Louise Owen
@louiseowen.bsky.social
@londoncentric.media Are you telling me "air rights" - a plot point in one of the greatest films of all time - are real?!
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
@londoncentric.media Are you telling me "air rights" - a plot point in one of the greatest films of all time - are real?!
Spending Saturday playing Jet Lag: Hide and Seek! Which one of us is @adamchase.bsky.social , @thewheatgerm.bsky.social or @samfromwendover.bsky.social ?
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Spending Saturday playing Jet Lag: Hide and Seek! Which one of us is @adamchase.bsky.social , @thewheatgerm.bsky.social or @samfromwendover.bsky.social ?
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“Capitalist goonery aside, what stands out to me now, standing on the other side of a popped bubble, is the distinct lack of creative ambition in the industry…”
@alexlaughs.bsky.social is such a thoughtful writer about the many cursed aspects of this industry and the forces driving them
@alexlaughs.bsky.social is such a thoughtful writer about the many cursed aspects of this industry and the forces driving them
There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector
This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to ...
defector.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Capitalist goonery aside, what stands out to me now, standing on the other side of a popped bubble, is the distinct lack of creative ambition in the industry…”
@alexlaughs.bsky.social is such a thoughtful writer about the many cursed aspects of this industry and the forces driving them
@alexlaughs.bsky.social is such a thoughtful writer about the many cursed aspects of this industry and the forces driving them
Job interview, question one: "Tell me about the pigeon in the cinema", which proves that the bird stuck in NFT1 was a pivotal moment in film history
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Job interview, question one: "Tell me about the pigeon in the cinema", which proves that the bird stuck in NFT1 was a pivotal moment in film history
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HBO has opened a casting call for a transgender Hogwarts student who will never be seen on screen but that audiences should know are there nonetheless
(Source: tinyurl.com/bdfudhk4)
(Source: tinyurl.com/bdfudhk4)
July 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
HBO has opened a casting call for a transgender Hogwarts student who will never be seen on screen but that audiences should know are there nonetheless
(Source: tinyurl.com/bdfudhk4)
(Source: tinyurl.com/bdfudhk4)
Alex Ross Perry’s new music doc is on limited cinema release in the UK.
I want to watch it on the big screen, but it’s not playing near me.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Pavements?
I want to watch it on the big screen, but it’s not playing near me.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Pavements?
July 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Alex Ross Perry’s new music doc is on limited cinema release in the UK.
I want to watch it on the big screen, but it’s not playing near me.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Pavements?
I want to watch it on the big screen, but it’s not playing near me.
Should I give up or should I just keep chasing Pavements?
Reposted by Louise Owen
Impressed to see we've managed to generation-segregate the country for a day - the zoomers are all in central London for Olivia Rodrigo, the gen-xers are in Glastonbury, and the millennials are all in Margate for Haim
June 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Impressed to see we've managed to generation-segregate the country for a day - the zoomers are all in central London for Olivia Rodrigo, the gen-xers are in Glastonbury, and the millennials are all in Margate for Haim
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"I've got a brand new content harvester"
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"I've got a brand new content harvester"
A sigh of relief heard around the continent #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A sigh of relief heard around the continent #Eurovision
Discovered @puddingviz.bsky.social while on a Wiki spiral, this article about music DNA is fantastic!
What if we considered samples & interpolations as connections in sonic family trees?
My project out today @puddingviz.bsky.social w/ @jaredwhalen.com @matthew-daniels.bsky.social lets you see and hear the genealogy of our popular music.
pudding.cool/2025/04/musi...
My project out today @puddingviz.bsky.social w/ @jaredwhalen.com @matthew-daniels.bsky.social lets you see and hear the genealogy of our popular music.
pudding.cool/2025/04/musi...
May 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Discovered @puddingviz.bsky.social while on a Wiki spiral, this article about music DNA is fantastic!
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Bullying, long hours and no jobs: Inside the TV industry's mental health crisis - with over 50% of the tv industy out of work, how are the government planning on supporting it? inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
Bullying, long hours and no jobs: Inside the TV industry's mental health crisis
A recent survey found one in three people working in the British film and TV industry rate their mental health as 'poor' or 'very poor' - and it's getting worse
inews.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bullying, long hours and no jobs: Inside the TV industry's mental health crisis - with over 50% of the tv industy out of work, how are the government planning on supporting it? inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
Happy to say I'm now freelance, which means I'm still unemployed but registered for self-assessment tax
May 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy to say I'm now freelance, which means I'm still unemployed but registered for self-assessment tax
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New Episode!
