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Please please sign. We cannot lose such a special independent cinema #SaveThePCC

We should all listen to Mrs Brown, just like Paddington. #London

1st person into the auditorium tonight/last night @NationalTheatre so couldn’t resist taking a photo of the completely empty theatre space. Gorgeous. ❤️🎭

Fabulous final theatre performance of The Importance of Being Earnest tonight! So so glad I booked a second trip. Such a joyous show. Plus added bonus tonight of Jonathan Bailey sitting in the row in front of me! Great to see no one bothered him on his private time either.

Wait, is #Flow not out in the UK until after the #Oscars  - well that’s really annoying

So it seems only 5 of the 15 nominated Short Films nominated at the #Oscars  are available to rent or stream in the UK. It’s so annoying every year.

Nearly 81% correct and 240 out of nearly 8,000 people? I’ll take that! Recommend the Awards Expert app if you like to try and predict for fun / keep track of the film awards races #Oscars

So, probably the shortest list of nominees I still need to try & see before the #Oscars  to have seen every nominee. It’ll be the shorts that do me in. It’s always tough to see those.

There’s glimmers of a great film in #Trap which is so frustrating. Some real tension & then it gets ridiculous & the script is god awful. How is this the same genius who gave us The Sixth Sense? Fair play to Josh Hartnett who was great as dorky dad 2 psycho & that last scene was so well done by him.

Right. Film time. Tonight I’m catching up with Trap.

It’s time to try & predict the #Oscars  Nominations! Honestly, this is more fun than predicting the winners. We’ll see tomorrow how well I do. vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/o...

This film is superb & Fernanda Torres gave one of my favourite performances of last year #ImStillHere

Just seen & enjoyed this film. Some decent performances throughout the cast, some solid battle sequences for its budget, great score. Dialogue at times didn’t work for me, but overall an entertaining watch #WilliamTell

#BetterManMovie

My review of the fantastic film #BetterMan - Go & see it! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/f...

Fancy seeing some theatre in 2025? Here’s are some suggestions from me! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/t...

Saw #Babygirl today. It won’t be everyone’s cup of milk, but it worked for me! uncomfortable in places but surely that’s the point when taking a serious look at power dynamics & different sexual desires. Loved how it was shot & paced, how it held the tension, great music & 2 superb performances.

Yeah #BetterMan is fantastic. One of the most creative, thrilling films I’ve seen in ages. People moaning about formulaic biopics & yet aren’t seeing this? Really shows pitfalls of fame especially when young with real emotional depth. Bravo. Plus Robbie Williams songs r still A+ 👏

So today it’s back to my favourite things to do - theatre & cinema! On the agenda - finally seeing Better Man, then Babygirl and then off to the theatre to see Dr. Strangelove!

This is brilliant!!

So that’s my Most Anticipated Films and TV Shows for 2025 up on the blog. I’m still working on the theatre list, which always takes me the longest!

Looking for ideas for TV shows to watch this year? Here are my most anticipated shows (returning and new ones) of 2025! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/14/m...

Done. I had to finish that off. Blimey, that was damn good drama, but anxiety-inducing. Superb performances #PlayingNice

Can we finally now acknowledge that the “special relationship” is a fantasy. It’s not felt true for years & it clearly isn’t now.

I might have to look up the ending of #PlayingNice before I get to it. It’s raising my blood pressure to much. Bravo James McArdle though. I’m used to him being a nice person & I hate Miles so damn much.

James Norton AND James McArdle together in a drama. Yeah, this is bound to be great #PlayingNice

Here’s some films to have on your radar in 2025. My most anticipated films of the coming year! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/m...

Final round-ups of 2024. Here’s my favourite television of the year! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/f...

Final round-ups of 2024. Here’s my favourite films of the year! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/04/f...

It’s that time again. Here are my favourite theatre shows of 2024! vickster51corner.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/t...

In light of the Nolan / The Odyssey news, did anyone else own this on VHS as a kid in the 1980s?!

Sell me a ticket right now!

What are your top 10 Christmas Movies? Here are mine: 1. Home Alone 2. Love Actually 3. Home Alone 2 4. The Holdovers 5. The Holiday 6. Muppet Christmas Carol 7. Elf 8. Die Hard 9. How The Grinch Stole Christmas 10. Nativity! Runners up: - Meet Me In St Louis - Serendipity

Found #SingSing even more moving 2nd watch. The vulnerability the men allow themselves to express to one another, in such a harsh place, shows the power of theatre & art in life & being front row for Q&A with lovely Colman Domingo was special. I hope to see him in theatre 1 day.

Saw #ACompleteUnknown plus fascinating Q&A with director/writer/producer James Mangold! Fantastic film & I’m not someone who knows about Bob Dylan in detail. Timothee Chalamet is superb. He sings, he plays guitar & harmonica (all live on set too) & he really brought Dylan to life

If you were hoping for a ticket to @BarbicanCentre preview screening of A Complete Unknown tonight with talk with director James Mangold, a few returns have appeared on the Barbican website! Hurry!

It took me a bit of time to get in to this play, which I think was the case the last time I saw it years ago, but I was so invested by the end. Excellent cast, but Lennie James steals the show for me. Loved the similar atmosphere to Rebecca Frecknall’s Summer & Smoke too.