James Balmont
@jbalmont.bsky.social
*probably posting about ambient music and foreign films*
Music supervisor @ Nower Studio
Writer @ BBC Culture, Time Out, Dazed, AnOther etc.
Musician @ Swim Deep
Music supervisor @ Nower Studio
Writer @ BBC Culture, Time Out, Dazed, AnOther etc.
Musician @ Swim Deep
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James Balmont
@jbalmont.bsky.social
· Nov 28
RT: Very proud to share ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' with the world!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!
Matthew Lawrenson and I were the music supervisors for this amazing film. Huge thanks to Warner Bros, producers Tommy Harper and Natalie Testa, all the artists and rightsholders, and of course Tim Burton. Enjoy!
To mark the release of @filmsradiance.bsky.social's bumper new box set of classic Oshima works, I've charted some of his most essential films in a new article for @dazeddigital.com
www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/arti...
www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/arti...
A guide to the radical New Wave cinema of Nagisa Oshima
The director’s boundary-breaking films transformed Japanese cinema in the 20th century, using style and provocation to challenge the status quo
www.dazeddigital.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
To mark the release of @filmsradiance.bsky.social's bumper new box set of classic Oshima works, I've charted some of his most essential films in a new article for @dazeddigital.com
www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/arti...
www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/arti...
Very excited to be presenting a rare @thirdwindowfilms.com double bill of Shinya Tsukamoto classics at London’s @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on Dec 4th! Hit the ticket links below for TOKYO FIST and A SNAKE OF JUNE!
ticketlab.app/event/36310
ticketlab.app/event/36311#/
ticketlab.app/event/36310
ticketlab.app/event/36311#/
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Very excited to be presenting a rare @thirdwindowfilms.com double bill of Shinya Tsukamoto classics at London’s @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on Dec 4th! Hit the ticket links below for TOKYO FIST and A SNAKE OF JUNE!
ticketlab.app/event/36310
ticketlab.app/event/36311#/
ticketlab.app/event/36310
ticketlab.app/event/36311#/
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20:50 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - THE CRAZY FAMILY!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
The Nickel Presents - THE CRAZY FAMILY
. THE CRAZY FAMILY(1984, Japan, Sogo Ishii)A picture-perfect middle-class family moves into their dream home in the suburbs—only to implode under the pressures of modern life. As consumer anxiet...
ticketlab.app
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
20:50 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - THE CRAZY FAMILY!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
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18:00 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - CRAZY THUNDER ROAD!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
18:00 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - CRAZY THUNDER ROAD!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
20:50 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - THE CRAZY FAMILY!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
The Nickel Presents - THE CRAZY FAMILY
. THE CRAZY FAMILY(1984, Japan, Sogo Ishii)A picture-perfect middle-class family moves into their dream home in the suburbs—only to implode under the pressures of modern life. As consumer anxiet...
ticketlab.app
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
20:50 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - THE CRAZY FAMILY!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35819#/ @thirdwindowfilms.com
18:00 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - CRAZY THUNDER ROAD!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
18:00 TONIGHT at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - CRAZY THUNDER ROAD!
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
Last tickets here: ticketlab.app/event/35818 @thirdwindowfilms.com
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I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I’m introducing 2x Sogo Ishii punk classics - ‘Crazy Thunder Road’ & ‘The Crazy Family’ - at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Wed (Nov 19). Tix via link in comments below! More Ishii over at @thirdwindowfilms.com !!
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Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
『狂い咲きサンダーロード』x 『逆噴射家族』
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII coming to London's The Nickel Cinema on Nov 19!
With an introduction @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
『狂い咲きサンダーロード』x 『逆噴射家族』
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII coming to London's The Nickel Cinema on Nov 19!
With an introduction @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
『狂い咲きサンダーロード』x 『逆噴射家族』
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII coming to London's The Nickel Cinema on Nov 19!
With an introduction @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
『狂い咲きサンダーロード』x 『逆噴射家族』
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII coming to London's The Nickel Cinema on Nov 19!
With an introduction @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
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Get ready to get CRAZY!
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII is coming to London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on November 19!
With an introduction by @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII is coming to London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on November 19!
With an introduction by @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Get ready to get CRAZY!
