And my personal Best Picture ranking:
1. I’m Still Here
2. Nickel Boys
3. Conclave
4. The Substance
5. The Brutalist
6. Dune: Part Two
7. Emilia Perez
8. Wicked
9. Anora
10. A Complete Unknown
(I’ll have to make do with I’m Still Here’s International win 🙌)
A fake ballot paper for the Oscars 2025, issued by Picturehouse cinema. The options selected are: - Best Picture: Anora - Actor: Adrien Brody - Actress: Demi Moore - Supporting actor: Kieran Culkin - Supporting actress: Zoe Saldana - Director: Sean Baker - Animated feature: The Wild Robot - Documentary feature: No Other Land - International film: I’m Still Here - Original screenplay: Anora - Adapted screenplay: Conclave - Original score: The Brutalist - Original song: El Mal - Emilia Perez - Cinematography: The Brutalist - Make-up and hair styling: The Substance - Costume: Wicked - Production design: Wicked - Visual effects: Dune: Part Two - Sound: Dune: Part Two - Editing: Conclave - Documentary short: The Only Girl in the Orchestra - Animated short: Wander to Wonder - Live action short: Anuja
My predictions. #Oscars
Tessa the golden labrador sits outside in front of a heart-shaped poster for Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Tessa the golden labrador sitting upright in a seat in a cinema screen
Adam holding Tessa the labrador up outside, in front of a heart-shaped poster for Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy and with the Cinema City Norwich building visible in the background
Tessa the labrador asleep on a blanket in the aisle of the cinema screen
Sunday morning cinema trip, to take Tessa the 🦮 to see Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.
A better behaved audience (about a third of whom were dogs) than some human-only screenings I’ve been to recently, and I wish I was exaggerating.
📍 Cinema City Norwich
Out on the #labourdoorstep this morning, talking to Bluebell Road residents 👇
(Saturday is the new Friday)
#LastFourWatched 🎥
The end credit roll on a film projector screen set up in front of an audience. The poster for the film ‘B Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979-1988’ is superimposed onto the photo.
John Foxx and Adam Buxton sat on stage. The projection behind them displays the artwork for the first Ultravox album alongside photos of Brian Eno and Steve Lillywight.
Great night at Norwich Arts Centre yesterday, kicking off Synth East ‘25, with a screening of B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979-1989 followed by Adam Buxton interviewing John Foxx.
Work to install the 600+ solar panels at Riverside Leisure Centre has now started. ☀️⚡️
The car park will be closed for six weeks while the works are completed, though blue badge parking is still available.
More info: www.norwich.gov.uk/news/article...
Sort our water graphic. Details of event in link.
My Water Bill in Parliament would make our water supply clean, accessible, climate resilient and democratic. Learn more and have your say on everything to do with water. Get your tickets here. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sort-our-w...
Play areas across the city are being upgraded as part of £2.2m investment to improve parks and play facilities; I’m pleased that Enfield Road, in University Ward, is up next 🛝
200+ residents took part in the consultation and voted on the final design.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2492907...
We revealed Nigel Farage’s voting record to his constituents in Clacton.
They weren’t happy.
My voice is shaping the future of UK live music, yours could too! Please share your thoughts on the UK music industry by taking the #MusicFansVoice survey 👉 musicfansvoice.uk
You’re forbidden to delete them until I’ve had a look!
Really great last (and loudest) #IVW25 gig: Avalanche Party at Voodoo Daddy’s.
#IVW25 part 3: The Magic Numbers at Norwich Arts Centre. @jostez.bsky.social
Coming up on Feb 27th: ‘Our Power - making community energy happen in Norwich’. 💡
Will be an opportunity to find out how to get involved, and hear about successful CE projects in other cities.
OP is a community-led group funded by Norwich Climate Commission.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-power-...
A stack of books: Women & Power - Mary Beard, German Fantasia - Phillipe Claudel, Chocolat - Joanne Harris, Valentino - Natalia Ginzburg, Kairos - Jenny Erpenbeck, Days of Light - Megan Hunter, Church Going - Andrew Ziminski, American Utopia - David Byrne/Maira Kalman
…and January in books. #booksky 📚
Privatisation has failed.
My Private Members Water Bill is an unmissable chance to put public ownership of our water back on the table as a solution.
In less than 2 minutes, you can make sure your MP attends my Bill’s crucial debate on 28th March: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
January. #1SE
Really great. Looking forward to the album (and next year’s album…) a lot.
Tonight: Keg, back at Voodoo Daddy’s. #IVW25
Marianne Faithfull #RIP
on the set of Lucifer Rising directed by Kenneth Anger, 1971
(Took this last week ☕️)
#SaveThePCC
#SaveThePCC
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Starting my #IVW2025 with The Lounge Society at Voodoo Daddy’s (first time seeing them since 2021, down the road at the also great Last Pub Standing).
A week ago, our motion in support of @coopparty.party.coop’s Community Right to Buy campaign was passed unanimously by Norwich City Council ✔️ 🐝
More on why this is important / add your name in support here: party.coop/campaign/sup...
I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of the severe impact it will have on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets.
