A huge thanks to @mrgodfrey.bsky.social for commissioning this and helping me work 81 years of a life into an exceptional final draft - easily the best editor I've worked with. And of course, thank you to Jan de Bont for his generosity sharing his time and his stories with me.
So thrilled to make my @empiremagazine.bsky.social debut profiling action movie legend Jan de Bont across 6 action-packed pages. We spent 3 hours together talking Speed, Godzilla movies, making L.A. think it was at war, meeting Stanley Kubrick and much more - grab the summer issue today!
lol no they didn't wait, the article goes through processes of editing - we have updated it now anyway!
I filed the piece a while ago, so the 65m number is from their Q2 quarterly earnings report which they reported 8th November which at the time was most up-to-date stats - the 75m number is from their latest quarterly earnings report.
For IGN, I ran the numbers (a lot of numbers) to understand whether the console war is still something that's raging on, or if it's just an echo of gaming's past, long overshadowed by a far greater threat.
www.ign.com/articles/is-...
Art, "good or bad, never dies": from Halloween haunter to Santa slasher, Damien Leone's TERRIFIER 3 (2024) continues to defy viewers to keep watching. Now on digital platforms via @signatureuk.bsky.social. Review for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social www.bfi.org.uk/terrifier-3-...
If you like that freaky, surreal and unsettling feeling analog-adjacent horror gives, then... watch Kim Kardashian's music video for Santa Baby? It's brilliantly devised from directors from Nadia Lee Cohen & Charlie Denis - i was genuinely glued to my phone the entire time.
youtu.be/QjEMLkgUHXQ?...
We pulling up to the function. #SonicMovie3
Art, good or bad, never dies: from Halloween haunter to Santa slasher, Damien Leone's TERRIFIER 3 (2024) continues to defy viewers to keep watching. Back in UK/Irish cinemas today. Review for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social www.bfi.org.uk/terrifier-3-...
My @ign.com debut has been gaining a little bit of traction, so just wanted to share it here.
In my opinion, the way AAA studios handle this industry-wide crisis over the next few years will likely decide how the next decade goes. #gaming
www.ign.com/articles/the...
top 10 simpsons moments
10. homer in space
9. bart prank calls moe
8. grandpa simpson falls asleep
7. bart and lisa
6. steamed food
5. cashier scans maggie at register
4. skateboarding bart
3. the simpsons on dvd
2. homer has a TRULY memorable moment
1. mr. burn
this is basically just Twitter 2.0 right
still sab astley, still a publicity executive for Signature Entertainment by day, freelance ents, culture & games journalist by night
got a BIG interview cookin' for the end of the year - stay tuned for that.
could i possibly be added?
Here is my UK film critics starter pack. I'm sure ive left some people out. If I've left you out, please do give me a shout and I will add you. go.bsky.app/VgDkp85