Vicki Smith
@eclecticmayhem.bsky.social
Gen X Brit based in the USofA.
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Banner is the target used by The Archers; I am nothing if not a product of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Banner is the target used by The Archers; I am nothing if not a product of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88.
One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
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Oot behind a lorry,
Peyin nae heed,
Ablow a doubledecker,
A poor wean deid…
—James Copeland (1918–2002), “Black Friday”
Actor & writer James Gordon Copeland’s much anthologised poem “Black Friday” packs tragedy, compassion, & a sense of close community into nine short verses
#poem #poetry
Peyin nae heed,
Ablow a doubledecker,
A poor wean deid…
—James Copeland (1918–2002), “Black Friday”
Actor & writer James Gordon Copeland’s much anthologised poem “Black Friday” packs tragedy, compassion, & a sense of close community into nine short verses
#poem #poetry
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Thompson Twins
Timbuk 3
Prince & the NPG
Audioslave
Arctic Monkeys
Thompson Twins
Timbuk 3
Prince & the NPG
Audioslave
Arctic Monkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Prince
Bryan Adams
Rush
Cyndi Lauper
Erasure
Prince
Bryan Adams
Rush
Cyndi Lauper
Erasure
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Paul McCartney
Rush
The Police
Metallica
Korn
Paul McCartney
Rush
The Police
Metallica
Korn
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Thompson Twins
Timbuk 3
Prince & the NPG
Audioslave
Arctic Monkeys
Thompson Twins
Timbuk 3
Prince & the NPG
Audioslave
Arctic Monkeys
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
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Also, anybody can garden, it is a skill that can be learned. A big issue for Americans is that we just don't have the gardening culture of other countries, so if you don't learn as a kid, it can be overwhelming to pick up as an adult. Get Britbox and watch Gardener's World. They break stuff down.
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Also, anybody can garden, it is a skill that can be learned. A big issue for Americans is that we just don't have the gardening culture of other countries, so if you don't learn as a kid, it can be overwhelming to pick up as an adult. Get Britbox and watch Gardener's World. They break stuff down.
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Me on a BBC podcast, talking about the early films of Michael Powell, his collaborations with mystery author Philip MacDonald and the Golden Age of Detection. John Huston's The List of Adrian Messenger may also get the occasional mention ...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Shedunnit - The Rasp (Green Penguin Book Club 12) - BBC Sounds
Film historian Sergio Angelini joins Caroline to discuss a rather cinematic whodunnit.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Me on a BBC podcast, talking about the early films of Michael Powell, his collaborations with mystery author Philip MacDonald and the Golden Age of Detection. John Huston's The List of Adrian Messenger may also get the occasional mention ...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Silent movies are better than modern movies because they always shoot their shot. There's no namby-pamby saving the good stuff for the sequel(s). They have you there and they WILL entertain you with everything they have.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Silent movies are better than modern movies because they always shoot their shot. There's no namby-pamby saving the good stuff for the sequel(s). They have you there and they WILL entertain you with everything they have.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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bonus Helen in She with decorative lummox Randolph Scott
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
bonus Helen in She with decorative lummox Randolph Scott
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First batch of calendars are going out. There are still a couple of addresses missing. If you ordered a calendar and you know you didn't give us your address, you know what to do… (give us your address…)
If *YOU* want a Lost Films calendar, you can get one here:
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If *YOU* want a Lost Films calendar, you can get one here:
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THE LOST FILMS OF HOLLYWOOD calendar 2026 - Print Trail Shop
From Cliff Richard's version of K-POP DEMON HUNTERS to Abbott and Costello’s MEN IN BLACK - discover the greatest movies never made! Imagine if SHAUN OF THE DEAD was actually a remake of a saucy Conf...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
First batch of calendars are going out. There are still a couple of addresses missing. If you ordered a calendar and you know you didn't give us your address, you know what to do… (give us your address…)
If *YOU* want a Lost Films calendar, you can get one here:
shop.printtrail.com/product/the-...
If *YOU* want a Lost Films calendar, you can get one here:
shop.printtrail.com/product/the-...
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A lovely piece from @murielzagha.bsky.social on the glories of I Know Where I'm Going.
