Tim Partridge
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Tim Partridge
@timpartridge.bsky.social
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Why Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Is So Well Directed
YouTube video by Tim Partridge
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New on my channel! I have made the video I have always wanted to see, about the innovative filmmaker who directed the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film and captured many millennials of a certain age. & the box office!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWT9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWT9...
Reposted by Tim Partridge
It's amazing seeing how the 2004 Star Wars DVDs seem to meld both the '93 Definitive Collection & the '97 SE in terms of color. It takes the greens and blues of teach here, sometimes looking more like the '93 master, sometimes more like the '97 one. Yet, it's all consistent within itself. Odd.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It's amazing seeing how the 2004 Star Wars DVDs seem to meld both the '93 Definitive Collection & the '97 SE in terms of color. It takes the greens and blues of teach here, sometimes looking more like the '93 master, sometimes more like the '97 one. Yet, it's all consistent within itself. Odd.
The 1987 The Running Man has an awesome soundtrack. Most interesting is the in-movie TV gameshow tune, "Paula's Theme". Paula Abdul choreographed the film, so I suspect it was named after her & I think it was 1 of 2 tracks recorded ahead of filming, to use on-set.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vut...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vut...
The Running Man - Paula's Theme ORIGINAL FULL STUDIO VERSION
YouTube video by April Sky Marinelli
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The 1987 The Running Man has an awesome soundtrack. Most interesting is the in-movie TV gameshow tune, "Paula's Theme". Paula Abdul choreographed the film, so I suspect it was named after her & I think it was 1 of 2 tracks recorded ahead of filming, to use on-set.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vut...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vut...
Pre-order the revised/updated version of the incredibly thorough book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON by @raymorton1.bsky.social at a discount from Bloomsbury.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/king-kong...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/king-kong...
King Kong
King Kong's 1933 debut was not just a terrifying monster movie, an epic fairy tale, and a tragic love story, it was also a landmark piece of cinema and the poin…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pre-order the revised/updated version of the incredibly thorough book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON by @raymorton1.bsky.social at a discount from Bloomsbury.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/king-kong...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/king-kong...
I double took at this trailer, as I could have sworn I saw the arrow to the head shot, but flipped, elsewhere. And I did!:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ss...
Amazing how when a shot makes such an impact, the line of action stays with you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ss...
Amazing how when a shot makes such an impact, the line of action stays with you.
GET READY TO RUN! The final trailer for the @runningmanmovie.com is here! Go see THE RUNNING MAN, large and loud only in theatres this FRIDAY!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
And in the UK and other countries from Wednesday. Check listings and get your tix. Cannot wait for you to see!
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I double took at this trailer, as I could have sworn I saw the arrow to the head shot, but flipped, elsewhere. And I did!:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ss...
Amazing how when a shot makes such an impact, the line of action stays with you.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ss...
Amazing how when a shot makes such an impact, the line of action stays with you.
There's news of an upcoming Gremlins sequel, directed by the original film's writer, Chris Columbus.
If you want to know more about Columbus' contributions to and development of the original Gremlins movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rObd...
If you want to know more about Columbus' contributions to and development of the original Gremlins movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rObd...
A Deep, Deep-Dive Into Gremlins (1984)
YouTube video by Tim Partridge
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There's news of an upcoming Gremlins sequel, directed by the original film's writer, Chris Columbus.
If you want to know more about Columbus' contributions to and development of the original Gremlins movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rObd...
If you want to know more about Columbus' contributions to and development of the original Gremlins movie:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rObd...
On his latest podcast, Roger Deakins notes how he learned a lot and was informed from shooting documentaries, but never thought he worked on a very good one.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Today I learned that Deakins was one of the cinematographers of Band Aid and appeared in the Making of.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Today I learned that Deakins was one of the cinematographers of Band Aid and appeared in the Making of.
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On his latest podcast, Roger Deakins notes how he learned a lot and was informed from shooting documentaries, but never thought he worked on a very good one.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Today I learned that Deakins was one of the cinematographers of Band Aid and appeared in the Making of.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Today I learned that Deakins was one of the cinematographers of Band Aid and appeared in the Making of.
I'm sure there's a good Making of/Retrospective of the show that explains all of this, but I had no idea/memory they actually had the contestants (at some point) blindly falling off a ledge in the blue screen room. Or maybe it was an insert shot afterwards.
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm sure there's a good Making of/Retrospective of the show that explains all of this, but I had no idea/memory they actually had the contestants (at some point) blindly falling off a ledge in the blue screen room. Or maybe it was an insert shot afterwards.
A little clue for the next video on my YouTube channel (technically a Halloween film, but I've just missed that)...
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A little clue for the next video on my YouTube channel (technically a Halloween film, but I've just missed that)...
Reposted by Tim Partridge
Peter Watkins has died - perhaps the least-appreciated great British filmmaker (and you sense he wouldn't have wanted it any other way). 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
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Peter Watkins has died - perhaps the least-appreciated great British filmmaker (and you sense he wouldn't have wanted it any other way). www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Cinematographer Adam Greenberg, probably best known for first bringing the metallic, often steely blue look of James Cameron to the big screen, has passed away.
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t.co/YJZUst4PVI
https://deadline.com/2025/11/adam-greenberg-dies-88-1236604687/
t.co
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Cinematographer Adam Greenberg, probably best known for first bringing the metallic, often steely blue look of James Cameron to the big screen, has passed away.
t.co/YJZUst4PVI
t.co/YJZUst4PVI
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This is long overdue. Comparison caps from three different release of Return of the Jedi - Original US Widescreen Laserdisc, the 1997 Special Edition Laserdisc, & the 2004 DVD. There's some EYE POPPING changes and problems here with the DVD master, which is a LOOOONG story to get into.
