Samhain’d Lad
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Screenwriter. Múinteoir. FilminDublin contributor. Let us celebrate our new arrangement with the adding of chocolate to milk.
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There are sharks in the water and revolutions on TV in the latest of @keelanhothothot.bsky.social's series exploring the films of 1975 and 2025 together. Read now:
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All Hallow’s Morn and the weather is grim! Read about 4 of this Autumn’s big new release movies and a comparable film released 50 years ago?
How does Bugonia’s take on conspiracy theory differ from The Stepford Wives? Is Colonel Steven J Lockjaw the shark from Jaws?
Read and find out!
How does Bugonia’s take on conspiracy theory differ from The Stepford Wives? Is Colonel Steven J Lockjaw the shark from Jaws?
Read and find out!
Anthony Horowitz, who rose to prominence writing a YA series about a 14 year old boy who becomes an MI6 agent, cannot think of a way to write a film because the lead character “died”
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Anthony Horowitz, who rose to prominence writing a YA series about a 14 year old boy who becomes an MI6 agent, cannot think of a way to write a film because the lead character “died”
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Imagine praising a book in 2025 for being "sparse"? Look I enjoy sparse prose as much as the next, but we've been in a decades long Sparse Race of prose that you can increasingly just inhale like a delicate mousse and at some stage we will have to start making adjectives cool again
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Imagine praising a book in 2025 for being "sparse"? Look I enjoy sparse prose as much as the next, but we've been in a decades long Sparse Race of prose that you can increasingly just inhale like a delicate mousse and at some stage we will have to start making adjectives cool again
One of the greatest actors ever and an incredibly important acting teacher. Mentored many of the great Japanese actors of the generations after him which, when you think about it, shows a selflessness and love of the craft that’s rare for an actor of his stature.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai - one of the all time greats of world cinema variety.com/2025/film/ob...
Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in ‘Ran,’ ‘Harakiri’ and ‘The Human Condition’ Trilogy, Dies at 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's most celebrated actors who was a frequent collaborator of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi, died. He was 92.
variety.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
One of the greatest actors ever and an incredibly important acting teacher. Mentored many of the great Japanese actors of the generations after him which, when you think about it, shows a selflessness and love of the craft that’s rare for an actor of his stature.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
One of the lads from home is getting married Friday so group chat is awash with secondary school memories and was reminded of one of the legendary “one season characters” of our youth: a Hong Kong exchange student named Tim Chu who spoke no English and was known by his nickname “Tim Chu Stryder”
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
One of the lads from home is getting married Friday so group chat is awash with secondary school memories and was reminded of one of the legendary “one season characters” of our youth: a Hong Kong exchange student named Tim Chu who spoke no English and was known by his nickname “Tim Chu Stryder”
Love to go on a weird Catholic website and discover that they’ve given big JC a new title
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Love to go on a weird Catholic website and discover that they’ve given big JC a new title
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oasis haters keep it moving you will never hate oasis as much or as elegantly as i, a fan of oasis, hate oasis
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
oasis haters keep it moving you will never hate oasis as much or as elegantly as i, a fan of oasis, hate oasis
99% of journalism now is the polar opposite of releasing vital information to the public, it’s pure and straightforward baseless speculation and harassment in the service of the right-wing power hegemony
Publishing claims made without evidence is libel and, in this case, incitement.
Publishing claims made without evidence is libel and, in this case, incitement.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
99% of journalism now is the polar opposite of releasing vital information to the public, it’s pure and straightforward baseless speculation and harassment in the service of the right-wing power hegemony
Publishing claims made without evidence is libel and, in this case, incitement.
Publishing claims made without evidence is libel and, in this case, incitement.
