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...
Absolute Cracker from @davidsquires.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Absolute Cracker from @davidsquires.bsky.social
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An evening devoted to Kenneth Williams begins at 7.20pm on BBC Four. Photos taken by Don Smith in February 1967 for @radiotimes.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM
An evening devoted to Kenneth Williams begins at 7.20pm on BBC Four. Photos taken by Don Smith in February 1967 for @radiotimes.bsky.social
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THE GREAT SANTINI (1979) Director: Lewis Carlino. Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe.
Another powerful 📖 to 📽 adaptation. Novel by great Pat Conroy. Tumultuous bond between father & son tested in military family. Real, tough. Duvall & never-better O'Keefe scored Oscar nods.
#filmsky 🎥
Another powerful 📖 to 📽 adaptation. Novel by great Pat Conroy. Tumultuous bond between father & son tested in military family. Real, tough. Duvall & never-better O'Keefe scored Oscar nods.
#filmsky 🎥
December 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM
THE GREAT SANTINI (1979) Director: Lewis Carlino. Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe.
Another powerful 📖 to 📽 adaptation. Novel by great Pat Conroy. Tumultuous bond between father & son tested in military family. Real, tough. Duvall & never-better O'Keefe scored Oscar nods.
#filmsky 🎥
Another powerful 📖 to 📽 adaptation. Novel by great Pat Conroy. Tumultuous bond between father & son tested in military family. Real, tough. Duvall & never-better O'Keefe scored Oscar nods.
#filmsky 🎥
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... yeah, I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
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boxd.it/aZ9tID
A ★★★★ review of Enys Men (2022)
ENYS MEN is a sensual art horror, with the 'horror' largely confined to the sights and sounds solitary experience can transform into the stuff of nightmares, our own selves tumbling helplessly into th...
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February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
... yeah, I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
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boxd.it/aZ9tID
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This is a film for anyone who liked ENYS MEN; and I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is a film for anyone who liked ENYS MEN; and I bloody loved ENYS MEN...
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Edward L. Cahn's Pier 5, Havana has an American come to Havana in search of an old friend who disappeared during the Cuban Revolution, and discovers a group of Batista sympathizers plotting to overturn Castro. The film was made in the very brief window where America was pro-Castro...
February 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Edward L. Cahn's Pier 5, Havana has an American come to Havana in search of an old friend who disappeared during the Cuban Revolution, and discovers a group of Batista sympathizers plotting to overturn Castro. The film was made in the very brief window where America was pro-Castro...
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The Three Lives of William Conrad: More Than Just the ‘Heavy’: The life and work of a legendary entertainer: crimereads.com/william-conr...
The Three Lives of William Conrad: More Than Just the ‘Heavy’
Film noir lovers know William Conrad from his hard-edged and menacing roles in vintage black-and-white films. Most people know him from 1970s and 1980s TV cop shows like “Cannon” and “Jake and the …
crimereads.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The Three Lives of William Conrad: More Than Just the ‘Heavy’: The life and work of a legendary entertainer: crimereads.com/william-conr...
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A true classic directed by #RaoulWalsh
🤠 THE BIG TRAIL (1930) 10:50am #JohnWayne #MargueriteChurchill #TyronePowerSnr Western #TPTVsubtitles
🤠 THE BIG TRAIL (1930) 10:50am #JohnWayne #MargueriteChurchill #TyronePowerSnr Western #TPTVsubtitles
February 17, 2026 at 8:50 AM
A true classic directed by #RaoulWalsh
🤠 THE BIG TRAIL (1930) 10:50am #JohnWayne #MargueriteChurchill #TyronePowerSnr Western #TPTVsubtitles
🤠 THE BIG TRAIL (1930) 10:50am #JohnWayne #MargueriteChurchill #TyronePowerSnr Western #TPTVsubtitles
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All the big hitters will be in the conversation tomorrow, but let’s not forget that he directed an absolute knockout back in ‘97 and might never have been better than under his own direction… ‘Blow this pain out of me!’
youtu.be/q5v5DOEF45E?si…
youtu.be/q5v5DOEF45E?si…
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
All the big hitters will be in the conversation tomorrow, but let’s not forget that he directed an absolute knockout back in ‘97 and might never have been better than under his own direction… ‘Blow this pain out of me!’
youtu.be/q5v5DOEF45E?si…
youtu.be/q5v5DOEF45E?si…
#SmallProphets is the gentlest three hour comedy, an exploration of relationships, of quirky humans seeking answers to the simplest and most fundamental questions. It asks its audience - what would you ask? What would make you truly happy? What is your heart's desire?
Right now, another series...
Right now, another series...
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#SmallProphets is the gentlest three hour comedy, an exploration of relationships, of quirky humans seeking answers to the simplest and most fundamental questions. It asks its audience - what would you ask? What would make you truly happy? What is your heart's desire?
Right now, another series...
Right now, another series...
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Something I wrote last year, upon the big retro at @filmlinc.bsky.social, about this singular artist. RIP, king crookedmarquee.com/the-comfort-...
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Something I wrote last year, upon the big retro at @filmlinc.bsky.social, about this singular artist. RIP, king crookedmarquee.com/the-comfort-...
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Magnetic.
I love this scene. Duvall has to deliver a tongue-twisting amount of dialogue, but his body is doing more work than his mouth
youtu.be/Zxqkrmkhrjw?...
youtu.be/Zxqkrmkhrjw?...
Network - "I Got A Hit" - Holden, Duvall
YouTube video by No Small Plans
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February 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Magnetic.
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Robert Duvall being pursued by police in, THX1138 (1971) Written and directed by George Lucas.
February 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Robert Duvall being pursued by police in, THX1138 (1971) Written and directed by George Lucas.
Public service announcement - get to the iPlayer...
Waiting for the Out is very good indeed, you should definitely watch Waiting for the Out
February 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Public service announcement - get to the iPlayer...
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Requiescat, Frederick Wiseman. My man had Foucault-levels of things to say about the role of institutions in our lives, but was also a hugely talented filmmaker on top of it.
If you have not seen Titicut Follies (1967), prioritise it: right out the gate, our guy was NOT here to fuck around
If you have not seen Titicut Follies (1967), prioritise it: right out the gate, our guy was NOT here to fuck around
Frederick Wiseman: TITICUT FOLLIES
YouTube video by Austin Film Society
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February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Requiescat, Frederick Wiseman. My man had Foucault-levels of things to say about the role of institutions in our lives, but was also a hugely talented filmmaker on top of it.
If you have not seen Titicut Follies (1967), prioritise it: right out the gate, our guy was NOT here to fuck around
If you have not seen Titicut Follies (1967), prioritise it: right out the gate, our guy was NOT here to fuck around
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I watched five Frederick Wiseman films in January - Titicut Follies, High School, Hospital, Juvenile Court and Welfare - and they are a remarkable body of work. Never mind that he made another 30 films.
For the little seen ones, I'd recommend Boxing Gym, which I find impossibly compelling. RIP.
For the little seen ones, I'd recommend Boxing Gym, which I find impossibly compelling. RIP.
RIP Frederick Wiseman <3 <3
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I watched five Frederick Wiseman films in January - Titicut Follies, High School, Hospital, Juvenile Court and Welfare - and they are a remarkable body of work. Never mind that he made another 30 films.
For the little seen ones, I'd recommend Boxing Gym, which I find impossibly compelling. RIP.
For the little seen ones, I'd recommend Boxing Gym, which I find impossibly compelling. RIP.
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R.I.P., Robert Duvall. So glad I got to talk to him for Decider a few years ago. It was truly an honor and a privilege, and he was a super nice guy. 
decider.com/2022/03/25/r...
decider.com/2022/03/25/r...
‘The Godfather’ at 50: Robert Duvall Talks Razzing Marlon Brando On-Set, His Distaste For Multiple Takes, And Why He Passed On ‘Godfather III’
“I said, 'If you want to pay somebody twice what you pay me, fine, but not three and four and five times as much.' So it didn't work out.”
decider.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
R.I.P., Robert Duvall. So glad I got to talk to him for Decider a few years ago. It was truly an honor and a privilege, and he was a super nice guy. 
decider.com/2022/03/25/r...
decider.com/2022/03/25/r...
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RIP Robert Duvall...
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
RIP Robert Duvall...
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Boss Spearman on the meaning of life
Another great Duvall performance in Open Range.
youtu.be/Hbzs4hMCDxY?...
Another great Duvall performance in Open Range.
youtu.be/Hbzs4hMCDxY?...
OPEN RANGE - "Shame to go forever without takin' a taste of somethin'." - Robert Duvall
YouTube video by George Khoury
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February 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Boss Spearman on the meaning of life
Another great Duvall performance in Open Range.
youtu.be/Hbzs4hMCDxY?...
Another great Duvall performance in Open Range.
youtu.be/Hbzs4hMCDxY?...
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Rest in Peace Robert Duvall, 1931-2026.
Amongst his numerous incredible performances over the past 65+ years, this is personally one of my very favorites. From OPEN RANGE (2003), with Kevin Costner and James Russo. Directed by Kevin Costner.
Amongst his numerous incredible performances over the past 65+ years, this is personally one of my very favorites. From OPEN RANGE (2003), with Kevin Costner and James Russo. Directed by Kevin Costner.
February 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Rest in Peace Robert Duvall, 1931-2026.
Amongst his numerous incredible performances over the past 65+ years, this is personally one of my very favorites. From OPEN RANGE (2003), with Kevin Costner and James Russo. Directed by Kevin Costner.
Amongst his numerous incredible performances over the past 65+ years, this is personally one of my very favorites. From OPEN RANGE (2003), with Kevin Costner and James Russo. Directed by Kevin Costner.
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Bonus Obscure YT of the day: Robert Duvall (R.I.P.) stars in Horton Foote's TOMORROW (1972), which he said was one of his personal favorites. It had a very limited release. It's based on a William Fauklner story.
youtu.be/Vh2hRX6dGmI?...
youtu.be/Vh2hRX6dGmI?...
February 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Bonus Obscure YT of the day: Robert Duvall (R.I.P.) stars in Horton Foote's TOMORROW (1972), which he said was one of his personal favorites. It had a very limited release. It's based on a William Fauklner story.
youtu.be/Vh2hRX6dGmI?...
youtu.be/Vh2hRX6dGmI?...
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... btw still available to stream free - Watch Enys Men | Stream free on Channel 4 share.google/WWBDdIam8Chx...
Enys Men
(2022) Mark Jenkin's eerie expressionist poem of a film set on a remote Cornish island
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February 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
... btw still available to stream free - Watch Enys Men | Stream free on Channel 4 share.google/WWBDdIam8Chx...