In episode 138 Sam is joined by film writer and producer Emily V. Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social.
Emily has chosen Throw Momma From The Train (88 mins), Danny Devito's feature directorial debut.
Listen now in all the usual pod places: pod.fo/e/2cf9cf
In episode 138 Sam is joined by film writer and producer Emily V. Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social.
Emily has chosen Throw Momma From The Train (88 mins), Danny Devito's feature directorial debut.
Listen now in all the usual pod places: pod.fo/e/2cf9cf
May 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New Episode!
In episode 138 Sam is joined by film writer and producer Emily V. Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social.
Emily has chosen Throw Momma From The Train (88 mins), Danny Devito's feature directorial debut.
Listen now in all the usual pod places: pod.fo/e/2cf9cf
In episode 138 Sam is joined by film writer and producer Emily V. Gordon @emilyvgordon.bsky.social.
Emily has chosen Throw Momma From The Train (88 mins), Danny Devito's feature directorial debut.
Listen now in all the usual pod places: pod.fo/e/2cf9cf
I do like Doctor Who but...
a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
Alt: Garth Marenghi: I know writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
media.tenor.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I do like Doctor Who but...
First you must pass through the darkness (Ticketmaster) to get to the light (Gaga tickets)
April 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
First you must pass through the darkness (Ticketmaster) to get to the light (Gaga tickets)
Nothing hits quite like a 90s John Grisham film adaptation
March 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Nothing hits quite like a 90s John Grisham film adaptation
At the IMAX earlier waiting in the foyer, up pulls a swanky car with blacked out windows. Out pops a fella who walks in with a couple of security guards. 'Must be an exec' I think. Realise at the Q&A it was not just an exec, THE exec: Jerry Bruckheimer.
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
At the IMAX earlier waiting in the foyer, up pulls a swanky car with blacked out windows. Out pops a fella who walks in with a couple of security guards. 'Must be an exec' I think. Realise at the Q&A it was not just an exec, THE exec: Jerry Bruckheimer.
I've been avoiding social media for a month because February was not a great time. BUT I've stopped feeling sorry for myself, I'm full of NYC diner coffee, and about to get on a big train so things are looking up!
March 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've been avoiding social media for a month because February was not a great time. BUT I've stopped feeling sorry for myself, I'm full of NYC diner coffee, and about to get on a big train so things are looking up!
Cool cool cool
UK recruiters highlight toughest conditions in jobs market since Covid
KPMG/REC report points to impact of tax-raising measures in October Budget on employer confidence
www.ft.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Cool cool cool
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Word of mouth has been building around BETTER MAN, the Robbie Williams biopic from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN dir. Michael Gracey. Your chance to catch the film sensation of 2024 in the cinema & with a crowd, + post-film convo to unpack what we'll have just seen. 🎟️: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
February 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Word of mouth has been building around BETTER MAN, the Robbie Williams biopic from THE GREATEST SHOWMAN dir. Michael Gracey. Your chance to catch the film sensation of 2024 in the cinema & with a crowd, + post-film convo to unpack what we'll have just seen. 🎟️: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
The CV is pretty much done, the LinkedIn updated, and this week's podcast has been edited!
February 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The CV is pretty much done, the LinkedIn updated, and this week's podcast has been edited!
In the interest of accountability: Today I will update my CV and LinkedIn, and not get distracted by Balatro.
February 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
In the interest of accountability: Today I will update my CV and LinkedIn, and not get distracted by Balatro.
It's been a Very Shit week at work, and as a result I've spent the evening in the pub telling people to join a union.
Join A Union!!!
Join A Union!!!
January 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's been a Very Shit week at work, and as a result I've spent the evening in the pub telling people to join a union.
Join A Union!!!
Join A Union!!!
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they want us to work until we're at death's door, to never need any sort of state help, to not have any culture or arts, to hate anyone who tries to move here from abroad, and to blindly accept that 'this is how it has to be'. well actually no! i don't accept it! try fucking harder!
January 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
they want us to work until we're at death's door, to never need any sort of state help, to not have any culture or arts, to hate anyone who tries to move here from abroad, and to blindly accept that 'this is how it has to be'. well actually no! i don't accept it! try fucking harder!