November 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is long overdue. Comparison caps from three different release of Return of the Jedi - Original US Widescreen Laserdisc, the 1997 Special Edition Laserdisc, & the 2004 DVD. There's some EYE POPPING changes and problems here with the DVD master, which is a LOOOONG story to get into.
Every year my good friend Gat Powell custom creates jaw-dropping Halloween costumes for himself from scratch. This year the theme was Five Nights at Freddy's FNAF.
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Every year my good friend Gat Powell custom creates jaw-dropping Halloween costumes for himself from scratch. This year the theme was Five Nights at Freddy's FNAF.
A very thorough and great look back for Halloween!
NEW VIDEO: A Retrospective/Review on the Richard Donner classic, The Omen! youtu.be/C4HOLBdRq3M
The Omen (1976) Retrospective/Review
YouTube video by Oliver Harper
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A very thorough and great look back for Halloween!
For my followers in California who enjoy professional film audio history/artistry and possibly the most fun of all the James Bond movies:
Do you like "A View To A Kill?" Sure, we all do! It's playing next month at The Culver Theater in beautiful downtown Culver and I'll be the special guest for a post-film discussion.
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
web.theculvertheater.com/films/From-C...
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For my followers in California who enjoy professional film audio history/artistry and possibly the most fun of all the James Bond movies:
An hour long Tim Burton Q & A to watch/listen to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjhY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjhY...
Tim Burton on animation | BFI in Conversation
YouTube video by BFI
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
An hour long Tim Burton Q & A to watch/listen to.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjhY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjhY...
I saw this several times on the big screen during the Eisner/Katzenberg rerelease. There's really no experience like it.
One day, I would really like to see it set to the 1982 Irwin Kostal rerecording of Stowkowski's original soundtrack.
One day, I would really like to see it set to the 1982 Irwin Kostal rerecording of Stowkowski's original soundtrack.
It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
October 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I saw this several times on the big screen during the Eisner/Katzenberg rerelease. There's really no experience like it.
One day, I would really like to see it set to the 1982 Irwin Kostal rerecording of Stowkowski's original soundtrack.
One day, I would really like to see it set to the 1982 Irwin Kostal rerecording of Stowkowski's original soundtrack.
Reposted by Tim Partridge
Get your kids off YouTube and get em on Tubi 😉
After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.
Make All Classic Cartoons Free
After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.
www.vulture.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Get your kids off YouTube and get em on Tubi 😉
I love how the bassy synth sequencer from David Shire's Short Circuit theme sounds like it could be from an early Prodigy tune.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtS...
Short Circuit (OST) - Main Title
YouTube video by Slick's Film Soundtracks
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I love how the bassy synth sequencer from David Shire's Short Circuit theme sounds like it could be from an early Prodigy tune.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtS...
Check this wonderfully warm little ASMR based short out, if you haven’t already.
GREAT new little short film:
If you have 4.5 minutes and like comforting sounds and a view of a time that no longer exists, take a warm trip down a millennial memory lane of technology and ASMR.
youtu.be/A1LEzK1s6Do
If you have 4.5 minutes and like comforting sounds and a view of a time that no longer exists, take a warm trip down a millennial memory lane of technology and ASMR.
youtu.be/A1LEzK1s6Do
Analogue - a Film by Daniel D. Moses
YouTube video by Daniel D. Moses
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Check this wonderfully warm little ASMR based short out, if you haven’t already.
I can’t be the only Saturday morning Millennial to double take at this product.
October 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I can’t be the only Saturday morning Millennial to double take at this product.
We Don't Need Another Hero might be the more famous Tina Turner song from Mad Max, but this tune (and mix) is my favourite. Now forty years and one month old!:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzd...
One Of The Living (Extended Version)
YouTube video by Tina Turner - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We Don't Need Another Hero might be the more famous Tina Turner song from Mad Max, but this tune (and mix) is my favourite. Now forty years and one month old!:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzd...
This is a fantastic hour long watch (or even listen):
Ridley Scott on stage at the BFI, very well hosted and moderated by his son, Luke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs2I...
Ridley Scott on stage at the BFI, very well hosted and moderated by his son, Luke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs2I...
Ridley Scott on advertising, Alien, Rita Hayworth on the state of movies today | BFI in Conversation
YouTube video by BFI
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is a fantastic hour long watch (or even listen):
Ridley Scott on stage at the BFI, very well hosted and moderated by his son, Luke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs2I...
Ridley Scott on stage at the BFI, very well hosted and moderated by his son, Luke.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs2I...
I would say these are the top four Drew Struzan posters that have followed me around since I first saw them. Each one conjured up so much emotion, excitement and curiosity, transporting me to an unknown, magical place before I'd even seen the film or knew what it was about.
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I would say these are the top four Drew Struzan posters that have followed me around since I first saw them. Each one conjured up so much emotion, excitement and curiosity, transporting me to an unknown, magical place before I'd even seen the film or knew what it was about.
Industrial Light and Magic logo, created by Drew Struzan.
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Industrial Light and Magic logo, created by Drew Struzan.
Drew Struzan's poster art was so great, he could make self-pastiche as striking as his original.
October 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Drew Struzan's poster art was so great, he could make self-pastiche as striking as his original.