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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 12h

In relation to my next video, I have been listening a lot to Chaka Khan's I Feel For You album, from 1984. It is one of the best and probably one of the most influential albums of the 1980s. New York electro soul, hip-hop & freestyle sounds put into pop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIei...

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Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Full Album Video)

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Very sad to read this. I wanted to speak to John Grover for my new video. He was an incredibly skilled editor & ludicrously underused. Labyrinth & Lifeforce both benefit so much from the pacy rhythms of a 007 editor, rather than the ponderous style associated with the fantasy genre of that time.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Three Days of The Condor (1975) GoldenEye (1995) The scene of innocent office workers being mowed down in the former feels to me like a strong inspiration for the scene in the latter. Both have a surviving main character on break & lots of effective close ups of guns firing.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tim Burton's memory of fan behaviour at a sneak peak of Superman in 1978 (from Cinefex):

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For the filmmaking nerds: I appreciate how Gizmo (but not the bag) is made to look like he's been shot at a frame number lower than 24fps.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I still love the moody atmosphere of this show, or at least this intro. Everything happens at dusk, plus moody synthesisers and westerns just work so well together. I love the music especially at 00:16-27:00 and the sound effects of the aircraft at 00:22 are burned into my mind.

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Oliver Harper @oliverharper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NEW VIDEO - My latest Retrospective/Review on The Neverending Story II is now live on YouTube! youtu.be/QHjWW6PF9oY

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The Neverending Story II (1990) Retrospective/Review

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's #BatmanDay Another opportunity to plug this, for anyone who wants to know far too much about Batman Forever and why exactly it is what it is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xA4...

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Batman Forever (1995) Has Two Faces

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Darkwing Duck Episode: Clash Reunion (1992) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Real Ghostbusters turns 40 today! I watched this show when it first aired in the UK without knowing there was a Ghostbusters movie. When the film eventually played on UK TV in 1988, I assumed it was a spin off of the animated series! Great memories of this beautiful artwork on merchandise.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

RIP producer Jeremy Thomas, 77. Credits include The Last Emperor, Only Lovers Left Alive, Dom Hemingway, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Shout, Bad Timing, The Good Boy, 13 Assassins (2010), The Dreamers, Young Adam, High-Rise, A Dangerous Method, Crash (1996), Little Buddha, Sexy Beast, and more.

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A collection of posters from GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE (2024) Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A selection of posters for KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017) Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The score to Mortal Kombat Annihilation was ahead of its time. Nowadays it sounds like a retro techno/orchestral hybrid from something like the recent Masters of the Universe. I also think the MK films got the ball rolling for action music heard in The Matrix movies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpGS...

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George S. Clinton - Into Outworld

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happy 35th syndicated Birthday to Darkwing Duck! Five years ago I made the biggest deep-dive retrospective of the show available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyCB...

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Darkwing Duck (1991-1992) Retrospective / Review

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I believe the opening title sequence of Out of Africa (1985) was the first non-genre/special effects movie that Industrial Light and Magic worked on. A miniature train was filmed against a bluescreen and composited over background plates of Kenya (that look like stills).

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

More KK 2005 posters Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

More posters for KK 2005. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Holiday on the Buses (1973) Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987) Both of these scenes were filmed at Elstree Studios, in the exact same area outside of (the now demolished) Stage 5, which was dressed to look like both a suburban London bus station and the bottom of a Metropolis Skyscraper.

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There were many posters for Peter Jackson's 2005 KING KONG. This is my favorite. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Revisiting David Bowie's early albums. So much breathtaking work and many seamless reinventions.

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Final KKL posters. Who'd a thought there could be so many? Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Amusing that this 1993 Disney Aladdin lunchbox was made by the company Aladdin, and both of their logos share opposite bottom ends of the sticker.

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My favorite KING KONG LIVES poster. I especially like how prominently it features Stevie Nicks, a rock band, and David Cronenberg. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

RIP Peter Cullen, best known for voicing Optimus Prime in many incarnations of TRANSFORMERS, but who also provided vocalizations for Kong, Lady Kong, and Baby Kong in 1986's KING KONG LIVES. #KingKong #KingKongLives #Transformers #PeterCullen

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

KING KONG LIVES posters are in abundance Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Even more KING KONG LIVES. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

US Theatrical release poster for KING KONG LIVES. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

One of my favourite Tim Curry roles was as the voice of Darkwing Duck villain Taurus Bulba, in the shows initiation episode & syndication opener. His performance matched the characters sizeable physical presence, elevating a one-story baddie to one of the shows most memorable adversaries.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I’ve just seen this video of David Bowie and Thomas Dolby at Live Aid. At the time, Bowie was filming Labyrinth and Dolby was about to write songs for Howard The Duck, both George Lucas productions with radio controlled creature suit characters. youtu.be/U5a3PUsFm_A?...

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

About 90-95% of Gilda (1946) is set indoors, but it always feels cinematic and part of a large world.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Happy 36th Birthday to my favourite Sam Raimi film (and just generally a favourite movie of mine). Here's a rare example of a movie poster superior to the original, but also looks like it was officially produced for the film at the time of the its release. Credit @darkdesign.pt

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

More posters for KK 76. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Quiet Man (1952) This appears to be an obvious, quaint, overly picturesque matte painting. The camera, background & sky are completely static. It turns out that this is actually real photography of Ireland, on 3 strip Technicolor. It’s magical.

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

More posters for KK 76 Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Oliver Harper @oliverharper.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A little late to the table but here is my thoughts on The End of Oak Street! youtu.be/lmHqpypn4sI

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The End of Oak Street (2026) Review

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Ray Morton @raymorton1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Certain versions of Berkey's illustration were retouch to give Kong a smoother hairdo. At Paramount, this version was known as the "Travolta head" Kong. Read more in my book KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, available now

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I saw this posted elsewhere today and it made me smile.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sad to hear of the passing of composer and keyboardist Nick Glennie-Smith. He started as a successful sessions musician and became a longtime associate of Hans Zimmer (the guy in the cowboy hat at Zimmer's concerts). Probably my favourite of his non-film tracks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UT...

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Ahead of the Game

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Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Legendary effects makeup artist Tom Savini's house was recently damaged in a housefire. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support him. filmstories.co.uk/news/gofundm...

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GoFundMe campaign launched to support makeup effects legend Tom Savini

Legendary effects makeup artist Tom Savini's house was recently damaged in a housefire. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support him.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I see so many fake A.I. behind the scenes videos now on social media, specifically of movie disaster scenes being filmed using miniature effects. They are presented as real, romanticising in-camera special effects, without understanding how any of it is achieved.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Steven Spielberg planned to direct a Peter Pan film in 1985, hiring his Temple of Doom production designer Elliot Scott (he gets special thanks on Hook, designed by Norman Garwood). '85 Pan was cancelled & Scott designed Labyrinth, which had a Darling style bedroom. Labyrinth (1986) Hook (1991)

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Comic book city rooftop sets are my favourite genre of art direction for TV commercials.

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Tim Partridge @timpartridge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I love how Screaming Mad George adapted Hajime Sorayama's Bio-Mechnical Warrior design for the movie Space Truckers.

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