You mean I'd have to think for myself? What a melt.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 19h agoGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
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Talking all the way through movies, for money. Contributor for 88 Films, Arrow Video, Eureka, Sight & Sound, and more. Spent 19 years covering East Asian cinema and pop culture for NEO Magazine; 17 years talking to drummers for Rhythm.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 19h agoWent to the movies over the weekend boxd.it/fCohIT
A ★★★★ review of Wham! 10 Days in China (2026)
A fascinating snapshot of life in China in 1985 and the cultural chasm between East and West. The scenes from the concert in Beijing, where the audience were told to stay in their seats and people had...
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Film you’ve watched more than six times Hard Mode : No Star Trek, Star wars, LOTR, any Marvel, Disney or Ghibli Addendum: Do other people not watch movies over and over again? How is this hard?
思考，王菲，重庆森林
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YTSL@ytsl.bsky.social · 6d agoFilm you’ve watched more than six times Hard Mode : No Star Trek, Star wars, LOTR, any Marvel, Disney or Ghibli
A brave man to the last
Joel Chan@kjoules.org · 3w agoThe @nytimes.com obituary of Lam Wing-kee, the Hong Kong bookseller who was abducted by Chinese officials. When he returned to Hong Kong promising to retrieve customer names for the authorities, he instead set up a news conference to describe his kidnapping 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/w...
Has anyone read Christopher Heard's book on John Woo, and if so, any good?
A formative movie for me. Remembering watching this at home, I think it was on TV rather than a video rental, and thinking it was just too cool.
Midnight Eye@a0dbxza.bsky.social · 3w agoKen Takakura & Robert Mitchum #filmsky #KenTakakura #高倉健 #RobertMitchum #TheYakuza 📽️
L7 Bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. There's a Gofundme set up to help her out.
Donate to Jennifer Finch vs. Brain Cancer: It’s Time to Make Noise, organized by Aubree Miller
If you've followed Jennifer Precious Finch over the years, you… Aubree Miller needs your support for Jennifer Finch vs. Brain Cancer: It’s Time to Make Noise
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Another day of Rowling being disgraceful.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 3w ago1. TERF activist J.K. Rowling is threatening to bankrupt Amnesty International (UK) with lawsuits because the org dared release a report criticizing anti-trans organizaitons. The UK's laws are designed to allow rich people to suppress speech they do not like. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Anybody know what Sammo Hung's character is watching on TV at the start of The Owl Vs Bumbo?
So sorry to hear of the passing of Tony Rayns, he was a trailblazer in English language appreciation of East Asian cinema at a time when it was widely dismissed as deserving serious discussion. We all stand in his shadow.
Oh no, won't someone think of the banks?
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · last mo.Shape of things to come? Key Burnham adviser, former Tory Minister & Goldman Sachs banker, pushes back at union call for bank tax rise. £9bn could be raised by reversing the Tory govt bank surcharge cuts. Adviser says Burnham "should embrace spending controls, not tax rises". archive.ph/87CjE
Delighted to have contributed an essay and a commentary to this marvelous box set!
Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media@disc-connected.bsky.social · last mo.***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Coming on September 27th in the UK on #4K and Blu-ray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: #ABetterTomorrow Trilogy (1986-1989)! In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow,
If I finish this essay in this disgusting heat then I was going to reward myself with an ice lolly - but the supermarket was 100% sold out of ice lollies.
The insanity of THE FURIOUS got me thinking about my favorite insane stunt ever. It’s not a big flashy highlight reel moment, but this flying kick in THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS is true stunt pro grit in action! So I wrote a deep dive… with clips and gifs! news.rsclfilms.com/best-flying-...
More news from the party that supposedly protects woman and girls. Reform UK controlled councils in Essex have banned libraries from promoting International Women’s Day. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform's new library policy 'Orwellian', says Essex councillor
Librarians are being told they can no longer promote events such as Pride and Black History Month.
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Honestly incredible stuff but this made me gasp: "For $100 million a year we can get clean oceans,” he said. This is less than the annual marketing budget of most major consumer goods companies that produce the plastic The Ocean Cleanup is pulling from the sea. techfixated.com/young-invent...
Young inventor who left engineering studies removes nearly 50 million kilograms of ocean plastic, aims to eliminate 90% of floating waste by 2040
'There was a time when the oceans were filled with plastic, and then we solved it':
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Which actor has the most credits in Hong Kong cinema history? I thought Wu Ma had a lot at 318 but that pales next to some of the most prolific performers: Sai Gwa-Pau - 828 Lai Man - 649 Sek Kin - 569 Yeung Yip-Wang - 504 Leung Sing-Bo - 452 Lee Heung-Kam - 452 Walter Tso - 407 Who have I missed?
Branded To Kill on the big screen in London. Interviewed Mr Suzuki once which was quite a thrill.
Prince Charles Cinema@princecharlescinema.com · 2mo agoWhen Seijin Suzuki delivered this audacious, darkly comic, and visually dazzling film to studio executives, they responded by firing him. Don't miss BRANDED TO KILL on Tuesday 9th June. 🎟️ buff.ly/HRaODsk
A fun game you can play with your dog is trying to get them to eat their worming tablet. Over and over again.
I had the incredible fortune to see Sonny Rollins the last time he played in London. He was wonderful, that's the only word for it.
Sonny Rollins@thesonnyrollins.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2
