Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, Born To Run, I came to Scott Cooper’s biopic of ‘The Boss’, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, largely unaware of what it contai…

ICYMI my review of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/s...

#film #movie #springsteendelivermefromnowhere #delivermefromnowhere #brucespringsteen #nebraska #biopic #filmreview #moviereview

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror (2025) “Life is full of contradictions… and so is the Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Jim Sharman, The Rocky Horror Show Director In the autumn of 1975, roughly fifty years ago as I write this, a movie opened…

My review of Linus O’Brien’s new documentary, Strange Journey: The Rocky Horror Story: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/s...

#film
#movie
#documentary
#documentaryfilm
#strangejourney
#therockyhorrorshow
#therockyhorrorpictureshow
#filmreview
#moviereview

Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) From Hair to Tommy and The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Bugsy Malone the 1970s were a time when the classic Hollywood musical was being reinvented in many new and (for the most part) exciting ways,…

ICYMI my review of Phantom Of The Paradise… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/p...
#film #movie #phantomoftheparadise #musical #horrormusical #horrormovie #spookyseason #shocktober #filmreview #moviereview

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025) Despite having previously read Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, Born To Run, I came to Scott Cooper’s biopic of ‘The Boss’, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, largely unaware of what it contai…

My review of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/s...

#film
#movie
#springsteendelivermefromnowhere
#brucespringsteen
#biopic
#delivermefromnowhere
#filmreview
#moviereview

ICYMI you can find all the info and how to listen to my latest @bbcintroducing in the Channel Islands radio show at tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...

#music #newmusic #livemusic #bbcintroducing #channelislands #guernsey #jersey #radio #radioshow

Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) From Hair to Tommy and The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Bugsy Malone the 1970s were a time when the classic Hollywood musical was being reinvented in many new and (for the most part) exciting ways,…

Back into the spooky season stuff, my review of Phantom Of The Paradise: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/p...

#film #movie #musical #rockmusical #horrormusical #horror #spookyseason #shocktober #phantomoftheparadise #filmreview #moviereview

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Tadhg Daly live at Maida Vale and Metal 2 The Masses – 25/10/25 My BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands radio show for 25th October 2025 was a bit of a special one as not only were we talking about a big chance for new bands in the islands but we were a…

Here’s where to listen and all the info on my latest @bbcintroducing show with Tadhg Daly in session, everything you need to know about Metal 2 The Masses, and lots more great new music: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/b...

#music #newmusic #bbcintroducing #channelislands #radio #radioshow

Sleep Thief and Vessels – The Vault – 18/10/25 With summer festival season and the expansion of other venues it had been a few months since my last visit to The Vault as I headed down on Saturday 18th October 2025 to catch Sleep Thief and Vesse…

ICYMI my review of Sleep Thief and Vessels at The Vault last weekend… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/s...
#music #livemusic #newmusic #guernsey #indie #punkrock #musicreview #livemusicreview #gigreview #musicphotography #gigphotography #livemusicphotography

Tune in to BBC Guernsey or BBC Jersey tonight from 6 for two hours of new music on BBC Introducing featuring Tadhg Daly from Maida Vale Studios, a look into the upcoming Metal 2 The Masses events, and lots more: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#music
#newmusic
#bbcintroducing
#radio

As we head to the #GlobalCollection at St James Guernsey I thought it time to share my photos from the series’ launch event with Plastic Mermaids, Volleyball and SpaceSoul: www.flickr.com/photos/20312...

#music #livemusic #newmusic #musicphotography #livemusicphotography #gigphotography

Sleep Thief and Vessels – The Vault – 18/10/25 With summer festival season and the expansion of other venues it had been a few months since my last visit to The Vault as I headed down on Saturday 18th October 2025 to catch Sleep Thief and Vesse…

My review of Sleep Thief and Vessels at The Vault last weekend: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/s...

#music
#livemusic
#newmusic
#guernsey
#indie
#punkrock
#rock
#musicreview
#livemusicreview
#gigreview

Reuben – Rogues – 07/09/07 I’m reviving this now as Guernsey nightclub Canvas (previously known, amongst other things, as Rogues) is gearing up for a live music event for Halloween 2025 so it seemed appropriate to take…

ICYMI my throwback to when alt-rockers Reuben visited Guernsey to play in the nightclub then know as Rogues… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/r...

#music #livemusic #altrock #reuben #britrock #guernsey #rogues #musicreview #livemusicreview #gigreview #musicphotography #livemusicphotography

Reuben – Rogues – 07/09/07 I’m reviving this now as Guernsey nightclub Canvas (previously known, amongst other things, as Rogues) is gearing up for a live music event for Halloween 2025 so it seemed appropriate to take…

Another flashback today, back to 2007 when UK alt-rockers Reuben visited Guernsey in 2007: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/r...

#music #livemusic #newmusic #altrock #guernsey #musicreview #livemusicreview #gigreview #Reuben

Spawn – The Director’s Cut (1997) In the wake of the success of Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989 the 1990s became a time for mass experimentation in the field of comic book movie adaptations with undeniably mixed results and, following …

ICYMI my review of the director’s cut of Spawn… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/s...

#film #movie #spawn #directorscut #spawndirectorscut #arrowvideo #horrormovies #comicbookmovies #filmreview #moviereview

Another set of much delayed photos, this time from the Nocturne event staged by Kiya Ashton and Hollie Thorne with Alex & Her and Ash Jarman - you can find the full gallery at flic.kr/s/aHBqjCy7Z7

#music #livemusic #musicphotography #livemusicphotography #gigphotography

Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025) While, at time of writing, I haven’t yet seen the Menendez Brothers series produced by Ryan Murphy under the Monster banner following the first series, which focussed on Jeffrey Dahmer, I came to M…

ICYMI my review of Monster: The Ed Gein Story… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/m...

#tv #television #streaming #netflix #monster #theedgeinstory #monstertheedgeinstory #edgein #horror #tvreview #televisionreview

Spawn – The Director’s Cut (1997) In the wake of the success of Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989 the 1990s became a time for mass experimentation in the field of comic book movie adaptations with undeniably mixed results and, following …

My review of the director’s cut of Spawn from the new Arrow Video release: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/s...

#film #movie #filmreview #moviereview #Spawn #horrormovie #comicbookmovie #spookyseason #shocktober #arrowvideo

Three years ago L’Islet Records presented a night of Alt-rock with Coastal Fire Dept and Lula & Gene - I’ve finally got around to sorting through my photos from the night www.flickr.com/photos/20312...

#music #livemusic #newmusic #lisletrecords #guernsey #musicphotography #livemusicphotography

It’s always a treat when you see a new band for the first time and they turn out to be very good, that’s what happened tonight with Vessels at The Vault while Sleep Thief put in a great showing too!
#music #livemusic #newmusic #musicphotography #livemusicphotography

Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025) While, at time of writing, I haven’t yet seen the Menendez Brothers series produced by Ryan Murphy under the Monster banner following the first series, which focussed on Jeffrey Dahmer, I came to M…

Another slight twist on the usual ‘spooky season’ offerings - my review of the latest in Ryan Murphy’s Monster series for Netflix, The Ed Gein Story: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/m...

#tv
#television
#monster
#theedgeinstory
#mostertheedgeinstory
#horror
#truecrime
#spookyseason
#shocktober

So after three years I’ve finally gone through my photos from the Gig For Andy with The Risk, King Rat & The Soul Cats and Sons Of The Desert: www.flickr.com/photos/20312...

#music #livemusic #guernsey #musicphotography #livemusicphotography #gigphotography #mod #powerpop #ska #soul

Sound Guernsey Class Of 2015 Reunion: Sarnia, Rosemary, Bloomfield, Ellie Amber and Hanging Pieces – The Pit at St James – 10/10/25 Ten years ago Sound Guernsey held its first event at The Venue at Fermain (now Buho restaurant) giving youngsters aged between 11 and 18 a place to experience a range of live music at a time when n…

ICYMI my review of the Sound Guernsey ‘Class of 2015’ Reunion show in The Pit at St James with Sarnia, New Place, Rosemary, Bloomfield, Ellie Amber and Hanging Pieces last weekend… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/s...

#music #livemusic #newmusic #musicreview #gigreview #livemusicreview

Sound Guernsey Class Of 2015 Reunion: Sarnia, Rosemary, Bloomfield, Ellie Amber and Hanging Pieces – The Pit at St James – 10/10/25 Ten years ago Sound Guernsey held its first event at The Venue at Fermain (now Buho restaurant) giving youngsters aged between 11 and 18 a place to experience a range of live music at a time when n…

My review of the Sound Guernsey ‘Class Of 2015 Reunion’ in The Pit Guernsey at St James Guernsey with Sarnia, Rosemary, Bloomfield Band, Ellie Amber and Hanging Pieces is here: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/s...

#music
#livemusic
#newmusic
#guernsey
#soundguernsey
#musicreview

Alien Earth: Season One (2025) Going into FX’s new TV series, Alien Earth, coming less than a year after the most recent movie in the franchise, Alien: Romulus, and with talk of that film’s sequel already on the horizon, I have …

ICYMI my review of Alien Earth… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/a...

#tv #television #alienearth #alien #horror #scifi #tvreview #televisionreview

Alien Earth: Season One (2025) Going into FX’s new TV series, Alien Earth, coming less than a year after the most recent movie in the franchise, Alien: Romulus, and with talk of that film’s sequel already on the horizon, I have …

Rolling on with a slight twist on spooky season things with my review of Season One of Alien Earth: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/a...

#tv #television #scifi #horror #Alien #AlienEarth #TVreview #televisionreview

The Living End – I Only Trust Rock ‘N’ Roll While they started out as a band combining elements of punk rock and rockabilly (‘punkabilly’, if you will), over the last 25 years stand-out Aussie trio The Living End have shifted their sound, on…

ICYMI my review of I Only Trust Rock ‘N’ Roll, the new album from The Living End… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/t...

#music #newmusic #punkrock #rockabilly #punkabilly #australia #thelivingend #ionlytrustrocknroll #musicreview #recordreview #albumreview