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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Earlier this year I directed a short film called ‘Finding Calm’; the story of a first time father struggling with his new role and his mental health. We’re close to finishing but need a little help getting it across the line. Please do support us if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fi...

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Interesting to watch this through a modern lens and in the contemporary context of ‘Man V Nature’. Hard not to feel some empathy for the monster as he is punished for base animal instincts that come up against human invasion.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Bela Lugosi appeared in a film with Dora Bryan. Just sharing so that someone else might pull the same mildly confused face as me.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Kicked off my 2025 gothic deep-dive with Bride of Frankenstein, one of my all time favourites. Hadn’t watched it for a while but forgot how rich it was; visually, philosophically, textually.

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Interview with Louise Bourgeois

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Aww, I share a birthday with Darth Vader.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I think it says something about the strength of its iconography over weakness of execution that it’s endured for so long.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Revisited ‘The Mummy’ last night and left wishing the story was strong enough to match the astonishing Jack Pierce make-up. There’s a decent Mummy story still to be told. Maybe I’ll tell it… one day.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Those trousers just asked someone to bring them Solo and the Wookie.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Spent a fine evening with James Whale’s camp-gothic masterclass ‘The Invisible Man’. Forgot there was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it appearance by Dwight Frye in there as well, and it got me thinking; what’s the earliest example of a cameo?

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Niche publishing that caters to the eclectic tastes of cineastes? Merry Christmas Mr Brake.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Excited to get stuck into this…

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Kinda stupid that ‘skeet’ took root as a way to refer to posts when ‘bleet’ was right there.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

For the uninitiated, here’s a few stills showing what we lost when ‘London After Midnight’ went up in smoke.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I first heard the story of ‘London After Midnight’ becoming a lost film about 25 years ago, and obsessed over waiting for news of a discovery. Seems like a pretty long shot now, but at least there’s this stills reconstruction from TCM for posterity. archive.org/details/lond...

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London After Midnight ( 1927) RECONSTRUCTION : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

2002 TCM's Reconstruction of the 1927 lost masterpiece London After Midnight directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A few years ago I made a short film about a man who breaks up with his childhood imaginary friend. It had great reviews, a strong festival run, and a few awards to boot. It’s remained a little under the radar, but I do love our little film and I hope you will too. youtu.be/6aMT_0Q_uGg?...

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Cactus Boy

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

7 years ago today I was at Pinewood Studios working on the sound mix for Scraps with the team who had just done Roma for Alfonso Cuarón, and getting a crash course in his mixing method.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

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Cactus Boy

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Watched ‘The Mystic’ for the second night in a row, and now find myself haunted by its beautiful Dean Hurley score. Here’s a taster: youtube.com/watch?v=DKz-...

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Revisiting the fabulous Fisher family.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. At all. (Assuming now it was a publicity shot). However this glorious headwear precursor to Leia’s coiled buns does feature prominently.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Watching Tod Browning’s ‘The Mystic’ for the first time tonight, and very excited to see how the hell this costume fits into the plot.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Please, Bart. I've seen your stupid Shemp. Yeah, I've seen your Curly too.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I've no idea who it is out there who's been pushing @filmstories and our magazines, but thank you. Can't tell you how much it's appreciated. Steady flow of orders last week and it's warmed my heart. Online store here! store.filmstories.co.uk

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Despite the fact that I’m not on this list (ahem), this is still a REALLY good list 👇🏼

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Screening at the BIFA Qualifying North East International Film Festival this afternoon, so please do pop along if you’re around!

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Anita Chaudhuri @anitachaudhuri.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I’ve seen tons of posts on here flagging up the great BBC Powell and Pressburger season so no need for another. Except to flag up this marvellous Mark Cousins documentary - I Know Where I’m Going: 50 Years On. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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I Know Where I'm Going!: 50 Years On

Programme made for the fiftieth anniversary of classic movie I Know Where I'm Going! by maverick film-making duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Continued my Tod Browning run with ‘The Unknown’, a macabre tale of unrequited obsession and grim delusion. With a couple of dark plot twists that should rank amongst the greatest in film.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Having a Tod Browning week and excited to dive into this tonight.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Is it me or is a lot of the media giving these vibes right now?

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Michael Leader @michaeljleader.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Should have posted this for 'World TV Day' but... over 100,000 TV programmes have been added to the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank. And the TV curators & I have put together 3 new curated collections showcasing some highlights from the new batch from ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.

A picture of the Curated Collections screen of the BFI Mediatheque interface, showing three featured collections: ITV in 100 Programmes, Channel 4 in 100 Programmes and Channel 5 in 100 Programmes.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Owning this painting from the final scene of The Addams Family will forever be on my bucket list.

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Frankenstein will have a theatrical run...

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

What’s a movie that felt like a fever dream? The Heart of the World (2000) directed by Guy Maddin.

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Aaron West @awest505.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I'm proud of this one, and it took awhile. These are people who have written essays for The Criterion Collection. These are some of the best scholars/writers on the planet. All worth a follow. I'll tag the accounts in comments. go.bsky.app/TmUGzWj

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Very excited to be working with BAFTA nom’d Toby-Alexander Smith on ‘Finding Calm’, a new short shooting in the new year. Will share more on it soon.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Brilliant, and clearly a labour of love. Bookmarking this one.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi! Welcome to all my new followers, and thanks for connecting. As an introduction, I’m a writer / director making films about oddballs and loners with puppets and practical effects. If you’d like to check out some of my work please do visit my website: chris-brake.com/director.html

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Just watched this, and it was wonderful. Sheds light on the pioneers of early animation via the extensive film reel collection of Tommy José Stathes, and makes the case for its urgent preservation.

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Thank you, that’s very kind of you! Although not sure how well it went down with the people who received it!

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Chris Brake @chrisbrake.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

If you like your short films with puppets and practical effects then give me a follow and check out ‘Cactus Boy’ here: chris-brake.com/cactus-boy.h... ★★★★★ UK Film Review ★★★★★ Indie Shorts Mag

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