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Chris

@staggerlee42.bsky.social

Love cinema, literature, music and art. Write occasionally about cinema. Married with two kids. Originally from Greater Manchester/Cheshire. Now based in Northern Ireland. Teacher of History and Politics. Degree, PGCE and MA Ed from University of Durham.

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JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 1h ago

RED ROSE WHITE ROSE (Stanley Kwan, 1994). Enjoyed the opportunity to see this rarely screened Stanley Kwan, based on the novella by the great Eileen Chang. Joan Chen is characteristically excellent as the seductive ‘red rose’ (the protagonist’s lover), while Winston Chao is >> (1/3) #FilmSky

A colour still from the film showing the two main actors together a table. She is wearing a black outfit with a striking white collar, and he is wearing a suit.
PeteMin70@p70.bsky.social · 6h ago

From the shore this time, Trwyn Du Lighthouse, also known as Penmon Lighthouse, & Puffin Island. Plus, these 2 stayed in The Bull's Head Inn, Beaumaris.... As ever, took me a couple of days to calm down a bit. But, as always, Wales charms & beguiles, & you eventually open up to the wonderful.

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Chris@staggerlee42.bsky.social · 6h ago

I get Sam’s point here and for some, there is no option financially. For me though, I will never, ever travel with Ryanair. The thought of giving one penny to that company and that plank in charge just makes me physically ill…

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 7h ago

Do I enjoy travelling Ryanair? No - I resent it with every part of my being. Am I going to pay three times as much to fly with an airline that will treat me with basic respect? No I am not.

Clare Archibald@archieislander.bsky.social · 8h ago

Having a rehearsal of sorts within the space for an improvised new iteration of Tilly Johnson's Still, We Move. This Friday, 6.30pm -7pm in the Bourdon building, Mackintosh School of Architecture, GSA on the corner of Renfrew and Scott St. Free event opening As It Is, a weekend festival. Come along.

An event poster in blue with white writing A snare drum with a brush, beater and dish towel on top within a white space gallery. Straight ahead is a floor to ceiling window in which layers of scaffolding can be seen
J Hoberman@jhoberman.bsky.social · 9h ago

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/m... Less melodrama than meta-drama, the first movie to address the history of Chinese film — conflating the golden age of Shanghainese cinema (and Shanghai) w that of Hong Kong. Maggie Cheung proves herself a unique silent star — as contemporary as she is anachronistic.

‘Center Stage’: A Star of Shanghai’s 1930s Heyday Is (Re)Born (Gift Article)

This 1991 film is at once a biopic devoted to the Chinese silent-film star, Ruan Lingyu, and a self-reflexive documentary starring Maggie Cheung.

nytimes.com

After Octavian@afteroctavian.bsky.social · 14h ago

Oh yes! I love Eva Baltasar! I'll admit to casting a side-eye on some of the most popular WIT suggestions (just not to my taste) but I have been so happy to see Baltasar featured. A really fine writer and so well translated by Julia Sanches.

AC Fick 📚@acfick72.bsky.social · yesterday

And you will forgive me everything: Even that I am not young, And even that baseless slander, Like putrid smoke with a blessed flame, Has been fused forever with my name. ▫️Anna Akhmatova, 1925 Tuesday night in the #LateImperialLibrary. 🫅🏾📚🤓📖💻🫖🗝🚪🪾🌳🌲🌍🌖

Chris@staggerlee42.bsky.social · yesterday

Funeral today. Getting to that point in life where these are becoming more and more frequent. When I go, I want the body donated to medical science and a party (not memorial service) in a local pub. My playlist OBVS 🤣👍

Dr Andrew McInnes@drbeard79.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is devastating for universities - it will be devastating for British culture and society - and I think it will finally be devastating for the Labour government itself, stupidly and shortsightedly destroying our successful cultural sector for shits and giggles

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d ago

Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2

Rosewind@rosewind.bsky.social · 2d ago

I do think that tolerance for swearing is quite individual? Because I like to read books aloud to my children I am very aware of the swear levels of books One thing I find hard to read is pseudo swears—I am with Dorothy Parker 3/3

Quote from Dorothy Parker: So, you're the man who can't spell 'fuck." Dorothy Parker to Norman Mailer after publishers had convinced Mailer to replace the word with a euphemism, 'fug,' in his 1948 book, "The Naked and the Dead. Dorothy Parker
Chris@staggerlee42.bsky.social · yesterday

I confess that I have been a profane parent in this regard. My kids are well used to my colourful language. My deceased Dad would be very disappointed in me! Regardless, I don’t think of this as being an issue. Often the kindest, nicest folks are prolific potty-mouths.

Rosewind@rosewind.bsky.social · 2d ago

I do think that tolerance for swearing is quite individual? Because I like to read books aloud to my children I am very aware of the swear levels of books One thing I find hard to read is pseudo swears—I am with Dorothy Parker 3/3

Quote from Dorothy Parker: So, you're the man who can't spell 'fuck." Dorothy Parker to Norman Mailer after publishers had convinced Mailer to replace the word with a euphemism, 'fug,' in his 1948 book, "The Naked and the Dead. Dorothy Parker
JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 2d ago

For anyone looking to watch CENTER STAGE, it’s available on blu ray. #FilmSky hmv.com/store/film-t...

Center Stage | HMV Store

Stanley Kwan (Director) | Jackie Chan (Producer) | Willie Chan (Producer) | Leonard Ho (Producer) | Center Stage Blu-ray Free shipping over £25

hmv.com

JacquiWine@jacquiwine.bsky.social · 2d ago

CENTER STAGE (Stanley Kwan, 1991). Absolutely loved this beguiling insight into the life and work of the legendary Chinese actress, Ruan Lingyu, star of silent film in the late 1920s/early ‘30s. (She was known as the Chinese Greta Garbo back then.) (1/4) #FilmSky

Poster for Center Stage, showing a headshot of a very stylish woman (Maggie Cheung) looking down. She is immaculately dressed and made up.