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII is coming to London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on November 19!
With an introduction by @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII is coming to London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on November 19!
With an introduction by @jbalmont.bsky.social
thenickel.co.uk
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@jbalmont.bsky.social: How Film Scores Became Stadium-Fillers | @financialtimes.com (SubReq)
www.ft.com/content/692d...
www.ft.com/content/692d...
How film scores became stadium-fillers
As Hans Zimmer sells out arenas, even cult movie composers are taking their soundtracks centre stage
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November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@jbalmont.bsky.social: How Film Scores Became Stadium-Fillers | @financialtimes.com (SubReq)
www.ft.com/content/692d...
www.ft.com/content/692d...
Great to make my @financialtimes.com debut this wkend with a feature on the rise and rise of film music. Thanks to @kermodemovie.bsky.social, Jenny Nelson, composer Fabio Frizzi, Hans Zimmer guitarist Nile Marr, and London Soundtrack Fest dir. Michael Beek for chatting 🎵
www.ft.com/content/692d...
www.ft.com/content/692d...
How film scores became stadium-fillers
As Hans Zimmer sells out arenas, even cult movie composers are taking their soundtracks centre stage
www.ft.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Great to make my @financialtimes.com debut this wkend with a feature on the rise and rise of film music. Thanks to @kermodemovie.bsky.social, Jenny Nelson, composer Fabio Frizzi, Hans Zimmer guitarist Nile Marr, and London Soundtrack Fest dir. Michael Beek for chatting 🎵
www.ft.com/content/692d...
www.ft.com/content/692d...
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Kaizo Hayashi's MAIKU HAMA TRILOGY is now out on bluray!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
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Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
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Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Kaizo Hayashi's MAIKU HAMA TRILOGY is now out on bluray!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/kai...
Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/kai...
Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
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HBD Hong Sang-soo! MCCT5: 5)Right Now, Wrong Then 4)Woman/Future of Man 3)Claire's Camera 2)Woman Who Ran 1)The Day After
More:
@longpauses.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
@jbalmont.bsky.social: www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@filmlinc.bsky.social: www.filmlinc.org/series/the-h...
More:
@longpauses.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
@jbalmont.bsky.social: www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@filmlinc.bsky.social: www.filmlinc.org/series/the-h...
The Hong Sangsoo Multiverse: A Retrospective of Double Features
Few if any contemporary directors have amassed as vast and prolific a body of work as Hong Sangsoo. Working at an unparalleled clip of productivity, the
www.filmlinc.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
HBD Hong Sang-soo! MCCT5: 5)Right Now, Wrong Then 4)Woman/Future of Man 3)Claire's Camera 2)Woman Who Ran 1)The Day After
More:
@longpauses.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
@jbalmont.bsky.social: www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@filmlinc.bsky.social: www.filmlinc.org/series/the-h...
More:
@longpauses.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
@jbalmont.bsky.social: www.anothermag.com/design-livin...
@filmlinc.bsky.social: www.filmlinc.org/series/the-h...
I caught up with Hye-jung Jeon, festival director at the excellent
London East Asia Film Festival, to chat programme highlights for the upcoming 10th anniversary event. #LEAFF
The festival kicks off on Thursday with a Leicester Square screening of Hard-Boiled! www.broadsheet.com/london/artic...
London East Asia Film Festival, to chat programme highlights for the upcoming 10th anniversary event. #LEAFF
The festival kicks off on Thursday with a Leicester Square screening of Hard-Boiled! www.broadsheet.com/london/artic...
Best Films to See at the 2025 London East Asia Film Festival
According to festival founder Hye-Jung Jeon – including films by Parasite's Bong Joon-ho, cult classic Hard Boiled and more.
www.broadsheet.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I caught up with Hye-jung Jeon, festival director at the excellent
London East Asia Film Festival, to chat programme highlights for the upcoming 10th anniversary event. #LEAFF
The festival kicks off on Thursday with a Leicester Square screening of Hard-Boiled! www.broadsheet.com/london/artic...
London East Asia Film Festival, to chat programme highlights for the upcoming 10th anniversary event. #LEAFF
The festival kicks off on Thursday with a Leicester Square screening of Hard-Boiled! www.broadsheet.com/london/artic...
