John Bleasdale
@www.johnbleasdale.com
The Magic Hours: the Life of Terrence Malick
Darkness Visible: the Cinema of Jonathan Glazer
Variety/Sight&Sound/The New World/Cinema Italia&Writers On Film podcasts
https://open.spotify.com/show/7LMnm5Gfb42qUV5qLdymMp?si=CC_zOz5ERTWFm_iij8ImAg
Darkness Visible: the Cinema of Jonathan Glazer
Variety/Sight&Sound/The New World/Cinema Italia&Writers On Film podcasts
https://open.spotify.com/show/7LMnm5Gfb42qUV5qLdymMp?si=CC_zOz5ERTWFm_iij8ImAg
When you watch Starship Troopers and miss that it’s a satire not an instruction manual
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
When you watch Starship Troopers and miss that it’s a satire not an instruction manual
Finally The Golden Compass is getting a sequel
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Finally The Golden Compass is getting a sequel
Happy birthday Ed Harris
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Happy birthday Ed Harris
Brand new EPIC Writers on Film. The first to break the 2 hour mark with Joseph McBride talking about his book with Danny Peary “I Loved Films But …”
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November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Brand new EPIC Writers on Film. The first to break the 2 hour mark with Joseph McBride talking about his book with Danny Peary “I Loved Films But …”
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...
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Train Dreams is such a beautiful film. And joins the list of the best Terrence Malick films Terrence Malick didn’t direct. Joel Edgerton gives the performance of his career. Restrained and subtle. Will Paxton provides the narration and there’s a sense of deep time few films achieve.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Train Dreams is such a beautiful film. And joins the list of the best Terrence Malick films Terrence Malick didn’t direct. Joel Edgerton gives the performance of his career. Restrained and subtle. Will Paxton provides the narration and there’s a sense of deep time few films achieve.
Funny because it’s true
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Funny because it’s true
Udo Kier
Over 200 films
RIP
Over 200 films
RIP
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Udo Kier
Over 200 films
RIP
Over 200 films
RIP
The sound design on Takeshi Miike’s Audition by Kenji Shibasaki is amazing
“Kiri kiri kiri”
“Kiri kiri kiri”
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The sound design on Takeshi Miike’s Audition by Kenji Shibasaki is amazing
“Kiri kiri kiri”
“Kiri kiri kiri”
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live I can’t give anymore
I can’t live I can’t give anymore
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I can’t live if living is without you
I can’t live I can’t give anymore
I can’t live I can’t give anymore
Been looking at the two different pics of the Eyes Wide Shut Blu-ray and honestly I like them both.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Been looking at the two different pics of the Eyes Wide Shut Blu-ray and honestly I like them both.
This is a really good idea. Can you think of any other films to at didn’t get a fair shake because of Covid? I think Malick’s A Hidden Life would’ve had a better theatrical run.
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is a really good idea. Can you think of any other films to at didn’t get a fair shake because of Covid? I think Malick’s A Hidden Life would’ve had a better theatrical run.
Post cease fire attacks?
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Post cease fire attacks?
What’s an advertising jingle from years ago no longer in use that you still remember and can sing to this day?
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
What’s an advertising jingle from years ago no longer in use that you still remember and can sing to this day?
Cold heading to work
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Cold heading to work
John Osborne was a prick.
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
John Osborne was a prick.
Excellent film. Funny surprising chilling and just generally great
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Excellent film. Funny surprising chilling and just generally great
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994). Why did John Sayles not direct all the movies? He’s one of the great humanitarian directors who can move you without resort to sentimentality. This Irish fable is such a beautiful piece of work with Haskel Wexler plainly enjoying the light and colour of Ireland.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Secret of Roan Inish (1994). Why did John Sayles not direct all the movies? He’s one of the great humanitarian directors who can move you without resort to sentimentality. This Irish fable is such a beautiful piece of work with Haskel Wexler plainly enjoying the light and colour of Ireland.
Watching The Ballad of a Small Player and I’m thoroughly convinced there’re only two great films about gambling. I think it’s because narrative gets rid of the randomness of play. The audience feels the game is rigged against the characters.
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Watching The Ballad of a Small Player and I’m thoroughly convinced there’re only two great films about gambling. I think it’s because narrative gets rid of the randomness of play. The audience feels the game is rigged against the characters.