Anne Billson
@annebillson.bsky.social
Auteur en filmcriticus, screenwriter, vertaler, fotograaf, evil feminist, wicked spinster, international cat-sitter. Likes frites, beer & chocolade. The Low Countries.
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True fans know there's only one true definitive adaptation of Wuthering Heights and it's the VHS release of Cliff Richard's 1996 musical Heathcliff.
Courtesy of @foundfootagefest.com
Courtesy of @foundfootagefest.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
True fans know there's only one true definitive adaptation of Wuthering Heights and it's the VHS release of Cliff Richard's 1996 musical Heathcliff.
Courtesy of @foundfootagefest.com
Courtesy of @foundfootagefest.com
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It’s a podcast about weird and unsettling piece of pop culture and he’s seen *nothing. His response when a guest mentions a film, TV series or book relevant to the theme of the show is either “Ugh!” or “Wow!” I’m obsessed with his cluelessness.
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
It’s a podcast about weird and unsettling piece of pop culture and he’s seen *nothing. His response when a guest mentions a film, TV series or book relevant to the theme of the show is either “Ugh!” or “Wow!” I’m obsessed with his cluelessness.
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Yes. Damn.
February 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Yes. Damn.
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“…they don’t know why.”
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
“…they don’t know why.”
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
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I feel that there are multiple very prominent horror stories based around the theme of 'Don't try to bring back the dead without the thing that makes them human', but maybe this time it'll really work out.
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I feel that there are multiple very prominent horror stories based around the theme of 'Don't try to bring back the dead without the thing that makes them human', but maybe this time it'll really work out.
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Great ad. Though ironically BBC output would be 1000% better if they commissioned all of these. But please send this to all present day BBC execs as a reminder of what their job is.
Vic Reeves & @bobmort.bsky.social made a very strong case for the BBC License Fee…
February 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Great ad. Though ironically BBC output would be 1000% better if they commissioned all of these. But please send this to all present day BBC execs as a reminder of what their job is.
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Daniel and I are sharing a rum truffle.
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Daniel and I are sharing a rum truffle.
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Anyhow, here's Françoise Dorléac* singing "Mario j'ai mal". (*Catherine Deneuve's older sister, died in a car crash, 1967)
Françoise Dorléac - Sings Mario J'ai Mal
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February 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Anyhow, here's Françoise Dorléac* singing "Mario j'ai mal". (*Catherine Deneuve's older sister, died in a car crash, 1967)
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"Fall for my scam OR YOU'LL BE SORRY"
Book club scams are now threatening authors who don't fall for their BS. In December, I received an email from Herry Sharp, so-called CEO of "Super Book Lover Curator" praising my novella We Who Hunt Alexanders.
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Fall for my scam OR YOU'LL BE SORRY"
360 degrees de Presqu'ile de Quiberon (2014)
360 degrees de Presqu'ile de Quiberon.
YouTube video by doravale
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February 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
360 degrees de Presqu'ile de Quiberon (2014)
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THE OUTFIT (Flynn, 1973)
February 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
THE OUTFIT (Flynn, 1973)
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Reading the recent Walter Murch book and he says originally Tom Hagen was supposed to die in GF3, so that each film had one of the brothers dying until only Michael was left.
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Reading the recent Walter Murch book and he says originally Tom Hagen was supposed to die in GF3, so that each film had one of the brothers dying until only Michael was left.
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I'm putting together a class on The Great Gatsby, so I finally got around to watching the 1949 version starring Alan Ladd, considered hands-down the worst of the four film adaptations — even worse than the lost silent version no one now living has seen. And hoo, boy, is it some piece of sticko!
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I'm putting together a class on The Great Gatsby, so I finally got around to watching the 1949 version starring Alan Ladd, considered hands-down the worst of the four film adaptations — even worse than the lost silent version no one now living has seen. And hoo, boy, is it some piece of sticko!
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I don't think ANYTHING (even Robert Duvall) could have saved GFIII. But if anything could have saved it, it would have been him.
February 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I don't think ANYTHING (even Robert Duvall) could have saved GFIII. But if anything could have saved it, it would have been him.
RIP Robert Duvall. I'll never ceased to be amazed at the way he never even flinches. Also, I have a theory that GODFATHER PART III might have worked if Tom Hagen had been in it.
'I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning' | Apocalypse Now
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February 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
RIP Robert Duvall. I'll never ceased to be amazed at the way he never even flinches. Also, I have a theory that GODFATHER PART III might have worked if Tom Hagen had been in it.
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RIP Robert Duvall: as central to American film as anyone in his generation
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
RIP Robert Duvall: as central to American film as anyone in his generation
Plus she'll be able to drive again in two to three years! After killing a family of four by driving into a bus stop. Plus "she showed so much remorse that she immediately transferred all her properties and assets into an LLC so that she doesn't have to pay anything in a wrongful death suit."
Honestly, I am ok with not putting an 80 year old in jail. But take her license, and make sure it's for the rest of her life.
Also, fuck this goofy attorney talking about parties becoming adversaries. She killed a family! Of course their adversaries! And it's an adversarial court system!
Also, fuck this goofy attorney talking about parties becoming adversaries. She killed a family! Of course their adversaries! And it's an adversarial court system!
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Plus she'll be able to drive again in two to three years! After killing a family of four by driving into a bus stop. Plus "she showed so much remorse that she immediately transferred all her properties and assets into an LLC so that she doesn't have to pay anything in a wrongful death suit."
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Preview of this year's Offscreen Film Festival poster by Gilles Vranckx. Full programme to come later this week, but treats include:
EXORCISING FRANCO: SPANISH GENRE CINEMA 1968-1983
HEROIC BLOODSHED: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WOO
ONLY IN AMERICA? DELUSIONS OF DEMOCRACY
+ PREMIERES!
Brussels, 11-29 March
EXORCISING FRANCO: SPANISH GENRE CINEMA 1968-1983
HEROIC BLOODSHED: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WOO
ONLY IN AMERICA? DELUSIONS OF DEMOCRACY
+ PREMIERES!
Brussels, 11-29 March
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Preview of this year's Offscreen Film Festival poster by Gilles Vranckx. Full programme to come later this week, but treats include:
EXORCISING FRANCO: SPANISH GENRE CINEMA 1968-1983
HEROIC BLOODSHED: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WOO
ONLY IN AMERICA? DELUSIONS OF DEMOCRACY
+ PREMIERES!
Brussels, 11-29 March
EXORCISING FRANCO: SPANISH GENRE CINEMA 1968-1983
HEROIC BLOODSHED: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN WOO
ONLY IN AMERICA? DELUSIONS OF DEMOCRACY
+ PREMIERES!
Brussels, 11-29 March
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‘Psychedelicatessen Owner’ by Bruce Conner from the inner sleeve of Terry Riley’s Music for the Gift.
February 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
‘Psychedelicatessen Owner’ by Bruce Conner from the inner sleeve of Terry Riley’s Music for the Gift.
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bodhi timeline cleanse 🫧
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
bodhi timeline cleanse 🫧
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I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
February 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...