Buzzing to announce our latest Swim Deep shows in Thailand and China! See you in December 🤩
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Buzzing to announce our latest Swim Deep shows in Thailand and China! See you in December 🤩
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We’ve updated the Best Korean Movies list over at Time Out. Just in time for the new Park Chan-wook and a host of great Korean movies at London Korean Film Festival! www.timeout.com/film/the-gre...
The 42 greatest Korean movies of all time
Loved Parasite and Squid Game? Dig deeper into Hallyuwood’s awesome back catalogue
www.timeout.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We’ve updated the Best Korean Movies list over at Time Out. Just in time for the new Park Chan-wook and a host of great Korean movies at London Korean Film Festival! www.timeout.com/film/the-gre...
We’ve updated the Best Korean Movies list over at Time Out. Just in time for the new Park Chan-wook and a host of great Korean movies at London Korean Film Festival! www.timeout.com/film/the-gre...
The 42 greatest Korean movies of all time
Loved Parasite and Squid Game? Dig deeper into Hallyuwood’s awesome back catalogue
www.timeout.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We’ve updated the Best Korean Movies list over at Time Out. Just in time for the new Park Chan-wook and a host of great Korean movies at London Korean Film Festival! www.timeout.com/film/the-gre...
Reposted by James Balmont
TONIGHT!
MAIKU HAMA DOUBLE BILL COMING TO LONDON!
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
October 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
TONIGHT!
For @vicemagazine.bsky.social, I interviewed author Henry Carroll about his new @thamesandhudson.bsky.social book 'The 1990s: Visual Portrait of a Decade'. We covered everything from early cyber-culture and street art to clubbing in Berlin and Windows '95. Check it out!
www.vice.com/en/article/h...
www.vice.com/en/article/h...
Y2K Fashion, Digital Overload, Teenage Excess: How the 1990s Created Today
The London-born, LA-based photographer's new book isn’t just nostalgia porn. It’s a roadmap to the present.
www.vice.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For @vicemagazine.bsky.social, I interviewed author Henry Carroll about his new @thamesandhudson.bsky.social book 'The 1990s: Visual Portrait of a Decade'. We covered everything from early cyber-culture and street art to clubbing in Berlin and Windows '95. Check it out!
www.vice.com/en/article/h...
www.vice.com/en/article/h...
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TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
TOMORROW I’ll be introducing a double bill of Kaizo Hayashi sublime ‘Maiku Hama’ ‘90s neo-noir classics at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social to mark the release of @thirdwindowfilms.com, stunning new box set. Ticket links below!
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MAIKU HAMA DOUBLE BILL COMING TO LONDON!
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
September 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
MAIKU HAMA DOUBLE BILL COMING TO LONDON!
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
Back to back screenings of Kaizo Hayashi's The Most Terrible Time in My Life + Stairway to the Distant Past on Aug 8 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
Screenings introduced @jbalmont.bsky.social
ticketlab.app/event/35361#/
ticketlab.app/event/35362#/
Great to speak with the real-life “Smashing Machine” Mark Kerr and 2002 documentary producer Jon Greenhalgh about the real story behind A24/Benny Safdie/The Rock’s new movie!
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/1...
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/1...
Mark Kerr on the brutal true story behind The Smashing Machine
The wrestler’s toughest opponent wasn’t in the UFC cage but in his long, bruising battle with addiction
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Great to speak with the real-life “Smashing Machine” Mark Kerr and 2002 documentary producer Jon Greenhalgh about the real story behind A24/Benny Safdie/The Rock’s new movie!
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/1...
www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/1...
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Caught up with director Neo Sora and composer Lia Ouyang Rusli to chat techno, clubbing, resistance and HAPPYEND for The Face! The movie is out in UK cinemas today ❤️ theface.com/music/neo-so...
Rave is resistance for the Japanese teenagers in Happyend
The dystopian techno drama is directed by Neo Sora, son of the legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. THE FACE speaks to Sora and composer Lia Ouyang Rusl…
theface.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Caught up with director Neo Sora and composer Lia Ouyang Rusli to chat techno, clubbing, resistance and HAPPYEND for The Face! The movie is out in UK cinemas today ❤️ theface.com/music/neo-so...