@thatdavidwest.bsky.social
Talking all the way through movies, for money.
Contributor for 88 Films, Arrow Video, Eureka, Sight & Sound, and more.
Spent 19 years covering East Asian cinema and pop culture for NEO Magazine; 17 years talking to drummers for Rhythm.
Contributor for 88 Films, Arrow Video, Eureka, Sight & Sound, and more.
Spent 19 years covering East Asian cinema and pop culture for NEO Magazine; 17 years talking to drummers for Rhythm.
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Melania is going to sweep the board at the FIFA Academy Awards.
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Melania is going to sweep the board at the FIFA Academy Awards.
Some thoughts on No Other Choice
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January 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Some thoughts on No Other Choice
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I'm sure it's fine. La la la la
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2026 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
It is 85 seconds to midnight.
thebulletin.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I'm sure it's fine. La la la la
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The level of cognitive dissonance - we're going to China to secure British prosperity, but we can't take any government tech because they'll steal all our info. FFS. And will they push Xi on his support for Putin? Will they hell.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Keir Starmer and his team ‘to take burner phones to China to prevent spying’
The prime minister’s trip to Beijing has prompted concerns over security risks
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
The level of cognitive dissonance - we're going to China to secure British prosperity, but we can't take any government tech because they'll steal all our info. FFS. And will they push Xi on his support for Putin? Will they hell.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Film peeps, anyone know of an English subbed version of Deewar (1975)?
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Film peeps, anyone know of an English subbed version of Deewar (1975)?
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
Remembering things that happened is now illegal
Three Tiananmen vigil activists and their group are set to stand trial for a national security charge in Hong Kong. In full: buff.ly/vg3RzTq
HKFP Live: National security trial of Tiananmen vigil group begins | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Three Tiananmen vigil activists and their group are set to stand trial for a national security charge in Hong Kong. The activists – Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, Albert Ho – and the now-defunct Hong...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Remembering things that happened is now illegal
An extraordinary story
Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me will tell the story of Jim Ambrose, who was born intersex but not told by his parents.
I was born intersex – but it was kept secret from me my whole life
www.bigissue.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
An extraordinary story
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Elia Kazan’s classic 1954 drama ON THE WATERFRONT hits the PCC next Wed 14th Jan at 8:45pm. Marlon Brando's career-defining and Oscar-winning performance as as Terry Malloy, caught between loyalty, fear, and the possibility of doing the right thing.
🎟️: buff.ly/UsOq9UQ
🎟️: buff.ly/UsOq9UQ
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Elia Kazan’s classic 1954 drama ON THE WATERFRONT hits the PCC next Wed 14th Jan at 8:45pm. Marlon Brando's career-defining and Oscar-winning performance as as Terry Malloy, caught between loyalty, fear, and the possibility of doing the right thing.
🎟️: buff.ly/UsOq9UQ
🎟️: buff.ly/UsOq9UQ
An amazing feat in this day and age to reach 400 issues - and this one features my interview with Steve Barron and Robbie Rist about making the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
SFX has hit issue 400! On the cover: new Star Trek show Starfleet Academy.
Also inside: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Return To Silent Hill, Wednesday, David Lynch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more!
More info: cinemablend.com/sfx-magazine-n…
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Also inside: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Return To Silent Hill, Wednesday, David Lynch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more!
More info: cinemablend.com/sfx-magazine-n…
Buy online: magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-issu���
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
An amazing feat in this day and age to reach 400 issues - and this one features my interview with Steve Barron and Robbie Rist about making the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
Ten favourite guitarists in no particular order? Don't mind if I do:
Tal Farlow
Grant Green
Angus Young
Paul Kossoff
Tony Iommi
Samantha Fish
Marty Stuart
Mike Ness
Joe Walsh
Eddie Van Halen
Tal Farlow
Grant Green
Angus Young
Paul Kossoff
Tony Iommi
Samantha Fish
Marty Stuart
Mike Ness
Joe Walsh
Eddie Van Halen
Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Here are mine in no particular order.
Bernard Butler
Nuno Bettencourt
James Dean Bradfield
Dominic Chad
Jimi Hendrix
Richard Oakes
Slash
John Martyn
Mick Ronson
Johnny Echols
Bernard Butler
Nuno Bettencourt
James Dean Bradfield
Dominic Chad
Jimi Hendrix
Richard Oakes
Slash
John Martyn
Mick Ronson
Johnny Echols
Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Here are mine in no particular order.
Neil Hagerty
Neil Young
Bo Diddley
Marc Ribot
Mike Rathke
Lou Reed
J Mascis
Tom Verlaine
Dean Wareham
Steve Turner
Neil Hagerty
Neil Young
Bo Diddley
Marc Ribot
Mike Rathke
Lou Reed
J Mascis
Tom Verlaine
Dean Wareham
Steve Turner
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Ten favourite guitarists in no particular order? Don't mind if I do:
Tal Farlow
Grant Green
Angus Young
Paul Kossoff
Tony Iommi
Samantha Fish
Marty Stuart
Mike Ness
Joe Walsh
Eddie Van Halen
Tal Farlow
Grant Green
Angus Young
Paul Kossoff
Tony Iommi
Samantha Fish
Marty Stuart
Mike Ness
Joe Walsh
Eddie Van Halen
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New achievement unlocked, Reuters hid our reply
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January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
New achievement unlocked, Reuters hid our reply
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"We’re a tech-forward, future-oriented company that doesn’t shy away from the promise of new innovation—even if that innovation is a Giant Plagiarism Machine™ that copy-pastes existing innovation into fake sentient sentences." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine
Our 12th most-read article of 2025. - - -Hey team. It’s your CEO. I know your time is valuable, so I’ll cut right to the chase: It’s come to my at...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"We’re a tech-forward, future-oriented company that doesn’t shy away from the promise of new innovation—even if that innovation is a Giant Plagiarism Machine™ that copy-pastes existing innovation into fake sentient sentences." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
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Ex-Court of Final Appeal judge Jonathan Sumption:
• Hong Kong's rule of law applies in principle, but does not apply on issues which Beijing has a political agenda
• Those who criticize China/GovHK or organize to press for more democracy are liable to go to jail
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
• Hong Kong's rule of law applies in principle, but does not apply on issues which Beijing has a political agenda
• Those who criticize China/GovHK or organize to press for more democracy are liable to go to jail
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
The West has abandoned Hong Kong to totalitarianism
With the conviction of Jimmy Lai, can Britain offer the city anything more than moral lectures and second passports?
