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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Gets me thinking, whose version of Wuthering Heights would you like to see? I want Park Chan-Wook’s.
I haven't seen the new Wuthering Heights so I can't give an opinion on it. What I've seen doesn't make me optimistic, but it does make me think how much I would have liked Ken Russell to have done a version, ideally in his hey-day, around the time of The Music Lovers and The Devils maybe...
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Gets me thinking, whose version of Wuthering Heights would you like to see? I want Park Chan-Wook’s.
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Jaywalking in the United States is a made up "crime" that was literally a psyop campaign....
funded by automakers
because their cars were killing pedestrians
So they turned it back around on the victims. "Jay" was a negative slang at the time for someone who was a gullible rural person.
funded by automakers
because their cars were killing pedestrians
So they turned it back around on the victims. "Jay" was a negative slang at the time for someone who was a gullible rural person.
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Jaywalking in the United States is a made up "crime" that was literally a psyop campaign....
funded by automakers
because their cars were killing pedestrians
So they turned it back around on the victims. "Jay" was a negative slang at the time for someone who was a gullible rural person.
funded by automakers
because their cars were killing pedestrians
So they turned it back around on the victims. "Jay" was a negative slang at the time for someone who was a gullible rural person.
ok this is a long shot. Yesterday or the day before, someone mentioned a book, about film I think, and I saw it was available on kindle despite (probably) having illustrations, and stupidly, I didn't make a note of it and have now forgotten what it is. DUH. Fairly recent but prob not spanking new.
February 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
ok this is a long shot. Yesterday or the day before, someone mentioned a book, about film I think, and I saw it was available on kindle despite (probably) having illustrations, and stupidly, I didn't make a note of it and have now forgotten what it is. DUH. Fairly recent but prob not spanking new.
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BILLSON FILM DATABASE (kindle or pbk)
"Essential reading"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
"I would love to argue movies with this woman in a bar that stayed open late"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1546443118
"Essential reading"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
"I would love to argue movies with this woman in a bar that stayed open late"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1546443118
February 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
BILLSON FILM DATABASE (kindle or pbk)
"Essential reading"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
"I would love to argue movies with this woman in a bar that stayed open late"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1546443118
"Essential reading"
"the best film guide ever"
"The wittiest & funniest film reviews I've ever read"
"I would love to argue movies with this woman in a bar that stayed open late"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1546443118
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Anne Hathaway recently posted on her insta that more people should see her 2016 movie Colossal (available for free on Netflix in the USA or to rent from streaming platforms here). So I did. And she is right. boxd.it/d967Gv
A ★★★★½ review of Colossal (2016)
What starts as a strange tale of how a woman’s alcoholism in America appears to be connected to a rampaging monster in downtown Seoul becomes something at once darker, more surprising and yet sadly mo...
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February 15, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Anne Hathaway recently posted on her insta that more people should see her 2016 movie Colossal (available for free on Netflix in the USA or to rent from streaming platforms here). So I did. And she is right. boxd.it/d967Gv
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CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback) #Caturday
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
CATS ON FILM (kindle or paperback) #Caturday
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
"the perfect book for cat lovers"
"Bonus: includes My Day by Jones, AKA Alien from the cat's PoV"
"one of the finest pieces of specialist film scholarship published in recent years”
"possibly the greatest book ever"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1978038747
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For the first time, I went into the neo-gothic Sint-Norbertus (circa 1904), oasis of calm amid all the cafés, bars and restos of Dageraadplaats. Heavenly choir practice going on, quite beautiful.
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
For the first time, I went into the neo-gothic Sint-Norbertus (circa 1904), oasis of calm amid all the cafés, bars and restos of Dageraadplaats. Heavenly choir practice going on, quite beautiful.
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Feb 15th 2009 - The serial killer Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) learned that cop-turned-vigilante Kim Soo-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun) had force fed him a GPS tracker, which was how he was able to prolong his revenge.
📽️📅 I Saw the Devil (2010)
📽️📅 I Saw the Devil (2010)
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Feb 15th 2009 - The serial killer Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) learned that cop-turned-vigilante Kim Soo-hyeon (Lee Byung-hun) had force fed him a GPS tracker, which was how he was able to prolong his revenge.
📽️📅 I Saw the Devil (2010)
📽️📅 I Saw the Devil (2010)
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A few more views of the wonderful Museo de las Ciencias in #Valencia from my trip last month.
#CanonR5markii
#CanonR5markii
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A few more views of the wonderful Museo de las Ciencias in #Valencia from my trip last month.
#CanonR5markii
#CanonR5markii
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Feb 15th - After he removed the kidnapped Edna Grüber's face to graft onto his daughter's, Dr. Génessier began documenting the deterioration.
📽️📅 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
📽️📅 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Feb 15th - After he removed the kidnapped Edna Grüber's face to graft onto his daughter's, Dr. Génessier began documenting the deterioration.
📽️📅 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
📽️📅 Eyes Without a Face (1960)
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HELPSING HOOMAN MAEK TEH BED
February 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
HELPSING HOOMAN MAEK TEH BED
Jesus, just looked out of the window. It's all white out there! Bang goes my plan to get some physical exercise by going for a walk, unless it's walking the length of Antwerpen Centraal, under cover, to go and get some oat milk from Albert Heijn.
February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Jesus, just looked out of the window. It's all white out there! Bang goes my plan to get some physical exercise by going for a walk, unless it's walking the length of Antwerpen Centraal, under cover, to go and get some oat milk from Albert Heijn.
Another vensterpoesje!
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Another vensterpoesje!
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Yeah same here. I've seen one decent post hoc argument for why Leto is in any way worthwhile:
February 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Yeah same here. I've seen one decent post hoc argument for why Leto is in any way worthwhile:
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More like Jared Letdown!
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
More like Jared Letdown!
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Sylvia Hoeks was definitely the highlight of this film for me
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Sylvia Hoeks was definitely the highlight of this film for me
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I have to agree with this 200%. He did indeed come close to killing the whole film for me.
February 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I have to agree with this 200%. He did indeed come close to killing the whole film for me.
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I can't understand why he keeps being cast, but yes, he specifically ruins this film for me.
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I can't understand why he keeps being cast, but yes, he specifically ruins this film for me.
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Villeneuve on seeing Jesus: "It was like seeing Jared Leto walk onto set in opaque contact lenses."
February 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Villeneuve on seeing Jesus: "It was like seeing Jared Leto walk onto set in opaque contact lenses."
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Time to reshare my "Don Draper pitches Jared Leto" memes.
February 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Rewatched BLADE RUNNER 2049 and was quite enjoying it until - omg I forgot he was in it - Jared Leto turned up and killed the vibe. Rest of the cast all fine (Bautista & Dastmalchian register strongly in small roles) thodisappointed Sylvia Hoeks didn't get more Hollywood work off the back of this.
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Rewatched BLADE RUNNER 2049 and was quite enjoying it until - omg I forgot he was in it - Jared Leto turned up and killed the vibe. Rest of the cast all fine (Bautista & Dastmalchian register strongly in small roles) thodisappointed Sylvia Hoeks didn't get more Hollywood work off the back of this.
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Favourite Stations - Barons Court
Meet Anna Campbell-Jones, an interior designer, TV presenter, and a creative who helped design the interiors of London Underground and Glasgow Subway trains.
Her favourite station is Barons Court.
Meet Anna Campbell-Jones, an interior designer, TV presenter, and a creative who helped design the interiors of London Underground and Glasgow Subway trains.
Her favourite station is Barons Court.
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Favourite Stations - Barons Court
Meet Anna Campbell-Jones, an interior designer, TV presenter, and a creative who helped design the interiors of London Underground and Glasgow Subway trains.
Her favourite station is Barons Court.
Meet Anna Campbell-Jones, an interior designer, TV presenter, and a creative who helped design the interiors of London Underground and Glasgow Subway trains.
Her favourite station is Barons Court.
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The Penguin Maigret reissues used his photos brilliantly
February 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The Penguin Maigret reissues used his photos brilliantly