Vicki Smith
@eclecticmayhem.bsky.social
Gen X Brit based in the USofA.
Avatar by @Taraocomics.bsky.social (thank you Tara!)
Banner is the target used by The Archers; I am nothing if not a product of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Avatar by @Taraocomics.bsky.social (thank you Tara!)
Banner is the target used by The Archers; I am nothing if not a product of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
There are four types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
There are four types of guys online. No exceptions.
It reminds me of Hannah McKays photo of Patsy Stevenson’s arrest at the Sarah Everard Vigil in London, back in 2021. Absolutely breathtaking.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It reminds me of Hannah McKays photo of Patsy Stevenson’s arrest at the Sarah Everard Vigil in London, back in 2021. Absolutely breathtaking.
I was actually in the online queue at the Disney store when this went live, but, alas, the price was too rich for my blood!
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I was actually in the online queue at the Disney store when this went live, but, alas, the price was too rich for my blood!
I’m old enough that the concept album has a place in my heart!
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m old enough that the concept album has a place in my heart!
I saw the production a couple of weeks ago, it was (I’m Gen X - I have to say this) Most Excellent.
The set really is beautiful, it looks like polished wood & there’s lots of physical comedy biz with Didi, Gogo & Pozzo running up & sliding back down.
I want to go back to NY & see it again!
The set really is beautiful, it looks like polished wood & there’s lots of physical comedy biz with Didi, Gogo & Pozzo running up & sliding back down.
I want to go back to NY & see it again!
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I saw the production a couple of weeks ago, it was (I’m Gen X - I have to say this) Most Excellent.
The set really is beautiful, it looks like polished wood & there’s lots of physical comedy biz with Didi, Gogo & Pozzo running up & sliding back down.
I want to go back to NY & see it again!
The set really is beautiful, it looks like polished wood & there’s lots of physical comedy biz with Didi, Gogo & Pozzo running up & sliding back down.
I want to go back to NY & see it again!
Penguin edition from the early 90s.
October 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Penguin edition from the early 90s.
@divinecomedyhq.bsky.social
A Short Album About Love (1997)
Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London with accompaniment from The Brunel Ensemble. It’s a journey, it’s a gem. Utterly delightful.
A Short Album About Love (1997)
Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London with accompaniment from The Brunel Ensemble. It’s a journey, it’s a gem. Utterly delightful.
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
@divinecomedyhq.bsky.social
A Short Album About Love (1997)
Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London with accompaniment from The Brunel Ensemble. It’s a journey, it’s a gem. Utterly delightful.
A Short Album About Love (1997)
Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London with accompaniment from The Brunel Ensemble. It’s a journey, it’s a gem. Utterly delightful.
Yes, legend has it that wee Buster stumbled onto the stage at the tender age of three & a rough house act was born.
BK soon realised that audiences laughed more if he kept a straight face, which he took into his adult career. Though he does smile in a few of the Arbuckle/Keaton shorts. 🙂
BK soon realised that audiences laughed more if he kept a straight face, which he took into his adult career. Though he does smile in a few of the Arbuckle/Keaton shorts. 🙂
October 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Yes, legend has it that wee Buster stumbled onto the stage at the tender age of three & a rough house act was born.
BK soon realised that audiences laughed more if he kept a straight face, which he took into his adult career. Though he does smile in a few of the Arbuckle/Keaton shorts. 🙂
BK soon realised that audiences laughed more if he kept a straight face, which he took into his adult career. Though he does smile in a few of the Arbuckle/Keaton shorts. 🙂
IKWIG! Hell Yes!
August 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
IKWIG! Hell Yes!
“It does what it says on the tin.”
August 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“It does what it says on the tin.”
This was brilliantly written & immensely moving. Thank you.
If you’ve not previously come across it, you might be interested in Kevin Macdonald’s book about his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger. There’s a passage where Wilder & Pressburger meet in London & discuss their shared survivor’s guilt. 💔
If you’ve not previously come across it, you might be interested in Kevin Macdonald’s book about his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger. There’s a passage where Wilder & Pressburger meet in London & discuss their shared survivor’s guilt. 💔
August 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This was brilliantly written & immensely moving. Thank you.
If you’ve not previously come across it, you might be interested in Kevin Macdonald’s book about his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger. There’s a passage where Wilder & Pressburger meet in London & discuss their shared survivor’s guilt. 💔
If you’ve not previously come across it, you might be interested in Kevin Macdonald’s book about his grandfather, Emeric Pressburger. There’s a passage where Wilder & Pressburger meet in London & discuss their shared survivor’s guilt. 💔
And to complete that trifecta. 💔
August 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
And to complete that trifecta. 💔
Alright, let’s do this!
August 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Alright, let’s do this!
The Nebari authorities definitely had an opinion on that, but she’s still fabulous.
Love her so much I named one of my cats after her!
Love her so much I named one of my cats after her!
August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Nebari authorities definitely had an opinion on that, but she’s still fabulous.
Love her so much I named one of my cats after her!
Love her so much I named one of my cats after her!
Next time you watch it, Jimmy D, try and keep track of the bags!
August 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Next time you watch it, Jimmy D, try and keep track of the bags!
Lovely Mark Ryan! Not sure about “spy”, but he was definitely in the Territorial Army for years.
The tarot deck & song ‘n’ dance stuff is true.
The tarot deck & song ‘n’ dance stuff is true.
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lovely Mark Ryan! Not sure about “spy”, but he was definitely in the Territorial Army for years.
The tarot deck & song ‘n’ dance stuff is true.
The tarot deck & song ‘n’ dance stuff is true.
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?
July 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What perfect album came out when you were sixteen?
Villette, Charlotte Brontë.
July 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Villette, Charlotte Brontë.
Emeric won an Oscar for best original screenplay & the script was used by the academy/ studios*, for years, as exemplary film writing.
Now you have to watch the flipped version of the story: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)!
*I have to check my Pressburger book for the deets.
Now you have to watch the flipped version of the story: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)!
*I have to check my Pressburger book for the deets.
July 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Emeric won an Oscar for best original screenplay & the script was used by the academy/ studios*, for years, as exemplary film writing.
Now you have to watch the flipped version of the story: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)!
*I have to check my Pressburger book for the deets.
Now you have to watch the flipped version of the story: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)!
*I have to check my Pressburger book for the deets.
My 8-year-old self's #Letterboxd top 4
(I watched lots of BBC2 Saturday Matinees in the 70s. And, though I am an old, I’d like to point out that I saw Poppins on re-release, not on original release!)
(I watched lots of BBC2 Saturday Matinees in the 70s. And, though I am an old, I’d like to point out that I saw Poppins on re-release, not on original release!)
July 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
My 8-year-old self's #Letterboxd top 4
(I watched lots of BBC2 Saturday Matinees in the 70s. And, though I am an old, I’d like to point out that I saw Poppins on re-release, not on original release!)
(I watched lots of BBC2 Saturday Matinees in the 70s. And, though I am an old, I’d like to point out that I saw Poppins on re-release, not on original release!)
How about a double-bill of love facing down supernatural interference.
May 19, 2025 at 2:23 AM
How about a double-bill of love facing down supernatural interference.
A big yes to Karen Allen but also Holly Hunter in Always (1989)
May 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A big yes to Karen Allen but also Holly Hunter in Always (1989)