Area Man

(Respectfully)

Also, is this uncontrolled immigration in the room with us right now?

I loved your Death Of A Salesman

“He’s 28 until he’s 29. That’s a fact.”

This never gets old.

Nicely inconspicuous

The trouble with that is the arbitrary nature of the axes (and also people just refract their left-right positioning through it anyway)

It’s a practice that increasingly feels unfit for purpose

I think a lot about how intrinsically odd it is that we map every political position (and tragically cultural behaviour) on a straight line from left to right, determined by the seating positions adopted by the French National Assembly after the revolution

Correct!

a group of men are sitting around a table in a room with an exit sign above them ALT: a group of men are sitting around a table in a room with an exit sign above them

Just watched The Death Of Stalin for umpteenth time. Still brilliant

I think he’s perfect for this, but I like him anyway

Ryan Reynolds as titular character Guy, an NPC in a video game who develops self awareness, wearing sunglasses and his trademark blue shirt

Rewatched Free Guy at the weekend, even more fun second time round, way cleverer than it has any right to be and somehow feeling very timely. One of those films they’re not supposed to make anymore

An advert for a house for sale in Oxford. The headline describes it as an “intriguing home built by renowned seafarer and adventurer”.

Captain Haddock, from Hergé’s Tintin books.

Cover design for David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure with Television.

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I do not think that Pete Buttigieg would nominate Substacker Bari Weiss to a cabinet position in his presidential administration, nor do I think he would pardon Republican law breakers for no reason

Enjoying a buzzing Conservative Party conference. They're all just out of frame, laughing too.

Today! Just after 12! #IntoTheGroove

'I never speak behind people's backs. If I've anything nasty to say, I pop it on a postcard.' RIP Patricia 'Kitty' Routledge.

Facebook comment from Film is Fabulous to Justyn Adderley: "Thanks. As mentioned by Sue Malden at our RECOVERED event in May, we are aware of several missing episodes of Doctor Who (Sue stated one of two, but there are more than this) in private film collections in the U.K. We are liaising with the individuals about cataloguing and preserving their entire collection, including the missing Doctor Who episodes, and ensuring that copies are returned to the BBC. We expect to make a detailed announcement shortly."

From the Film Is Fabulous Facebook page:

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In memoriam...

Publication day for #IntoTheGroove!

Thanks for your patience and tolerance in the run-up to this.

I will be on BBC Radio Sheffield at 10.10 and BBC Radio Northampton at 11.40 this morning. BBC Sounds will have them up later.

And here’s me signing copies in Cover to Cover, Mumbles.

I wouldn’t open with it

‘I know picture editors who use subtext and they are all cowards.’

What’s your sign etc etc