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AJ_Crews
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Mostly films. Occasionally cricket and other things. Views are my own.
Jon's books are brilliant. If you're a Henson fan this will be well worth a purchase.
What was it really like working with Jim Henson? I spent years tracking down the puppeteers, writers, directors and other creatives who helped bring the magic to life. Their stories became Rainbow Connections: Volume One, out 31st July 🌈

Find out more: jonathanmelville.substack.com/p/rainbow-co...
July 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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There is nothing but nothing like test cricket. The highest form of sport imo, incomparably rich in psycho-drama, interweaving narratives, tension and redemption.
July 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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🚨GAME ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

Go Kart Island brings open-world karting to Steam later in 2025!

Help Lachlan the highland cow achieve his dream and become GO KART CHAMPION. 🐮🏆

PLEASE wishlist, repost, like & all that. THANKS! ❤️

store.steampowered.com/app/3749790/...

#gamedev #indiedev #gaming #indiegames
May 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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excited for the trade reporting on SINNERS to evolve into “sure, it’s a big hit with great reviews and an A Cinemascore…but what if it HADN’T been? the only movies that should exist are sequels to the Cod Shit franchise”
April 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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So happy for Sean Baker, someone who lives and breathes cinema, constantly supporting theaters and home video labels loudly and publicly. I hope this is only his first award of the night #oscars
March 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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I’m Alan Partridge as Best Picture Nominees #Oscars2025 
A thread:
January 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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So yes, my sniffy Oscar-hating friends, in the long run, the Oscars DO in fact matter, like it or not. Not only for the film's physical survival, though very few Oscar-winning or even nominated films are lost. But also in terms of how hard it will be to see the film years from now. 3/3
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Meaning, "Eh, is it worth our while?" Modern corporate executives don't give a flip whether pointy-head critics and academics and nerds think this ancient black-and-white film is beautiful, artistic or important. But wait! Does it have an OSCAR? OK, maybe normies do care enough to pay for it. 2/3
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Good morning! I've never done my "Why Oscars Matter" spiel on bsky! So here 'tis. I talk a lot to programmers and archivists about how hard it is to get corporate permission to screen rare films, let alone restore them. The FIRST question the suits will ask is "Did it win an Oscar?"

Every. Time.
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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10 years ago, a Michael Mann cyberthriller bombed at the box office; today, BLACKHAT has a reputation as one of Mann's best films this century. For Inverse, I wrote on how the hacking action film (hacktion?) is a robust, expressive look at humanity in crisis.

www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
10 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Made An Underrated Tech Thriller That Was Ahead Of Its Time
With 'Blackhat,' Michael Mann laid bare our technocratic future.
www.inverse.com
January 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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31 years since The Simpsons "Bart Gets an Elephant" and absolutely nothing has changed.
January 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nice to see ANORA playing to a relatively packed house at the tail end of its release (who were all very into it).

Think it's solidified as my favourite of the year so far.
November 22, 2024 at 11:34 PM
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Had a go at a starter pack. If I’ve missed you out it’s probably because I don’t know you’re on here. Or I was just sloppy. Give me a shout if you want added.

go.bsky.app/RVCus3J
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Please tell me there are fewer deranged Oppenheimer takes over here?
July 24, 2023 at 10:32 PM