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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At the very least, a three strikes and you’re out approach to driving offences; you’re banned.
Caught driving illegally again? Ten years in prison.
Caught driving illegally again? Ten years in prison.
February 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
At the very least, a three strikes and you’re out approach to driving offences; you’re banned.
Caught driving illegally again? Ten years in prison.
Caught driving illegally again? Ten years in prison.
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Also, as an Irishman, I have to mention Matthew Broderick. The patron saint of dangerous drivers being given nominal slaps on the wrist.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Also, as an Irishman, I have to mention Matthew Broderick. The patron saint of dangerous drivers being given nominal slaps on the wrist.
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Fig. 1 Thinking of resting his chin on my elbow.
Fig. 2 Resting his chin on my elbow.
Fig. 2 Resting his chin on my elbow.
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Fig. 1 Thinking of resting his chin on my elbow.
Fig. 2 Resting his chin on my elbow.
Fig. 2 Resting his chin on my elbow.
Sometimes dream of establishing an activist group of Militant Pedestrians as people on foot are treated as less than human, especially in Antwerp, where they are subjected to all manner of fuck-you behaviour from cyclists, scooters, car drivers & a local council that doesn't give a shit about them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Sometimes dream of establishing an activist group of Militant Pedestrians as people on foot are treated as less than human, especially in Antwerp, where they are subjected to all manner of fuck-you behaviour from cyclists, scooters, car drivers & a local council that doesn't give a shit about them.
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It's not just in Belgium that motorists can get away with murder (or attempted murder) ... here's one from UK just yesterday
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The court heard the driver's business would become "unviable" if he went to prison...
Driver described as "otherwise decent individual" spared jail after ramming cyclist off the road - Cycling News | Bike Reviews | road.cc
A driver who cut across a cyclist before ramming into him was described as a “decent individual” as he was handed a suspended prison sentence.Asif Laher, 55, was driving through Bayswater, London in F...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
It's not just in Belgium that motorists can get away with murder (or attempted murder) ... here's one from UK just yesterday
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bsky.app/profile/road...
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Yes, this is monstrous. Drunk drivers should have the book thrown at them. Drunk drivers whose selfishness leads to deaths should serve lengthy prison terms.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Yes, this is monstrous. Drunk drivers should have the book thrown at them. Drunk drivers whose selfishness leads to deaths should serve lengthy prison terms.
This is all very well, but this guy "already had 14 previous convictions for motoring offences". So why was he still on the road? A 5-year prison sentence (4 of which suspended) and lifetime driving ban seem mild punishment. Maybe there's no such thing as manslaughter in Belgian law.
5-year prison sentence and lifetime driving ban for man that killed West Flemish family while driving drunk | VRT NWS: news
A 51-year-old man responsible for a road accident in which a couple and their young daughter lost their lives in the summer of 2024 has been given a 5-year prison sentence, part of which suspended. He...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This is all very well, but this guy "already had 14 previous convictions for motoring offences". So why was he still on the road? A 5-year prison sentence (4 of which suspended) and lifetime driving ban seem mild punishment. Maybe there's no such thing as manslaughter in Belgian law.
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I would much rather watch a full soccer game through refcam than any other way.
It looks so hard being a ref!
It looks so hard being a ref!
February 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I would much rather watch a full soccer game through refcam than any other way.
It looks so hard being a ref!
It looks so hard being a ref!
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For those wanting a little Bud Cort fix today, try and track down the best episode of CRIMINAL MINDS ever made - S5.E16 - 'Mosley Lane'.
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
For those wanting a little Bud Cort fix today, try and track down the best episode of CRIMINAL MINDS ever made - S5.E16 - 'Mosley Lane'.
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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Browsing through Koberger’s 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle in which the #woodcut illustrations do the heavy lifting long before the text gets a chance.
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Browsing through Koberger’s 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle in which the #woodcut illustrations do the heavy lifting long before the text gets a chance.
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
#bookhistory #rarebooks 💙📚📜
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Polish poster for Akira Kurosawa's SANJURO (1962)
February 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Polish poster for Akira Kurosawa's SANJURO (1962)
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Theyre all a money laundering front, and it shows
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Theyre all a money laundering front, and it shows
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Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Excerpt from Hilary Mantel’s review of Robocop archive.spectator.co.uk/article/20th...
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In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
In honor of Bud Cort, I want to make my pitch for Joan Micklin Silvers adaptation of Bernice Bobs Her Hair. He and Shelley Duvall invented neurotic hipsters.
As I understand it, today's action films, especially ones bankrolled by streaming services, are frontloaded with needless exposition so people who look at their phones will understand the plot. But IMO most of today's action films are only watchable if you have something else to do while they're on.
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
As I understand it, today's action films, especially ones bankrolled by streaming services, are frontloaded with needless exposition so people who look at their phones will understand the plot. But IMO most of today's action films are only watchable if you have something else to do while they're on.
Modesty Blaise
Flesh for Frankenstein
Phantom of the Paradise
Shivers
Theatre of Blood
Suspiria
Flesh for Frankenstein
Phantom of the Paradise
Shivers
Theatre of Blood
Suspiria
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Modesty Blaise
Flesh for Frankenstein
Phantom of the Paradise
Shivers
Theatre of Blood
Suspiria
Flesh for Frankenstein
Phantom of the Paradise
Shivers
Theatre of Blood
Suspiria
A good selection (mostly)
My Beloved Monster: a starter pack of twenty romantic horror films to die for • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
Death, danger, devotion and desire have always been intimate bedfellows: from Universal’s monster movies to the genres’s modern queer and feminine aesthetics, Katie Rife offers a starter pack of twent...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
A good selection (mostly)
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Tonight’s film: Good One (2024). A small masterpiece, and it’s a debut! boxd.it/d5wYYD
A ★★★★★ review of Good One (2024)
I thought this film was perfect. A teenage girl goes on a camping trip in the Catskills with her father and one of his oldest friends. Beautifully written, shot, performed, edited, but most crucially,...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Tonight’s film: Good One (2024). A small masterpiece, and it’s a debut! boxd.it/d5wYYD
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They should've given Martin Short some sort of special Oscar for just the facial expressions he makes in this scene. bsky.app/profile/benc...
February 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
They should've given Martin Short some sort of special Oscar for just the facial expressions he makes in this scene. bsky.app/profile/benc...
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I was always Team Pacey but without Van Der Beek, DAWSON'S CREEK wouldn't be what it was. 48 is too damn young. Fuck cancer.
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star, Dies at 48
James Van Der Beek, who was known for playing Dawson Leary on "Dawson's Creek" and for numerous other TV and film roles, has died. He was 48.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I was always Team Pacey but without Van Der Beek, DAWSON'S CREEK wouldn't be what it was. 48 is too damn young. Fuck cancer.
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RIP Bud Cort
Harold and Maude (2/8) Movie CLIP - Dating Questionnaire (1971) HD
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February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
RIP Bud Cort
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Happy William A. Wellman Wednesday (here on Carole Lombard’s lap while Fredric March thirdwheels on the set of Nothing Sacred, 1937). From Photoplay, January 1938
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Happy William A. Wellman Wednesday (here on Carole Lombard’s lap while Fredric March thirdwheels on the set of Nothing Sacred, 1937). From Photoplay, January 1938
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These arrived today! Posted the boards and designs alongside. Pickle Dad, Periwinkle and the Skeleton Man from #itwelcometoderry
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
These arrived today! Posted the boards and designs alongside. Pickle Dad, Periwinkle and the Skeleton Man from #itwelcometoderry
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Forgot to post earlier but outside Gloucester services was one of the most epic dogs I have ever seen in my life. Absolute unit.
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Forgot to post earlier but outside Gloucester services was one of the most epic dogs I have ever seen in my life. Absolute unit.