Hugh Odling-Smee
@smeeho7.bsky.social
'You never saw so many phonies in all your life'
Cinema/history/books.
Dundela Loyal.
Belfast.
Cinema/history/books.
Dundela Loyal.
Belfast.
Pinned
'It is difficult
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
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Yeah for sure @elfodongo.bsky.social is a good pal of mine. But/And his collection Saints is terrific. Check out this @john-self.bsky.social review. @scratchbooks.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
From Celtic fringe to Bible belt | John Self | The Critic Magazine
When is a short story not a short story? Last month, one chapter of a novel won the BBC National Short Story Award, as a stand-alone work of fiction
thecritic.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Yeah for sure @elfodongo.bsky.social is a good pal of mine. But/And his collection Saints is terrific. Check out this @john-self.bsky.social review. @scratchbooks.bsky.social
thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
thecritic.co.uk/issues/novem...
'Cinema is not just moving pictures; it sets hope in motion," he said, adding that entering a theatre was "like crossing a threshold" where the imagination widens and even pain can find new meaning.'
Beginning to warm to this pope fella.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Beginning to warm to this pope fella.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
'Cinema is not just moving pictures; it sets hope in motion," he said, adding that entering a theatre was "like crossing a threshold" where the imagination widens and even pain can find new meaning.'
Beginning to warm to this pope fella.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Beginning to warm to this pope fella.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
'It is difficult
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
'It is difficult
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
To get the news from poems
Yet men die miserably every day
For lack
Of what is found there.'
William Carlos Williams.
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
The Springsteen film was excrable. It would perhaps have been improved by a screenwriter who was familiar with human speech. Cliche in search of profundity.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Springsteen film was excrable. It would perhaps have been improved by a screenwriter who was familiar with human speech. Cliche in search of profundity.
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Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as “Ran,” “Kagemusha” and “High and Low,” has died. He was 92: 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 7:19 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as “Ran,” “Kagemusha” and “High and Low,” has died. He was 92: variety.com/2025/film/ob...
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This was very good. A humanly written story about the 'absurd diorama' that is supporting a football team. Life, death and last minute goals.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This was very good. A humanly written story about the 'absurd diorama' that is supporting a football team. Life, death and last minute goals.
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I found the diary of a 1939 Belfast cinema-goer and wrote a piece on what I found for @filmhubni.bsky.social
👉 filmhubni.org/blog/the-193...
They made 183 trips to to see 325 films at 25 cinemas! But sadly the diarist's identity remains a mystery. Please help us identify them if you can.
👉 filmhubni.org/blog/the-193...
They made 183 trips to to see 325 films at 25 cinemas! But sadly the diarist's identity remains a mystery. Please help us identify them if you can.
THE 1939 DIARY OF A BELFAST CINEMA-GOER - Film Hub NI
filmhubni.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I found the diary of a 1939 Belfast cinema-goer and wrote a piece on what I found for @filmhubni.bsky.social
👉 filmhubni.org/blog/the-193...
They made 183 trips to to see 325 films at 25 cinemas! But sadly the diarist's identity remains a mystery. Please help us identify them if you can.
👉 filmhubni.org/blog/the-193...
They made 183 trips to to see 325 films at 25 cinemas! But sadly the diarist's identity remains a mystery. Please help us identify them if you can.
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Congratulations to all the Foyle Film Festival crew on launching their 2025 edition, starting November 19th - premieres, classics, workshops, tributes and much more.
Get your tickets sharpish📽️👉 foylefilmfestival.org
Get your tickets sharpish📽️👉 foylefilmfestival.org
Celebrating Cinema & Our City
Celebrating its 37th year, The Foyle Film Festival returns with its second annual Reel Lives programme Friday 22 November – Sunday 1 December
foylefilmfestival.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to all the Foyle Film Festival crew on launching their 2025 edition, starting November 19th - premieres, classics, workshops, tributes and much more.
