MC
@johnnygirl82.bsky.social
Teacher who quit the classroom to create KidzInk Creative Writing. Books and films. Find me in the cinema, or wherever there’s cake.
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Spotted this ‘advert’ on the Tube. NOT OMINOUS AT ALL NOPE.
June 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Spotted this ‘advert’ on the Tube. NOT OMINOUS AT ALL NOPE.
CO-SIGN! This film made me smile, laugh, bawl my eyes out. Who knew there was a little De Niro in Tim Key?!
Have been hearing great things about this one from all over… and it all proved true.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
June 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
CO-SIGN! This film made me smile, laugh, bawl my eyes out. Who knew there was a little De Niro in Tim Key?!
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Have been hearing great things about this one from all over… and it all proved true.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
June 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Have been hearing great things about this one from all over… and it all proved true.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
Make sure to catch on the big screen while it’s out - this is the real deal: hilarious, heartbreaking, and probably other positive words beginning with ‘h’ too.
Watching Dr Zhivago for the first time and just realised Omar Sharif is my dad.
May 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Watching Dr Zhivago for the first time and just realised Omar Sharif is my dad.
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Breaks my heart to see America get turned into more of a hell-pit each day. Can’t imagine what it’s like to be living there right now.
But wondering: why are there seemingly no mass marches/ protests being organised?
But wondering: why are there seemingly no mass marches/ protests being organised?
May 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Breaks my heart to see America get turned into more of a hell-pit each day. Can’t imagine what it’s like to be living there right now.
But wondering: why are there seemingly no mass marches/ protests being organised?
But wondering: why are there seemingly no mass marches/ protests being organised?
Just woke my dad up by ringing him. When I apologised and told him to go back to sleep, he said he hadn’t been asleep. The man was practically still dreaming and, once again, couldn’t admit it. What is this phenomenon? People, sleeping is not a weakness!
April 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Just woke my dad up by ringing him. When I apologised and told him to go back to sleep, he said he hadn’t been asleep. The man was practically still dreaming and, once again, couldn’t admit it. What is this phenomenon? People, sleeping is not a weakness!
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Powerful, heart-wrenching writing by my brother @PhildeSemlyen about his recent visit to Auschwitz. www.timeout.com/travel/a-rea...
I went on my own ‘A Real Pain’ trip to Poland – here’s what it was like
Time Out’s film editor Phil de Semlyen confronts a painful history at Auschwitz-Birkenau
www.timeout.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Powerful, heart-wrenching writing by my brother @PhildeSemlyen about his recent visit to Auschwitz. www.timeout.com/travel/a-rea...
Life lately, in books.
April 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Life lately, in books.
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A highlight from the (excellent) new Ben Affleck Criterion Closet vid.
April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A highlight from the (excellent) new Ben Affleck Criterion Closet vid.
Bf has finally got me watching Star Wars in the form of Andor. I now know what a TIE Fighter is, that lightsabers are made of khyber, the Aldhani trad ceremonies, and where Ferrix is. WHO AM I PLEASE?!
a man with a beard says us i don t know you
ALT: a man with a beard says us i don t know you
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April 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Bf has finally got me watching Star Wars in the form of Andor. I now know what a TIE Fighter is, that lightsabers are made of khyber, the Aldhani trad ceremonies, and where Ferrix is. WHO AM I PLEASE?!
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Excited to have contributed a commentary, alongside @annodracula.bsky.social, to the lavish new @arrowvideo.bsky.social 4K release of Cobra 🐍
Out in the UK July 21/ US July 22
Out in the UK July 21/ US July 22
April 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Excited to have contributed a commentary, alongside @annodracula.bsky.social, to the lavish new @arrowvideo.bsky.social 4K release of Cobra 🐍
Out in the UK July 21/ US July 22
Out in the UK July 21/ US July 22
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How did I only discover this week that Martin Short does a pretty damn good David Lynch impression?
April 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
How did I only discover this week that Martin Short does a pretty damn good David Lynch impression?
