Tim Chapman
@othersfield.bsky.social
Low-carbon wordsmithing by day: @othersfieldpr.bsky.social
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Nah - do it properly and bring back Woody Allen.
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Nah - do it properly and bring back Woody Allen.
I do have an Italian disc of Oggi a me... domani a te! in which Nakadai plays a Mexican bandit chief.
Fun, but I wouldn't say it's a hard recommend...
Fun, but I wouldn't say it's a hard recommend...
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I do have an Italian disc of Oggi a me... domani a te! in which Nakadai plays a Mexican bandit chief.
Fun, but I wouldn't say it's a hard recommend...
Fun, but I wouldn't say it's a hard recommend...
I would rate them equally, yes.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I would rate them equally, yes.
I reread the original Die over the weekend, and hope to be emotionally stable again by Wednesday.
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I reread the original Die over the weekend, and hope to be emotionally stable again by Wednesday.
"speak distinctly, hit your final consonance" - surely (and ironically) that should be "consonants"?
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"speak distinctly, hit your final consonance" - surely (and ironically) that should be "consonants"?
There’s a bum-baring figure on the gothic but secular Estate Buildings in Huddersfield (1871), with the same story of a disgruntled mason - huddersfield.exposed/wiki/Ramsden...
Ramsden Estate Buildings, Huddersfield - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area
huddersfield.exposed
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There’s a bum-baring figure on the gothic but secular Estate Buildings in Huddersfield (1871), with the same story of a disgruntled mason - huddersfield.exposed/wiki/Ramsden...
I'd called it "relatively faithful" - but my instinctive benchmark is the Cushing/Lee.
Glad you enjoyed it anyway!
Glad you enjoyed it anyway!
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'd called it "relatively faithful" - but my instinctive benchmark is the Cushing/Lee.
Glad you enjoyed it anyway!
Glad you enjoyed it anyway!
Ooh, I didn't know there was a fifth! 'Cold Water', right?
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Ooh, I didn't know there was a fifth! 'Cold Water', right?
I'm not saying it was perfect (I could have done without the tedious daddy issues), but I must be taking the Branagh 90s version as my benchmark for 'prestige' adaptations. Compared to that, it's two thumbs up from me.
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm not saying it was perfect (I could have done without the tedious daddy issues), but I must be taking the Branagh 90s version as my benchmark for 'prestige' adaptations. Compared to that, it's two thumbs up from me.
aye, it's a leisurely take - almost twice the length of the Cushing/Lee. Much less of a drag than the Eggars Nosferatu, though.
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
aye, it's a leisurely take - almost twice the length of the Cushing/Lee. Much less of a drag than the Eggars Nosferatu, though.
I liked it! The costume design for Mia Goth is excellent, and I really liked Victor’s mum’s coffin.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I liked it! The costume design for Mia Goth is excellent, and I really liked Victor’s mum’s coffin.
Us Stan Barstow fans know that what begins in horse-play ends in tragedy.
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Us Stan Barstow fans know that what begins in horse-play ends in tragedy.
For a long time, I rose from the grave early.
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For a long time, I rose from the grave early.
have you seen Together, by the way? It's rather like Closer in as much as it's relationship horror involving a very literal interpretation of a pop song.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
have you seen Together, by the way? It's rather like Closer in as much as it's relationship horror involving a very literal interpretation of a pop song.
hope you manage to enjoy Maxxxine before xmas.
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
hope you manage to enjoy Maxxxine before xmas.