Alex Billington
@alexb.bsky.social
Cinema lover, dog lover, photographer, life-long geek, citizen of the world. I run the movie site FirstShowing.net + live in Berlin. Hackers, Sneakers, WarGames are my trio. 💾📡 Follow FS posts only here -> https://bsky.app/profile/firstshowing.bsky.social
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‘You boy! How do I unsubscribe from all these Black Friday emails?’
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
‘You boy! How do I unsubscribe from all these Black Friday emails?’
Found this extra cute Bat-Dog ornament 🐶
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Found this extra cute Bat-Dog ornament 🐶
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I know everyone on this website is 38 years old but some of you must be old enough to remember when one of the pros of paying for cable was that there were no commercials
i’m being radicalized by peacock charging $10.99 per month and having A MILLION COMMERCIALS
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I know everyone on this website is 38 years old but some of you must be old enough to remember when one of the pros of paying for cable was that there were no commercials
Went to a jazz club and listened to an Italian jazz quartet for a few hours in Bologna tonight. Quite a therapeutic experience just listening to them jam it out and take us on a journey through all the moods. Good times. 🎷🎶
November 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Went to a jazz club and listened to an Italian jazz quartet for a few hours in Bologna tonight. Quite a therapeutic experience just listening to them jam it out and take us on a journey through all the moods. Good times. 🎷🎶
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Wake Up Dead Man was bloody great
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wake Up Dead Man was bloody great
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really went dark for the sequel
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
really went dark for the sequel
Yes!! All of this is so true.
"For all the energy society invests in culture today, little has emerged that feels new, and certainly nothing revolutionary enough to properly outmode the past." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
"For all the energy society invests in culture today, little has emerged that feels new, and certainly nothing revolutionary enough to properly outmode the past." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Make Culture Weird Again
Even failures and half steps will be more interesting than the boring stuff.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yes!! All of this is so true.
"For all the energy society invests in culture today, little has emerged that feels new, and certainly nothing revolutionary enough to properly outmode the past." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
"For all the energy society invests in culture today, little has emerged that feels new, and certainly nothing revolutionary enough to properly outmode the past." www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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john candy should have won an oscar for planes, trains, and automobiles
November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
john candy should have won an oscar for planes, trains, and automobiles
"Introduce yourself with four spaceships." 🚀
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"Introduce yourself with four spaceships." 🚀
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The 9th annual #GremlinsGear is less than a month away, and thanks to my good buddy @sammyhain.bsky.social I’ll be celebrating with fresh scents!
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The 9th annual #GremlinsGear is less than a month away, and thanks to my good buddy @sammyhain.bsky.social I’ll be celebrating with fresh scents!
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Two reasons to go see Rental Family at the movies: one, your ticket encourages studios to fund movies that aren't just sequels or remakes; and two it's really lovely seeing Japan on the big screen. Sweet film, beautifully filmed.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Two reasons to go see Rental Family at the movies: one, your ticket encourages studios to fund movies that aren't just sequels or remakes; and two it's really lovely seeing Japan on the big screen. Sweet film, beautifully filmed.
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The Rental Family featuring Brendan Fraser was so delightful and emotional, I loved it! Even better, our entire movie theater erupted in cheers when Fraser’s character tells someone he’s from Minnesota
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Rental Family featuring Brendan Fraser was so delightful and emotional, I loved it! Even better, our entire movie theater erupted in cheers when Fraser’s character tells someone he’s from Minnesota
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Udo Kier in Swan Song turned out to be one of my favorite Udo performances and is a beautiful and funny meditation on death if you’re in the market for an Udo you might not have caught.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Udo Kier in Swan Song turned out to be one of my favorite Udo performances and is a beautiful and funny meditation on death if you’re in the market for an Udo you might not have caught.
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Oh no, Udo Kier died. The world’s a little less weird, and that’s a shame.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Oh no, Udo Kier died. The world’s a little less weird, and that’s a shame.
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RIP Udo Kier (1944-2025), a German character actor with a prolific and eclectic career (My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Ace Ventura, Dancer in the Dark, Grindhouse, Suspiria, Dogville...)
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
RIP Udo Kier (1944-2025), a German character actor with a prolific and eclectic career (My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Ace Ventura, Dancer in the Dark, Grindhouse, Suspiria, Dogville...)
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
In sci-fi: Johnny Mnemonic, Melancholia, Armageddon, Dracula 3000, Metropia, Iron Sky, Downsizing, Seaquest DSV...
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New Oscars rule: every year the winners have to make a Hallmark festive movie together
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
New Oscars rule: every year the winners have to make a Hallmark festive movie together
There are some days where I think the scariest thing right now is the "status quo". This feeling that so many people rely on and need for the comfort of their existence. But for me represents this fear of change, and an inability to evolve, to grow as humanity, because we need to just stay the same.
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There are some days where I think the scariest thing right now is the "status quo". This feeling that so many people rely on and need for the comfort of their existence. But for me represents this fear of change, and an inability to evolve, to grow as humanity, because we need to just stay the same.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The older I get, the more I really really appreciate time off and weekends and holidays. I think we can ALL really use this Thanksgiving holiday next week to relax and let our minds get a break from the madness of the world - for a few days at least. We all really need this...
a man laying on the floor in front of a window with a radio on the window sill
ALT: a man laying on the floor in front of a window with a radio on the window sill
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November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The older I get, the more I really really appreciate time off and weekends and holidays. I think we can ALL really use this Thanksgiving holiday next week to relax and let our minds get a break from the madness of the world - for a few days at least. We all really need this...
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The new trailer for Project Hail Mary looks so good and I hate that there's no way to do a trailer for this movie without ruining the surprises
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The new trailer for Project Hail Mary looks so good and I hate that there's no way to do a trailer for this movie without ruining the surprises
A MUST WATCH trailer!! Cannot wait for this. #ProjectHailMary
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A MUST WATCH trailer!! Cannot wait for this. #ProjectHailMary
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Michael Caine is sat waiting for his bill at a charming little bistro in Paris. He looks up and realises with shocked delight that, far from being killed in the explosion at the movie’s climactic moment, James Bond is at the next table over.
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Michael Caine is sat waiting for his bill at a charming little bistro in Paris. He looks up and realises with shocked delight that, far from being killed in the explosion at the movie’s climactic moment, James Bond is at the next table over.
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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: Andy Sachs comes back to Runway not as an editorial staffer, but as a union organizer.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2: Andy Sachs comes back to Runway not as an editorial staffer, but as a union organizer.
🎞️🎞️ One of the best posters of the year!! Check it out...
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🎞️🎞️ One of the best posters of the year!! Check it out...