The children in my class wrote letters to their future selves this week. These two in particular made my heart melt 🩷
March 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The children in my class wrote letters to their future selves this week. These two in particular made my heart melt 🩷
Finished this book today, about two people who sit next to each other on a train, only to realise they are exes from 30 yrs earlier. An astute and philosophical observation on time passing, emotions still raw after decades, the turning of tables. Loved it.
February 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Finished this book today, about two people who sit next to each other on a train, only to realise they are exes from 30 yrs earlier. An astute and philosophical observation on time passing, emotions still raw after decades, the turning of tables. Loved it.
Reached the stage in life where I think I’m watching a film for the first time, but I’ve actually already seen it and forgotten. Thank f*** for Letterboxd.
February 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Reached the stage in life where I think I’m watching a film for the first time, but I’ve actually already seen it and forgotten. Thank f*** for Letterboxd.
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A beautiful cover/tribute to one of the most important artists of our time. So pleased to have played a small part in it by sharing an in-conversation with @bethwebb.bsky.social @iana.bsky.social and @leilalatif.bsky.social about his depiction of women onscreen.
Empire pays tribute to David Lynch in a subscriber cover illustrated by Edward Tuckwell ☕
Inside the April issue, we celebrate Lynch's life and work – speaking to Nicolas Cage, Dexter Fletcher, Prano Bailey-Bond, Barry Gifford and more.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Inside the April issue, we celebrate Lynch's life and work – speaking to Nicolas Cage, Dexter Fletcher, Prano Bailey-Bond, Barry Gifford and more.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A beautiful cover/tribute to one of the most important artists of our time. So pleased to have played a small part in it by sharing an in-conversation with @bethwebb.bsky.social @iana.bsky.social and @leilalatif.bsky.social about his depiction of women onscreen.
A child in my class describes Cerberus from the Underworld: “He was tough on the outside but soft on the inside like a mangosteen” 🩵
February 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A child in my class describes Cerberus from the Underworld: “He was tough on the outside but soft on the inside like a mangosteen” 🩵
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My interview with Ke 👇
After the ultimate cinematic comeback, Ke Huy Quan is everywhere, all at once.
Empire sits down with the #LoveHurts star for a new interview – talking his first role as a leading man, his Oscar win, and the role he wants to play next.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the #LoveHurts star for a new interview – talking his first role as a leading man, his Oscar win, and the role he wants to play next.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
January 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My interview with Ke 👇
The landlords are coming for cinemas - now it’s war. Please sign the petition below - we need another 23,000 or so to hit 75k signatures.
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The landlords are coming for cinemas - now it’s war. Please sign the petition below - we need another 23,000 or so to hit 75k signatures.
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This is alarming. The PCC is a legendary cinema; there’s no other place doing what they do.
Please sign and share.
Please sign and share.
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is alarming. The PCC is a legendary cinema; there’s no other place doing what they do.
Please sign and share.
Please sign and share.
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I stood there for over half an hour and nothing happened:
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I stood there for over half an hour and nothing happened:
One day I will learn how Jhumpa Lahiri can pull me into any world within a handful of pages.
January 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
One day I will learn how Jhumpa Lahiri can pull me into any world within a handful of pages.
Co-sign this. Ever since I watched Wolf Man, which had me looking at the time every 20 mins, I’ve been wanting to revisit The Fly. Almost 40 yrs later, it did not disappoint. Just never give me a ring doughnut again.
After the somewhat anaemic Wolf Man, revisited The Fly last night for a creature-transformation thriller done right.
The goop is still awesomely awful. The Goldblum/ Davis chemistry crackles. And that poor baboon…
The goop is still awesomely awful. The Goldblum/ Davis chemistry crackles. And that poor baboon…
January 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Co-sign this. Ever since I watched Wolf Man, which had me looking at the time every 20 mins, I’ve been wanting to revisit The Fly. Almost 40 yrs later, it did not disappoint. Just never give me a ring doughnut again.