Seán Costello

On the radio in the corner shop just now: Edwin Starr singing “War (What Is It Good For?)” #GoodGod

I will!

Promotional image for the BBC drama Waiting for the Out, written by Dennis Kelly

Thanks to those on here who recommended this. I was expecting philosophy, but not laugh-out-loud human comedy. A brilliant opening episode.

Wire-haired dachshund puppy sitting in a sun-dappled garden

Garden ornament

Love a U-Bahn station.

A wire-haired dachshund eyeing up a pint of Guinness

Pub dog

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Cover of Johnny Cash’s 1971 album, Man in Black

“‘Til things are brighter, I’m the man in black.” Johnny Cash, born OTD in 1932

Two wire-haired dachshund pups sleeping on a sofa

Bedfellows

Or an album of sad and soulful country songs

Two black-and-tan wire-haired dachshunds sharing a bed

Brothers

Thank you, and yes, this city would look great on screen.

A cobbled street with red-brick Georgian houses and an elegant street lamp

Street corner, Chester, viewed from the city walls

Beautiful shot.

Chelsea Hotel, if I’m not mistaken…

Schön.

I was in King’s Cross station. Mainly, I just looked at people. And people are, I mean, you stand in the station for an hour, which is what I’ve just been doing. All human life is there. There are endless numbers of movies there ready to be made … You see walking tragedies and you see things that are a laugh basically. So for me, the treats are looking at humanity, really, at people.

Looking at humanity: Mike Leigh, born OTD in 1943

“It puts me in mind of Bezos’s other marquee product, another service that dealt a disastrous blow to books.”

Brassaï looking through the viewfinder of his camera on the Boulevard Saint Jacques at night, c.1930

“The eye of Paris.”—Henry Miller on #Brassaï

God yes.

It’s what kills you.

Thanks for the tip! Have added these to the watchlist.

Haven't seen but will investigate!

The family relationships and dynamics are so believable. Wonderful writing and performances.

I’ll definitely be watching it again. In its depiction of the way life can bleed into filmmaking it reminded me quite a lot of The Souvenir, and packs a similar emotional punch.

Poster for Sentimental Value (2025) directed by Joachim Trier

Found this utterly absorbing: an intense exploration of family relationships and artistic creativity

A high contrast colour photo of a person in a cream coloured coat and hat waiting at a crossing. There's a green car and a person in leather on a motorbike.

A man in a suit stands on a blue and white bathroom regarding himself in a mirror. It's very cinematic.

A garage with a fuel pump, a Volkswagen Beetle, and strong sunlight hitting a building in cream and red.

The foggy window of a launderette, tinted green. A bike is propped against the window.

Taking a moment to marvel at the photography of Harry Gruyaert.

Nice to feel this word today #apricity

Thelma Ritter and James Stewart keeping an eye on the neighbours in Rear Window (1954)

“It’s probably nothing important—just a little neighborhood murder, that’s all.” Thelma Ritter, born OTD in 1902

On a shadowy footbridge overhung with trees, looking towards a gate leading to blue sky and sunshine

I’ll follow the sun