Jacob Hodgkinson
@jacobhodgkinson.bsky.social
Playwright | Published @methuendrama.bsky.social | '22 + '17 Longlist Bruntwood Prize | '23 Longlist Theatre503 International Playwriting Award https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/jacob-hodgkinson/
This man. A true gentleman. No nonsense behind/around him. The best striker in English history, and potentially, ever. Congratulations, H! #NFFC #THFC
The Athletic | Football@theathleticfc.bsky.social · last yr.Harry Kane becomes the fastest player to reach a century of goals for a club in the top five leagues since 1992. Two goals against Werder Bremen this evening secured the record for the Bayern Munich striker. He now has 15 goals in just eight appearances this season.
Michael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67
Michael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67
The actor, best known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, was found unresponsive in Los Angeles The actor Michael Madsen has died aged 67 at his home in Malibu, according to authorities and his representatives. No foul play is suspected, the sheriff’s department confirmed, after deputies responded to the Los Angeles county home following a call to the emergency services on Thursday morning. He was pronounced dead at 8.25am. In an email, Madsen’s manager, Ron Smith, confirmed his client had died from cardiac arrest. Continue reading...
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Playwright Leo Butler has rejected the idea that new writing cannot shift tickets, as he prepares to head up Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury’s first-ever Writers’ Room Festival 👇
Leo Butler: Marlowe Theatre festival proves new writing can draw audiences
Playwright Leo Butler has rejected the idea that new writing cannot shift tickets, as he prepares to head up Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury's first-ever Writers' Room Festival
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Nailed it. @petermblackburn.bsky.social absolutely nailed it. #NFFC
Forest Focus Podcast@forestfocuspod.bsky.social · last yr.🤔 The factors behind recent slide 🙏 Champions League chances 😢 Brentford match analysis @mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by Mark Sutherns, @petermblackburn.bsky.social and former #nffc midfielder David Prutton. 🍎 Apple podcasts: tinyurl.com/3ksszjfj 📱 YouTube: tinyurl.com/4pfzypa2
Andrew O'Hagan is on the latest episode of the @waterstones.bsky.social Podcast discussing Caledonian Road, out now in paperback. You can listen to the episode here 👇 https://www.waterstones.com/blog/the-waterstones-podcast-andrew-o-hagan
At long last, after nearly two years, I can finally post photos of what five months of my life looked like! I’ll avoid spoilery stuff for a few more weeks, but man, this was a whole ass thing and I’m glad so many of you are enjoying it! THE GORGE is on Apple+ now!
“The White Lotus” creator Mike White still seems amazed that his “little pandemic idea” has turned into the biggest hit of his life. “Somehow, I got on the last helicopter out of the dystopia that is Hollywood,” he said. #NewYorker100
Mike White’s Mischievous Vision for “The White Lotus”
Sex, money, morals, and the making of an ever-shifting franchise.
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Scorned by critics on its release, in 1999, Alan Rudolph’s adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s “Breakfast of Champions,” now emerges as an inspired comic extravaganza, whose very originality was its undoing, @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes.
The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”
Scorned by critics on its release, in 1999, Alan Rudolph’s Kurt Vonnegut adaptation now emerges as an inspired comic extravaganza, whose very originality was its undoing.
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Yellowjackets season three review – this teen cannibal drama just remembered how to be funny
Yellowjackets season three review – this teen cannibal drama just remembered how to be funny
It’s a witty, self-aware return for the show about a high school football team’s wilderness survival – a welcome break from its directionless second outing
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IN BRUGES was released 17 years ago this week. Acclaimed as one of the great black comedies of the century and the film that kick started the McDonagh/Farrell/Gleeson triumvirate, the making of story is as beautiful as the city it’s set in… 1/34
Eloquent, evocative, emotive and impassioned. A truly beautiful piece by a truly beautiful friend. #NFFC 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. @petermblackburn.bsky.social shorturl.at/H1a05
Nottingham Forest's magnificent season — and the moments that matter
Nottingham Forest are genuine contenders for European qualification. Peter Blackburn reflects on a journey few could even have imagined
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Peter Blackburn@petermblackburn.bsky.social · 2y ago𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐬. Nottingham Forest's magnificent season — and the moments that matter. My piece about family, friends, football, and — of course — my beloved Reds. 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑅𝑒𝑑𝑠. #NFFC thefamousclub.co.uk/2025/02/03/t...
