Jon Lyus
@jonlyus.bsky.social
In gutter. Looking at stars. HeyUGuys. OhYeah. Righter. Farther. Bryter. Later. Now available in Blue(Sky). You look beautiful today.
Christmas comes early.
This week’s #DesertIslandDiscs castaway is the extraordinary Margaret Atwood. Catch up on @bbcsounds.bsky.social now!
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Christmas comes early.
Enjoyed it immensely. Truthful posters were a genuine highlight obviously but on virtually no other site would I laugh out loud on every visit. Sublime.
I used to run a really fun little movie blog called TheShiznit.co.uk with friends, which I dearly loved. I still miss writing for it. Recently it was hacked and taken offline, but @lukewhiston.bsky.social got it back up and running, bless his cotton sockets. Do you remember it? Did you enjoy it?
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Enjoyed it immensely. Truthful posters were a genuine highlight obviously but on virtually no other site would I laugh out loud on every visit. Sublime.
Don't buy crap presents. Buy good ones. Like this!
Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the movie buff in your life? Mr. Hitchcock would like to suggest my book HITCHOLOGY. And who am I to argue?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HeyUGuys
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Empire
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Total Film
Hive bit.ly/3x1afNO
Waterstones bit.ly/48Tz5fB
Amazon amzn.to/48RgAbL
More: neilalcock.com/hitchology/
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ HeyUGuys
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Empire
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Total Film
Hive bit.ly/3x1afNO
Waterstones bit.ly/48Tz5fB
Amazon amzn.to/48RgAbL
More: neilalcock.com/hitchology/
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Don't buy crap presents. Buy good ones. Like this!
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Movie fans rejoice! On December 5-7 @propstoreauctions.bsky.social are giving you the chance to own a piece of history. 1000s of items of film & TV memorabilia are up for grabs - and you could get your hands on them.
#movies #film #tv #memorabilia #collectibles #movieprops #behindthescenes #ad
#movies #film #tv #memorabilia #collectibles #movieprops #behindthescenes #ad
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Movie fans rejoice! On December 5-7 @propstoreauctions.bsky.social are giving you the chance to own a piece of history. 1000s of items of film & TV memorabilia are up for grabs - and you could get your hands on them.
#movies #film #tv #memorabilia #collectibles #movieprops #behindthescenes #ad
#movies #film #tv #memorabilia #collectibles #movieprops #behindthescenes #ad
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RIP Tom Stoppard, among many other things the writer on BRAZIL who came up with the Tuttle/Buttle angle, which gave the film its spine. Plus if he wrote every line in LAST CRUSADE he's the one to thank for "I should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...
Tom Stoppard, Cerebral Storyteller for Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
The British playwright won acclaim for 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,' 'The Real Thing' and 'Leopoldstadt' and received an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard, among many other things the writer on BRAZIL who came up with the Tuttle/Buttle angle, which gave the film its spine. Plus if he wrote every line in LAST CRUSADE he's the one to thank for "I should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...
Worth it for the pun alone.
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Worth it for the pun alone.
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As a Christmas Carol aficionado I couldn't let the hate levelled at Christmas Karma stand. Zero stars? ZERO? FUCK OFF. So I finally broke and wrote something about it. www.heyuguys.com/christmas-ka...
In Defense of Christmas Karma - A Review - HeyUGuys
The Telegraph gave Christmas Karma zero stars; only the second time the paper has awarded that particular dishonour ever, the other being Cats. The same review admits it’s made “with the best intentio...
www.heyuguys.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As a Christmas Carol aficionado I couldn't let the hate levelled at Christmas Karma stand. Zero stars? ZERO? FUCK OFF. So I finally broke and wrote something about it. www.heyuguys.com/christmas-ka...
Such fun at the @filmstories.bsky.social 500 episode love show. The very best fun you can have with German cannibals. Huge congratulations to @simonbrew.bsky.social and his team for the milestone.
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Such fun at the @filmstories.bsky.social 500 episode love show. The very best fun you can have with German cannibals. Huge congratulations to @simonbrew.bsky.social and his team for the milestone.
I'm going to this, and I can't wait. If you love film, and want to support one of the very best people there is - come along too!
Folks, I really need some help. For the last 10-15 days, I've been pretty much out of action, which has put me two weeks behind on promoting my Film Stories 500 show in London next week.
I'd be grateful for any help/support in getting the word out.
Thank you.
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...
I'd be grateful for any help/support in getting the word out.
Thank you.
www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...
Film Stories: The 500th Episode Celebration • Words • Kings Place
Join us for a special evening as we celebrate the 500th episode of the Film Stories with Simon Brew.
www.kingsplace.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm going to this, and I can't wait. If you love film, and want to support one of the very best people there is - come along too!
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Another banger for the Michael Shannon file: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Another banger for the Michael Shannon file: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
I apologise for the images.
Friends - today is HeyUGuys' 17th birthday. Incredible. Each year we marvel at what we get to do here, and each day we're grateful for every one of our wonderful writers and amazing readers.
So, here's to you - the film fans who keep the Goonie spirit alive. You're the best.
So, here's to you - the film fans who keep the Goonie spirit alive. You're the best.
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I apologise for the images.
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The War Game changed the world. It will never not be relevant. We need more of his kind. RIP
Peter Watkins, 1935-2025
The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90
www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...
The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90
www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...
Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park
The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90.
www.bfi.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The War Game changed the world. It will never not be relevant. We need more of his kind. RIP
Happy Cheese and Pickle sandwich day to those who celebrate. Gloryholes ready for half past nine...
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy Cheese and Pickle sandwich day to those who celebrate. Gloryholes ready for half past nine...
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Ads: Free for all
Trailers: Quietly
First frame of the film: Shut the fuck up.
Trailers: Quietly
First frame of the film: Shut the fuck up.
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Ads: Free for all
Trailers: Quietly
First frame of the film: Shut the fuck up.
Trailers: Quietly
First frame of the film: Shut the fuck up.
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The perfect poster doesn’t exi-
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The perfect poster doesn’t exi-
Look at these authors! Just look at them! Working through TheEnd of the World as we know it currently and loving it - this is right at the top of my want list.
October 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Look at these authors! Just look at them! Working through TheEnd of the World as we know it currently and loving it - this is right at the top of my want list.
This is one of the very best podcasts series out there. Tobo is a master storyteller, and every single episode is rich with life, love and the entertainment industry. A true gift.
I was recently made aware that the Tobolowsky Files (my storytelling podcast with Stephen Tobolowsky) was not available on Spotify. As of today, that has now been rectified. open.spotify.com/show/5Pd30EQ...
Spotify – Web Player
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October 15, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This is one of the very best podcasts series out there. Tobo is a master storyteller, and every single episode is rich with life, love and the entertainment industry. A true gift.
RIP to the greatest to ever do it.
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RIP to the greatest to ever do it.
Happy #VHS day to all who celebrate. It's a winning year for fans of the series - Halloween has a a grab bag of creepy, gory and downright nasty shorts on offer. Not a Bounty bar among them. Feast Friends!
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy #VHS day to all who celebrate. It's a winning year for fans of the series - Halloween has a a grab bag of creepy, gory and downright nasty shorts on offer. Not a Bounty bar among them. Feast Friends!
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3. THE SINK: A SLEEP AID (Natasha Hodgson, 2020)
Horror comedy that’s actually funny *and* scary in equal measure - also sad, heartwarming, inventive, and queer as hell, with sound design that feels like someone scratching my bare skull. I listen to it every Halloween and urge you to do the same.
Horror comedy that’s actually funny *and* scary in equal measure - also sad, heartwarming, inventive, and queer as hell, with sound design that feels like someone scratching my bare skull. I listen to it every Halloween and urge you to do the same.
October 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
3. THE SINK: A SLEEP AID (Natasha Hodgson, 2020)
Horror comedy that’s actually funny *and* scary in equal measure - also sad, heartwarming, inventive, and queer as hell, with sound design that feels like someone scratching my bare skull. I listen to it every Halloween and urge you to do the same.
Horror comedy that’s actually funny *and* scary in equal measure - also sad, heartwarming, inventive, and queer as hell, with sound design that feels like someone scratching my bare skull. I listen to it every Halloween and urge you to do the same.
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DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."
London in my bones. This is why.
September 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
London in my bones. This is why.
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I am more a Londoner than I am British and certainly than I feel English. I don’t want to sound weird but: it’s a way of being. To be a Londoner is to love difference enough that you always find ways to make room for other cultures not just your own. Not to tolerate difference;
to revel in it.
to revel in it.
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I am more a Londoner than I am British and certainly than I feel English. I don’t want to sound weird but: it’s a way of being. To be a Londoner is to love difference enough that you always find ways to make room for other cultures not just your own. Not to tolerate difference;
to revel in it.
to revel in it.
September 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM