John Hodson
@mgcroadster.bsky.social
Journalist since '73, now retired, film geek for longer. Rejoiner, lefty, love films of all eras. Recovering Man Utd. fan of six decades. Uses admiration of John Ford as a Rorschach test. No followers without a profile - sorry!
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John Hodson
@mgcroadster.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Done all your Christmas shopping but still have that one person left to buy for?
Gift a Bed! 🎁
For £32, you can provide a night of much needed rest for someone who would otherwise have nowhere safe to sleep.
Save the stress and gift a bed today.
www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk/gift/p/gift-...
Gift a Bed! 🎁
For £32, you can provide a night of much needed rest for someone who would otherwise have nowhere safe to sleep.
Save the stress and gift a bed today.
www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk/gift/p/gift-...
If you can, please support this; from his early teenage years, our late son James did what he could to support Manchester's homeless, whether it was a gift, food, or simply a kind word. It's a charity that means a lot to us & we give every year...
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Here's a little thread collating Orson Welles material currently available on BBCiPlayer - Arena, The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00plc51 (available for seven months)
Arena - The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film. This part deals with his work up to Touch of Evil.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Here's a little thread collating Orson Welles material currently available on BBCiPlayer - Arena, The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00plc51 (available for seven months)
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Have you spotted any of these Tap2Donate points around Greater Manchester?
Next time you see one, why not tap and show your support? Because only together can we end homelessness! 💚
#Tap2Donate #EndHomelessness #GreaterManchester
Next time you see one, why not tap and show your support? Because only together can we end homelessness! 💚
#Tap2Donate #EndHomelessness #GreaterManchester
February 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Have you spotted any of these Tap2Donate points around Greater Manchester?
Next time you see one, why not tap and show your support? Because only together can we end homelessness! 💚
#Tap2Donate #EndHomelessness #GreaterManchester
Next time you see one, why not tap and show your support? Because only together can we end homelessness! 💚
#Tap2Donate #EndHomelessness #GreaterManchester
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"Few collaborations in cinema feel as oddly inevitable as the one that emerged (without ever being formal) between Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Leonard Cohen..."
Now in Issue 116, Bleart Thaçi investigates how the work of R.W. Fassbinder employs the music of Leonard Cohen. buff.ly/GvrqutG
Now in Issue 116, Bleart Thaçi investigates how the work of R.W. Fassbinder employs the music of Leonard Cohen. buff.ly/GvrqutG
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
"Few collaborations in cinema feel as oddly inevitable as the one that emerged (without ever being formal) between Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Leonard Cohen..."
Now in Issue 116, Bleart Thaçi investigates how the work of R.W. Fassbinder employs the music of Leonard Cohen. buff.ly/GvrqutG
Now in Issue 116, Bleart Thaçi investigates how the work of R.W. Fassbinder employs the music of Leonard Cohen. buff.ly/GvrqutG
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In Luis Buñuel’s overlooked adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” the frenzied emotions of Heathcliff and Cathy are transported to the barren plains of Mexico.
crookedmarquee.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
In Luis Buñuel’s overlooked adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” the frenzied emotions of Heathcliff and Cathy are transported to the barren plains of Mexico.
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Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, ‘Sweet Smell of Success’ (1957). New York’s noirs are just as gritty as the ones set in L.A. Here are 20 reasons for it. (Click link to read.)
lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-...
lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, ‘Sweet Smell of Success’ (1957). New York’s noirs are just as gritty as the ones set in L.A. Here are 20 reasons for it. (Click link to read.)
lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-...
lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/02/new-...
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A recurring scene in a handful of Westerns (usually ones about an arduous trek) is the protagonists encountering St. Elmo's fire*
Here's a 🧵 about it
*a phenomenon where plasma makes certain things glow like lightning while inside of an electrical field. Look it up if you're confused
Here's a 🧵 about it
*a phenomenon where plasma makes certain things glow like lightning while inside of an electrical field. Look it up if you're confused
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A recurring scene in a handful of Westerns (usually ones about an arduous trek) is the protagonists encountering St. Elmo's fire*
Here's a 🧵 about it
*a phenomenon where plasma makes certain things glow like lightning while inside of an electrical field. Look it up if you're confused
Here's a 🧵 about it
*a phenomenon where plasma makes certain things glow like lightning while inside of an electrical field. Look it up if you're confused
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This is a wonderful, useful thread, not least because it begins with Orson Welles’s greatest performance i.e. as himself, interviewed by Alan Yentob for Arena. The ultimate comfort watch IMIO.
