Adam Murray
@admagnetic77.bsky.social
Film programmer + write about film - Bristol Black Horror Club UK - All things Horror/Dystopian Fiction/Genre Cinema "A Cosmic Perspective"...
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Adam Murray
@admagnetic77.bsky.social
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Made at the height of the Civil Rights movement, the pioneering One Potato, Two Potato receives its UK Premiere at @wshed.bsky.social on Sat 26th July 18:10.
Read Film Critic and writer @admagnetic77.bsky.social reflections on this historic feature for our @letterboxd.social HQ - link in bio.
Read Film Critic and writer @admagnetic77.bsky.social reflections on this historic feature for our @letterboxd.social HQ - link in bio.
A big thank you to @cineredis.bsky.social for the opportunity to write about a real gem 💎 My top pick out of an already stunning line-up at this year’s Festival. Excited to attend! 📽️
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
Very special thank you to Tarah Judah @maddyprobst.bsky.social @markcosgrove.bsky.social @hardiewrites.bsky.social 💜
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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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Paul Gilroy’s ’postcolonial melancholia’ relevant here too, surely? For the “I remember the corned beef of my childhood“ crowd, the two wartime Britains are great, safe, and ethnically homogenous fantasy refuges from actually-existing Britain.
3/ 2014 started phase three. The centenary of the First World War was entangled with nationalist pressures - first IndyRef and then Brexit. The far right has wanted to own Remembrance since the 1970s and recent politics - including the BLM memorials panic in 2020 have been seized as opportunity.
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Paul Gilroy’s ’postcolonial melancholia’ relevant here too, surely? For the “I remember the corned beef of my childhood“ crowd, the two wartime Britains are great, safe, and ethnically homogenous fantasy refuges from actually-existing Britain.
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In fact, relevant in two phases; Gilroy was writing this work during ”phase 2” and it continues to grow in relevance during phase 3.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In fact, relevant in two phases; Gilroy was writing this work during ”phase 2” and it continues to grow in relevance during phase 3.
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Of course, because this is precisely why they were put up and what they’re for.
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Of course, because this is precisely why they were put up and what they’re for.
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Toshiro Mifune lighting Tatsuya Nakadai's cigarette during a break on the set of SANJURO (1962)
RIP
RIP
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Toshiro Mifune lighting Tatsuya Nakadai's cigarette during a break on the set of SANJURO (1962)
RIP
RIP
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Palantir has a “Meritocracy Fellowship” where they hire high school graduates and discourage them from going to college, where, you know, they might learn critical thinking skills that allow them to critically analyze Palantir
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Palantir has a “Meritocracy Fellowship” where they hire high school graduates and discourage them from going to college, where, you know, they might learn critical thinking skills that allow them to critically analyze Palantir
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NO. oh god damn it this one hurts.
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
NO. oh god damn it this one hurts.
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hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
hearing reports out of Japan that Tatsuya Nakadai has passed away at 92. RIP to a legit legend.
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I think Tatsuya Nakadai gets overshadowed a bit by Toshiro Mifune but imho he was equally great. one of my favorite actors ever, kinda thought he'd live forever.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I think Tatsuya Nakadai gets overshadowed a bit by Toshiro Mifune but imho he was equally great. one of my favorite actors ever, kinda thought he'd live forever.
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Some prog before bedtime.
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some prog before bedtime.
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
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I mean, I didn't mean to suggest they were ALL tax write-offs, but also, some tax write-offs are better than others. 😂
"Started by film lovers who turned their passion into an event everyone can enjoy, Forbidden Worlds is the best of Bristol. Watching genre films on an IMAX screen, surrounded by cinemagoers... it feels like you’re part of one (mega) movie night with friends."
epigram.org.uk/giant-boars-...
epigram.org.uk/giant-boars-...
Giant boars, jumpscares and inflatable kangaroos at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival
Forbidden Worlds film festival returned this Halloween with two days of Australian horror films and blessedly few spiders.
epigram.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I mean, I didn't mean to suggest they were ALL tax write-offs, but also, some tax write-offs are better than others. 😂
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Our good friends at @wshed.bsky.social have been shortlisted for @bifa-film.bsky.social's Cinema of the Year award!
Give them a vote and hopefully we can all enjoy the free nachos if they win!
www.bifa.film/coty-vote/
Give them a vote and hopefully we can all enjoy the free nachos if they win!
www.bifa.film/coty-vote/
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our good friends at @wshed.bsky.social have been shortlisted for @bifa-film.bsky.social's Cinema of the Year award!