Really lovely piece from the great @petermblackburn.bsky.social here on trying to make sense of and enjoy what’s happening at #NFFC this season. Well worth a read wether you’re of a Forest persuasion or not 👇 thefamousclub.co.uk/2025/02/03/t...
Nottingham Forest's magnificent season — and the moments that matter
Nottingham Forest are genuine contenders for European qualification. Peter Blackburn reflects on a journey few could even have imagined
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🤯 Unbelievable team performance v Brighton 👏 Wood, Elanga, Gibbs-White MOTM debate 🤔 Verdict upcoming games and transfer chat @mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by Paul Morley and Simon Fotheringham #nffc 🍎 Apple podcasts: tinyurl.com/at8wrmem 📱 YouTube: tinyurl.com/4tasvf47
the hostility towards the creative arts from the tech world lmao...imagine being umable to conceive of people for whom WRITING IS THEIR JOB AND SOMETHING THEY ENJOY
Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78. bit.ly/40is3yQ
David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78
Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.
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Are you hoping to write more in 2025? Why not enter our New Writing Prize! We've teamed up with management & production company 42 to launch a new prize for aspiring novelists, playwrights & screenwriters. Closing date = 30 April 2025. english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/launch…
I am recruiting participants for one of my PhD studies, exploring the role of Virtual Reality in Football. If you play competitive football (any level), are 18+ years old, can travel to Nottingham, and fancy taking part (or just want to hear more), please email me: 📧 ross.dowsett@ntu.ac.uk
💰 We discuss transfer rumours on... ⬅️ Yuri Alberto, Kaua Elias, N'Diaye, Ferguson ➡️ Gibbs-White, Elanga, Omobamidele @mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by Mikey Clarke and @petermblackburn.bsky.social #NFFC 🍎 Apple podcasts: tinyurl.com/mr3f3jbj 📱 YouTube: tinyurl.com/55pb357e
As the year draws to a close, it's a time for reflection. Here are our 30 favourite films of 2024. lwlies.com/articles/the...
The 30 best films of 2024
We reveal 30 of our favourite films from this year, including some old favourites and new faces.
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@gergmitch.bsky.social You were front and centre on the telly in the post-match scenes. Did you tell the camera people where you were? 😂 #NFFC
Alongside my screenwriting, I run this incredible place with my partner @fernsmith.bsky.social We offer affordable rates to artists of every stripe to come and rest, revive, rejuvenate and create. Alongside this we also offer guided retreats and rites of passage. emergence-uk.org/upcoming-eve...
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Fern Smith@fernsmith.bsky.social · 2y agoARTISTS! Are you looking for a beautiful, rural space to make, dream, meet with collaborators and partners or create? We welcome writers, live and visual artists, multi-disciplinarians and creatives of all kinds. We also welcome artists who just want a break! In Wales! emergence-uk.org/the-barn/
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 3 – Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 3 – Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft
Stepping aside from her role as pop’s conscience, Eilish looks inward to tell murky love stories on her third album, and returns to her teenage flirtations with the macabre • The 50 best albums of 2024 • More on the best culture of 2024 As with Billie…
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'You must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.' These three iconic novels by era-defining Nobel Laureate Samuel Beckett are being relaunched for a new generation, with introductions from Colm Tóibín, Claire-Louise Bennett and Eimear McBride.
Mark Kermode on… director Mike Leigh, who mines the comedy and tragedy of life
Mark Kermode on… director Mike Leigh, who mines the comedy and tragedy of life
From Nuts in May to Vera Drake and the forthcoming Hard Truths, Leigh’s unique creative process gives us perfectly crafted dramas and characters who feel real A few years ago I went on a pilgrimage to West Lulworth in Dorset. My wife, Linda, came with…
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