Richard West
@improfilmclub.bsky.social
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
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Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
No cheating, reskeet the most recent pictures of your pet.
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
No cheating, reskeet the most recent pictures of your pet.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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The Queen of Spades (1949)
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
Classic British horror film about a money crazy Russian officer who will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess who always wins at cards
Starring Anton Walbrook and Edith Evans
Cinematography by Otto Heller
Directed by Thorold Dickinson - BOTD in 1903
10 French films to get to know me by…
Panique (1948)
L'Atalante (1934)
L'enfance nue (1968)
Pepe le Moko (1937)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Playtime (1967)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1953)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
L'emploi du temps (2001)
Faits Divers (1983)
Panique (1948)
L'Atalante (1934)
L'enfance nue (1968)
Pepe le Moko (1937)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Playtime (1967)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1953)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
L'emploi du temps (2001)
Faits Divers (1983)
10 French films to get to know me by…
Rififi (Dassin)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Demy)
Lift to the Scaffold (Malle)
Le Trou (Becker)
Le Doulos (Melville)
Les Diaboliques (Clouzot)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (Varda)
Things to Come (Hansen-Love)
Atlantics (Diop, 2019)
Petite Maman (Sciamma)
#FilmSky #Films
Rififi (Dassin)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Demy)
Lift to the Scaffold (Malle)
Le Trou (Becker)
Le Doulos (Melville)
Les Diaboliques (Clouzot)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (Varda)
Things to Come (Hansen-Love)
Atlantics (Diop, 2019)
Petite Maman (Sciamma)
#FilmSky #Films
10 French films to get to know me by…
Beau Travail
Celine and Julie Go Boating
Petit Maman
Histoire(s) du Cinema
One Sings, The Other Doesn’t
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
India Song
Last Year at Marienbad
La Jetee
The 400 Blows
#FilmSky
Beau Travail
Celine and Julie Go Boating
Petit Maman
Histoire(s) du Cinema
One Sings, The Other Doesn’t
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
India Song
Last Year at Marienbad
La Jetee
The 400 Blows
#FilmSky
May 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
10 French films to get to know me by…
Panique (1948)
L'Atalante (1934)
L'enfance nue (1968)
Pepe le Moko (1937)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Playtime (1967)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1953)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
L'emploi du temps (2001)
Faits Divers (1983)
Panique (1948)
L'Atalante (1934)
L'enfance nue (1968)
Pepe le Moko (1937)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Playtime (1967)
Touchez pas au grisbi (1953)
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
L'emploi du temps (2001)
Faits Divers (1983)
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Recently I found myself on Antipope Instagram, where there are endless reels of the current Antipope of the Palmarian Catholic Church.
This is, of course, extremely my jam, and I started reading up on them hoping to find some wild theology, but instead I found something WAY better...
This is, of course, extremely my jam, and I started reading up on them hoping to find some wild theology, but instead I found something WAY better...
April 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Recently I found myself on Antipope Instagram, where there are endless reels of the current Antipope of the Palmarian Catholic Church.
This is, of course, extremely my jam, and I started reading up on them hoping to find some wild theology, but instead I found something WAY better...
This is, of course, extremely my jam, and I started reading up on them hoping to find some wild theology, but instead I found something WAY better...
@itstonyt10.bsky.social there's not much about table tennis on Bluesky.
January 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
@itstonyt10.bsky.social there's not much about table tennis on Bluesky.
calling @jameswallis.bsky.social
As we approach Christmas, I am on the lookout for good family board games.
Current favourites:
Settlers of Catan
Ticket to Ride Europe
Hit me with your recommendations...
Current favourites:
Settlers of Catan
Ticket to Ride Europe
Hit me with your recommendations...
December 8, 2024 at 7:56 PM
calling @jameswallis.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Anora is excellent. See it in the cinema if you can.
November 2, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Anora is excellent. See it in the cinema if you can.
T-shirts on fire
September 14, 2024 at 8:23 AM
T-shirts on fire
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
September 6, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
If you see this post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
August 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
If you see this post an image you saved because it made you laugh.
Repost with a photo of your favourite villain.
August 8, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Repost with a photo of your favourite villain.
Right now is the Olympics mens final of the table tennis and the BBC are showing golf and tennis which you can watch every day of the year. Very disappointing. 🏓
August 4, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Right now is the Olympics mens final of the table tennis and the BBC are showing golf and tennis which you can watch every day of the year. Very disappointing. 🏓
Best of the 80s
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Das Boot (1981)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Faits Divers (1983)
Blood Simple (1984)
Brazil (1985)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Elephant (1989)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Das Boot (1981)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Faits Divers (1983)
Blood Simple (1984)
Brazil (1985)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Elephant (1989)
best of the 80s
80: The Shining
81: Lola (Fassbinder)
82: King of Comedy
83: A Nos Amours
84: Broadway Danny Rose
85: Mishima
86: Blue Velvet
87: Wings of Desire
88: Distant Voices, Still Lives
89: The Asthenic Syndrome
80: The Shining
81: Lola (Fassbinder)
82: King of Comedy
83: A Nos Amours
84: Broadway Danny Rose
85: Mishima
86: Blue Velvet
87: Wings of Desire
88: Distant Voices, Still Lives
89: The Asthenic Syndrome
best of the 80s
80: Heaven’s Gate
81: An American Werewolf in London
82: The King of Comedy
83: Videodrome
84: Once Upon a Time in America
85: Lost in America
86: Blue Velvet
87: The Dead
88: The Last Temptation of Christ
89: Crimes and Misdemeanors
80: Heaven’s Gate
81: An American Werewolf in London
82: The King of Comedy
83: Videodrome
84: Once Upon a Time in America
85: Lost in America
86: Blue Velvet
87: The Dead
88: The Last Temptation of Christ
89: Crimes and Misdemeanors
August 4, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Best of the 80s
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Das Boot (1981)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Faits Divers (1983)
Blood Simple (1984)
Brazil (1985)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Elephant (1989)
The Long Good Friday (1980)
Das Boot (1981)
Fitzcarraldo (1982)
Faits Divers (1983)
Blood Simple (1984)
Brazil (1985)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
A Short Film About Love (1988)
Elephant (1989)
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June 27, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks -
M - Miracle Mile
O - Onibaba
V - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
I - Ice Cold in Alex
E - Enter the Void
M - Miracle Mile
O - Onibaba
V - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
I - Ice Cold in Alex
E - Enter the Void
Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks:
M - Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan)
O - Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur)
V - Victoria (Sebastian Schipper)
I - in the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai)
E - Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle)
M - Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan)
O - Out of the Past (Jacques Tourneur)
V - Victoria (Sebastian Schipper)
I - in the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai)
E - Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle)
Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks -
M - Marketa Lazarova (Vlacil)
O - Orlando (Potter)
V - Veronika Voss (Fassbinder)
I - Inherent Vice (PT Anderson)
E - Everybody In Our Family (Jude)
M - Marketa Lazarova (Vlacil)
O - Orlando (Potter)
V - Veronika Voss (Fassbinder)
I - Inherent Vice (PT Anderson)
E - Everybody In Our Family (Jude)
July 1, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films. My picks -
M - Miracle Mile
O - Onibaba
V - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
I - Ice Cold in Alex
E - Enter the Void
M - Miracle Mile
O - Onibaba
V - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
I - Ice Cold in Alex
E - Enter the Void
I will vote for any government that would remove tech firms feeling of impunity when it comes to dealing with the general public. 🤖🔨
June 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM
I will vote for any government that would remove tech firms feeling of impunity when it comes to dealing with the general public. 🤖🔨
Introduce yourself with: One book One film One album One TV show So…
Book: The Third Policeman
Film: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin)
TV show: Utopia
Book: The Third Policeman
Film: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin)
TV show: Utopia
Introduce yourself with:
One book
One film
One album
One TV show
So…
Book: Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker 💙📚
Film: The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) 📽️🎬
Album: Dummy (Portishead)
TV show: Mad Men (Matthew Weiner)
One book
One film
One album
One TV show
So…
Book: Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker 💙📚
Film: The Apartment (Billy Wilder, 1960) 📽️🎬
Album: Dummy (Portishead)
TV show: Mad Men (Matthew Weiner)
Introduce yourself with:
One book
One film
One album
One TV show
So…
📚Mason&Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
🎥 Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette)
💿Henry’s Dream (Nick Cave&the Bad Seeds)
📺Twin Peaks (David Lynch&Mark Frost)
One book
One film
One album
One TV show
So…
📚Mason&Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
🎥 Celine and Julie Go Boating (Jacques Rivette)
💿Henry’s Dream (Nick Cave&the Bad Seeds)
📺Twin Peaks (David Lynch&Mark Frost)
April 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Introduce yourself with: One book One film One album One TV show So…
Book: The Third Policeman
Film: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin)
TV show: Utopia
Book: The Third Policeman
Film: When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Album: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (Aphex Twin)
TV show: Utopia
Favourite Movie from 1999.
April 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Favourite Movie from 1999.
If you see this, post a ship
December 8, 2023 at 6:38 AM
If you see this, post a ship