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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is what happens when I talk about a #jamesbond novel. My analysis of Fleming's ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, the film, the comic strip, the radio drama, the book editions and cover artworks. youtu.be/xOmwh027lWg

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963) by Ian Fleming Book Analysis and Overview

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

When the @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA arrives and you find to your absolute shock that your name comes up between Wang Chung and Friedkin himself. *Faints* This is the first release since 1992 to have proper sounding original audio.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

One #jamesbond nerd talks about Thunderball for over two hours. I cover the entire saga, the court case, the novel, the films, the comic, the radio drama and the book editions. youtu.be/K6UbQTTu8G0?...

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Thunderball (1961) by Ian Fleming: Analysis and Overview

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My yearly musings on the @tcmtv.bsky.social Classic Film Festival programming and potential physical media releases. youtu.be/EmDbgd1RA84?...

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2026 TCM Classic Film Festival Highlights

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

When the world is screwy and you actively despise your job to the point that you’re driving through downtown in broad daylight with your windows rolled down blaring the main theme of 3 Days of the Condor while parking…all week. youtu.be/3Gwuo6Fto1U?...

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3 days of the Condor FULL OST

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I enjoyed discussing the James Bond 4K UHDs released so far and their various quirks on #BondAndBanter.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Thanks to @arrowvideo.bsky.social @flicker-alley.bsky.social Eureka and others for some of the finest physical media releases of all time last year. There’s a reason why they swept my nerdy disc awards. youtu.be/kbE33341qX0?...

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2025 Best Discs of the Year Awards

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I spent Valentine’s with Nick and Nora. If you haven’t read Hammett’s novel it’s FAR grittier and more convoluted than the film we adore.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

When you decide to study the audio preservation of the Pink Panther series and find it’s a rabbit hole of variations and problems including: Fake stereo, 5.1 remixes, stereo remixes, noise reduction, pitch problems, overprocessing, missing elements and some releases with no original audio at all.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

As usual, I don’t agree with some selections made for the NFR. Still this is the highest honor any film can receive. I find it deeply ironic that one of most deservedly won Best Sound Oscar films is on the same list with one of the worst ever mixes-which also got a Sound Oscar for some inane reason.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I review several media tie-ins to the 1990 Dick Tracy film in addition to the barebones Blu-ray release. One rewatch, many interviews, videos, articles, three script drafts, five books, two Beatty biographies (the man is an enigma) and more was consumed in making these. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Dick Tracy - YouTube

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

''Hollywood's like Egypt: full of crumbled pyramids. It'll never come back. It'll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the sands.'' - David O. Selznick Somewhere Jack Warner is screaming bloody murder. www.reuters.com/legal/transa...

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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal that would hand control of one of Hollywood's most prized and oldest assets to t...

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Some of the errors, deletions and sloppy work I’ve found so far in the terribly defective Atmos remixes of the Connery era #jamesbond 4K UHDs. These have hideous noise reduction levels, music replacements and crazy deletions. Do not ever listen to these botched things!!

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I had a lovely talk with Devan about the Dollars trilogy restorations @arrowvideo.bsky.social painstakingly carried out.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This must be an all timer Rick McCallum quote up there with “it’s so dense”. He says the “fun” of AOTC is similar to the “beauty” that occurs just before a car crash. From the oral history book Secrets of the Force.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

There is a 100% chance the copy of Lost Highway is completely rotted. That LD pressing is one of the worst rotters I’ve ever encountered. www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/142...

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David Lynch | Sony LaserDisc Player with Personal LaserDisc Collection

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Arrow’s LE of A Fistful of Dollars has arrived. I made it into a booklet.😳🤯 My research journey began with these films over 20 years ago as a geeky teen.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I’m trying to read all of the DC Pulp Heroes annuals from 1997. This Superman story is very fun with some Doc Savage flavor-and then on the last page there’s a cameo of Doc and the Fabulous Five. This makes me deliriously happy.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I talk about some of the highlights in this year’s Film on Film festival, which is the greatest repertory film festival program I’ve ever seen. The BFI has outdone themselves yet again. This is a film lover’s paradise. youtube.com/watch?v=IBaF...

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BFI 2025 Film On Film Festival Overview

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

When you’re reading a fan translated Young Indiana Jones KIDS book…and Young Indy holds a gun to the head of a Phantom of the Opera like madman to make him reveal the location of additional time bombs scattered throughout 1915 Venice. French Young Indy is hardcore like that.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

If I could somehow get my hands on them: Live And Let Die IB Tech release print Star Wars UK IB Tech release print

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

AMERICAN MADNESS is the definition of a lightning in a bottle film. Every film Capra made up to this point was very good or great, but to me this is the first indisputable masterpiece. Capra and Riskin were a perfect creative team and the production is absolute perfection. It still resonates today.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

One spot of unexpected good news found in the back of today’s FCBD Phantom issue. PHANTOM 2040 IS BACK! The most prescient future superhero reinvention series was cancelled FAR too soon and never gets any respect. This will be a new comic on Comics Kingdom.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

When something finally makes your very niche passions feel seen. Both Speed Racer and The Phantom for FCBD?!?! It’s like I’m dreaming.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

That canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I’m premiering my review of the Warner Archive 4K UHD and Blu-ray release of The Searchers. The Archive and Fidelity In Motion did excellent work on the disc release but it is yet another severely compromised Warner studio master with really glaring flaws. youtu.be/h8KKHoQojD0?...

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The Searchers (1956) 4K UHD and Blu-ray Review: Essential upgrade but crushingly disappointing

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I was interviewed for this article on the Warner DVD disc rot issue. If you have WB DVDs from 2006-2009 definitely check to see if they’re still working properly. I go into more details in this video update on what to look for: youtu.be/K8sXaH6Uxik?...

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Warner Bros DVD Disc Rot 2025 update: What to look for and How to proceed!

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Labyrinth of Horus is the best of the German #IndianaJones novels and one of the best Indy novels overall. A truly fun adventure now available in a lovely fan translation. youtu.be/d7WJGz3CMyk?...

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German Indy 7: Indiana Jones and The Labyrinth of Horus book review

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I made my annual #TCMFF highlights video. Each year is not only a treasure trove of rare print screenings but also an indicator of physical media releases to come. This year sees treasures from the BFI and never exhibited 8 perf full VistaVision prints! youtu.be/EYQpcnmJKsE?...

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2025 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule Highlights

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I had a blast recording this. We discussed the possibilities and likely elements used for the upcoming Warner Bros Connery era #jamesbond 4K UHDs.

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INDICATOR @indicator.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

HAPPENING NOW! www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/...

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

This makes me happy and it feels like perfect timing since I just reread Dr. No.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I’m premiering my review of the Warner 4K UHD of North By Northwest tonight. This is a major upgrade from past flawed restorations and video masters, but has a whole host of completely avoidable yet sadly typical Warner problems. youtu.be/0XVqXCDU9nE?...

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North by Northwest (1959) 4K UHD Review: Essential Upgrade Compromised by Warner's Gonna Warner

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

What childhood TV shows most directly influenced your personal aesthetic as an adult? Robert Osborne TCM intro/outros At the Movies Speed Racer The Avengers The Saint Batman the Animated Series Sunday Morning Shootout I was a strange child…

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I review the fan translated sixth German #IndianaJones novel, SECRET OF EASTER ISLAND. This book features the gloriously over the top climactic sequence I can only describe as Volcano Thunderdome. youtu.be/OUax-BO8b3U?...

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German Indy 6: Indiana Jones And The Secret Of Easter Island by Wolfgang Hohlbein Book Review

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I’m premiering my annual Best Physical Media Awards tonight before the Oscars start for anyone interested: youtu.be/fsdXWyxFMTA?...

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2024 Discs of the Year Awards Blu-Ray and 4K UHD

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American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s ’Nitrate Film Festival’ 🎞️🌟 What a privilege to host once-in-a-lifetime screenings with packed houses at the Egyptian! Here are some photos from our THE UNHOLY THREE (1930) nitrate screening introduced by author Michael Blake.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Gene Hackman always served the material itself. His performances were so complete that the craft was invisible and his name in the credits alone earned your attention. NIGHT MOVES is an acting masterclass. So are each and every one of his performances. variety.com/2025/film/ob...

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Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy Arakawa Found Dead in Santa Fe Home; Oscar-Winning Star of ‘French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’ Was 95

Gene Hackman (“The French Connection," "Unforgiven") and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home Wednesday. The Oscar-winning actor 95.

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I despise Amazon’s practices. Thanks to EON I’ll have to work for them. I will never give up on James Bond. To paraphrase a line from Fleming, James Bond was something of a father to me at a time when I happened to need one. I guess I’ve always liked a challenge. youtu.be/9aovD2WsEis?...

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Timothy Dalton on Bond

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Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

When you read a book that contains a sequence that is so delightfully over the top it takes you a moment to process it. This book has Indiana Jones in a sequence that can only be described as VOLCANO THUNDERDOME. I didn’t know that was something I needed right now. I did. Immensely.

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