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David Allison
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TV Screenwriter in Leeds - THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR (C4/Starz)
Agent/bio: https://www.jtmanagement.co.uk/clients/david-allison/
International Disco King. Presenter of Mondo Pop radio show: http://mondopop.uk
13. SENTIMENTAL VALUE. Ripped my heart into a thousand pieces. What an astonishing film, such a sensitive, funny, poignant exploration of generational family trauma. Renate Reinsve may be the finest actor of her generation, but Fanning & Skarsgard both fantastic too. Just stunning. 5/5 #LIFF2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
12. IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. A tour de force from Rose Byrne, filled with anxiety, rage and an indefatigable humour, elevates this messy, surreal drama about an isolated mother spiralling out of control, but it's a frustating film with an ending that totally pulls its punches 3/5 #LIFF2025
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Agree, an odd mix tonally but an enjoyable diversion
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yeah, soz, it ran out of steam for me!
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I could talk about the hotness of Alexander Skarsgård in this film for a dissertation, but honestly, it was one of the coolest, sexiest things you will ever see. GO AND SEE IT (with open minded friends!) #Pillion #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
11. PILLION. The horniest, queerest, kinkiest thing I have seen in forever. BDSM as hell but also kooky, warm and so suburban and English. I cannot believe this is a debut feature. So many scenes took my breath away. An instant queer classic, thank god films like this are being made! 5/5 #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
10: A POET. Riotously satirical, bleak and funny in equal measure, this character study of a complete loser - a failed poet living off past meagre success - manages to dig into the strata of Colombian class politics in a pretty astonishing fashion. A real surprise of a film. 4/5 #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
9: IT WAS ONLY AN ACCIDENT. A deserved Palme D'or for a highlight on an already glittering career, Panahi's masterpiece - a tautly constructed morality tale on what you'd do if you could abduct the man you tortured you - and then what? Maybe the best film I've seen all year 5/5 #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
8: NOUVELLE VAGUE. Look, I can't be objective - this film was MADE for me. What a love letter to cinema, what a joyful, funny and carefully crafted piece of work. And the CASTING. OMG, perfection. Seberg! Godard! Belmondo! And a lovely companion to BLUE MOON on the creative process 4.5/5 #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
7: A PRIVATE LIFE. Charming middlebrow French psychodrama fluff held together by a delightful French language turn from Jodie Foster (and an equally delightful Daniel Auteuil). Classy and just about stays on the right side of daft. An enjoyable 3.5/5 #LIFF2025
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Gets better every year TBH!
November 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Er, let's go with a maybe which is in fact almost definitely a yes
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anyway, I am now genuinely invested in your visit, so do keep us posted!
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I actually have a very dark story about the Scouts in Market Weighton but let me just nod silently at this point
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
You're about to find out just how true that is
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I mean, that's not even fiction. It's a miracle I escaped with both fibula intact.
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
(Market Weighton. Shudder)
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ye gods that is the very village that begat me and I did in fact sing in the church choir on that solitary hill.
November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Treacherous" doing some pretty heavy lifting there. And "mountain" come to think of it
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looks like it! I'm actually from a nearby town that's even worse. Goole was the bright lights when I was growing up. OK, that's a total lie, but it did have SOME lights.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Good God. I hope you have been fully briefed. Feel free to livestream your visit. Yours, "A Woldsman"
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM