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John Hodson

@mgcroadster.bsky.social

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Journalist since '73, now retired, film geek for longer. Rejoiner, lefty, love films of all eras. Recovering Man Utd. fan of six decades. Uses admiration of John Ford as a Rorschach test. No followers without a profile - sorry!

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John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great to see @gmmayorscharity.bsky.social is here! Please follow and support!

John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · Dec 21

"...Just £30 covers the cost of a good night’s sleep, a hot meal and the vital wrap around support that can help people move onto more stable accommodation. It’s a lifeline that changes lives..." #homelessness
www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity

Homelessness has no place in Greater Manchester. Together, we can end homelessness. We need your help. Donate now.

www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 6h

In loving memory of Terence Stamp (1938–2025)

Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 6h

26 years on, The Limey remains one of Soderbergh's most haunting meditations on time, loss & identity.

Cinephilia & Beyond explores its construction of memory:

cinephiliabeyond.org/bide-time-ev...

“Bide Your Time and Everything Becomes Clear”: The Construction of Memory in Soderbergh’s ‘The Limey’ • Cinephilia & Beyond

By Sven Mikulec From time to time, a film that is received less enthusiastically at the box office and perhaps gets overlooked by critics goes on to become a cult classic. In fact, this actually happe...

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 6h

“They're either trying to convince me that the Palestinian people are all terrorists & they all deserve to die, or in the same breath will tell me that they're actually human shields & they deserve to die...”

—Mark Ruffalo 💯

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 7h

“The truth is power and secrecy walk hand in hand

Here’s the thing. If you can expose the secrecy - you might, might might, break the power.”

#TheHack

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 10h

New Writers On Film episode a classic #Hitchcock dissected by Jennifer O’Callaghan REAR WINDOW THE MAKING OF A HITCHCOCK CLASSIC IN HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE

podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

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John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 9h

Answered my own question; it is. Paramount eh?

John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 10h

Pleasure; great piece Rick. Some years ago, I corresponded with John Mulholland about his 'Inside High Noon' documentary; Paramount removed anything they perceived as criticism of John Wayne from his original cut. I assume the cut version is still on 4k.

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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 10h

A few thoughts on High Noon, the film for our times. boxd.it/biZCvt

A ★★★★★ review of High Noon (1952)

Sort of a classic Western, sort of a psychological thriller, but above all a profound treatise on hypocrisy, cowardice and duty. For that reason, it is probably more relevant now than at any time sinc...

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 12h

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Part Five (8th October 1979).

"You don't break exactly, you just run out of stories to tell. I'd reached the point where the things I'd locked away deep down were the only things coming into my brain."

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John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 11h

Took Toby for a walk yesterday, he cut his paw (£300 vet bill) and now the Dog Gods are punishing me with what I suspect is COVID. He looks like I feel.

John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 12h

No but it looks interesting.

John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 13h

Ha!

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 13h

Should be good - Roger and James Deakins talk to one of my favourite cinematographers, Dante Spinotti:
pca.st/episode/2cae...

DANTE SPINOTTI - Cinematographer

pca.st

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Jubbs McCoy @jubbsmccoy.bsky.social · 1d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
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"Love Is The Drug" (1975), Roxy Music

catch that buzz

youtu.be/0n3OepDn5GU?...

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Becky Darke @bunnydarke.bsky.social · 21h

The new episode of HAMMER TIME is out now! Kev and I discuss our first Hammer Horror film in depth: THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955) 🚀

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 1d

The opening titles of WORKING GIRL (1988) still give me goosebumps 37 years later.

Mike Nichols' Staten Island Cinderella story is on TCM tonight at 12:45am ET, so grab a disco nap and watch.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=83nP... #FilmSky #TCMParty

Working Girl (1988) - Opening Credits

YouTube video by 4K Archivist

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Bill Hunt @billhuntbits.bsky.social · 1d

Today on @thedigitalbits.bsky.social website – Boogie Nights hits #4K in December, plus Spinal Tap II, Ace Ventura 4K from Via Vision, Edward Scissorhands pre-orders & more!
thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 1d

Blast from the past: a piece I did in 2006 about a trio of notoriously ultra-violent, politically reactionary movies from 1971: The French Connection, Dirty Harry, and Straw Dogs

MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 1d

10/7/71: The French Connection (D Friedkin/DP Roizman)
w/Hackman, Scheider, Rey
More:
@pulpcurry.bsky.social: crimereads.com/50-years-rea...
@kphipps3000.bsky.social: www.avclub.com/the-french-c...
We favor, but @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social w/must-read dissent: www.slantmagazine.com/film/caveman...

Caveman Valentines: The French Connection, Dirty Harry, & Straw Dogs - Slant Magazine

Straw Dogs is about man’s quest to identify himself as masculine through the self-actualizing power of violence.

www.slantmagazine.com

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The Digital Bits @thedigitalbits.bsky.social · 1d

Bits #4K Review – @sbjork.bsky.social revisits Sam Raimi's 1995 #Western THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, available in a new 30th Anniversary 2-Disc #4K #UltraHD #Bluray #Steelbook release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. @billhuntbits.bsky.social thedigitalbits.com/reviews/item...

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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 1d

That's FRONKensteen
This week on That '70s Movie Podcast, we discuss Young Frankenstein!!
D: Mel Brooks, W: Brooks & Gene Wilder
Spectacular cast incl w/Wilder, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Gene Hackman, Kenneth Mars, and Mr. Peter Boyle:
open.spotify.com/episode/0hbB...

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! Lots more fun here now.

Original versions of the title images from Cheers: UPDATED.

open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

Where nobody knows your name...

Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.

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Frank Collins @cathode-ray-tube.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever you think of RTD, he knows television and knows the warning flares need to be sent up. Television and journalism need to start questioning and pushing back. Pushing back hard.

Aieee-Iain Clark @iainjclarkart.com · 1d

Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 3d

Quick survey:
Does adding the year of the movie make the game too easy?
Or does it make it more likely to prompt you to submit a response? Other thoughts?
Thanks to everyone who plays the game, I really appreciate it!
#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky #filmscores #whatsthescore #games #fun

Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 4d

Here it is! This week's edition of "What's the Score?"
You have one day to listen to the clips and reply to my DM with the 5 movie titles (1 point each), 5 composers (2 points each) and the connecting theme for the week.
Remember: NO audio searches. Play fair.
Good luck!
#filmsky #moviesky #musicsky

"What's the Score?" Oct. 4th, 2025

How to play: Listen to the 5 music clips in the video. Your job is to guess the title of each movie the music is from, and the name of the composer for each one. You…

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John Hodson @mgcroadster.bsky.social · 1d

I do think adding the date certainly helps, if only narrowing the field.

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Adam Cesare @adamcesare.bsky.social · 1d

This Prime Day you’ve got a choice to make…

Here’s the stuff on Amazon: www.amazon.com/shop/adamces...

Here’s the link to get books signed and personalized: childrensbookworld.net/cesare-autog...

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