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Filmmaker (glitchsite.com), writer of books, screenplays, and (2001-2021) a million-plus words for Cinefex magazine. https://linktr.ee/flashfilms

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Jabba's Baroque Recital 🀘

13.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A rainy night at the royal premiere of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" at the Odeon Leicester Square on March 13, 1978, and images of the cinema's cavernous interior, inset with bendy Puck, the badge my dad bought for me, and the little boy whose mind was blown in this exact same theatre a couple of weeks later.

A rainy night at the royal premiere of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" at the Odeon Leicester Square on March 13, 1978, and images of the cinema's cavernous interior, inset with bendy Puck, the badge my dad bought for me, and the little boy whose mind was blown in this exact same theatre a couple of weeks later.

Happy CE3K day, to all who celebrate the U.K. premiere of Spielberg's film at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, 48 years ago today. #WeAreNotAlone #Odeon #Spielberg

13.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mola Ram, Sudana! Mola Ram Sudana!

Mola Ram, Sudana! Mola Ram Sudana!

Lauri, that would be "chaos-driven content" unleashed by Disciples of The Old Ones, or those who drink the Blood of Kali.

12.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOoh la-la, le chemin de fer est sur mes genoux!”

10.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meeting Macca A magical meeting with Paul and Linda.

Inspired by Morgan Neville's recent and pretty wonderful documentary "Man on the Run" now on Amazon Prime, here's my flashback to the time I accidentally met Paul and Linda ❀️

#ManontheRun #PaulMcCartney #PaulMcCartney #SillyLoveSongs #LetEmIn

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10.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Peter, I’ll hand out a few assignments :)

Jane Campion, Valis
Rose Glass, To The Stars My Destination
Kathryn Bigelow, A Fall of Moondust
Jennifer Kent, The Sirens of Titan
Kelly Reichardt, Fluke
Emerald Fennell, Left Hand of Darkness

09.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved these:

The Hitchhiker (53)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (61)
Daisies (66)
Wanda (70)
Night Porter (71)
Jeanne Dielman… (76)
My Brilliant Career (79)
Fast Times… (82)
Big (88)
Angel at My Table (90)
Orlando (92)
Frida (02)
Wendy & Lucy (08)
The Babadook (14)
St. Maude (19)
Nomadland (20)
Petit Maman (21)

09.03.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

On display, in a cellar, in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying, β€˜Beware of the Leopard.’

07.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo, Terry.

07.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not even β€œTexas Chainsaw,” the original they cite. The mangling is implied (hammers, hooks, knives, and power tools) and mostly left to the imagination. It’s still terrifying, but that surprised me on my first teenage VHS viewing. And I never ate another roadside snack again 🌭

04.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

His closet picks:

The Bear
The Revenant
Babette’s Feast
Secrets of the Incas
Burden of Dreams

03.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I guess I didn’t observe the β€˜no Spielberg’ brief… but hey ho

24.02.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Nine film scores –– The River, Jane Eyre, Cinderella Liberty, Images, Heartbeats, Empire of the Sun, The Sugarland Express, Always, Lincoln – music by John Williams.

Nine film scores –– The River, Jane Eyre, Cinderella Liberty, Images, Heartbeats, Empire of the Sun, The Sugarland Express, Always, Lincoln – music by John Williams.

24.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Book Lady Revisiting Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic Fahrenheit 451

Doing a bit of research, studying favorite authors and their techniques, I revisited a Ray Bradbury classic and discovered this stunning scene (seared into my brain from Truffaut's adaptation) was even more powerful on the page. #RayBradbury #Fahrenheit451

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24.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ewok in Cancun.

Ewok in Cancun.

24.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jindo shepherd Lucy exhibits her extraordinary powers of persuasion.

Jindo shepherd Lucy exhibits her extraordinary powers of persuasion.

Lucy is happy to join the cause.

23.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Roy Arbogast special! I met Mr Arbogast in Martha’s Vineyard during Jawsfest 05. A wonderful fellow, part of the shark team. I got to tell him how much I loved my favorite: the screws undoing in the kitchen floor grating during the UFO invasion in the Guiler house!

22.02.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, my namesake Uncle Joe owned one of these beauties. My parents to us to visit in Florida, 1980, my uncle took one look at Dad's rental and said, 'Trash. Take mine.' For three weeks we glided from Miami, to Cape Canaveral, Orlando, Tampa, Alligator Alley... like flying in a spaceship! Marvelous!

21.02.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎢 β€œDaisy, Daisy, Bring me your answer do…” 🎢

20.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"GUILTY!"

19.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Portraying the depths of my allegiance to the Ewok celebration.

Portraying the depths of my allegiance to the Ewok celebration.

Qui meg be oge zen non
Rak laptic nec sep not van
Goc jar az spazdeg zor ze zot!

Qui meg be oge zen non Rak laptic nec sep not van Goc jar az spazdeg zor ze zot!

19.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Pablo. Good to see you, too. I've lost touch with Greg and Chris lately. You helped me out on more than one or two occasions, cloak and dagger with those chaps. I miss them!

19.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Actual photo of yours truly while writing about "Hugo":

19.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hold onto your potatoes! πŸ₯” πŸ₯”

18.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come play with us, Danny.

17.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
APOS - The Forest Demon
APOS - The Forest Demon YouTube video by DerwentFlametube

Bravo! Here’s an equally inspired horror movie that I conceived and shot with friends one afternoon in 1983 for the price of stock and processing a reel of Super 8 with a rubber mask and a bag of chips. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn6F...

17.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, every time! And I try not to be a grinch about it. But gimmeabreak!

15.02.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Possessory decades? (That always bugs me, too.)

15.02.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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1-172 The circle is complete. The first Cinefex issue I contributed to, as a freelancer, was number 77 (under waving Gizmo). I stayed with them all the way to my balsa-wood mothership (far right).

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11.02.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Austin Wintory's The Gold Standard (Jerry Goldsmith tribute - video mix)
Austin Wintory's The Gold Standard (Jerry Goldsmith tribute - video mix) YouTube video by DerwentFlametube

Celebrating Jerry Goldsmith’s birthday with this fab tribute, from 2011, by Austin Wintory β€” with film clip accompaniments. #goldsmith

m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zAR...

10.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0