John Fleming
@thejohnfleming.bsky.social
Blogger, editor, author. Ex producer TV promos/marketing. Finder odd TV talent; movie magazine writer. Blog since 2010 on comedy/crime/creativity etc http://blog.thejohnfleming.com
On Twitter if you can see it - and technically brilliant - I’m particularly impressed by Starmer smoking a cigarette…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
On Twitter if you can see it - and technically brilliant - I’m particularly impressed by Starmer smoking a cigarette…
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Kings Cross station, London, tonight....
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Kings Cross station, London, tonight....
James Cameron-Backed $1BN UK Film Studio Given Greenlight By UK Government
James Cameron-Backed $1BN UK Film Studio Given Greenlight By UK Government
Marlow Film Studios, backed by James Cameron, has been given the greenlight by the government and Lisa Nandy's culture department.
deadline.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
James Cameron-Backed $1BN UK Film Studio Given Greenlight By UK Government
My latest #johnflemningblog - "British schoolboy humour at its best???"
British schoolboy humour at its best???
When I went to secondary education in England – well, it was a boys’ grammar school and it was a good school but one that thought it was a bit better than it was. It had a debating soci…
thejohnfleming.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
My latest #johnflemningblog - "British schoolboy humour at its best???"
New York Times… click to expand if necessary…
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
New York Times… click to expand if necessary…
I just caught the end of the 1958-1959 ‘Dial 999’ TV series on highly esteemed UK channel Talking Pictures TV.
‘DIAL 999’ was produced by Harry Alan Towers.
“Now there,” as I wrote in my 2014 blog about him, “was a man with a life like a movie plot”…
‘DIAL 999’ was produced by Harry Alan Towers.
“Now there,” as I wrote in my 2014 blog about him, “was a man with a life like a movie plot”…
Woman who links John F Kennedy, the Profumo sex scandal & a film producer
A couple of days ago, I stumbled on the decidedly ropey 1972 film version of Treasure Island on the Movie Mix TV channel. It was produced by Harry Alan Towers. Now there was a man with a life like …
thejohnfleming.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I just caught the end of the 1958-1959 ‘Dial 999’ TV series on highly esteemed UK channel Talking Pictures TV.
‘DIAL 999’ was produced by Harry Alan Towers.
“Now there,” as I wrote in my 2014 blog about him, “was a man with a life like a movie plot”…
‘DIAL 999’ was produced by Harry Alan Towers.
“Now there,” as I wrote in my 2014 blog about him, “was a man with a life like a movie plot”…
New York Times… click to expand if necessary…
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
New York Times… click to expand if necessary…
Trump behind Ratner push…
‘Rush Hour 4’ Shocker: Paramount in Talks to Distribute Brett Ratner Comeback Vehicle
Brett Ratner will direct the potential project, his first narrative feature since multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment in 2017.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump behind Ratner push…
For Londoners…
Tube passengers can earn £180 a year cashback as TfL ticket barriers get new look
New sponsorship deal promotes bank card tie-in worth up to £15 a month
www.standard.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
For Londoners…
Surprisingly, all four parts of the BBC's wonderful 2004 adaptation of Jake Arnott's crime novel "The Long Firm" seem to be still on YouTube. The Kray Twins, Lord Boothby and Judy Garland are all in there in disguised form.
The Long Firm - Trailer
YouTube video by Juan Cruz
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Surprisingly, all four parts of the BBC's wonderful 2004 adaptation of Jake Arnott's crime novel "The Long Firm" seem to be still on YouTube. The Kray Twins, Lord Boothby and Judy Garland are all in there in disguised form.
Trump officials’ meeting with sanctioned Russian in Miami spurs questions about latest Ukraine proposal.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump officials’ meeting with sanctioned Russian in Miami spurs questions about latest Ukraine proposal.
Understatement of the year…
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Understatement of the year…
