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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If it was wooden, and in the shape of a horse, I might buy it.

Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It's the last film of the season, and we're going out in style for more Donald Pleasence in Venice, this time in Paganini Horror! Available on all platforms through the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social: shows.acast.com/wild-wild-po...

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Paganini Horror (1989, Luigi Cozzi) | Wild, Wild Podcast

Donald Pleasence Heads to Rome!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You wait two years for your favourite podcast to come back, and then they release two episodes (almost) back to back! This is another winner. It kept me entertained on the plane to China, and as I've been wandering around the hutongs today: open.spotify.com/episode/4oC1...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm all for that too! I bet Carol Morley would bring something interesting to the table.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I know what you mean. I can get into them as it's a wonderful tradition to continue, but I do sort of wish they'd give someone else the keys to have a go. Imagine getting a different filmmaker each Christmas, like Shane Meadows, Ben Wheatley or Lynne Ramsey?!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I thought Digger was great and that it would probably have received more favourable reviews if it didn't star Tom Cruise, and if it was made in Spanish.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The long-awaited next episode in our Donald Pleasence season is available now on all platforms. Join us as we head to Venice to hunt Nosferatu! Available as part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social: shows.acast.com/wild-wild-po...

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Nosferatu in Venice (1988, Augusto Caminito) | Wild, Wild Podcast

Donald Pleasence Heads to Rome!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It turns out that the trailer only gives us the tip of the iceberg, no pun intended.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My #letterboxdfriday makes me look very current. I thought Digger was great but I can see why it’s divisive. I also loved Beau is Afraid, if adds context.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Around 15 years ago I spent an hour at Esther Rantzen’s house shooting a video for a charity she was involved with. I can confirm that she was lovely in real life as well as on telly.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just spent some time being interviewed on camera for an upcoming Hammer documentary. I was so nervous, but I think I got away with it. Forgot to take any photos, so you'll just have to take my word for it until it finally ends up on some massive boxset or other.

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Film Stories Issue 61 is finally here! We've got the exclusive story of how Ghosts are making their way to the big screen. Grab yours here: store.filmstories.co.uk/collections/...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So pleased that the OSS 117 trilogy is finally available on Blu Ray with English subtitles!

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Old British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 25/09/2026

[1979] The Old Grey Whistle Test - The Damned perform "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" alongside "Smash It Up" where they infamously trashed the stage towards the end of the song.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The new Shaun the Sheep film is terrific fun, but one again thanks to the vaguaries of film distribution, the perfect Halloween film has been released a month early.

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Ok Si: Shaun the Sheep Waves

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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A disgraced ex-RAF pilot is enlisted into a smuggling scheme... EDGAR WALLACE: THE MAIN CHANCE (1964) 1:05pm #GregoireAslan #TracyReed #EdwardDeSouza mystery thriller #TPTVsubtitles

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Calling all Sherlock Holmes, Christopher Lee, Terence Fisher and German krimi fans! Check out Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace by Classic Heroes Publishing on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/299...

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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace

The book to the movie with Christopher Lee starring as Sherlock Holmes

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thanks! I know right? The things we will be able to see that we didn’t want to see.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My name goes through this new @imprintfilms.bsky.social release like a stick of rock. Very proud to be involved in bringing British seventies cinema to the good people of Australia! How can you resist?

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I guess the main difference being they know what they’re doing

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Maybe I can figure out a way to make a million with AI before it all goes pear shaped

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s all mental. The people making the AI are saying “Yeah, it could kill us all,” but just keep going anyway, even though overwhelmingly the public all hate AI anyway. None of it makes any sense.

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Sarah Appleton @sarahappleton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Absolutely ecstatic to announce we finally got our passion project THE ORIGINS OF J-HORROR out into the world thanks to the amazing people at @imprintfilms.bsky.social - and to have our documentary THE J HORROR VIRUS on blu-ray as well is the icing on the cake!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've just poured petrol all over my carpet, and there's a chance that if I drop this lit match my house could burn down. But I'm still standing here, lighting matches. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over

AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Saw Jon Ronson’s live show The Castle last night in Brighton. He’s such a fantastic storyteller, and this one is amazing. Highly recommended. Quote of the night goes to my son when we met Jon afterwards: “I’ve never read one of your books but I do love Okja.”

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The latest episode of Wild, Wild Podcast sees us go back into the jungle with Donald Pleasence for action and adventure! Available on all platforms through the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/40EP...

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Last Platoon (Angel Hill: l'ultima missione, Ignazio Dolce, 1988)

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You’re welcome! Also really enjoyed your appearance on Goon Pod. Looking forward to reading your Hard Day’s Night book!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have it from an industry insider that he actually took the wrap for his son. I like to think that's true.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Having been researching Taiwanese cinema lately, I just watched tarzan and the Treasure on @cultpix.bsky.social and it's really fun. The Taiwan Film Institute are doing an amazing job restoring some real nuggets from their vaults. www.cultpix.com/movie/tai-sh...

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Tarzan and the Treasure | Cultpix

Two Taiwanese soldiers stationed by the Japanese in Malaysia map out where the Japanese hid a treasure. 15 years later, the niece of one of the soldiers tries to find it, while avoiding some gangsters...

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Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

GP Film Club: JABBERWOCKY (1977) ** FREE TO ALL, NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED ** www.patreon.com/GoonPod/post... This week Chris Diamond on Terry Gilliam's solo directorial debut starring Michael Palin, Max Wall & Harry H Corbett, in a film packed with dust, dirt, dismemberment, death and Dennis.

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Jabberwocky (1977) | Goon Pod Film Club

“It seems to me that my subjects are a pain in the arse!” - King Bruno the Questionable You’re all cordially invited to a Bring Your Own Mou

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

And just like that, after two days of editing, another commentary track is off to the label.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another commentary in the can this evening.

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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#RecipeOfTheDay is particularly helpful if you have a staling loaf about the place: it’s that wonderful Italian bread and tomato salad, Panzanella. You do need good tomatoes, but it’s an excellent use of old ones getting wrinkly and splitting in a warm kitchen. www.nigella.com/recipes/panz...

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Panzanella

Panzanella, which sounds as though it should be the name of the beautiful heroine in a ballet or a fairy tale, is the word for a damp and tomatoey bread salad from Italy. Not only is it a good way of ...

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Submitted a video essay yesterday about British horror films, and now moving on to preparing a commentary track. My side hustle is keeping me too busy, but what's a guy to do?

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Do I want to record a commentary track for an incredibly rare tokusatsu film? That I've never even heard of and don't know anything about? And can i deliver it in three weeks? Yeah, why not?

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Kamen Rider Blade Kazuma Kenzaki Poses

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Never a day goes by when this is not true.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New episode of Wild, Wild Podcast out now, where we talk about Phantom of Death, and also have some exclusive interviews with two Italian cinema legends! Available through the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social on all platforms. open.spotify.com/episode/5q3w...

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Phantom of Death (Off Balance, Ruggero Deodato, 1988) featuring Luigi Cozzi and Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

That book started giving me really weird dreams so in the end I stopped reading it!

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I certainly did! There are a lot of jokes in there aimed at the parents, but my young niece and nephew loved it and said it was the best Minions film yet, so who knows?

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Minions and Monsters is a great way to introduce kids to Hollywood history. And it’s also really really funny.

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Toot Toot James

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I may have got a bit carried away buying fumetti whilst in Milan last weekend.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The glory days of being invited to press events and private parties as a Cinema Retro writer.

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Dr Retro @retroramblings.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have to show this photo off. Slightly out of focus but still very proud of having met him briefly.

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