Johnathan
@ilottj.bsky.social
Head of Film & Comedy at @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social I Postgraduate Researcher: British Cinema, Death, bit Gothic adjacent
The BBC saw sense and got Sarah Phelps back adapting Christie. Even better she's doing Endless Night which seems like the most perfect book for her.
May 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The BBC saw sense and got Sarah Phelps back adapting Christie. Even better she's doing Endless Night which seems like the most perfect book for her.
Having a spring clean and discovered loads of Lost Highway lobby cards I forgot I had
March 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Having a spring clean and discovered loads of Lost Highway lobby cards I forgot I had
Please film Gods, give Macon Blair's Toxic Avenger remake a UK release
March 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Please film Gods, give Macon Blair's Toxic Avenger remake a UK release
Ticked an item off the bucket list this month & a paper of mine had been published in @gothicstudies.bsky.social.
I owe such a massive debt to gratitude to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for being ace and a wonderful lecturer, the two reviewers for their comments and to Emily Alder.
I owe such a massive debt to gratitude to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for being ace and a wonderful lecturer, the two reviewers for their comments and to Emily Alder.
March 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ticked an item off the bucket list this month & a paper of mine had been published in @gothicstudies.bsky.social.
I owe such a massive debt to gratitude to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for being ace and a wonderful lecturer, the two reviewers for their comments and to Emily Alder.
I owe such a massive debt to gratitude to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for being ace and a wonderful lecturer, the two reviewers for their comments and to Emily Alder.
Many thanks to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for joining us again at @thedukescinema.bsky.social talking about a century of vampire cinema to celebrate Eggers' take on Nosferatu.
January 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Many thanks to @catherinespooner.bsky.social for joining us again at @thedukescinema.bsky.social talking about a century of vampire cinema to celebrate Eggers' take on Nosferatu.
Our nearly 20 year old digital projector has been taken out today ready for the installation of lovely new laser one
January 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our nearly 20 year old digital projector has been taken out today ready for the installation of lovely new laser one
In 2017 I started a tradition of reading a Christmas Murder Mystery every December. Cyril Hare's An English Murder has been my favourite so far but hopefully this year's pick can challenge that status
December 2, 2024 at 7:22 PM
In 2017 I started a tradition of reading a Christmas Murder Mystery every December. Cyril Hare's An English Murder has been my favourite so far but hopefully this year's pick can challenge that status
I would devour David Nicholls' original idea for You Are Here (a book I loved in its final form regardless)
November 23, 2024 at 10:25 PM
I would devour David Nicholls' original idea for You Are Here (a book I loved in its final form regardless)
Did a National Trust light trail but the place was deserted due to the storm. It ended up feeling like an immersive A Ghost Story For Christmas experience (loved it).
November 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Did a National Trust light trail but the place was deserted due to the storm. It ended up feeling like an immersive A Ghost Story For Christmas experience (loved it).
In Nottingham for work and the city. goes hard on the festive feels. Especially useful when you're trying to recover after seeing a preview of a film precision engineered to break millennial hearts.
November 17, 2024 at 5:35 PM
In Nottingham for work and the city. goes hard on the festive feels. Especially useful when you're trying to recover after seeing a preview of a film precision engineered to break millennial hearts.
The alternative milk industry is getting out of hand
November 11, 2024 at 8:38 PM
The alternative milk industry is getting out of hand
Light Up Lancaster weekend when the whole city turns out to celebrate art, creativity and its beautiful architecture and heritage. Feels increasingly essential every year
November 9, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Light Up Lancaster weekend when the whole city turns out to celebrate art, creativity and its beautiful architecture and heritage. Feels increasingly essential every year
Our mini Surrealism at 100 season continues tomorrow with a double bill of Un Chien Andalou and Dr Caligari
November 9, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Our mini Surrealism at 100 season continues tomorrow with a double bill of Un Chien Andalou and Dr Caligari
It's the best time of the year - Halloween *and* Neil Brand is in town for our annual silent film screening at Lancaster Priory.
October 31, 2024 at 7:05 PM
It's the best time of the year - Halloween *and* Neil Brand is in town for our annual silent film screening at Lancaster Priory.
Get a little moment of glee everytime the Letterboxd feed lines up with just reactions to screenings at The Dukes
October 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Get a little moment of glee everytime the Letterboxd feed lines up with just reactions to screenings at The Dukes
Lasted long enough in film programming to finally get the chance to screen the Wallace and Gromit shorts. Not sure where else there is to go after this.
October 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Lasted long enough in film programming to finally get the chance to screen the Wallace and Gromit shorts. Not sure where else there is to go after this.
We're kickstarting 2024 with a season dedicated to Powell and Pressburger including The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. Beginning on Sun 7 Jan with an Introduction to the pair by Dr. Andrew Moor + a screening of I Know Where I'm Going.
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
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December 15, 2023 at 10:46 AM
We're kickstarting 2024 with a season dedicated to Powell and Pressburger including The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. Beginning on Sun 7 Jan with an Introduction to the pair by Dr. Andrew Moor + a screening of I Know Where I'm Going.
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
The latest film from Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron, is now on sale!
Screening from Friday 12 January
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Screening from Friday 12 January
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
December 6, 2023 at 3:55 PM
The latest film from Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron, is now on sale!
Screening from Friday 12 January
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
Screening from Friday 12 January
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
Friday is new film day at @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social and we have two of 2023's best films coming up. Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall and searing consent drama How to Have Sex. dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
November 24, 2023 at 11:21 AM
Friday is new film day at @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social and we have two of 2023's best films coming up. Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall and searing consent drama How to Have Sex. dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
PhD has possibly shifted a bit so excavated my MA dissertation for parts.
In the process have posted the second chapter about Hereditary and Us to my blog. Always wondered if I would have time to develop it into something else but realistically don't. wordpress.com/post/cinemat...
In the process have posted the second chapter about Hereditary and Us to my blog. Always wondered if I would have time to develop it into something else but realistically don't. wordpress.com/post/cinemat...
November 17, 2023 at 3:30 PM
PhD has possibly shifted a bit so excavated my MA dissertation for parts.
In the process have posted the second chapter about Hereditary and Us to my blog. Always wondered if I would have time to develop it into something else but realistically don't. wordpress.com/post/cinemat...
In the process have posted the second chapter about Hereditary and Us to my blog. Always wondered if I would have time to develop it into something else but realistically don't. wordpress.com/post/cinemat...
The schedule is now available to download for our Wicker Man symposium this Friday. Registration closing on Wednesday 25 October
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October 21, 2023 at 3:21 PM
The schedule is now available to download for our Wicker Man symposium this Friday. Registration closing on Wednesday 25 October
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/cin...
Oh... and we have an actual Wicker Man too.
October 18, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Oh... and we have an actual Wicker Man too.
We have a window Wicker Man! (I'll try get a night photo later in the week)
October 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM
We have a window Wicker Man! (I'll try get a night photo later in the week)
When gothic meets crime - I take a look at A Haunting in Vence for the second post on my much-neglected blog. cinematicals.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/g...
October 6, 2023 at 11:27 AM
When gothic meets crime - I take a look at A Haunting in Vence for the second post on my much-neglected blog. cinematicals.wordpress.com/2023/09/30/g...