Every Sunday I find a new thing to cry about and this week it’s a multitude of clips from the Rock Hall of Fame inductions
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Every Sunday I find a new thing to cry about and this week it’s a multitude of clips from the Rock Hall of Fame inductions
If this is AI generated then congrats to the purveyors of that dumb technology for finally creating something that made me feel something
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If this is AI generated then congrats to the purveyors of that dumb technology for finally creating something that made me feel something
My aunt is in a book club of mostly rural, well-to-do divorcees and based on what she’s told me they would read the hell out of this
I found out recently my husband has been emailing me at the wrong address for over 4 years
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My aunt is in a book club of mostly rural, well-to-do divorcees and based on what she’s told me they would read the hell out of this
It would be great in general if supposedly “left-wing” Brits didn’t try to justify that working class members of their country’s colonial army were just blameless cogs in a machine. It didn’t stop them murdering innocent civilians in Ireland, India, South Africa, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Afghanis-
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
It would be great in general if supposedly “left-wing” Brits didn’t try to justify that working class members of their country’s colonial army were just blameless cogs in a machine. It didn’t stop them murdering innocent civilians in Ireland, India, South Africa, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Afghanis-
On top of this being a shitty quote from a moron, NEON really just taking quotes from vicious zionists who publicly wish that Greta Thunberg should be “eaten by cannibals”
November 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On top of this being a shitty quote from a moron, NEON really just taking quotes from vicious zionists who publicly wish that Greta Thunberg should be “eaten by cannibals”
Just off a lovely online launch for the Samhain 2 issue of Sparks Literary Journal where I got to read some of my new story, “Night of the Big Wind”, a story about a carpenter from Mayo being blown across the Atlantic by a storm and unintentionally starting an insurrection in Jamaica
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Just off a lovely online launch for the Samhain 2 issue of Sparks Literary Journal where I got to read some of my new story, “Night of the Big Wind”, a story about a carpenter from Mayo being blown across the Atlantic by a storm and unintentionally starting an insurrection in Jamaica
Too late for this one?
November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Too late for this one?
This is very fun
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is very fun
I thought I was just being off-putting but it turns out IT WAS BLUESKY’S FAULT
this thing hides posts it judges as ‘rude’, by some US standard. Thereby silencing most of the conversations in Ireland and Scotland, at least.
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Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I thought I was just being off-putting but it turns out IT WAS BLUESKY’S FAULT
Did…did the Witch King of Angmar write this?
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did…did the Witch King of Angmar write this?
In 2010, me and fam were on 1:30am bus to get to Dublin Airport for a 6:30am flight and the driver fell asleep at the wheel and nearly drove us off an overpass. So idk maybe instead of still overworking drivers and not providing a proper service they should make this man the Minister for Transport
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
In 2010, me and fam were on 1:30am bus to get to Dublin Airport for a 6:30am flight and the driver fell asleep at the wheel and nearly drove us off an overpass. So idk maybe instead of still overworking drivers and not providing a proper service they should make this man the Minister for Transport
Took 3 years but we’ve finally shamed ourselves before the neighbours: getting my car valeted by a mobile valet at 10am on a Saturday.
“Me father left cigarette smoke smell in it when I bought it!” I cry. They ignore me.
“Celtic Tiger alive and well! How’s the timeshare in Alicante!” they sneer.
“Me father left cigarette smoke smell in it when I bought it!” I cry. They ignore me.
“Celtic Tiger alive and well! How’s the timeshare in Alicante!” they sneer.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Took 3 years but we’ve finally shamed ourselves before the neighbours: getting my car valeted by a mobile valet at 10am on a Saturday.
“Me father left cigarette smoke smell in it when I bought it!” I cry. They ignore me.
“Celtic Tiger alive and well! How’s the timeshare in Alicante!” they sneer.
“Me father left cigarette smoke smell in it when I bought it!” I cry. They ignore me.
“Celtic Tiger alive and well! How’s the timeshare in Alicante!” they sneer.
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John Fetterman looks like something the Flintstones would use to cut grass.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
John Fetterman looks like something the Flintstones would use to cut grass.
The Saipan movie is out December 27th so I’ve booked tickets for me and the auld lad to see it the week we’re home for Christmas. The week leading to New Years can be a hotbed of gripes and familial tension, so why not unite against a common enemy: John Delaney’s FAI
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Saipan movie is out December 27th so I’ve booked tickets for me and the auld lad to see it the week we’re home for Christmas. The week leading to New Years can be a hotbed of gripes and familial tension, so why not unite against a common enemy: John Delaney’s FAI
Today I read a Jennifer Lawrence quote that Israeli artists shouldn’t be punished for the genocide, watched Aston Villa fans say politics should be kept out of football re the Maccabi Tel Aviv game, and 2 Israeli podcasters say it’s a genocide “but we can’t do anything”.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today I read a Jennifer Lawrence quote that Israeli artists shouldn’t be punished for the genocide, watched Aston Villa fans say politics should be kept out of football re the Maccabi Tel Aviv game, and 2 Israeli podcasters say it’s a genocide “but we can’t do anything”.
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making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
making Jacob the stereotypical Bluesky user is the rudest and truest attack anyone has ever made on us
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Me celebrating the verdict
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Me celebrating the verdict