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Chris

@staggerlee42.bsky.social

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Love cinema, literature, music and art. Write occasionally about cinema. Married with two kids. Originally from Greater Manchester/Cheshire. Now based in Northern Ireland. Teacher of History and Politics. Degree, PGCE and MA Ed from University of Durham.

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 4d

My top 6 horrors (VERY loosely defined in my list as macabre and existential 🤣) that you might not have seen for Halloween:

A Page of Madness (26)
Wisconsin Death Trip (99)
The Turin Horse (2011)
Images (72)
The Cremator (69)
Knife + Heart (2018) #FilmSky

Rob T @thexclaim6.bsky.social · 4d

My top 6 horrors that you might not have seen for Halloween:

Variola Vera (82): Yugoslav pandemic nightmare
The Ear (69): Czech paranoia banger
Blood & Roses (60): Riff on Carmilla
Sauna (08): Finnish medievalism
Dark Waters (93): Italy, Lovecraftian nuns
Sole Survivor (83): Proto Final Destination

LesSmarberry @lessmarberry.bsky.social · 4d

My top 6 (shut up, it's my list) horrors that you might not have seen for Halloween:

Eye Of The Devil (1966)
I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
All You Need Is Death (2023)
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Taste Of Fear (1961)

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 11h

Diane Keaton, 1975. She left us yesterday at 79 years old.

Photograph by Norman Seeff.

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 11h

Exactly. Sergio is pragmatic and altruistic in ways that the French 75 are definitely not. Ellis is a blowhard and a bore.

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 11h

One of the greats. Brave, bold choices throughout her career.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 12h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

Crackerjack! She’ll love it. One of THE great screenplays

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The Civilian @tajiisawol.bsky.social · 12h

Gotta did the stinging criticism and multiple use of “musty” from an author/critic who no one under 40 knows, and for those over 40 was last professionally and culturally relevant over 20 years ago. I’ll go out on a limb and say OBAA will have greater shelf life than, say, The Canyons.

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

All the more odd given that OBAA satirises the revolutionary left as much as the hard right… 🤷‍♂️

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, they sell out soooooo quick! Trish gets a newsletter and has a subscription 🤣😍

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

#stonecoldclassic

J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 15h

Amitabh Bachchan in "Sholay" - BOTD

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

Quirky flavours, juicy prices (sadly) but they are good. Love to support small indies when I can

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

They are a class act Sal! Pride of Northeast chocolatiers!!

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 12h

Great choice!!!!

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David Wheatley @nemoloris.bsky.social · 15h

Stills from Andrei Rublev on the bus.

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Indeed!!

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

I like your style Sean. You should be a Life Coach to the stars… 🤣👍

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, definitely 🤣😍

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

I have Hamnet and The Mastermind booked. Look forward to your posts! Belfast Film Festival at the end of the month too 😍

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Have you got any #LFF stuff booked?

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

I would be surprised if we weren’t 😍

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Really? Film critics seem to worship it!!!

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

🤣🤣Who knows? Sometimes, it’s time and place and mood and (usually for me) tiredness! Another time, I might love L’Avventura! I am more full-throated in my love of Visconti/Pasolini/Rohrwacher and some Bellochio/Bertolucci/Fellini/Rossellini/Taviani Bros/Olmi.

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Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 15h

I can only apologise for my shitness with abruptly ending the penultimate track. I'll take that to my death! Anyway, thank you all for listening. Tracklist for those nerds that want it #TSH

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Ha! I am in the minority but I felt underwhelmed by both Blow Up and L’Avventura. Red Desert worked for me though. I must dive deeper…

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Bought it but still to watch 🙏🙏

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brah @monolithbrah.bsky.social · 16h

um awesome Guy alert,

benicio wearing a montana hat and the cure disintegration tee

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Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 15h

Totally - completely febrile, off-kilter and always looking like she is on the verge of something…

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