Matthew Pentlow
@mattpentlow.bsky.social
Digitisation Librarian, working in a busy Library. Former Museum worker. Big geek, interested in digitisation, History, films, F1 and Sci-fi
Semi succesful BFI LFF ticket haul today. Couldn't get the big screenings I had earmarked but I can catch them at a later date. More pleased I secured two smaller interesting films that I would otherwise struggle to see theatrically.
September 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Semi succesful BFI LFF ticket haul today. Couldn't get the big screenings I had earmarked but I can catch them at a later date. More pleased I secured two smaller interesting films that I would otherwise struggle to see theatrically.
Brilliant video by the BFI exploring the original film print of Star Wars. Maybe one day will get to see it on the big screen (didn't succeed in the ballot for this screening)
Inside the Archive: Star Wars in Technicolor | BFI
YouTube video by BFI
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June 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Brilliant video by the BFI exploring the original film print of Star Wars. Maybe one day will get to see it on the big screen (didn't succeed in the ballot for this screening)
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
Had a very nice tour of St Mary’s Guildhall in Coventry today, a rare survivor of Coventrys medieval past. The included mulled wine went down very well!
December 22, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Had a very nice tour of St Mary’s Guildhall in Coventry today, a rare survivor of Coventrys medieval past. The included mulled wine went down very well!
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Fancy your own Powell & Pressburger festival? Currently on/heading to BBC iPlayer are I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP and P&P doc MADE IN ENGLAND. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE RED SHOES join from Sat. But see thread for links to other P&P joy available in the UK
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November 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Fancy your own Powell & Pressburger festival? Currently on/heading to BBC iPlayer are I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP and P&P doc MADE IN ENGLAND. A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH and THE RED SHOES join from Sat. But see thread for links to other P&P joy available in the UK
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If you want proof of how cool we are, this is how we store our 35mm slides. 😎
November 19, 2024 at 10:42 AM
If you want proof of how cool we are, this is how we store our 35mm slides. 😎
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It's time to apply for the 2025 House of Commons Library Open Day. Hear all about our work and get the chance to visit the Library within the Palace of Westminster. Full details and application form here: www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 AM
It's time to apply for the 2025 House of Commons Library Open Day. Hear all about our work and get the chance to visit the Library within the Palace of Westminster. Full details and application form here: www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
Had a fun time with Gladiator 2. Not in the same league as the original but still a very good time at the cinema with some impressive spectacle.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Had a fun time with Gladiator 2. Not in the same league as the original but still a very good time at the cinema with some impressive spectacle.
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Finishing #RingsOfPower sent me back to the #LOTR films
Fellowship made me realise that #Libraries were THE deciding factor in saving Middle Earth
This Information Assistant in Minas Tirith Central Library & Archives is the most important character in the Trilogy
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Fellowship made me realise that #Libraries were THE deciding factor in saving Middle Earth
This Information Assistant in Minas Tirith Central Library & Archives is the most important character in the Trilogy
A 🧵...
October 10, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Finishing #RingsOfPower sent me back to the #LOTR films
Fellowship made me realise that #Libraries were THE deciding factor in saving Middle Earth
This Information Assistant in Minas Tirith Central Library & Archives is the most important character in the Trilogy
A 🧵...
Fellowship made me realise that #Libraries were THE deciding factor in saving Middle Earth
This Information Assistant in Minas Tirith Central Library & Archives is the most important character in the Trilogy
A 🧵...
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beautiful home, ready to buy, wouldn't change a thing. 10/10 no notes
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 4 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove
4 bedroom detached house for sale in Mansion Gardens, Potterspury, NN12 for £825,000. Marketed by Howkins and Harrison LLP, Towcester
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November 13, 2024 at 2:31 PM
beautiful home, ready to buy, wouldn't change a thing. 10/10 no notes
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Fingers crossed that this will be good. Love the book series so have high hopes. deadline.com/2024/11/rive...
‘Rivers Of London’ Series Moves Forward; Sky Boards Pure Fiction’s TV Adaptation Of Ben Aaronovitch’s Urban Fantasy Novel
Sky boards the TV adaptation of Ben Aaronovitch’s ‘Rivers of London’
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November 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Fingers crossed that this will be good. Love the book series so have high hopes. deadline.com/2024/11/rive...
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Nooo! Stop colourising archive photos if you dont have actual evidence of original colours! (Or just stop altogether, actually...)
Sent this today - original not from our collections, but definitely London Hospital nurses. Uniforms colourised light blue, not the purple they would actually be wearing
Sent this today - original not from our collections, but definitely London Hospital nurses. Uniforms colourised light blue, not the purple they would actually be wearing
November 11, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Nooo! Stop colourising archive photos if you dont have actual evidence of original colours! (Or just stop altogether, actually...)
Sent this today - original not from our collections, but definitely London Hospital nurses. Uniforms colourised light blue, not the purple they would actually be wearing
Sent this today - original not from our collections, but definitely London Hospital nurses. Uniforms colourised light blue, not the purple they would actually be wearing
On my way back to London from a short break in Chichester and Portsmouth. A highlight was seeing the restored LCT 7074 at the D Day story museum. Fantastic restoration work and interpretation, well worth a visit.
