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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · Nov 25
My latest video is finally here! A 90 minute look at Batman Forever. Many thanks to @oliverharper.bsky.social @morninginbrooklyn.bsky.social @raymorton1.bsky.social @themanfrowns.bsky.social @sceclements-writer.bsky.social @stmoo7.bsky.social @markoconnell.bsky.social
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The Identity Crisis of Batman Forever
YouTube video by Tim Partridge
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Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns apparently became 40 years old today!

If you didn’t catch my video already, I go into detail on how it was a surprising, recurring inspiration for the makers of Batman Forever:

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The Two Faces of Batman Forever
YouTube video by Tim Partridge
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February 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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The new Muppet Show is an affectionate portal to the '70s version & its anarchic puppet sensibility. It's in HD with digital effects, contemporary pop culture ref's & celebrities, but bridges admirably to that magical analogue TV world of variety theatre, wooden clipboards & dusty painted backdrops.
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Why isn’t the Great Muppet Caper listed in the Suggested section of the New Muppet Show on Disney+? There will be so many new Muppet fans who need to know about it.
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Superb interview with legendary production designer Jack Fisk.
Discusses his work with Malick, PT Anderson, Scorsese, Lynch & Safdie. Lovely observations about 50s & 60s New York which made me think of my Irish immigrant parents who lived there at the time.
Go to 1.21.57
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Dumpuary Is Dead. These Movies Killed It. Plus: The Best Movies at Sundance and the Catherine O’Hara Hall of Fame.
Sean and Amanda open today’s action-packed show by discussing the incredible box office success of Markiplier’s self-financed ‘Iron Lung,’ and they talk through how it could possibly impact the…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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A deleted scene from my documentary "In Search of the Last Action Heroes", director Sheldon Lettich discusses the underrated martial arts film he directed and wrote, Only The Strong (1993).
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Sheldon Lettich interview - Only the Strong (1993)
YouTube video by Oliver Harper
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February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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I finally saw Hamnet last night & was quite moved. Its message about how lived experience in art speaks to everyone really captures now on many levels.

Following the screening, Jonathan Pryce chatted with Paul Mescal. Pryce gifted Mescal with his stage copy of Hamlet as a birthday present.
February 3, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Michael (2026)
Photographed by Dion Beebe

Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1983)
Photographed by Robert Paynter
February 2, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Goldfinger (1964)
Send Help (2026)
February 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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For any James Bond/film/book fans following me, Mark O'Connell's latest book is now pre-ordering. His last Bond themed book, Catching Bullets, is also a great read.

Obviously, he's very much worth following, too!
markoconnell.bsky.social Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · 8d
'This book exists because queer history exists. And that includes the chronicle of the openly straight James Bond 007.'
- BOND, QUEER BOND

As February marks LGBTQ History Month, meet the fabulous other history of a spy!

PRE-ORDERING now:
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#BondQueerBond #JamesBond #LGBTQHM
February 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Catherine O'Hara's performance in Beetlejuice has one of my favourite physical comedy gestures: she delicately pats her chest to locate the source of her sudden vocal possession. In what seemed to be a lovingly inspired take on this scene in The Mask, a police officer basically repeats this.
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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NEW VIDEO - Some recent titles i've added to my LaserDisc collection! youtu.be/ohcMuwFjx58
LaserDisc Collection Update (2026)
YouTube video by Oliver Harper
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January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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The 2-CD soundtrack for Disney's DuckTales is available now from Intrada.