The cult of Powell & Pressburger's I Know Where I'm Going!
I know where I’m going. I’m on the sleeper train chugging out of Euston and heading to Fort William. A wedding dress hangs on the wall in its transparent cover. I know from my printed itinerary that u...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A lovely piece from @murielzagha.bsky.social on the glories of I Know Where I'm Going.
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During a recent conversation moderated by entertainment journalist Kelley Carter, Michael B. Jordan opened up about the artistic, emotional, and technical rigor behind his transformative work in 'Sinners'.
Michael B. Jordan Admits 'Sinners' Tested Him More Than Any Film in His Career | Black Girl Nerds
Michael B. Jordan opened up about the artistic, emotional, and technical rigor behind his transformative work in Sinners.
blackgirlnerds.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
During a recent conversation moderated by entertainment journalist Kelley Carter, Michael B. Jordan opened up about the artistic, emotional, and technical rigor behind his transformative work in 'Sinners'.
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Classic poster for A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), a film every cinema lover should know. It’s 104 minutes of pure magic from writer-directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - helped hugely by Jack Cardiff’s beautiful cinematography.
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Classic poster for A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), a film every cinema lover should know. It’s 104 minutes of pure magic from writer-directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - helped hugely by Jack Cardiff’s beautiful cinematography.
There are four types of guys online. No exceptions.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
There are four types of guys online. No exceptions.
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good thing I was sitting down
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
good thing I was sitting down
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It’s Anton’s birthday tomorrow.
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s Anton’s birthday tomorrow.
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My first ever game "i will strangle a horse" has recieved its first substantial update! 7 new ways to die! many more silly choices! Ladder Amnesia!
free to play right here and right now!
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
#textadventure
#indiegame
free to play right here and right now!
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
#textadventure
#indiegame
i will strangle a horse by BRAINMAGE
A comedy twine-based choose-your-own-adventure game where it's your first day on The Farm, and you have One Job
brainmage.itch.io
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My first ever game "i will strangle a horse" has recieved its first substantial update! 7 new ways to die! many more silly choices! Ladder Amnesia!
free to play right here and right now!
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
#textadventure
#indiegame
free to play right here and right now!
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
#textadventure
#indiegame
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-miraculously people know the lyrics, music & steps to spontaneous singing & dancing
-a silent, solemn man deals with hilarious slings & arrows in a stoic manner
-written, produced & directed by an Englishman & a mild-mannered Austro-Hungarian emigre
1/2
-miraculously people know the lyrics, music & steps to spontaneous singing & dancing
-a silent, solemn man deals with hilarious slings & arrows in a stoic manner
-written, produced & directed by an Englishman & a mild-mannered Austro-Hungarian emigre
1/2
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- transporting high-stakes consignment over dangerous terrain
- doomed detectives
- guy shows up at your house, maybe steals your identity
- square guy/gal has to cover up grisly murder
- ends in despair on beach, as there's nowhere else to go
- transporting high-stakes consignment over dangerous terrain
- doomed detectives
- guy shows up at your house, maybe steals your identity
- square guy/gal has to cover up grisly murder
- ends in despair on beach, as there's nowhere else to go
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- A meticulously planned heist goes horribly wrong;
- 1950s Mexican melodrama;
- Doomed romance, preferably 1940s/‘50s;
- Anything featuring Cary Grant;
- French noir, preferably with JP Belmondo, Lino Ventura or Alain Delon
#FilmSky
- A meticulously planned heist goes horribly wrong;
- 1950s Mexican melodrama;
- Doomed romance, preferably 1940s/‘50s;
- Anything featuring Cary Grant;
- French noir, preferably with JP Belmondo, Lino Ventura or Alain Delon
#FilmSky
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-miraculously people know the lyrics, music & steps to spontaneous singing & dancing
-a silent, solemn man deals with hilarious slings & arrows in a stoic manner
-written, produced & directed by an Englishman & a mild-mannered Austro-Hungarian emigre
1/2
-miraculously people know the lyrics, music & steps to spontaneous singing & dancing
-a silent, solemn man deals with hilarious slings & arrows in a stoic manner
-written, produced & directed by an Englishman & a mild-mannered Austro-Hungarian emigre
1/2
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The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem