Dukenfield
@dukenfield.bsky.social
Popular culture obsessive : 20th Century film. Records, TV and books : 70s, 80s & 90s pop & dance music; Music Hall. Social history. Seaside towns & piers
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Otto Preminger's dark drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 119 mins.)
starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak.
also: Saul Bass' opening credits & a cracking Elmer Bernstein score
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.05AM Friday]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Otto Preminger's dark drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 119 mins.)
starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak.
also: Saul Bass' opening credits & a cracking Elmer Bernstein score
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.05AM Friday]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Drama starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak. Chicago: card dealer and heroin addict Frankie Machine has just got out of jail. He returns to his old hau
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December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Otto Preminger's dark drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 119 mins.)
starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak.
also: Saul Bass' opening credits & a cracking Elmer Bernstein score
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.05AM Friday]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Otto Preminger's dark drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955 119 mins.)
starring Frank Sinatra & Kim Novak.
also: Saul Bass' opening credits & a cracking Elmer Bernstein score
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 12.05AM Friday]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Nicholas Ray's classic #FilmNoir In a Lonely Place (1950 89 mins.)
starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, who is superb in this film.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Nicholas Ray's classic #FilmNoir In a Lonely Place (1950 89 mins.)
starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, who is superb in this film.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Given a chance to save his career, a talented but down-at-heel Hollywood scriptwriter b
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December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Nicholas Ray's classic #FilmNoir In a Lonely Place (1950 89 mins.)
starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, who is superb in this film.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Nicholas Ray's classic #FilmNoir In a Lonely Place (1950 89 mins.)
starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, who is superb in this film.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
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Seaside Special, 1979 - Rod Hull and Emu riding a bicycle on the pier at Blankenberge, Belgium
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Seaside Special, 1979 - Rod Hull and Emu riding a bicycle on the pier at Blankenberge, Belgium
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So a lot of people who have never seen silent movies might wonder how we can get so absorbed in them.
Well, the opening scenes of UP are essentially silent and people are still talking about how touching they are. That’s the power of visual storytelling
Well, the opening scenes of UP are essentially silent and people are still talking about how touching they are. That’s the power of visual storytelling
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
So a lot of people who have never seen silent movies might wonder how we can get so absorbed in them.
Well, the opening scenes of UP are essentially silent and people are still talking about how touching they are. That’s the power of visual storytelling
Well, the opening scenes of UP are essentially silent and people are still talking about how touching they are. That’s the power of visual storytelling
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Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Watching Father Ted’s a Christmassy Ted and remembered this nugget of pop trivia, the priest with the most boring voice Father Fitzgerald (Sean Barrett) in Ireland's largest lingeree section was the cover star of The Smith's single "How Soon is Now" a still from the 1958 film "Dunkirk".
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Yeah, yeah, Bond I know but now Daniel Craig has really hit the big time
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yeah, yeah, Bond I know but now Daniel Craig has really hit the big time
took the book on holiday as 'beach reading' a while ago : was especially taken with how excited Sammy was by the (then) game changing VHS tape.
Before that he had to take a projector, screen and boxes of films on *film* on tour to feed his cine-addiction.
Now he could watch them on his phone!
Before that he had to take a projector, screen and boxes of films on *film* on tour to feed his cine-addiction.
Now he could watch them on his phone!
Sammy Davis Jr.’s Top 10 Films 🎵
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
took the book on holiday as 'beach reading' a while ago : was especially taken with how excited Sammy was by the (then) game changing VHS tape.
Before that he had to take a projector, screen and boxes of films on *film* on tour to feed his cine-addiction.
Now he could watch them on his phone!
Before that he had to take a projector, screen and boxes of films on *film* on tour to feed his cine-addiction.
Now he could watch them on his phone!
Reposted by Dukenfield
Sammy Davis Jr.’s Top 10 Films 🎵
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sammy Davis Jr.’s Top 10 Films 🎵
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
With the Sammy Davis Jr. estate, we’re sharing excerpts from the entertainer’s 1980 memoir ‘Hollywood In A Suitcase’ and highlighting his top ten favorite films.
See what Sammy had to say about each selection: boxd.it/QkNBE/detail
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Jilted John's album 'True Love Stories' advert in Sounds 2nd, December 1978.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Jilted John's album 'True Love Stories' advert in Sounds 2nd, December 1978.
