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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 13h

Sad news, John Woodvine Dies: British Stage Actor Who Appeared In ‘An American Werewolf In London’ & ‘The Crown’ Was 96
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John Woodvine Dies: British Stage Actor Who Appeared In ‘An American Werewolf In London’ & ‘The Crown’ Was 96

John Woodvine, the prolific British stage actor who also appeared in An American Werewolf in London and The Crown, died October 6. He was 96.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 2d

Great to meet up with @www.johnbleasdale.com at this year’s Giornate Del Cinema Muto in #Pordenone. Could’ve spent the entire day just talking about film books in general to be honest.

Highly recommend his Writers on Film Podcast by the way: open.spotify.com/show/7LMnm5G...

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 4d

Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack
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Japan faces Asahi beer shortage after cyber-attack

The drinks giant said this week that the attack had a major impact on its domestic operations.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 6d

Hunter S Thompson's death to be reviewed 20 years on www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hunter S Thompson's death to be reviewed by Colorado investigators 20 years later

Investigators will look at the writer's 2005 death, which was ruled a suicide, at the family's request despite no new evidence of foul play.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...

Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules

The government wins its case against PPE Medpro - a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband - after it supplied non-compliant gowns in 2020.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 7d

The Taviani Brother’s masterpiece The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) is on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 10:55pm. Highly recommend!

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 7d

Very sad to hear the passing of the legendary Italian film poster artist Renato Casaro (1935-2025). #RIP

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 8d

Student took his own life after 'tragic' Glasgow University grade error www.bbc.com/news/article...

Glasgow student took his own life after 'tragic' university error

Ethan Brown, 23, of Coatbridge, was told he didn't have the grades to graduate in December 2024.

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South West Silents @swsilents.bsky.social · 15d

The festival schedule for this year’s Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto #SilentFilm Festival in #Pordenone has just dropped. Find out the entire line-up here: www.giornatedelcinemamuto.it/en/calendari...

a black and white photo of a man reading a newspaper on a bench .

ALT: a black and white photo of a man reading a newspaper on a bench .

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 9d

Shout out to film critic Sean Wilson who is the editor for the first #FilmNoirFest festival catalogue.

Given the fact he has to go thru the film notes I’ve written, he must have the patience of a saint! The catalogues are free if you are festival pass holder by the way: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 10d

Caught up with the Plaza Cinema team in Weston-super-Mare yesterday, in ref to #FilmNoirFest. Very excited to say that we have been upgraded!

This year the festival will take place in Cinema 4 (like last year) and (new for 2025) Cinema 1. #FilmNoir Passes available here: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 9d

Get ready for #BritNoir The Dark Man (1951) on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social this afternoon, 1:05PM. Directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed and Natasha Parry. #FilmNoir

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 10d

Move over, Murdochs - a new family dynasty is shaking up US media www.bbc.com/news/article...

Move over Murdochs, the Ellisons are the new family dynasty shaking up US media

Larry Ellison's relationship with Donald Trump has drawn scrutiny as the tech billionaire and his son strive to become major media moguls.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 11d

Solving the 100-year-old mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers #WW1: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How the war detectives solved the mystery of two missing Scottish soldiers

How a small, dedicated team identified two Scots who died more than 100 years ago in Northern France.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 13d

Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claim www.bbc.com/news/article...

Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, say scientists

New analysis suggests our species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 13d

“Maybe it’s time to give it a rest.” is the title of the new John Wick 5 film…

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 13d

Now that the consolidated clickwheel game collection is complete, though, owners of any iPod 5G+ or iPod Nano 3G+ should be able to sync the complete library to their personal device completely offline, without worrying about any server checks from Apple: arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...

All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity

Finding working copies of the last few titles was an “especially cursed” journey.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 14d

Tune into #BBCRadio3 in a mo and listen to @petroc.bsky.social speaking to Tim Greiving talking about the new John Williams biography Tim has written. It’s a great read so I highly recommend! Listen in on #BBCSound: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 15d

Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025)

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 16d

I did the artwork for this piece in @wired.com !

WIRED @wired.com · 16d

A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 16d

Jimmy Kimmel's show to return to air after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments, says Disney: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

Jimmy Kimmel's show to return to air after suspension over Charlie Kirk comments, says Disney

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 16d

Making my way through the #BBC’s Screen Two films on #BBCiPlayer.

I totally forgot about The Absence of War (1995) starring the great John Thaw, written by David Hare and directed by Richard Eyre. Watch it here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · 16d

#BornOnThisDay Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957), seen here as Max von Mayerling in #FilmNoir classic Sunset Boulevard (1950). #BOTD

We'll be screening this classic as part of our Gloria Swanson double bill on Saturday 6th December, #Bristol: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 16d

#DisneyPlus #Disney Subscribers Quit in Droves Over Jimmy Kimmel Axe: www.newsweek.com/disney-plus-...

Disney Plus subscribers quit in droves over Jimmy Kimmel axe

Kimmel's show was suspended after he made remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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James Harrison @jamesmjharrison.bsky.social · 17d

Flying cars crash into each other at Chinese air show www.bbc.com/news/article...

Flying cars crash into each other at air show in China

Footage shared on social media shows burning wreckage on the ground after the mid-air collision.

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