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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 4h

Games media cuts have felt unending for a while, but the mood feels especially grim among indie outlets with the latest wave of layoffs. More than ever, if the game industry values its media, it needs to support them. Buy some advertising, sponsor content, purchase subs. It makes a big difference.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 3h

When Adobe asks to be added to my task bar, the only two answers it offers are 'Yes' or 'No, thanks.' Neither of those was the response I wanted to give. Where's the 'Piss off' option?

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What are your plans for Wednesday night? If you're near Birmingham, why not join us at the Mockingbird Cinema for Film Stories Live? Simon will bring with him behind-the-scenes from movies, money-can-buy prizes and much more! Grab your tickets here: mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdC...

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Simon Brew: Film Stories Live | Mockingbird Cinema

Wed 30 Sep to Wed 2 Dec

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You know what you don't get on the internet? Lovely opening splash pages. Here are a few from the new edition of Film Stories magazine.

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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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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Am writing things. Couldn't tell you if they're good, but they're getting written.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New issue incoming. Been difficult keeping this one under wraps...

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On a train that's vaguely running on time, drinking coffee that vaguely tastes like coffee.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

RIP Susie Tullett. What a life.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And still waiting in a Zoom room...

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Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My deepest hope for the increasing likelihood that, like, 4 guys are going to own the entire entertainment industry is that we're going to get an avalanche of incredible indie work in every medium that finally buries the safe, four quadrant approach everyone has been following for too long.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Birmingham! www.filmstories.co.uk/live

My next live show in Birmingham, a poster with the date of 30th September 2026, 7.30pm start time, and me entirely comfortably edited into The Odyssey.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And the final cut of the film edges closer.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I also held the door open once for Christopher Tookey, when he was film critic for the Daily Mail, and he also didn't say thank you. I remember things like that.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I have held the door open for Tom Watson once, and he didn't say thank you.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've just walked past a cafe with its menu done via some AI generative thing and I went to the one next door with a few words scrawled on a board.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Birmingham! www.filmstories.co.uk/live

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AI has picked up one email address I've not used for some time. All of a sudden, over the past few months, a whole bunch of 'outreach' emails appears to have found it.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good news!

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Obviously, I entirely trust OpenAI and Nvidia bosses to police and manage the threat of AI. How staggering that people could think these billion dollar companies don't have our best interests at heart.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ace news! I've just had an invitiation to enter the Webby awards, and they've selected me because they've taken "particular notice" of my work! Ace! Oh, hang on. "Entry fee ranging from $395 - $715 for single entries is required to submit your work." I have taken 'particular notice' of that. No.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ah, music CDs. Where you can listen to music without the ads playing between tracks.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Awake. Still not happy about it.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

First time watch: The Red Shoes. Shame on me.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Given how AI posters/flyers/web ads seem to be advertising everything at the moment, I'd like to announce I'm retrospectively withdrawing my criticism of IMSI's 1,000,001 clipart pack.

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People of #Newcastle! Simon Brew is bringing Film Stories and his live show to you on 1st October. Two thirds of tickets already gone! More details and ticket booking can be found right here... buff.ly/C7kU2c5

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm assuming that some Claude-a-like has picked up one of the Film Stories email addresses, as I'm getting an influx of pitches from around the world, from people I'd suggest haven't read a single word we've ever put out. You can tell.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This shouldn't be a 'normal' headline. This isn't normal. Had someone not quit and raised the alarm earlier in the week, would Anthropic have done this? And yet the AI Kool-aid continues to be swallowed, virtually accepted as 'it's inevitable.'

BBC headline: "Anthropic blocks 'malicious use' of AI that could develop biological weapons"

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Ryan Lambie @ryanlambie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's the article one reader has described as 'wonderful': a non-timely exploration of 2015's Solace, which for a few weeks was going to be the sequel to Seven. filmstories.co.uk/news/solace-...

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Solace | The would-be Seven sequel that time has already forgotten

Anthony Hopkins led the cast in 2015’s Solace - an iffy serial killer thriller that bears the hallmarks of its origins as a Seven sequel.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm out of pocket now because this train is on time, and I can't claim the regular Delay Repay payment. Bah.

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Awake, and not happy about it...

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please, again, stop using AI to construct your outreach email. Please. They stand out like a fart in a car.

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Jeanie Finlay @jeaniefinlay.com · 05/09/2026

This is what happens when you programme by ai My new film was made in Hartlepool. About a fishing community in Hartlepool. Film is being released nationally, we’re booking cinemas across Uk. Guess where we can’t book? You guessed it. Vue Hartlepool “Too much of a risk” Help us convince them

All Rivers
Spill Their Stories
To The Sea
A FILM BY JEANIE FINLAY
POOL SOLUTIO
DO YOU WANT TO SEE THIS FILM IN HARTLEPOOL?
Vue, Hartlepool is not convinced there is an audience for this film, help us show them there is!
Leave a comment + share with your friends.
Thank you!

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