Neil Johnston
@neiljohnny.bsky.social
World cinema, forgotten media, late medieval/early modern history and a cat named Sushi 🐈🏴
Rattling off about Robert the Bruce’s connection to the area in my local which led to a few free pints. I guess having a history degree has some perks #Slàinte
March 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rattling off about Robert the Bruce’s connection to the area in my local which led to a few free pints. I guess having a history degree has some perks #Slàinte
Super excited for Kingdom Come Deliverance II. I sank over 100 hours into the original and I’m needing a slow burn peasant simulator right now
January 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Super excited for Kingdom Come Deliverance II. I sank over 100 hours into the original and I’m needing a slow burn peasant simulator right now
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Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
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Catch up with the fam at my uncle’s place. Currently -8 ❄️😮💨
January 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Catch up with the fam at my uncle’s place. Currently -8 ❄️😮💨
No other TV character boils my piss more than fucking Roger in Outlander and that’s really saying something
December 28, 2024 at 6:55 AM
No other TV character boils my piss more than fucking Roger in Outlander and that’s really saying something
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Eyes Wide Shut fans who are like those Avatarheads that wanna live on Pandora but we just wanna go to the Sonata Cafe
Every time I watch the movie I wish I could go to this jazz bar
December 24, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Eyes Wide Shut fans who are like those Avatarheads that wanna live on Pandora but we just wanna go to the Sonata Cafe
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Robert Eggers says the script for his medieval film #TheKnight is done ⚔️
He also wants to make a Western film
(via Indie Wire)
He also wants to make a Western film
(via Indie Wire)
December 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Robert Eggers says the script for his medieval film #TheKnight is done ⚔️
He also wants to make a Western film
(via Indie Wire)
He also wants to make a Western film
(via Indie Wire)
12 Angry Muppets
We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 PM
12 Angry Muppets
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An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
November 26, 2024 at 11:54 AM
An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
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German Armor
(16th century)
(16th century)
November 24, 2024 at 3:17 AM
German Armor
(16th century)
(16th century)
This is my phone cover 💁🏻♂️
Let's do another painting review.
I'm just going to look at a nice old painting and share what I notice.
This time perhaps the most famous winter painting by a Dutch master;
Hunters in the Snow, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565.
Let's look!
🧵
I'm just going to look at a nice old painting and share what I notice.
This time perhaps the most famous winter painting by a Dutch master;
Hunters in the Snow, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565.
Let's look!
🧵
November 24, 2024 at 8:57 AM
This is my phone cover 💁🏻♂️
Sushi chillin’ 🌧️
November 22, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Sushi chillin’ 🌧️
Awesome as always. Wish I had the time to travel down to check out the Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibit. Shout out to my g’s Black Agnes and Christine de Pizan 🙌🏻
Today on Gone Medieval I am once again enraptured by Joan of Arc’s actual signature, on show @britishlibrary. The #MedievalWomen exhibition is so great, and I'm helping you get hyped to see it, along with its curator Dr. Eleanor Jackson: eu1.hubs.ly/H0dGdWm0
Gone Medieval
From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to...
eu1.hubs.ly
November 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Awesome as always. Wish I had the time to travel down to check out the Medieval Women: In Their Own Words exhibit. Shout out to my g’s Black Agnes and Christine de Pizan 🙌🏻
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Technology used to recreate Richard III’s voice with Yorkshire accent
Technology used to recreate Richard III’s voice with Yorkshire accent
A digital avatar of the king’s head, complete with ‘meticulously researched’ voice, is on display at York Theatre Royal
Technology has been used to recreate the voice of the medieval king Richard III, complete with a distinctive Yorkshire accent.
A…
dlvr.it
November 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Technology used to recreate Richard III’s voice with Yorkshire accent
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"The biggest concern in Strangelove isn’t really nuclear weapons. It’s that no matter how sophisticated command and control systems might become, our survival is always going to depend on clear communication and mutual solidarity." 🗃️
Hotline Suspense
The entire plot of Stanley Kubrick's Cold War satire turns around getting people on the phone.
contingentmagazine.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:53 AM
"The biggest concern in Strangelove isn’t really nuclear weapons. It’s that no matter how sophisticated command and control systems might become, our survival is always going to depend on clear communication and mutual solidarity." 🗃️
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November 13, 2024 at 12:28 PM
First Dan Jones book I’ve picked up and I’m really digging it so far. Super digestible stuff 👌🏻
November 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
First Dan Jones book I’ve picked up and I’m really digging it so far. Super digestible stuff 👌🏻
Gonna plug my Letterboxd for anyone who’s interested in half arsed reviews of all the guff I typically watch 🤙🏻🎞️
boxd.it/3H6BV
boxd.it/3H6BV
Neil’s profile
Neil uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 427 films watched. Favorites: Amadeus (1984), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Our Little Sister (2015), War and Peace (1967). Bio: Keepin’ ...
boxd.it
November 14, 2024 at 11:39 AM
Gonna plug my Letterboxd for anyone who’s interested in half arsed reviews of all the guff I typically watch 🤙🏻🎞️
boxd.it/3H6BV
boxd.it/3H6BV
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Delighted to be here and hopefully never see another TEMU ad.
November 13, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Delighted to be here and hopefully never see another TEMU ad.