Louise Owen

Is this "dishonest" property developer building on your roof? James Gold was found to pose a "significant risk to the public". So how is he privatising council housing blocks across London and putting new flats on top of them?

As an aside you should subscribe to the excellent London Centric. And then watch Burlesque.

A screenshot from London Centric: Gold also pledges to keep their service charges down and improve maintenance. In return he gains the “air rights” to build on the roof of each building.

Film poster for Burlesque

@londoncentric.media Are you telling me "air rights" - a plot point in one of the greatest films of all time - are real?!

I did channel Rat Mode to find my hiding spot

I've been hiding for two hours, in a fairly obVious Area, and still not been spotted 😁

Three people outside Green Park tube station, all wearing Jet Lag the Game hats

Spending Saturday playing Jet Lag: Hide and Seek! Which one of us is @adamchase.bsky.social , @thewheatgerm.bsky.social or @samfromwendover.bsky.social ?

Marty is surely the one director who could insist on a physical media release. Maybe it's locked away for a set number of years or something?

Maisen is a big recommend for dinner if you like tonkotsu. There are few around Tokyo but the OG is in Omotesando.

“Capitalist goonery aside, what stands out to me now, standing on the other side of a popped bubble, is the distinct lack of creative ambition in the industry…”

@alexlaughs.bsky.social is such a thoughtful writer about the many cursed aspects of this industry and the forces driving them

Job interview, question one: "Tell me about the pigeon in the cinema", which proves that the bird stuck in NFT1 was a pivotal moment in film history

HBO has opened a casting call for a transgender Hogwarts student who will never be seen on screen but that audiences should know are there nonetheless

(Source: tinyurl.com/bdfudhk4)

Alex Ross Perry’s new music doc is on limited cinema release in the UK.

I want to watch it on the big screen, but it’s not playing near me.

Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Pavements?

Been meaning to get this for a while, thanks for finally prompting me to get a copy!

Impressed to see we've managed to generation-segregate the country for a day - the zoomers are all in central London for Olivia Rodrigo, the gen-xers are in Glastonbury, and the millennials are all in Margate for Haim

It's more of a legacy sequel, stand-alone but plenty for previous fans

"I've got a brand new content harvester"

A sigh of relief heard around the continent #Eurovision

Discovered @puddingviz.bsky.social while on a Wiki spiral, this article about music DNA is fantastic!

Bullying, long hours and no jobs: Inside the TV industry's mental health crisis A recent survey found one in three people working in the British film and TV industry rate their mental health as 'poor' or 'very poor' - and it's getting worse

Bullying, long hours and no jobs: Inside the TV industry's mental health crisis - with over 50% of the tv industy out of work, how are the government planning on supporting it? inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Happy to say I'm now freelance, which means I'm still unemployed but registered for self-assessment tax

Casino and Se7en look stunning on 4k, or forky as it's known in our household.

90 Mins or Less Film Festival podcast artwork: Throw Momma From The Train with Emily V. Gordon

New Episode!
In episode 138 Sam is joined by film writer and producer Emily V. Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social.
Emily has chosen Throw Momma From The Train (88 mins), Danny Devito's feature directorial debut.

Listen now in all the usual pod places: pod.fo/e/2cf9cf

a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards Alt: Garth Marenghi: I know writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards

I do like Doctor Who but...

First you must pass through the darkness (Ticketmaster) to get to the light (Gaga tickets)

Nothing hits quite like a 90s John Grisham film adaptation

At the IMAX earlier waiting in the foyer, up pulls a swanky car with blacked out windows. Out pops a fella who walks in with a couple of security guards. 'Must be an exec' I think. Realise at the Q&A it was not just an exec, THE exec: Jerry Bruckheimer.

Think I've misunderstood the question, but I HATE that the title is missing any punctuation, which in my eyes means it's incomplete

How Do You Know

A lovely big Amtrak

I've been avoiding social media for a month because February was not a great time. BUT I've stopped feeling sorry for myself, I'm full of NYC diner coffee, and about to get on a big train so things are looking up!