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Intrada announces one of the most requested soundtrack releases of all time, the '80s version of Disney's TV show DuckTales. Not only have fans pleaded for if for decades, but composer Ron Jones has always wished to showcase his colorful, dynamic and infectious music from the series. Intrada presents the music on a 2-CD set featuring over 100 minutes of episode scores and library tracks. A major ingredient of DuckTales’ success was its music, starting with a poppy title theme by Mark Mueller and arranged by Jones. While viewing DuckTales for the first time, Jones was struck by the show’s dramatic qualities and powerful sense of imagination. He determined he would score the action no differently than a live-action adventure, à la Indiana Jones, and treat the characters as fully realized individuals. “Huey, Dewey and Louie were kids, not ducks,” Jones reflected. “The story was their lives, their hopes and dreams, their feelings of adventure. Uncle Scrooge had an important role, of course, but it was all about the boys and how they took in the world. That was always in the front of my mind.” While the show embraced multiple genres, the music would be largely symphonic, supplemented with electronics as appropriate. Of the more than 300 cues composed and recorded for DuckTales, Ron Jones retained nearly 80 in his personal archive, which forms the basis for this premiere album release of the series’ underscore. Fortunately, Jones preserved most of the show’s major themes and many of its most memorable set pieces. In assembling these cues, CD Producers Neil S. Bulk and John Takis have honored the spirit of the show by gathering them into suites inspired by the episodes for which they were originally written. Library cues that do not appear in these specific episodes have sometimes been integrated into the suites for musical flow. The intention is for each suite to function as a satisfying program while also evoking memories of the story to which it refers. The album features notes by Takis and cover art design by Stéphane Coëdel. DuckTales was chiefly inspired by cartoonist and Disney Legend Carl Barks (1901–2000), whose tales of Donald Duck and friends in the pages of Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories and other titles had delighted readers since the years surrounding World War II—an era in which Donald Duck eclipsed even Mickey Mouse in popularity. DuckTales is set in the metropolis of Duckburg, where Scrooge McDuck defends his titanic money bin against rival miser Flintheart Glomgold, sorceress Magica de Spell and the criminal Beagle Boys. Of course, the show also retains a central place for precocious nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie.
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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A really great new interview with James Cameron
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James Cameron: Psychedelic stories, career risks & lessons from 5 marriages | Full Interview
YouTube video by Graham Bensinger
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January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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I think the 1987 Masters of the Universe film, in spite of being a cash strapped, compromise of an adaptation, has a lot of heart & is elevated particularly by Courtney Cox, Meg Foster & Bill Conti. Based on the trailer, the new film seems much more faithful to the source material & speaks to 2026.
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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I am stunned!! This music hasn't ever been officially sold outside of the TV show. 2 CDs suggests it could be ALL seasons. I cannot wait to see the playlist!

I am also thrilled that it's passing through the production expertise of the great @nsbulk.bsky.social.

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nsbulk.bsky.social Neil S. Bulk @nsbulk.bsky.social · 18d
Coming January 27 from Intrada Records, a 2-CD set of music by Ron Jones from "DuckTales." I produced this set with John Takis.
DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks, the show follows Scrooge McDuck, his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and close friends of the group. Most episodes involve various adventures, most of which either involve seeking out treasure or thwarting the efforts of villains seeking to steal Scrooge's fortune or his Number One Dime. When Donald Duck decides to join the US Navy, he enlists his uncle Scrooge McDuck to look after his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Although he is reluctant to do so due to their hyperactivity, along with his continual pursuit of increasing his wealth and maintaining harsh business ethics, he takes them into his manor. Eventually, he warms up to them upon them proving their skills and brings them on several adventures. Scrooge McDuck is well known for his characteristic Scottish accent, spats, and top hat. We later learn in the series his family comes from Castle McDuck, a large but mysterious castle. He came to America when he was young by creating shoe-shinning machines, learning how to "work smarter not harder". In addition to them, the show features frequent appearances by Gyro Gearloose, an established comic book character, as well as guest appearances by Donald in the first season – this was either a full appearance, or in a cameo scene when Scrooge and his nephews read letters he sends to them, and a few minor appearances by Scrooge's old flame, Glittering Goldie, whose character was adapted from the comic books. The show introduced new characters to the Duck universe; while some were minor including the nanny Mrs. Beakley, whom Scrooge hires to babysit the nephews; Mrs. Beakley's granddaughter Webby; Scrooge's pilot Launchpad McQuack; Doofus Drake, an admirer of Launchpad and a close friend of the nephews; and the McDuck Manor butler, Duckworth. The second season later introduced three new additional characters as part of the show's stories: "caveduck" Bubba Duck and his pet triceratops Tootsie; and Fenton Crackshell, Scrooge's personal accountant who secretly works as a superhero named Gizmoduck. The second season later introduced three new additional characters as part of the show's stories: "caveduck" Bubba Duck and his pet triceratops Tootsie; and Fenton Crackshell, Scrooge's personal accountant who secretly works as a superhero named Gizmoduck. The show's primary villains consist of those from the comics: Flintheart Glomgold, who seeks to replace Scrooge as the "richest duck in the world"; the Beagle Boys, who seek to rob Scrooge of his fortune and often target his money bin; and Magica De Spell, who seeks to steal his Number One Dime. A few changes were made to these villains – unlike the comics, Flintheart is of Scottish descent and wears a couple of pieces of Scottish attire, including a kilt; Magica, who is Italian in the comics, has an Eastern European accent, always saying "darling" (which shocks Scrooge in an episode when Magica changes into the form of Mrs. Beakly). She has a brother named Poe, who was transformed into a raven; the Beagle Boys have individual personalities and are headed by their mother, Ma Beagle, who sometimes springs them from jail to conduct schemes with her, but always avoids being caught by the police. The animated series also featured a list of minor villains, most of whom sought to either claim Scrooge's wealth or beat him to treasure.
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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A huge congratulations to ILM for another well deserved Oscar win!
beforesmag.bsky.social befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 18d
Here are the VFX Oscar nominees! -->

Find out more about each nominated film at @beforesmag.bsky.social. Congrats to all!

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January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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The January gloom is overwhelming at the moment. Time to remember Ryuichi Sakamoto and get immersed in his beautiful music.
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The Last Emperor (Theme)
YouTube video by Ryuichi Sakamoto - Topic
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January 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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I enjoy doing film production & special/visual effects breakdowns in my videos.

Here's one as a YouTube short: How Gizmo walked in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (I've no idea why blue sky makes the thumbnail wrong)...
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How Gizmo walked in Gremlins 2: The New Batch
YouTube video by Tim Partridge
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January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Would appreciate ALL the shares and views of this we can get, folks - this one was six months of on/off work in between paid gigs, regular vids and some pretty trying IRL times this year but I'm VERY proud how it turned out 🙏
bobchipman.bsky.social Bob Chipman 🔜PAX East @bobchipman.bsky.social · 26d
This Movie Exists - "HOPALONG CASSIDY"

You might have heard the name. You may have seen the films- there are 66 of them (really!) You don't know the story of WHY Westerns stayed popular generations longer than anyone expected because ONE MAN changed Hollywood history
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This Movie Exists - HOPALONG CASSIDY
YouTube video by moviebob
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January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Check out channels like Kino Lorber, Cult Cinema Classics, and New Yorker’s Screening Room to watch free movies on YouTube. 🎬
How to Watch Hundreds of Free Movies on YouTube
We lived in the age of movie theaters, then we lived in the age of home video, and now we live in the age of streaming. Like every period in the history of cinema, ours has its advantages and its disa...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Today, I can be found listening to this. Great album from 1975.
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TOM SCOTT – 02 Uptown & Country
YouTube video by DIG IT! Deeper Roots
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January 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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If you love action films and can get to Bristol:
oliverharper.bsky.social Oliver Harper @oliverharper.bsky.social · Jan 9
UK Premiere - The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender!

24th of January at the Bristol MegaScreen! Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7pm.

Gets tickets here hdfst.uk/e144865

Or you can use PayPal (tickets £15) paypal.me/NORETREATIMAX
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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Reminder - The UK premiere of my latest documentary ‘The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender’ is happening at 7pm on Saturday the 24th of January 2026 at the Bristol MegaScreen. Tickets cost £15.

If you would like to attend send payment to paypal.me/NORETREATIMAX to be added to the guest list.
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Many of my favourite music videos were directed by Steve Barron (Aha's Take On Me arguably being his masterpiece). The first 30 minutes of my video goes into the pioneering work of himself and Limelight Productions.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM