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Melanie Williams
@britfilmmelanie.bsky.social
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Norwich based film and media prof - for the time being.
Books on A Taste of Honey, 1960s, stardom, David Lean, Ealing, J. Lee Thompson, etc. Currently working on ace director Muriel Box. Opinions very much my own.

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Economics 25%
Political science 17%
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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 1d
Stop looking for reasoned Keynesian explanations or expecting even a modicum of liberal whatever. This is neoliberal, neofascist resource extraction and border enforcement to the death.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com

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ChinnyVision @chinnyvision.bsky.social · 2d
But this is what I was looking for. The panto so bad Barry Howard hung up his dame costume afterwards.

A panto so bad Barry Howard, while watching a rehearsal descend into an argument, used the phrase "The problem is, they're all cunts" to another cast member doing his first panto.

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George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 2d
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 3d
Oh, thank you very much, that's very kind. Yes, Court in session! Love her ❤️

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d
'Dozens of women joined a collective LinkedIn experiment this week after a series of viral posts suggested that, for some, changing their gender to “male” boosted their visibility on the network.' 1/3
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
www.theguardian.com

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 4d
William Carlos Williams - Charles Sheeler, 1926
A B&W photo of Dr. Williams. He's holding his chin and giving the camera a stare.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 4d
How much do I love teaching Jaws? Let me count the ways
a man singing farewell and adieu to spanish ladies
Alt: The character of Quint played by Robert Shaw from the film Jaws (1975) singing 'farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies'
media.tenor.com

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 5d
"Sapiens" is basically an indictment of the whole concept of the "thought leader," a guy with academic credentials who sounds smart and underpays graduate students to (poorly) do the research that he slaps his name on and publishes.
ifbookspod.bsky.social If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 5d
Episode 46: Sapiens

It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 8d
Victoria Wood - As Seen on TV (17th November 1986). More words of wisdom from Kitty.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 8d
"I will bring the whole edifice down on their unworthy heads": when you're feeling a bit Medusa Touchy (but without the telekinetic powers)

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Him Over There, Now Over Here @snathe.bsky.social · 8d
It's the 321st day of the year today, so in celebration of this, here's the time that Ted Rogers opened the original version of the show "Uno, Dos, Tres" on Spanish TV, using the English 321 titles including the Yorkshire TV Ident zooming into Dusty Bin.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0Iw...
Ted Rogers on TVE | Un, Dos, Tres... responda otra vez (24/09/1982)
YouTube video by BluetheFortune
www.youtube.com

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 8d
The AI bubble may be about to bust.

Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.

We all need to say this very clearly:

NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!

Expropriate their asses instead.

They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.

They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 10d
More bad news for Film Studies and Arts and Humanities in UK universities. Please consider signing to support the pushback c.org/cM75QrZX98
Sign the Petition
Stop the Closure of Film Studies at Uni of Leicester
c.org

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 13d
If you're up late tonight, then Diana Dors stars in #BritNoir classic Yield to the Night (1956), 12:55am on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social!

Directed by #Bristol born J. Lee Thompson and also starring Yvonne Mitchell and Michael Craig. Love the poster artwork for this one.

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Saucy Seventies @saucyseventies.bsky.social · 13d
You'll miss the BBC when it's gone...

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 13d
Some people pour soy sauce on their vanquished opponent, but not me. I would never Kikkoman when he's down.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 19d
Not every idea is worth airing. Not every point of view is worth hearing. Not everything that "a lot of people believe" should be credentialed by homepage space. Would the NYT editorial board run "Did Homosexuals Ruin Culture?" or "Did Black People Get Too Big for Their Britches?" I guess we'll see.
Headline: Interesting Times with Ross Douthat: Did Women Ruin the Workplace?

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23d
Reports of ICE ads on #Spotify were noted in early October. People began calling for boycotts immediately.

Now, nearly a month later Spotify is seeing major losses.

And we can do ever BETTER. 👏👏👏

#BoycottSpotify
A screenshot of the month for Spotify stock is shown with text above that reads: The boycotts are working! Spotify Technology SA As of October 31, 2025 • 4:10 PM EDT NYQ: SPOT 655.32 USD -50.175 (711%) Mkt Cap At Prev Close All Oct 31 1.53 M 785.00 376.04 134 B

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James Kettle @jameskettle.bsky.social · 25d
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 27d
Yeah, I think you're right - it just can't be made to catch fire and feel modern, no matter what trendy trappings they try to hang on it. True of young Alfred as well as young Winston.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 27d
Yes, there's a lot of that. To create contrast, Michael York really ups the roister-doistering Viking quotient too!

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 28d
Askwith getting his end away and baby Ian McKellen getting his first go at an epic feels like a potted history of the next 5 decades of British film production.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 28d
Thank you, I'm glad to be a recruiting party for people to watch it 😊 You can only get it on Spanish DVD, rather weirdly.

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Steven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 28d
I’m fascinated with how films fail and after reading this I really want to watch Alfred the Great.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 28d
Wow, the actual Letraset set! I'm impressed

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 28d
#RIP Prunella Scales. Photo by John Deakin, 1964.
A lot of people on social media like to point out that when people die the tributes are often accompanied by photos of them when they were young and beautiful (as opposed to old and beautiful). So let me just say that I’m posting this because it’s one of my favourite portraits full stop by one of the greatest ever British portrait photographers. And fuck off.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 28d
and a few from me too! (including the William Castle cover story)
staffordquips.bsky.social Alan Stafford @staffordquips.bsky.social · 29d
Take advantage of this special offer and you get TWO articles written by me.
talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 29d
A special limited offer! Take a look at the magazine they're all talking about! The #TPTV 'proper' mag, perfect for all supporters of film and TV history, INTERMISSION Magazine. Take issues 16, 17 & 18 for just £15! Every issue packed with nostalgia! buff.ly/GUhXihQ

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 28d
This article just published, open access - come for the David Hemmings personality coat-hangers, stay for my searingly insightful film promotion analysis
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘A Difficult Film to Sell and a Difficult Film to Appreciate’: MGM’s Alfred the Great (1969) and the Challenges of Promoting Historical Epic in the Late-1960s
MGM’s 1969 epic royal biopic Alfred the Great presents an illuminating case study for investigating film promotion, especially how to promote historical film, during the intense industrial and cult...
www.tandfonline.com

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Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social · 28d
Hallowe'en special up now. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, with guests Andrew Male and Laura Varnam in conversation with Una McCormack and Andy Miller. 🌬️🎃🧟 @andrewmale.bsky.social @drlauravarnam.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @iammilliam.bsky.social
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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