James Stewart
@filmboyslim.bsky.social
Creative man in a consumer's body. Writer, performer and film-maker, to various extents. He/him https://linktr.ee/filmboyslim
Sometimes the thing you love isn't where you're supposed to go. Like a red squirrel/Louis Theroux I'll let the universe guide me. On the TV side, turns out the Station Eleven adaptation is brilliant and Ghosts Australia is pretty great. Follow me! filmboyslim.substack.com/p/follow-the...
Follow the Trail
In which I try to follow where things are taking me
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The disorienting thing about American stand up specials is they can end at literally any moment. "So I was on the bus the other day... and that's my show goodNIGHT!"
Sometimes the thing you love isn't where you're supposed to go. Like a red squirrel/Louis Theroux I'll let the universe guide me. On the TV side, turns out the Station Eleven adaptation is brilliant and Ghosts Australia is pretty great. Follow me! filmboyslim.substack.com/p/follow-the...
Follow the Trail
In which I try to follow where things are taking me
filmboyslim.substack.com
It's clear to me that everyone has too much going on to read my nonsense, but just in case, here it is again.
James Stewart@filmboyslim.bsky.social · last wk.A poetic week, with thoughts on The Odyssey in the cinema, Dumfries and the Robert Burns Museum trail and Rob Auton on Adam Buxton. Plus a fun Strange New Worlds S4E1 and Ann Droid petering out... filmboyslim.substack.com/p/poetry-eve...
Love a Sad Faces (partial) reunion!
Tom Crowley@atomcrowley.bsky.social · 5d agoThe Crowley Time improvised summer spin-off is here and it's FACES OF CONQUEST! A billionaire seeks out other achievers (bastards) and interviews them. Episode 1 comes via my old Sad Faces sketch buddies @jackbern.bsky.social and @tobiwilsonline.bsky.social and BOY did we have fun! crowleytime.com
binged all of Funboys this week, wonderful disgusting brilliant show and a Robot Wars themed episode that rivals (surpasses?) Spaced
Holy mother of Christ did Ancient Greece have to be that loud
A poetic week, with thoughts on The Odyssey in the cinema, Dumfries and the Robert Burns Museum trail and Rob Auton on Adam Buxton. Plus a fun Strange New Worlds S4E1 and Ann Droid petering out... filmboyslim.substack.com/p/poetry-eve...
Poetry Everywhere!
The Odyssey, Robert Burns, and Rob Auton filling up my week
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Here's the actual write-up, a brilliant read about a middling film. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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James Stewart@filmboyslim.bsky.social · last wk.This is very much how I felt about The Odyssey, from my much less informed perspective. No character depth, and nothing that engaged me emotionally. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
I had a long weekend alone and proved to myself the creative drive remains, equalled by the drive for gelato. TV wise, the Pee-Wee as Himself documentary was great, Weapons and Tenet were fine, and Ann Droid has potential... filmboyslim.substack.com/p/james-as-h...
James as Himself
In which I have a long weekend alone, and spend it with Paul Reubens (and writing)
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This is very much how I felt about The Odyssey, from my much less informed perspective. No character depth, and nothing that engaged me emotionally. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
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Insanely, I was a guest on a podcast. Even more insanely, they've actually released it! You can watch it here: youtu.be/pIWNXDgYSXA?... Or, listen to it wherever fine podcasts are are downloaded (©Matt Gourley) pca.st/episode/768d...
Ports Win Prizes, with Mike Cooper
This is the fourth episode of our run of episodes in Summer 2026.In host Luke Edwards’ intro he mentions that we’ve had a family sitcom set on a deserted island, a post-apocalyptic comedy sketch in…
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I had a long weekend alone and proved to myself the creative drive remains, equalled by the drive for gelato. TV wise, the Pee-Wee as Himself documentary was great, Weapons and Tenet were fine, and Ann Droid has potential... filmboyslim.substack.com/p/james-as-h...
James as Himself
In which I have a long weekend alone, and spend it with Paul Reubens (and writing)
filmboyslim.substack.com
Rewatching 30 Rock and I think this is still possibly one of the best constructed jokes in anything, ever.
There are a lot of people selling fake thousand year old tapestries right now. Bayeux beware.
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Strange New Words returns next week! Me, sort of reviewing, sort of riffing upon themes but mostly rambling about each episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4! You can subscribe here: markmywords1985.substack.com
EXT: Day. The grave of Noel Edmonds. A figure lies face down in the freshly dug soil, sobbing inconsolably. CAPTION: GREYFRIARS BLOBBY.
Glad people are telling me to drink more water in the heatwave as I quietly lower my crisp glass of piping hot rawlplugs
It's been a week to explore the past, seeing Star Wars through my daughter's eyes, and His Dark Materials from 2019 in a more forgiving light. Plus a potential new route for my writing project The Troupe. filmboyslim.substack.com/p/previous-g...
Previous Galaxies, Not Far Away
In which I go back to His Dark Materials on TV, and revisit Star Wars with fresh eyes
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(Sorry about reposting.) • Had my own studio in Los Angeles for 10 years. • One of the first viral YouTubers with my series The Skeletor Show. • Worked with many prestigious clients in the entertainment and games industry. • Experience with graphic design, photography and video journalism.
Flying Squid is always very serious. Probably.@flyingsquid.bsky.social · 3w ago(Sorry about reposting.) 🆘🆘🆘 URGENT HELP NEEDED!!! 🆘🆘🆘 I am a US/UK dual national in Britain trying to get my gay+autistic daughter out of the US. To get a visa for her, need a job that pays £29,000+ pa. Have to go back in 2 months if no job. 20+ years of multimedia experience. CV @ LinkedIn:
deeply annoying that creative breakthroughs don’t come on schedule from direct work but from things like “open-ended conversations with interesting people” and “doing nothing”
Film idea: When a billionaire entrepreneur acquires a piece amber, with Sam Neill's DNA frozen inside it, he secretly creates a theme park where hundreds of Sams can run free.
Sam Neill on tackling depression and imposter syndrome when you’re between jobs.
Going to see the Disney remake “Aphantasia”, which is the same as the 1940 “Fantasia”, but without any pictures.
