Oliver Reed.

So proud to be just a small part of the rebel alliance standing up for Birmingham and our incredible creative communities and institutions. As someone who has zero arts skills (but can do a petition) there are SO many incredibly inspiring Brummies
theguardian.com/culture/2024/a…

If you remember this ad, you’re my kind of people. “We wanna boy togevaah”
youtu.be/V9DIDMeOJlY?si…

On this day in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born. Despite being a polymath, the man couldn't draw a vulva to save his life.

when Robert Bresson died, on 18 December 1999, the number one song in America was “Smooth” by Santana featuring Rob Thomas

So weird that yesterday when the sun was out life was worth living and now it is raining I couldn’t care less

Was asked on TV at the weekend about the dedication to Sinéad O’Connor in Hagstone.

If you create an artist character who is singular, lives on her own terms, makes sacrifices for her art, and is steadfastly committed to making work no matter what, that’s wholeheartedly Sinéad.

Absolutely fuck this fucking Jive Bunny Megamix weather.

Three very fine shows (and as always a very fine read).

Buy buy buy!

RIP Faith Ringgold, a dauntless and astonishingly inventive artist, activist, author, illustrator, sculptor, and children’s-book legend. The great ideas just kept coming. She was one of the signal cultural figures of our times.

I was right there in the auditorium for this electric Bullitt screening!

Screening at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) Saturday 31 August with an intro by yours truly!
macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/serial-…

Breaking News: Eleanor Coppola, a documentary filmmaker, died at 87. She chronicled the works of her husband, Francis Ford Coppola, and their daughter, Sofia. nyti.ms/49A4Cnd

Unreal.

I genuinely love this ending lol, I don’t care, it’s great.

this is a delayed continuation of a previous thought but Jesse Plemons is kind of a MacArthur-level genius of acting, the extent to which he elevates everything in unexpected directions with astonishing consistency is really a wonder to behold

😭