www.newstatesman.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ex-Court of Final Appeal judge Jonathan Sumption:
• Hong Kong's rule of law applies in principle, but does not apply on issues which Beijing has a political agenda
• Those who criticize China/GovHK or organize to press for more democracy are liable to go to jail
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
• Hong Kong's rule of law applies in principle, but does not apply on issues which Beijing has a political agenda
• Those who criticize China/GovHK or organize to press for more democracy are liable to go to jail
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
Toho has acquired Anime Ltd...?!
Godzilla is officially setting up shop in London as Toho establishes its new European HQ, with an exciting new acquisition that means more kaiju goodness for UK and EU fans.
Godzilla Will Take London As Toho Forms European HQ
Godzilla is officially setting up shop in London as Toho establishes its new European HQ, with an exciting new acquisition that means more kaiju goodness for UK and EU fans.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Toho has acquired Anime Ltd...?!
This is going to be a great set, three classic chanbara from Eiichi Kudo. I did the audio commentaries on The Great Killing and 11 Samurai. Out on 30 March.
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on March 30th in the UK and March 31st in North America on Blu-ray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: The #SamuraiRevolution Trilogy (1963/1964/1967)!
Throughout Japanese cinema, the image of the noble samurai righting wrongs katana in hand remains a fixture of
Coming on March 30th in the UK and March 31st in North America on Blu-ray from @arrowvideo.bsky.social: The #SamuraiRevolution Trilogy (1963/1964/1967)!
Throughout Japanese cinema, the image of the noble samurai righting wrongs katana in hand remains a fixture of
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is going to be a great set, three classic chanbara from Eiichi Kudo. I did the audio commentaries on The Great Killing and 11 Samurai. Out on 30 March.
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Jimmy Lai's conviction is a blow to press freedom everywhere.
In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime.
Jimmy Lai is a prisoner of conscience.
The fight doesn't end here. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊
In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime.
Jimmy Lai is a prisoner of conscience.
The fight doesn't end here. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Jimmy Lai's conviction is a blow to press freedom everywhere.
In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime.
Jimmy Lai is a prisoner of conscience.
The fight doesn't end here. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊
In Hong Kong, the role of journalism in holding power to account is now treated as a crime.
Jimmy Lai is a prisoner of conscience.
The fight doesn't end here. We will not rest until justice prevails. ✊
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1/ Kevin Yam, a lawyer quoted in The Guardian's piece, has a great Tweet about the court's judgement re Jimmy Lai. Since I know there are some here who refuse to go on Twitter, here's copying it here:
"The judgment against Jimmy Lai today spanned over 850 pages, but it's...
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"The judgment against Jimmy Lai today spanned over 850 pages, but it's...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
1/ Kevin Yam, a lawyer quoted in The Guardian's piece, has a great Tweet about the court's judgement re Jimmy Lai. Since I know there are some here who refuse to go on Twitter, here's copying it here:
"The judgment against Jimmy Lai today spanned over 850 pages, but it's...
x.com/kevinkfyam/s...
"The judgment against Jimmy Lai today spanned over 850 pages, but it's...
x.com/kevinkfyam/s...
Happiness is Shawscope Volume 4 arriving in the post. All the weirdest and wackiest of Shaw Brothers, plus my essay Strange Tales From A Chinese Screen, all from @arrowvideo.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Happiness is Shawscope Volume 4 arriving in the post. All the weirdest and wackiest of Shaw Brothers, plus my essay Strange Tales From A Chinese Screen, all from @arrowvideo.bsky.social
Free Jimmy Lai - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Free Jimmy Lai - www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Good analysis from The Diplomat - thediplomat.com/2025/12/no-h...
No, Hong Kong’s Governance Is Not Becoming Like China’s. It’s Actually Worse.
Hong Kong is stuck in a governance vacuum, where neither democratic nor authoritarian accountability functions effectively.
thediplomat.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Good analysis from The Diplomat - thediplomat.com/2025/12/no-h...
Just received my copy of Saga Of The Phoenix from @88films.bsky.social . Lovely packaging that includes a booklet with my essay about the onscreen cultural crossovers between Hong Kong and Japan.
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Just received my copy of Saga Of The Phoenix from @88films.bsky.social . Lovely packaging that includes a booklet with my essay about the onscreen cultural crossovers between Hong Kong and Japan.
This is grim. There are no depths to which the CCP will not descend.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses
Exclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassment
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is grim. There are no depths to which the CCP will not descend.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...