11 April 2026 in Melbourne, part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF).Back in 2015 we saw Kate Dehnert's show Pony Yell at MICF and it was brilliant. Surreal, magical and very, very silly. Since then I have been keeping an eye out for her shows but

As Groucho Marx once said, time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. (Ha!) But seriously, folks, time just keeps on slipping into the future; before we know it, it’s going to be time for the 2026 TCM Summer Under the Stars celebration – and despite my best intentions to review every new-to-me […]

The first recording today starts with trails for Sorry I’ve Got No Head! and Bamzooki. Then it’s another new show (for the blog anyway) with What’s New Scooby-Doo? – E-Scream. It opens at a big videogame conference, so you can tell this is modern Scooby Doo, and thankfully, it’s modern enough that the grim spectre of Scrappy Doo is […]

"Meet the unsung heroes behind the greatest music of our time." My local cinema club is back on at the village hall, and this was their first showing. It was 12 years ago almost to the day since I last saw it but frankly there’s not much ...

A reimagined version of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan is currently playing at the Arches Lane Theatre. Adapted by Ruthie Black, Peter Hinton-Davis & James Saxby, the typically three/four-hour long play has been compressed down to a suggested running time of 90 minutes (although it actually only ran to 70 minutes at my performance), and […]

Billy Bletcher — of THE LOST CITY ill-fame — has an oneiric kerfuffle with a giant lobster in this inexplicable 1928 short. The diminutive thesp succumbs to a midnight feast of lobster and pickle, leading inevitable to an animated dream sequence in which the warring comestibles raise not-so-merry hell in a drawing of his stomach. […]

by Team Experience Which actress deserves an Aunt Gladys style comeback most? Stone? Perez? Lewis? The possibilities are almost endless! We received a really fun request from a reader (Thank you, Brian!) a week or two back. Amy Madigan rose from the dead (pop culture figuratively speaking) 40 years after her first Oscar nomination (Twice in a Lifetime discussed here) to not only break the record of the actress with the longest gap between nominations (the previous record holder being Helen ...

Vitals Tommy Lee Jones as Coley Blake, laconic career criminal Southwestern United States, Summer 1976 Film: Jackson County Jail Release Date: April 11, 1976 Director: Michael Miller Costume Designer: Cornelia McNamara WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background The grindhouse cult classic Jackson County Jail was released fifty years ago today, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Yvette Mimieux, and the late Robert […] The post Tommy Lee Jones in Jackson County Jail appeared first on BAMF Style.

Video transcript: A Doll’s House at the Almeida Theatre is a modern adaptation of Ibsen’s play. First thing to say about that is, this is the second modern adaptation I’ve seen in a few weeks, the first one being Summerfolk at the National Theatre, and both playwrights have chosen to liberally sprinkle swear words. Now […]

The Lusty Men (1952)

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Sometimes, weird synchronicity happens.  So, today, I came across this very funny pastiche of Cell Block Tango, starring six of your favorite Disney Princesses.  I suppose it answers any questions I might have once had about what happens to a Disney Princess after the credits roll and she settles down with her Prince.  Frankly, each one of them did not get the happy ever after that they envisioned – and I must admit that one or two of the princes might have got what they deserved (best line: ...

Bevor die Bärlauchsaison wieder komplett durch ist, hau ich hier nochmal schnell ein Rezept raus, für einen leckeren Kichererbsensalat mit Mozzarella & Bärlauch. Mein Garten war nämlich rappelvoll mit dem grünen Zeug – und wat da ist, wird auch ordentlich verwertet. Die Bärlauch Saison geht ja so von März bis Mai, aber zum Ende hin wird der Bärlauch auch deutlich lascher im Geschmack und verliert an Aroma. Wenn ihr keinen mehr bekommt, macht euch keinen Stress – klappt auch super mit frischem…

Two inner-city teenagers engage in an obsessive, innocent flirtation fueled by Lila’s sexually explicit overtures. Great coming-of-age movie, based on a story published under a pseudonym, telling the encounter between the author and Lila, a beautiful young woman. It’s a story about passion (teenage passion), self-discovery, teenage relationships, but it also portrays a reality of mixed cultures. It describes very well the shock between different cultures which stand side-by-side in the French…

The one positive thing I can say about the new Mario movie is that it made me even more appreciative of the wonderful games

This could be described as an elongated and inverted Power Rangers special, where the kids are bad and the parents are toxic and the villains are goofy-gorey and the lessons are the same.It's super fun in a heightened camp sort of way - had me laughing out loud watching it at home - and I appreciate someone stretching the idea as far as it could go.I laughed the most at the throwaway lines ("well, this TV just won't stop bleeding") and background characters (the way Cassius 3000 has an "idle ...

Okay, I was going to link how much I liked ChaO at Fantasia last year and how annoying it was to see a trailer on Wednesday but not have it open here today, but my Letterboxd entry seems to have disappeared since this morning! I suppose it's possible I've deleted it since yesterday, but weird, and downloading my data suggests it wasn't there at all! Sadly, you've got to head out to Methuen to

2019’s READY OR NOT is a blend of kill or be killed motifs lifted from THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME dunked in seventies era occult paranoia and TOM & JERRY level violent slapstick. The jewel in its crowd-pleasing crown is a fierce performance by Samara Weaving portraying a betrayed woman on... The post Ready Or Not 2: Here I come & They Will Kill You first appeared on kindertrauma.

Happy weekend, everyone! The 12th Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon is less than a week away, and fellow bloggers are still welcome to sign up. In the meantime, please enjoy this piece on a film that we’re all waiting to be … Continue reading →

I am back in Bengaluru. Slept and rested a bit. I watched One Battle After Another on the way to Sydney and Naked Gun 2 on the way back. I really liked how One Battle After Another is told, DiCaprio’s role, the chemistry between father and daughter, and the climax. It’s a good...

by Tam Phan (Secret Asian Man) Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song is, in no way, a comfortable film. Independently written, co-produced, scored, edited, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles, the movie starts by grabbing you by the neck, throwing you into the streets, and expecting you to survive or get left behind. From the beginning, … Continue reading [April 10, 1971] Sweetback’s Silent Survival in a System of Subjugation (April 1971 Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song) → The post [Apr...

The Fritzes award recognizes outstanding movie interfaces, essential to enhancing the cinematic experience. The 2026 Best Narrative award goes to Pixar's "Elio," praised for its inventive interfaces. Other notable mentions include "Mickey 17," highlighting dark societal themes, and "Fantastic Four: First Steps," showcasing retro design. Continue reading →

IMPRESSIONS AND OBSESSIONS    The old `Players’ Theatre has a good eye of oddball new musicals, cheap enough to sample before anyone’s train home. And here off-Broadway’s Carmel Owen has made, with palpable love,  a romantic and indeed at times borderline … Continue reading →

The final free panel discussion for the Real Twin Peaks 2026 was held on Sunday, February 22 at Boxley’s in North Bend, Washington. Twin Peaks Blog author and long-time prop collector Vinnie Guidera spoke with Twin Peaks prop master Jeff Moore and assistant prop master Stephen Gibson about their work on the show’s second season. PROPPING... The post Real Twin Peaks 2026 – Propping Peaks: A Conversation with the Twin Peaks Prop Department appeared first on TWIN PEAKS BLOG.