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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You can now stream MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA on the Eye Player, with a score by Leo Geyer and Richard Bossons derived from the original music for the film organised by Vertov. player.eyefilm.nl/en/films/man...
player.eyefilm.nl
February 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
You can now stream MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA on the Eye Player, with a score by Leo Geyer and Richard Bossons derived from the original music for the film organised by Vertov. player.eyefilm.nl/en/films/man...
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#MilestoneMonday
#UKCanals
A milestone on the derelict Manchester Bury and Bolton Canal, which still has lots of its quarter mile markers.
#UKCanals
A milestone on the derelict Manchester Bury and Bolton Canal, which still has lots of its quarter mile markers.
February 16, 2026 at 10:40 AM
#MilestoneMonday
#UKCanals
A milestone on the derelict Manchester Bury and Bolton Canal, which still has lots of its quarter mile markers.
#UKCanals
A milestone on the derelict Manchester Bury and Bolton Canal, which still has lots of its quarter mile markers.
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On that topic, formally announced now!
February 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
On that topic, formally announced now!
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Over on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social this afternoon, 4:30PM, #FilmNoir from Hammer Studios, A Stranger Came Home (1954). #BritNoir
Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt.
Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt.
February 19, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Over on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social this afternoon, 4:30PM, #FilmNoir from Hammer Studios, A Stranger Came Home (1954). #BritNoir
Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt.
Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt.
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Liberal England Gold...
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Bit Hurts
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Bit Hurts
Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Bit Hurts
Recorded at the Marquee Club in February 1965, so Steve Winwood (on vocals and piano) is 16 here.
liberalengland.blogspot.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Liberal England Gold...
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Bit Hurts
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Bit Hurts
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United States of Horror Movies
(sorry, did a search, but couldn't find who to credit - lots of variations doing the rounds, but I think this might be the original)
(sorry, did a search, but couldn't find who to credit - lots of variations doing the rounds, but I think this might be the original)
February 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
United States of Horror Movies
(sorry, did a search, but couldn't find who to credit - lots of variations doing the rounds, but I think this might be the original)
(sorry, did a search, but couldn't find who to credit - lots of variations doing the rounds, but I think this might be the original)
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Remembering Milos Forman on his birthday 🎂
📷 David Hurn, 1968
"Friends came to me before I started Cuckoo's Nest & said, 'You'll kill your career because it's such an American subject, you can't do it well." And I said, 'What are you talking about? It's a Czech movie'."
📷 David Hurn, 1968
"Friends came to me before I started Cuckoo's Nest & said, 'You'll kill your career because it's such an American subject, you can't do it well." And I said, 'What are you talking about? It's a Czech movie'."
February 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Remembering Milos Forman on his birthday 🎂
📷 David Hurn, 1968
"Friends came to me before I started Cuckoo's Nest & said, 'You'll kill your career because it's such an American subject, you can't do it well." And I said, 'What are you talking about? It's a Czech movie'."
📷 David Hurn, 1968
"Friends came to me before I started Cuckoo's Nest & said, 'You'll kill your career because it's such an American subject, you can't do it well." And I said, 'What are you talking about? It's a Czech movie'."
'Morning...
youtu.be/ZOsPSvFkQQQ?...
youtu.be/ZOsPSvFkQQQ?...
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (Official Video)
YouTube video by {TheNew}
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
'Morning...
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youtu.be/ZOsPSvFkQQQ?...
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Recent viewing round-up, exhibit A: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), directed Stephen Hopkins and starring Geoffry Rush in the tituler role. This rather sets itself up for failure from the start, and not only for trying to condense Roger Lewis' 900-page biography into a two hour film. 1/5
February 19, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Recent viewing round-up, exhibit A: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), directed Stephen Hopkins and starring Geoffry Rush in the tituler role. This rather sets itself up for failure from the start, and not only for trying to condense Roger Lewis' 900-page biography into a two hour film. 1/5
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“To watch Garbo is to understand what Hitchcock meant he called silent movies the purest form of cinema,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. “Each glance and movement seems to convey something about the complexities of Garbo’s character.”
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February 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
“To watch Garbo is to understand what Hitchcock meant he called silent movies the purest form of cinema,” @willdigravio.bsky.social writes. “Each glance and movement seems to convey something about the complexities of Garbo’s character.”
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Had picked up on a Pinter influence in BLACK BAG (2025), so it was nice to see Soderbergh big up the Losey-Pinter adaptations in this interview by @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, as “clinics in oblique storytelling and the power of the unspoken”
His reflections on Coens are also great…
1/3 #filmsky
His reflections on Coens are also great…
1/3 #filmsky
February 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Had picked up on a Pinter influence in BLACK BAG (2025), so it was nice to see Soderbergh big up the Losey-Pinter adaptations in this interview by @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, as “clinics in oblique storytelling and the power of the unspoken”
His reflections on Coens are also great…
1/3 #filmsky
His reflections on Coens are also great…
1/3 #filmsky
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Started a film I wasn't liking very much, so when part of the score vaguely reminded me of Angelo Badalamenti's music for A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (2004) I took that as a sign I should stop watching & find that score on YT instead. Why isn't this film available on Blu-ray? WHY?
End Titles
YouTube video by Angelo Badalamenti - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Started a film I wasn't liking very much, so when part of the score vaguely reminded me of Angelo Badalamenti's music for A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (2004) I took that as a sign I should stop watching & find that score on YT instead. Why isn't this film available on Blu-ray? WHY?
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CineSavant’s Glenn Erickson writes that the pre-Code comedies of manners that comprise the new @criterion.bsky.social Blu-ray set Lubitsch Musicals were America’s talking-picture introduction to ‘the Lubitsch touch.’
trailersfromhell.com/lubitsch-mus...
trailersfromhell.com/lubitsch-mus...
Lubitsch Musicals Eclipse Series 8 - Trailers From Hell
These pre-Code comedies of manners were America’s talking-picture introduction to ‘the Lubitsch touch.’ They’re spirited bedroom farces, even though the innuendo and pliable sexuality all happens stan...
trailersfromhell.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
CineSavant’s Glenn Erickson writes that the pre-Code comedies of manners that comprise the new @criterion.bsky.social Blu-ray set Lubitsch Musicals were America’s talking-picture introduction to ‘the Lubitsch touch.’
trailersfromhell.com/lubitsch-mus...
trailersfromhell.com/lubitsch-mus...
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Amazingly, all of these great Ennio Morricone soundtracks have been issued by Quartet Records in the last year. It is a stellar selection of some of his greatest works. I adore every single title here. All brilliant. It’s a powerhouse selection. Go buy!
#EnnioMorricone @quartetrecords.bsky.social
#EnnioMorricone @quartetrecords.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Amazingly, all of these great Ennio Morricone soundtracks have been issued by Quartet Records in the last year. It is a stellar selection of some of his greatest works. I adore every single title here. All brilliant. It’s a powerhouse selection. Go buy!
#EnnioMorricone @quartetrecords.bsky.social
#EnnioMorricone @quartetrecords.bsky.social
As Len Deighton is #BOTD here's my review of THE IPCRESS FILE on Letterboxd... #FilmSky
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boxd.it/bSIyHF
A ★★★★★ review of The Ipcress File (1965)
“Look! The IPCRESS File is on TV.” “How many times have you seen this?" “Oh, I’ll just give it five minutes…" We all know how this scenario plays out; could not resist... Sidney J. Furie’s spy thrille...
boxd.it
February 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
As Len Deighton is #BOTD here's my review of THE IPCRESS FILE on Letterboxd... #FilmSky
boxd.it/bSIyHF
boxd.it/bSIyHF
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"If you mourn the absence of Palmer-like attributes & find the narrative incomprehensible, still read this novel for the way it brings to life the early 1960s, the pre-Beatles era of steam trains, soot & the death penalty"
On Len Deighton, 97 today👇
thelionandunicorn.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/r...
On Len Deighton, 97 today👇
thelionandunicorn.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/r...
Rear-view review: The Ipcress File
DAN ATKINSON revisits Len Deighton’s first novel from 1962.
thelionandunicorn.wordpress.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"If you mourn the absence of Palmer-like attributes & find the narrative incomprehensible, still read this novel for the way it brings to life the early 1960s, the pre-Beatles era of steam trains, soot & the death penalty"
On Len Deighton, 97 today👇
thelionandunicorn.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/r...
On Len Deighton, 97 today👇
thelionandunicorn.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/r...
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This evening’s film: the simple, beautiful Paterson boxd.it/dcj4jL
A ★★★★★ review of Paterson (2016)
There’s a similar quietness and beauty in this film as Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days: the making of art from life, and turning life itself into art, through close attention and a love of the everyday. Mor...
boxd.it
February 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This evening’s film: the simple, beautiful Paterson boxd.it/dcj4jL
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Seven Veils is certainly Atom Egoyan's best film since Where the Truth Lies, and more likely since The Sweet Hereafter. It is another attempt at a grand artistic statement fraught with memories and abuse. Art within art, metaphors strained for and sprinted past.
February 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Seven Veils is certainly Atom Egoyan's best film since Where the Truth Lies, and more likely since The Sweet Hereafter. It is another attempt at a grand artistic statement fraught with memories and abuse. Art within art, metaphors strained for and sprinted past.
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For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I spoke with Shawn Edwards about his efforts to open the Black Movie Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri.
Celebrating Black Cinema: Shawn Edwards on the Black Movie Hall of Fame | Black Writers Week | Roger Ebert
An interview with Shawn Edwards on the creation of the Black Movie Hall of Fame.
www.rogerebert.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social I spoke with Shawn Edwards about his efforts to open the Black Movie Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri.