Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I rather enjoyed it, though it felt like a stage play they decided to film instead. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026To be fair, I read 'The Naked Jape' and though interesting, it didn't really get beyond what you cover in the first chapter of 'Be Funny...'. And anyway, I imagine Carr's book will be hooked into the CBT market he's been wanging on about. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Watched #MatchboxTheMovie last night. Silly, derivative but fun nonetheless. Couldn’t stop thinking that if they wanted to make a film about Matchbox cars, why didn’t they just remake The Cannonball Run?static.klipy.comBurt Reynolds & Dom DeLuise: Cannonball SlapAlt: Burt Reynolds & Dom DeLuise: Cannonball Slap 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The BBC always tries to follow the market when it's USP is that it doesn't have to. 050 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I’ve watched this for five minutes and Superman still hasn’t turned up. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m hoping he does a Lee Evans, hits 50 and says that’s it I’m done. He’d be justified in taking on so much. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Seen a number of AI clips and they always seem so staid. I think's because there's a disjoint between creator and creation. If you draw, you engage with the materials, filmmakers with camera, musicians with instruments. With AI you have to translate that into a typeable phrase. There's a disconnect. 101 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026That thing… with the bloke from wotsit. You know, with the dog. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026*whispers* I’m editing a number of books where the narrator is like ‘blah blah blah, I CAN DO A VOICE, blah blah blah… ANOTHER VOICE…’ Sometimes, you just want to be told a story. 210 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9X...youtube.comHarry Enfield - The PlayboysYouTube video by TheUTubeTeamSucks 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ah... Strathmore, do say hello to Nic, Elspeth and the gang. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Mrs.Ross and I did a season of Proms many years ago and the late charge from tube to hall is very (nostalgically) familiar. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I don’t know if it was you… but there’s a certain camera technique that whenever it turns up in a film is known as Sir Digby Chicken Caesar. 020 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026You have to have the puppet. The reactions give life to the creation. I remember seeing Kermit being interviewed. Even with Jim Henson sitting there, they still talked to the frog. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Been teaching myself piano over the last couple of years for exactly this reason. 000 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I’ll say it again: I still hold that while Vic & (especially) Bob are comic geniuses. Jim Moir is probably the greatest surrealist alive today. 050 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Two points: 1, Play is vital it’s how we learn; “adults” dismiss it as it’s hard to quantify and test. 2, For good or ill, gaming media has been foundational for YouTube where there is an individual link to the audience, unlike broadcasters who can’t see how this would appeal to a mass audience. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Wrong publication… this should be on the @vizcomic.bsky.social letters page from someone called Bumchester Meadows or somesuch. 030 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Last week I was a four stone apology... now I'm two separate gorrilas. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I still hold that while Vic & (especially) Bob are comic geniuses. Jim Moir is probably the greatest surrealist alive today. 040 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026As a young thing, I dropped reading comics as, having only enough pocket money for 1 or 2 comics a week, being locked into buying multiple (often dull) issues over a number of months just to keep up didn’t cut it. Did I miss out? Possibly. Did I miss out. Nah, there’s a whole world out there. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The ‘Jaws’ effect… they were unable to make the film they wanted, but the restrictions forced them to concentrate on character and tone and we care about them. The new version changes stand out as they add little to character, pushing it out the way to say “look, flashy lights!” 030 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We used to do exactly this… for the entire playtime. 020 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanEggPod Express @eggpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Happy Revolver day! Here’s that source photos image that ended up all over the web uncredited. It was researched by Beatles fan (and great help for my Sgt Pepper source photos project) Sergey Obod. Yay, Sergey! 111436 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanRob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 04/08/2026My pitch would be to normalise releasing old movies at the same level of hype as new movies - I want to see Jaws in my local Vue and I want them to spend Odyssey money promoting it so we're all talking about Jaws (1975), and how it's relevant now, because it's a movie about capitalism will kill you. 1162 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026With The Odyssey being pushed as a film you *have* to see in IMAX, I’m sure old classics could be marketed as something to watch on the big screen. First time I ever saw Singing in the Rain was at the BFI and remains one of my great cinematic moments. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026John Higgs gave you a glowing write up in his newsletter. 110 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I once worked with an Australian… he always said it was easier to vote as it was a pain in the neck not to. You can always spoil your paper. Spoiled papers are counted. 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If I come across an innuendo, I’ll whip it out. 030 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Self-employed people! Sorry to put a downer on your Sunday, but in case you'd not seen, the Government wants us to pay our tax *monthly* like we're employees or something With the World Cup and all the politics, I'd missed the consultation they put out last month, which is here: 1/gov.ukTimely Payments in Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) 49404411 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanMatt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Actually flawless. 123100742302 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026With no one else standing, I want the people of Clayton to know that spoiled ballots are counted. I’d love to see him out voted by people scribbling “not him” on their votes. 100 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026How long was it before you spotted it was Tom and Barbara Good, who led a “good” life, and Jerry and Margo Leadbetter, who “led a better” one? Anyway just time to note that if Penelope Keith’s character had been called Hannah, it would have been Tom & Jerry, Hannah & Barbara. RIP Penelope Keith 810613 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanBut Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 18/06/2026"We All Stand Together" is one of the dozen or so best melodies of the last eighty years, and the performative distaste for it just shows how people care more for perceptions of coolness than for musical quality. 1822152 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A song designed (arrangement, video) to catch a child’s attention with lyrics of positivity that remind me of All You Need Is Love. Win or lose, sink or swim One thing is certain, we'll never give in Side by side, hand in hand We all stand together 010 0
Mr Ross Burman @mrrossburman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Oh no! His Secret Knowledge was a revelation to me. 010 0
Reposted by Mr Ross BurmanKath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 04/06/2026My memoir, A Mind Of My Own is now available in paperback which means it’s cheaper. Hurrah! If you’d like a dedicated copy repost this and I’ll do a random pick of five winners in the next couple of days. If you’ve already bought/read or listened to the audible version thank you! ♥️📚 33461362 0