Get your tickets sharpish📽️👉 foylefilmfestival.org
Get your tickets sharpish📽️👉 foylefilmfestival.org
Found this little fellow in the National Gallery in Edinburgh the other day. The pathos would bring a tear to a glass eye. 1856, since you're asking.
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Found this little fellow in the National Gallery in Edinburgh the other day. The pathos would bring a tear to a glass eye. 1856, since you're asking.
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Rest easy Peter Watkins, the beating heart of English radical filmmaking for so long. Culloden, Commune, The War Game and many others. Watch Punishment Park if you ever get a chance. Absolutely extraordinary, screen smashing cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Peter Watkins, Oscar-winning director of The War Game, dies aged 90
Radical English director who clashed with the BBC over his ‘horrifying’ film about nuclear war, was forced to look abroad to continue working
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Rest easy Peter Watkins, the beating heart of English radical filmmaking for so long. Culloden, Commune, The War Game and many others. Watch Punishment Park if you ever get a chance. Absolutely extraordinary, screen smashing cinema.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
That was quite the cycle home. Wind, rain and lunatic car drivers.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
That was quite the cycle home. Wind, rain and lunatic car drivers.
The Scott Memorial always makes me feel that poor Sir Walter has been put in some kind of ornate prison. Free Walter.
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The Scott Memorial always makes me feel that poor Sir Walter has been put in some kind of ornate prison. Free Walter.
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I'm absolutely delighted to announce an evening with Colin Davidson and Mark Carruthers to celebrate the publication of Twelve Paintings, an intimate and compelling exploration of the life and work of renowned artist Colin Davidson. Tickets via the link 👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...
October 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm absolutely delighted to announce an evening with Colin Davidson and Mark Carruthers to celebrate the publication of Twelve Paintings, an intimate and compelling exploration of the life and work of renowned artist Colin Davidson. Tickets via the link 👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...
I've spent the last 12 years working with community cinemas across the UK and Ireland, the passion and commitment I've seen confirmed to me that small is indeed beautiful, and bringing people together to share the world's stories is a radical act in these times.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘A monument to kindness’: the rise of Britain’s community cinemas
With more than 1,600 screens, people share how local-run venues are taking them on a film-worthy adventure
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've spent the last 12 years working with community cinemas across the UK and Ireland, the passion and commitment I've seen confirmed to me that small is indeed beautiful, and bringing people together to share the world's stories is a radical act in these times.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Quiet enough at the Arsenal. They could hear me shout 'it's not all in wrestling for fucks sake referee' through the cool October air.
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Quiet enough at the Arsenal. They could hear me shout 'it's not all in wrestling for fucks sake referee' through the cool October air.
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If crazy Cornish Folk Horror is something you're into, this is on 4OD at the mo
October 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If crazy Cornish Folk Horror is something you're into, this is on 4OD at the mo
A real pleasure to host this event - two perfectly complementary books about our continuing obsession with digging things out of the ground, with two funny, wise and intelligent authors. A grand night was had by all.
On 18 October, Philip Marsden and Laleh Khalili discuss minerals, greed and extractive capitalism:
Minerals, Greed and Extractive Capitalism - Belfast International Arts Festival
Philip Marsden and Laleh Khalili make a timely delve into the deep histories and present-day realities of extraction: of minerals, power, and capital in the age of Ukraine and Trump. In Under a Metal…
belfastinternationalartsfestival.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A real pleasure to host this event - two perfectly complementary books about our continuing obsession with digging things out of the ground, with two funny, wise and intelligent authors. A grand night was had by all.
Very much enjoying the reviews from the AMC Screen Unseen showing of Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind. 'Dude, like WTF?!' 'I didn't pay for this screening and I still felt ripped off'. Peak programming.
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Very much enjoying the reviews from the AMC Screen Unseen showing of Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind. 'Dude, like WTF?!' 'I didn't pay for this screening and I still felt ripped off'. Peak programming.
Just wrote the sentence 'we are exploring the Armagh-Portadown corridor'.
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just wrote the sentence 'we are exploring the Armagh-Portadown corridor'.