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The Film ‘89 Podcast™️ @film89.bsky.social · 19h
On Episode 160 of The #Film89Podcast, Neil, @skyemovies.bsky.social & @leightwinst.bsky.social, celebrate the 40th anniversary of @thehorrormaster.bsky.social’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

www.film89.co.uk/the-film-89-...

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On Episode 160 of The #Film89Podcast, Neil, @skyemovies.bsky.social & @leightwinst.bsky.social, celebrate the 40th anniversary of @thehorrormaster.bsky.social’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

www.film89.co.uk/the-film-89-...

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podomatic & more.
October 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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October 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Galaxy Quest (1999)

#SciFi #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies
October 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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In Rashomon (1950), ambiguity arises from four contradictory views of a murder. With no objective perspective, each witness - bandit, wife, slain samurai, and woodcutter - revises the crime in relation to their interest, turning a single event into incompatible accounts.
October 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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#Film89ShotOfTheDay
No.3254
Parasite (2019)
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Cinematographer: Kyung-pyo Hong
October 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.3254
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Director: Ken Hughes
October 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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On Episode 160 of The #Film89Podcast, Neil, @skyemovies.bsky.social & @leightwinst.bsky.social, celebrate the 40th anniversary of @thehorrormaster.bsky.social’s cult classic Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

www.film89.co.uk/the-film-89-...

Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podomatic & more.
October 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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moremovies.co.uk
Time to put the washing out 🎬
#filmsky #moviesky #horror
October 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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theoldhollywood.bsky.social
Rock Hudson in the make-up chair during production of Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Actor Rock Hudson — in costume, dressed in a white shirt — captured while seated in profile, looking straight ahead, a white towel under the right side of his neck as a make-up artist applies a grey sheen to his right temple as part of the ageing process for his character Bob Merrick, in a medium-length black-and-white shot taken during a break from filming on the set of Magnificent Obsession (1954)
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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BLADE II (2002, Guillermo del Toro)
October 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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#Film89ShotOfTheDay
No.3253
Macbeth (1948)
Director: Orson Welles
Cinematographer: John L. Russell
October 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.3253
The Warriors (1979)
(Artist: @darkdesign.pt)
Director: Walter Hill
October 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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ultrakillblast.bsky.social
October 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Late Night with the Devil (2023)

🎬🖤🎬🖤🎬🖤
October 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Toshirō Mifune in Rashōmon (1950)
Captured in a piercing, sun-drenched close-up, Toshirō Mifune delivers a visceral portrait of raw physical intensity as the volatile bandit Tajōmaru in Akira Kurosawa’s cinematic masterpiece Rashomon (1950). Sweat glistens across his brow and cheekbones beneath the oppressive heat, while his narrowed, predatory gaze and furrowed brow radiate an unpredictable mixture of suspicion, pride, and feral defiance. Bound in a coarse, dark cloth head-wrap over disheveled hair, Mifune's weathered features and dark stubble reflect the untamed existence of an outlaw living on the margins of society. The photograph evokes a palpable sensory environment: the stifling, humid heaviness of the ancient forest, the relentless drone of summer cicadas echoing through the canopy, the abrasive scrape of rough-woven hemp against dust-streaked skin, and the blinding glint of high-noon sunlight breaking through the leaves. As the film that catapulted post-war Japanese cinema onto the global stage, Rashomon redefined narrative storytelling through its revolutionary exploration of subjective memory, human vanity, and moral ambiguity. Adapted from Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short stories "In a Grove" (Yabu no Naka) and "Rashōmon," the plot constructs four conflicting testimonies surrounding a single violent encounter in the woods. Mifune’s landmark performance turned the traditional samurai-era villain into a kinetic, animalistic force, seamlessly fusing explosive physical theatricality with deep psychological insecurity. Collaborating with visionary cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, Kurosawa famously used angled mirrors inside the dense forest set to bounce harsh, natural sunlight directly onto the actors' faces, creating a striking visual rhythm that visually manifests the fractured, elusive nature of truth.
October 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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#Film89Podcast
October 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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#Film89ShotOfTheDay
No.3253
Macbeth (1948)
Director: Orson Welles
Cinematographer: John L. Russell
October 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.3253
The Warriors (1979)
(Artist: @darkdesign.pt)
Director: Walter Hill
October 7, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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October 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Prince of Darkness (1987) 🎥

Directed by John Carpenter

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October 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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On a coffee break, Rock Hudson and Sidney Poitier during filming of SOMETHING OF VALUE (Richard Brooks, 1957).
October 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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October 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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#Film89ShotOfTheDay
No.3252
Ninja Wars (1982)
Director: Kôsei Saitô
Cinematographer: Fujio Morita
October 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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#Film89PosterOfTheDay
No.3252
The Petrified Forest (1936)
(Italian Release Version)
Director: Archie Mayo
October 6, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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ultrakillblast.bsky.social
Martin Landau in ED WOOD
September 26, 2026 at 12:51 AM