Give them a vote and hopefully we can all enjoy the free nachos if they win!
www.bifa.film/coty-vote/
Give them a vote and hopefully we can all enjoy the free nachos if they win!
www.bifa.film/coty-vote/
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I'll be talking about my new book at @wshed.bsky.social's Pervasive Media Studio (& on YouTube Live) next Friday. Come along/tune in to hear how 2010s artgame creators pushed back against the online right via weird, funny, angry reworkings of classic videogames www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...
Lunchtime Talk: Artgames After Gamergate | Pervasive Media Studio
In this Lunchtime Talk, we'll be joined by Dr. Rob Gallagher, who’ll be discussing his new book Artgames after Gamergate.
www.watershed.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'll be talking about my new book at @wshed.bsky.social's Pervasive Media Studio (& on YouTube Live) next Friday. Come along/tune in to hear how 2010s artgame creators pushed back against the online right via weird, funny, angry reworkings of classic videogames www.watershed.co.uk/studio/event...
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Too much melodrama over the next few months @wshed.bsky.social ?
Never too much…
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/seas...
Never too much…
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/seas...
November 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too much melodrama over the next few months @wshed.bsky.social ?
Never too much…
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/seas...
Never too much…
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/seas...
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Slapstick Director Chris Daniels looks ahead to next week's Terry Jones tribute at The Hexagon, Reading (Sat 15th Nov).
Doors open at 15:00 for Life of Brian, followed by Robert Ross Book signing at Pentahotel from 18:00, closing w/ Sir Michael Palin and Sanjeev Bhaskar at 19:30 - 🎟️ in bio
Doors open at 15:00 for Life of Brian, followed by Robert Ross Book signing at Pentahotel from 18:00, closing w/ Sir Michael Palin and Sanjeev Bhaskar at 19:30 - 🎟️ in bio
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Slapstick Director Chris Daniels looks ahead to next week's Terry Jones tribute at The Hexagon, Reading (Sat 15th Nov).
Doors open at 15:00 for Life of Brian, followed by Robert Ross Book signing at Pentahotel from 18:00, closing w/ Sir Michael Palin and Sanjeev Bhaskar at 19:30 - 🎟️ in bio
Doors open at 15:00 for Life of Brian, followed by Robert Ross Book signing at Pentahotel from 18:00, closing w/ Sir Michael Palin and Sanjeev Bhaskar at 19:30 - 🎟️ in bio
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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Years ago, I revisited the first season of FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES so I decided over the last few weeks, it was finally time to revisit with season 2. Now I understand why I barely remember S2 from when I was a kid. Yikes. Here’s my write up: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/whatever-hap...
Whatever Happened to the Nightmares? The Wild Detour of Freddy’s Nightmares Season Two
Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.
from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Years ago, I revisited the first season of FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES so I decided over the last few weeks, it was finally time to revisit with season 2. Now I understand why I barely remember S2 from when I was a kid. Yikes. Here’s my write up: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/whatever-hap...
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"THE SPINE-TINGLING TALE ON WHICH WAS BASED THE FILM CLASSIC "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL!"
"WORLDS UNKNOWN" No.3 (1973)
#scifi #HorrorMovies #comicbookart #horror #horrorfam
"WORLDS UNKNOWN" No.3 (1973)
#scifi #HorrorMovies #comicbookart #horror #horrorfam
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"THE SPINE-TINGLING TALE ON WHICH WAS BASED THE FILM CLASSIC "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL!"
"WORLDS UNKNOWN" No.3 (1973)
#scifi #HorrorMovies #comicbookart #horror #horrorfam
"WORLDS UNKNOWN" No.3 (1973)
#scifi #HorrorMovies #comicbookart #horror #horrorfam
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They won't. They roll over like sunburnt tourists
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They won't. They roll over like sunburnt tourists
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"Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk."
For anyone who missed her post
Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
lithub.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk."
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hey if a chatbot is making decisions for the government then there’s nobody to hold accountable for mistakes.
neato.
neato.
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister
HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakes
Artificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.
Lord Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the “green light” to use artificial intelligence (AI) after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
hey if a chatbot is making decisions for the government then there’s nobody to hold accountable for mistakes.
neato.
neato.
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CREEPSHOW
George Romero’s and @stephenking.bsky.social baby was released OTD 43 years ago.
George Romero’s and @stephenking.bsky.social baby was released OTD 43 years ago.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
CREEPSHOW
George Romero’s and @stephenking.bsky.social baby was released OTD 43 years ago.
George Romero’s and @stephenking.bsky.social baby was released OTD 43 years ago.
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Little rework of the RE0 save room theme on a bleepy ting
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Little rework of the RE0 save room theme on a bleepy ting