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959 86 mins)
Jean-Luc Godard's celebrated first feature film; starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and the wonderful Jean Seberg.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 21.10]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959 86 mins)
Jean-Luc Godard's celebrated first feature film; starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and the wonderful Jean Seberg.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 21.10]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
A Bout de Souffle (1959)
Jean-Luc Godard's celebrated first feature film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. Speeding from Marseilles to Paris in a stolen car, Michel
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959 86 mins)
Jean-Luc Godard's celebrated first feature film; starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and the wonderful Jean Seberg.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 21.10]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959 86 mins)
Jean-Luc Godard's celebrated first feature film; starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and the wonderful Jean Seberg.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 21.10]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
The Fallen Idol (1948 91 mins.)
Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, superbly directed (as always) by Carol Reed and starring Ralph Richardson.
[Film 4 14.55 & +1]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
The Fallen Idol (1948 91 mins.)
Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, superbly directed (as always) by Carol Reed and starring Ralph Richardson.
[Film 4 14.55 & +1]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, starring Ralph Richardson. The close friendship between a kind-hearted butler and an ambassador's y
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December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
The Fallen Idol (1948 91 mins.)
Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, superbly directed (as always) by Carol Reed and starring Ralph Richardson.
[Film 4 14.55 & +1]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
The Fallen Idol (1948 91 mins.)
Thriller, based on a short story by Graham Greene, superbly directed (as always) by Carol Reed and starring Ralph Richardson.
[Film 4 14.55 & +1]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Freeview (UK) #film of the day:
#western drama Warlock (1959 116 mins.)
directed by the very talented but often overlooked Edward Dmytryk and with a very strong cast led by Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone.
[Great Action 17.00]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
#western drama Warlock (1959 116 mins.)
directed by the very talented but often overlooked Edward Dmytryk and with a very strong cast led by Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone.
[Great Action 17.00]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Warlock (1959)
Western drama starring Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda and Anthony Quinn. When the townspeople of Warlock decide to take a stand against a group of hellr
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November 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day:
#western drama Warlock (1959 116 mins.)
directed by the very talented but often overlooked Edward Dmytryk and with a very strong cast led by Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone.
[Great Action 17.00]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
#western drama Warlock (1959 116 mins.)
directed by the very talented but often overlooked Edward Dmytryk and with a very strong cast led by Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Dorothy Malone.
[Great Action 17.00]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Detour (1945 67 mins.)
Edgar G Ulmer superbly directed this cult road movie/ film noir which stars Tom Neal and has superb performances from Ann Savage and Claudia Drake.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Detour (1945 67 mins.)
Edgar G Ulmer superbly directed this cult road movie/ film noir which stars Tom Neal and has superb performances from Ann Savage and Claudia Drake.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Detour (1945)
Cult road movie starring Tom Neal. Al Roberts, a nightclub pianist, hitchhikes to Hollywood to visit his girlfriend. En route he is the victim of a bi
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November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Detour (1945 67 mins.)
Edgar G Ulmer superbly directed this cult road movie/ film noir which stars Tom Neal and has superb performances from Ann Savage and Claudia Drake.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Detour (1945 67 mins.)
Edgar G Ulmer superbly directed this cult road movie/ film noir which stars Tom Neal and has superb performances from Ann Savage and Claudia Drake.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 22.50]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
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I'm just not feeling the Black Friday spirit this year. It's gotten so commercial.
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm just not feeling the Black Friday spirit this year. It's gotten so commercial.
5/5 Huzzah!
OTD in 1973. Dad's Army, Softly Softly: Task Force and Steptoe & Son are on BBC1. Thirty Minutes Worth and The World at War are on ITV.
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
5/5 Huzzah!
In #CoronationStreet (aka The Bill : Weatherfield) is the head of the CID called Costello because his job is Watching (Over) The Detectives?
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
In #CoronationStreet (aka The Bill : Weatherfield) is the head of the CID called Costello because his job is Watching (Over) The Detectives?
On Popmaster this morning a contestant told Ken Bruce, during their introductory chat that his favourite group of all time was Toto.
I was struck by the fact that I have *never* heard anyone say this before in my entire life.
No judgement - but it's such an odd act to have as your GOAT.
I was struck by the fact that I have *never* heard anyone say this before in my entire life.
No judgement - but it's such an odd act to have as your GOAT.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
On Popmaster this morning a contestant told Ken Bruce, during their introductory chat that his favourite group of all time was Toto.
I was struck by the fact that I have *never* heard anyone say this before in my entire life.
No judgement - but it's such an odd act to have as your GOAT.
I was struck by the fact that I have *never* heard anyone say this before in my entire life.
No judgement - but it's such an odd act to have as your GOAT.
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Coronation Street (27th November 1978). Max Wall guests as Elsie Tanner's latest admirer.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Coronation Street (27th November 1978). Max Wall guests as Elsie Tanner's latest admirer.
Freeview (UK) #film of the day:
David Lean's drama, This Happy Breed (1944 105mins.)
adapted by Noel Coward from his play, starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 16.30]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
David Lean's drama, This Happy Breed (1944 105mins.)
adapted by Noel Coward from his play, starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 16.30]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
This Happy Breed (1944)
Drama directed by David Lean and based on the play by Noël Coward, starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson and John Mills. Life between the two World Wa
www.radiotimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day:
David Lean's drama, This Happy Breed (1944 105mins.)
adapted by Noel Coward from his play, starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 16.30]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
David Lean's drama, This Happy Breed (1944 105mins.)
adapted by Noel Coward from his play, starring Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway and John Mills.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 16.30]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Samuel Fuller's dynamic and thoroughly entertaining #western Forty Guns (1957 76min.)
starring Barbara Stanwyck.
[Great Action 13.00]
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Samuel Fuller's dynamic and thoroughly entertaining #western Forty Guns (1957 76min.)
starring Barbara Stanwyck.
[Great Action 13.00]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
A ★★★★ review of Forty Guns (1957)
It's interesting that, while in most Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s women in leading roles were usually only allowed to be objects of romantic attention or damsels in distress, in the western ...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Samuel Fuller's dynamic and thoroughly entertaining #western Forty Guns (1957 76min.)
starring Barbara Stanwyck.
[Great Action 13.00]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
Samuel Fuller's dynamic and thoroughly entertaining #western Forty Guns (1957 76min.)
starring Barbara Stanwyck.
[Great Action 13.00]
letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...
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One of the great #FilmNoir classics is being screened on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 1:05pm.
Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952).
Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember
Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952).
Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
One of the great #FilmNoir classics is being screened on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social today, 1:05pm.
Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952).
Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember
Get ready for one of our favs, Broderick Crawford, starring in Phil Karlson’s Scandel Sheet (1952).
Some excellent cinematography by Burnett Guffey + love the artwork for this one. #Noirvember
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Scandal Sheet (1952 82 mins.)
#FilmNoir based on a novel by former crime newsman and future movie director Samuel Fuller
Stars Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed & a dapper John Derek.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 13.05]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Scandal Sheet (1952 82 mins.)
#FilmNoir based on a novel by former crime newsman and future movie director Samuel Fuller
Stars Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed & a dapper John Derek.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 13.05]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Scandal Sheet is a 1952 film noir directed by Phil Karlson.The film is based on the novel The Dark Page by Samuel Fuller, who himself was a newspaper
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November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Freeview (UK) #film of the day :
Scandal Sheet (1952 82 mins.)
#FilmNoir based on a novel by former crime newsman and future movie director Samuel Fuller
Stars Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed & a dapper John Derek.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 13.05]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
Scandal Sheet (1952 82 mins.)
#FilmNoir based on a novel by former crime newsman and future movie director Samuel Fuller
Stars Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed & a dapper John Derek.
[ @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 13.05]
www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/...
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Two legends of 1930s comedy collide. Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore muddle through the difficult problem of placing an order. From The Gay Divorcee (1934).
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Two legends of 1930s comedy collide. Edward Everett Horton and Eric Blore muddle through the difficult problem of placing an order. From The Gay Divorcee (1934).
Tonights first watch #film was Nuri Bilge Ceylan's elegant drama Ahlat Ağacı (The Wild Pear Tree) [TUR, 2018]
which I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend without reservation.
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which I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend without reservation.
letterboxd.com/film/the-wil...
The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village, and to his father, a debt-ridden man with a gambling problem.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tonights first watch #film was Nuri Bilge Ceylan's elegant drama Ahlat Ağacı (The Wild Pear Tree) [TUR, 2018]
which I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend without reservation.
letterboxd.com/film/the-wil...
which I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend without reservation.
letterboxd.com/film/the-wil...