Here's a little thread collating Orson Welles material currently available on BBCiPlayer - Arena, The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00plc51 (available for seven months)
Arena - The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film. This part deals with his work up to Touch of Evil.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is a wonderful, useful thread, not least because it begins with Orson Welles’s greatest performance i.e. as himself, interviewed by Alan Yentob for Arena. The ultimate comfort watch IMIO.
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Public Service Announcement. 🙏🙏🙏
Here's a little thread collating Orson Welles material currently available on BBCiPlayer - Arena, The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00plc51 (available for seven months)
Arena - The Orson Welles Story: Episode 1
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film. This part deals with his work up to Touch of Evil.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Public Service Announcement. 🙏🙏🙏
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HBD Claire Bloom!!
MCCT5: 5)Limelight (Chaplin) 4)Look Back in Anger (Richardson) 3)Crimes & Misdemeanors (Allen) 2)The Man Between (Reed) 1)The Spy Who Came in from Cold (Ritt)
More:
Michael Billington: www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/f...
Alex Ramon: www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/c...
MCCT5: 5)Limelight (Chaplin) 4)Look Back in Anger (Richardson) 3)Crimes & Misdemeanors (Allen) 2)The Man Between (Reed) 1)The Spy Who Came in from Cold (Ritt)
More:
Michael Billington: www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/f...
Alex Ramon: www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/c...
February 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
HBD Claire Bloom!!
MCCT5: 5)Limelight (Chaplin) 4)Look Back in Anger (Richardson) 3)Crimes & Misdemeanors (Allen) 2)The Man Between (Reed) 1)The Spy Who Came in from Cold (Ritt)
More:
Michael Billington: www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/f...
Alex Ramon: www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/c...
MCCT5: 5)Limelight (Chaplin) 4)Look Back in Anger (Richardson) 3)Crimes & Misdemeanors (Allen) 2)The Man Between (Reed) 1)The Spy Who Came in from Cold (Ritt)
More:
Michael Billington: www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/f...
Alex Ramon: www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/c...
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This is such a brilliant and withering dismantling of ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the entire Fennell schtick open.substack.com/pub/heatherp...
this is not an essay about Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights"
why can't we cope with ambiguity these days?
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This is such a brilliant and withering dismantling of ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the entire Fennell schtick open.substack.com/pub/heatherp...
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An otter on the first day of this small adventure along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. @iwa-uk.bsky.social
Up by Salt Mill, Saltaire with quite a little crowd watching.
My third otter encounter along the #UKCanals. My heart sings.
Up by Salt Mill, Saltaire with quite a little crowd watching.
My third otter encounter along the #UKCanals. My heart sings.
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
An otter on the first day of this small adventure along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. @iwa-uk.bsky.social
Up by Salt Mill, Saltaire with quite a little crowd watching.
My third otter encounter along the #UKCanals. My heart sings.
Up by Salt Mill, Saltaire with quite a little crowd watching.
My third otter encounter along the #UKCanals. My heart sings.
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Cracking film, this one!
boxd.it/d9n82b
boxd.it/d9n82b
A ★★★★★ review of Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
I thought this was a brilliant film, blending noir, thriller and even subtle station of the nation commentary. Joseph Cotten is great as a wrong 'un who has everybody fooled, apart from Teresa Wright ...
boxd.it
February 15, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Cracking film, this one!
boxd.it/d9n82b
boxd.it/d9n82b
Watching the new Winter Olympic disciplines...
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Watching the new Winter Olympic disciplines...
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1/2. Love the fragile beauty and mystery of these single 35mm frames from unidentified early films.
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
1/2. Love the fragile beauty and mystery of these single 35mm frames from unidentified early films.
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The opening of Michael Curtiz's Captain Blood has this extraordinary galloping horse scene. I assume the horse is running on a belt, with rear projection of a model effect in the background. This is only about 60 years since Eadweard Muybridge's famous photo of a running horse.
I find this amazing
I find this amazing
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The opening of Michael Curtiz's Captain Blood has this extraordinary galloping horse scene. I assume the horse is running on a belt, with rear projection of a model effect in the background. This is only about 60 years since Eadweard Muybridge's famous photo of a running horse.
I find this amazing
I find this amazing
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HEY come hear us debate the merits of Del Toro's Frankenstein! Had such a great time hanging out with the thoughtful and hilarious ITF crew for this one
Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein has sharply divided fans of Mary Shelley's classic, but does it divide this podcast? Author @rachaelkjones.bsky.social joins the show again to help us discuss a reanimated classic!
📺 bit.ly/3Onq4a7
🎙️ bit.ly/3OiOVfi
📺 bit.ly/3Onq4a7
🎙️ bit.ly/3OiOVfi
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
HEY come hear us debate the merits of Del Toro's Frankenstein! Had such a great time hanging out with the thoughtful and hilarious ITF crew for this one
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Here's the answers for this week:
1. SHAFT (1971) Isaac Hayes
2. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Quincy Jones
3. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Duke Ellington
4. BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) Terence Blanchard
5. GREEN BOOK (2018) Kris Bowers
Theme: Film scores by Black composers
#blackhistorymonth #filmsky
1. SHAFT (1971) Isaac Hayes
2. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Quincy Jones
3. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Duke Ellington
4. BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) Terence Blanchard
5. GREEN BOOK (2018) Kris Bowers
Theme: Film scores by Black composers
#blackhistorymonth #filmsky
Time to play "What's the Score?"
Using your ears and the years, guess the titles of the 5 movies and the composer for each. Then, guess the common connection between all the films. (hint: it's NOT a Valentine's Day theme!)
(rules in the reply) #filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #games #fun #quiz
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Using your ears and the years, guess the titles of the 5 movies and the composer for each. Then, guess the common connection between all the films. (hint: it's NOT a Valentine's Day theme!)
(rules in the reply) #filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #games #fun #quiz
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"What's the Score?" February 14, 2026
How to play: Listen to the 5 music clips in the video. Your job is to guess the title of each movie the music is from, and the name of the composer for each one. You…
vimeo.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Here's the answers for this week:
1. SHAFT (1971) Isaac Hayes
2. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Quincy Jones
3. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Duke Ellington
4. BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) Terence Blanchard
5. GREEN BOOK (2018) Kris Bowers
Theme: Film scores by Black composers
#blackhistorymonth #filmsky
1. SHAFT (1971) Isaac Hayes
2. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967) Quincy Jones
3. ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959) Duke Ellington
4. BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018) Terence Blanchard
5. GREEN BOOK (2018) Kris Bowers
Theme: Film scores by Black composers
#blackhistorymonth #filmsky
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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“Buy these books. I command you.”
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Buy these books. I command you.”
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This week I review #WutheringHeights, #Crime101, #GOAT, #Jimpa, #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie, and #ColdStorage lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/02/wuth... #MovieReview
Wuthering Heights
A weekly blog that shows my current film reviews and looks at films from the past. I also look at upcoming releases.
lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This week I review #WutheringHeights, #Crime101, #GOAT, #Jimpa, #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie, and #ColdStorage lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/02/wuth... #MovieReview
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The Prisoner (ft. Alec Guinness) | 1955 Full Movie | StreamCore
YouTube video by StreamCore
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Ben Hur • US Ultra HD Blu-ray vs. UK Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray
caps-a-holic.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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My ★★★★ review of Kind Hearts and Coronets on @letterboxd: boxd.it/d9brB1
#265moviereview #filmsky 📽️
#265moviereview #filmsky 📽️
A ★★★★ review of Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
When the movie begins we find out that Louis D’Ascoyne, the 10th Duke of Chalfont, is set for the following morning at 8 am. He writes his memoir in prison and we are treated to his biography and what...
boxd.it
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
My ★★★★ review of Kind Hearts and Coronets on @letterboxd: boxd.it/d9brB1
#265moviereview #filmsky 📽️
#265moviereview #filmsky 📽️