October 19, 2024 at 3:45 PM
On my way back to London from a short break in Chichester and Portsmouth. A highlight was seeing the restored LCT 7074 at the D Day story museum. Fantastic restoration work and interpretation, well worth a visit.
Had a great time today at the new Japan House exhibition on fake display food. Commonly used by Japanese restaurants in window displays to show what’s on the menu there were some amazing examples of craft. Left feeling quite hungry!
October 5, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Had a great time today at the new Japan House exhibition on fake display food. Commonly used by Japanese restaurants in window displays to show what’s on the menu there were some amazing examples of craft. Left feeling quite hungry!
Watching the #ringsofpower finale in the best way possible on the big screen tonight thanks to Empire Magazine.
October 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Watching the #ringsofpower finale in the best way possible on the big screen tonight thanks to Empire Magazine.
Ticked a couple of Livery companies off my list this morning as part of #openhouselondon. Carpenters and Bakers Hall are both post war builds after the previous halls were destroyed in the Blitz.
September 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Ticked a couple of Livery companies off my list this morning as part of #openhouselondon. Carpenters and Bakers Hall are both post war builds after the previous halls were destroyed in the Blitz.
The BFI has posted the full Q and A with Guillermo Del Toro that I attended a few weeks back on their youtube channel - well worth a listen. Mainly about Pinnochio but some insights into the upcoming Frankenstein and other topics like AI youtu.be/TlC9sxUu2l0?...
Pinocchio director Guillermo del Toro on the joy of hand-crafted animation | BFI in Conversation
YouTube video by BFI
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September 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The BFI has posted the full Q and A with Guillermo Del Toro that I attended a few weeks back on their youtube channel - well worth a listen. Mainly about Pinnochio but some insights into the upcoming Frankenstein and other topics like AI youtu.be/TlC9sxUu2l0?...
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RIP James Earl Jones 😭😭😭
The voice of Darth Vader, from 1977 to The Rise of Skywalker, is gone. The narrator of Judge Dredd (1995) was also in Dr. Strangelove, SG-1, Conan, The Great White Hope, The Lion King, The Hunt for Red October, and so many classics.
He was 93.
The voice of Darth Vader, from 1977 to The Rise of Skywalker, is gone. The narrator of Judge Dredd (1995) was also in Dr. Strangelove, SG-1, Conan, The Great White Hope, The Lion King, The Hunt for Red October, and so many classics.
He was 93.
September 9, 2024 at 8:57 PM
RIP James Earl Jones 😭😭😭
The voice of Darth Vader, from 1977 to The Rise of Skywalker, is gone. The narrator of Judge Dredd (1995) was also in Dr. Strangelove, SG-1, Conan, The Great White Hope, The Lion King, The Hunt for Red October, and so many classics.
He was 93.
The voice of Darth Vader, from 1977 to The Rise of Skywalker, is gone. The narrator of Judge Dredd (1995) was also in Dr. Strangelove, SG-1, Conan, The Great White Hope, The Lion King, The Hunt for Red October, and so many classics.
He was 93.
Currently in New York for a significant Birthday and having a great time - spent yesterday going round the USS Intrepid, blown away by the scale/size of the ship. Plus seeing a craft that has been in space called the Enterprise will always be thrilling to a sci geek like me.
September 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Currently in New York for a significant Birthday and having a great time - spent yesterday going round the USS Intrepid, blown away by the scale/size of the ship. Plus seeing a craft that has been in space called the Enterprise will always be thrilling to a sci geek like me.
At the BFI once again tonight! Had a great time watching Starve Acre, a really creepy slice of British folk horror.
August 28, 2024 at 7:48 PM
At the BFI once again tonight! Had a great time watching Starve Acre, a really creepy slice of British folk horror.
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A few snaps from my recent explorations of the lesser known battlefields of Italian Front.
August 11, 2024 at 1:11 PM
A few snaps from my recent explorations of the lesser known battlefields of Italian Front.
Had a great day yesterday listening to one of my favourite filmmakers at the BFI. Also the opportunity to see Pinocchio on the big screen where you can truly admire the stop motion craft.
August 19, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Had a great day yesterday listening to one of my favourite filmmakers at the BFI. Also the opportunity to see Pinocchio on the big screen where you can truly admire the stop motion craft.
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2024 being a great one!
January 1, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Happy New Year! Here’s to 2024 being a great one!
Had a slightly soggy wander around Cov yesterday. Hadn’t been in the Cathedral for a long while but it really is a lovely piece of modern architecture . Parts of Coventry do look great now, just a shame about some of the other parts.
December 30, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Had a slightly soggy wander around Cov yesterday. Hadn’t been in the Cathedral for a long while but it really is a lovely piece of modern architecture . Parts of Coventry do look great now, just a shame about some of the other parts.