Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Where do you go when the world gets too loud? This week on The Distant Fire we're closing our eyes and going to the place our imagination has built — and finding out what it's been trying to tell us all along. 011
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Should have used this one. And made the crew Fraggles. Miss Piggy could have been Penelope. Janice from The Electric Mayhem as Calypso. A massive Gonzo as the Cyclops, Kermit as Odyssey, Fozzie Bear as Wackammemnon. Writes itself. 011
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026New Episode Alert! Episode #2 of The Distant Fire is now live, with a cracking One Minute Exercise to open. Enjoy!* *Enjoyment can also include subscribing and sharing this. Ta! 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just found this one too. Cannot remember who I made it for. But it's now yours, should you ever need it. 120
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026@montimer.bsky.social It's your birthday! To celebrate I'm going to show you a picture that I have just found, but don't remember every making. Have an enormous day, you cool kid. 210
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Warm hugs to you in the moment, and a picture. And just to say that in this moment, to that little girl, you are everything that is good with the world. 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026“But if it’s guilt you’re looking for, Buffy, I’m not your man…All you will get from me is my support. And my respect.” RIP to the man gave this scene (and all the others) such great humanity. 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 29/05/2026The City of Lost Children, because it’s a film of squalid chaotic beauty that is rare nowadays. Also it’s about an old, evil, miserable dictator stealing the dreams of children so - you know… Intro: Lloyds of London. Leather jacket to be worn of course. 130
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I had completely forgotten about this. That WAS a great night. 120
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 09/01/2026The Walthamstow Granada - a stick-floored palace of a cinema. Now revived! 021
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Friends, 2025 was a sod of a year for many, but the warmth of good friends held us through. Let it be so again in 2026. Let us do as the gospel of Bill and Ted would have us do, and Be Excellent to Each Other. 100
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 24/12/2025A perfect Christmas Eve morning in Merry Muswell Hill with bustling bookshops, warm hot chocolates at the Crocodile Cafe, and scores of people wishing each other Merry Christmas. Tis the season friends! The Merriest of Christmasses to you! Now… Muppets! 110
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Happy Cheese and Pickle sandwich day to those who celebrate. Gloryholes ready for half past nine... 010
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Look 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. 020
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Happy #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! 020
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 16/09/2025This was a hard one to write. A true legend. www.heyuguys.com/robert-redfo... 032
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Just saw this treasure on the big screen. Still so brilliant. The world could do with more silly right now. 130
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 16/01/2025This one hurts badly. The master of the mystery who changed forever the way TV was made and watched. We got to see the world through his eyes, and what a pleasure that was. RIP you beautiful man. 010
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 09/01/2025You know what film was great? Bright Star. Cracking score too. 020
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Happy New Year everyone. Be like Bill and Ted, and Be Excellent to Each Other. 094
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Spending Christmas Eve the same way I did forty years ago, with these two. The Merriest of Christmasses to you all. 010
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Not least the Big Metal head on a table that was the most feared being in the galaxy. Happy days. 110
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Waking up on Saturday morning to this was such a treat. 110
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 19/11/2024As it’s snowing, what’s your favourite film with a snowy scene? Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter…and Spring (2003) 010
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Anyone who remembers the SNES classic Super Castlevania IV (which had THE best spooky music) would do well to visit the Epic Store as the Castlevania Anniversary Collection is their freebie of the week. 030
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024This really IS like old Twitter... Introduce yourself with One book 📚 One movie 🎥 One album 💿 One tv show 📺 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Very glad to see that @fesshole.bsky.social are on here too. Among the ribald humiliation and the mess of human life there are some of the best short stories ever written. Like this one - a whole world in four sentences! 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 04/07/2024Die hards and Democrats vote early. Enjoy the day you lovely people #Toriesout 010
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 05/05/2024Forever will be one of the defining cinematic moments of my life. Goosebumps. A gift. RIP Bernard Hill 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 08/01/2024Yet another reason for me to upgrade. Wonder if this is the year? 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 04/01/2024Apparently it’s been three years since I made my most convincing Photoshop edit ever. The Muppets Brazil. 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 31/12/2023Happy New Year you Excellent People. Hope It’s a good one - you deserve it. 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 15/12/2023With HeyUGuys not yet being over here it's my duty and my pleasure to offer up my favourite post of the year - The 2023 Truffles – The HeyUGuys Alternative Film Awards. See them now at www.HeyUGuys.com/the-2023-truffles-the-heyuguys-alternative-film-awards/ 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 09/12/2023RIP to the man who gave one of the greatest straight man performances on screen. The wonderful chaos of What’s Up Doc? would be totally untethered if not for Howard Bannister and his igneous rocks. 000
Jon Lyus @jonlyus.bsky.social · 01/12/2023In the interests of bringing more joy into the world here's one of the greatest things ever. 110