Jamie Hannigan
@jamiedotdotdot.bsky.social
Writer, doodler, screenwriter (THE DAMNED, PILGRIMAGE, THE WOMAN IN THE WALL), regretter etc. Irish living in Madrid.
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Delighted so many are of you could come. Here’s what the film looked like, one year and ten months ago!
halfway through @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN and my overriding way is that tech-bros are terrible fathers
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
halfway through @realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN and my overriding way is that tech-bros are terrible fathers
If there was even a shred of truth to this (which I doubt), I would be very angry at how dumb people can be and still be paid for it.
EXCLUSIVE: James Bond Writers Reveal Twist That Has Left New Creators With 'Huge Headache' When It Comes to Resurrecting the Super-Spy for Amazon
Bond writers are now racking their brain, trying to move forward with the franchise after the last film's wild twist.
radaronline.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
If there was even a shred of truth to this (which I doubt), I would be very angry at how dumb people can be and still be paid for it.
Ah Gort,still got it
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ah Gort,still got it
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Every time a listener writes a review or gives us a rating it boosts the podcast. So thank you to Scannain! If you want to give us a lift, write a few words in the app wherever you listen and let the algorithm now we’re good! You can find links for the pod here: www.bestbitspodcast.com/screen-play
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Every time a listener writes a review or gives us a rating it boosts the podcast. So thank you to Scannain! If you want to give us a lift, write a few words in the app wherever you listen and let the algorithm now we’re good! You can find links for the pod here: www.bestbitspodcast.com/screen-play
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I'm starting to form a theory about eyebrows
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'm starting to form a theory about eyebrows
Oh man, I came on here to say RIP to Tchéky Karyo and heard Peter Watkins died too! PUNISHMENT PARK really is a masterpiece and EDVARD MUNCH is one of the best films about art and artists out there.
People talking about Peter Watkins (RIP) and his brilliant Punishment Park, sharing their thoughts. As they should, it is genuinely a masterpiece. My review. boxd.it/8YIgRx
A ★★★★★ review of Punishment Park (1971)
Talk about a hidden gem, Punishment Park is a film that should be far widely known. It is a chilling, deeply unique, really ahead of its time masterpiece that gripped and disturbed me from the first m...
boxd.it
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Oh man, I came on here to say RIP to Tchéky Karyo and heard Peter Watkins died too! PUNISHMENT PARK really is a masterpiece and EDVARD MUNCH is one of the best films about art and artists out there.
I like Bluesky, but the desktop app (and, to a slightly lesser extent, the iPad app) is the buggiest piece of shit that I have come across for some time.
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I like Bluesky, but the desktop app (and, to a slightly lesser extent, the iPad app) is the buggiest piece of shit that I have come across for some time.
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Every day I doodle something on the kids’ paper napkins for their lunchbox, take photos when I remember to:
March 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Every day I doodle something on the kids’ paper napkins for their lunchbox, take photos when I remember to:
Lots of familiar parish faces on this list, great to see 🎃:
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Lots of familiar parish faces on this list, great to see 🎃:
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I think the very earliest version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST I remember was a fairy tale book illustrated by Victor Ambrus and that probably coloured my thoughts on all subsequent adaptation!
February 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I think the very earliest version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST I remember was a fairy tale book illustrated by Victor Ambrus and that probably coloured my thoughts on all subsequent adaptation!
*sniffs smugly
Well *I* would simply never get on a plane that had a gremlin clinging to the fuselage.
Well *I* would simply never get on a plane that had a gremlin clinging to the fuselage.
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
*sniffs smugly
Well *I* would simply never get on a plane that had a gremlin clinging to the fuselage.
Well *I* would simply never get on a plane that had a gremlin clinging to the fuselage.
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"When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive."
A summary has never spoken to me so directly
A summary has never spoken to me so directly
October 3, 2024 at 4:16 PM
"When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive."
A summary has never spoken to me so directly
A summary has never spoken to me so directly
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Compelled to leap in and recommend “Grabbers“, a small, charming Irish film. It falls into a similar genre as Shawn of the Dead with far less gore – it’s a horror/romantic comedy! :)
October 3, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Compelled to leap in and recommend “Grabbers“, a small, charming Irish film. It falls into a similar genre as Shawn of the Dead with far less gore – it’s a horror/romantic comedy! :)
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THE DAMNED (sharing company with @paulduane.bsky.social's eerie ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH) is part of Fangoria’s “7 FOLK HORROR MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW”!
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
7 Folk Horror Movies You Can Watch Right Now
As Halloween draws near, we're cozying up with 7 folk horror movies to watch this week. Come in on for the full list.
www.fangoria.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
THE DAMNED (sharing company with @paulduane.bsky.social's eerie ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH) is part of Fangoria’s “7 FOLK HORROR MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW”!
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
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I thought Connolly was the most Stoneybatter candidate until I saw this poster in the neighbourhood.
October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I thought Connolly was the most Stoneybatter candidate until I saw this poster in the neighbourhood.
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THE DAMNED is also #14 of Rotten Tomatoes “BEST NEW HORROR MOVIES OF 2025” in case you’re looking for something chilly to watch this Hallowe’en season!
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
100 Best New Horror Movies of 2025
New scary movies to watch now!
editorial.rottentomatoes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
THE DAMNED is also #14 of Rotten Tomatoes “BEST NEW HORROR MOVIES OF 2025” in case you’re looking for something chilly to watch this Hallowe’en season!
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
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Getting right into the spooky season and #TheDamnedMovie is part of Time Out’s BEST HORROR MOVIES of the year! Available to stream, rent and buy in all the usual places:
www.timeout.com/film/best-ho...
www.timeout.com/film/best-ho...
The best horror movies of 2025 (so far)
The big-screen frighteners that are scaring us silly this year
www.timeout.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Getting right into the spooky season and #TheDamnedMovie is part of Time Out’s BEST HORROR MOVIES of the year! Available to stream, rent and buy in all the usual places:
www.timeout.com/film/best-ho...
www.timeout.com/film/best-ho...
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To watch later this week…
THE DAMNED (sharing company with @paulduane.bsky.social's eerie ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH) is part of Fangoria’s “7 FOLK HORROR MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW”!
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
7 Folk Horror Movies You Can Watch Right Now
As Halloween draws near, we're cozying up with 7 folk horror movies to watch this week. Come in on for the full list.
www.fangoria.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
To watch later this week…
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I feel we are in good company here!
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I feel we are in good company here!
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Wrote about the Cine4 scheme and how its 'risk-taking' attitude has paid off (it's how the Oscar-nominated An Cailín Ciúin was funded) - interviewed Máire Ní Chonláin, Commissioning Editor at TG4, and director Ruán Magan who made Báite under the scheme www.thejournal.ie/how-cine4-wo...
'The key thing is authenticity': How the Cine4 scheme changed Irish film
Director Ruán Magan and Commissioning Editor at TG4 Máire Ní Chonláin explain what’s behind Cine4′s success.
www.thejournal.ie
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Wrote about the Cine4 scheme and how its 'risk-taking' attitude has paid off (it's how the Oscar-nominated An Cailín Ciúin was funded) - interviewed Máire Ní Chonláin, Commissioning Editor at TG4, and director Ruán Magan who made Báite under the scheme www.thejournal.ie/how-cine4-wo...
THE DAMNED is also #14 of Rotten Tomatoes “BEST NEW HORROR MOVIES OF 2025” in case you’re looking for something chilly to watch this Hallowe’en season!
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
100 Best New Horror Movies of 2025
New scary movies to watch now!
editorial.rottentomatoes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
THE DAMNED is also #14 of Rotten Tomatoes “BEST NEW HORROR MOVIES OF 2025” in case you’re looking for something chilly to watch this Hallowe’en season!
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
#TheDamnedMovie #IrishFilm
editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-n...
THE DAMNED (sharing company with @paulduane.bsky.social's eerie ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH) is part of Fangoria’s “7 FOLK HORROR MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW”!
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
7 Folk Horror Movies You Can Watch Right Now
As Halloween draws near, we're cozying up with 7 folk horror movies to watch this week. Come in on for the full list.
www.fangoria.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
THE DAMNED (sharing company with @paulduane.bsky.social's eerie ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH) is part of Fangoria’s “7 FOLK HORROR MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH RIGHT NOW”!
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
So, y’know. You could watch it. RIGHT NOW!
www.fangoria.com/folk-horror-...
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Thanks, Jamie! (And if a bookshop in Madrid can do this... Oh, never mind.)
INTERVALS OF DARKNESS by @raynewman.bsky.social arrived, thanks to @desperatelit.bsky.social on Cava Baja in Madrid! Really enjoyed MUNICIPAL GOTHIC, looking forward to this one.
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Thanks, Jamie! (And if a bookshop in Madrid can do this... Oh, never mind.)