Husband of 1 and father of 3 - lover of film, fiction, music, cricket and the mighty Cambridge United FC. Personal account & all views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mrhaze6efc2rSummer Reading25 Jul 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhaze6efc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mrh5sshkr22fFilm update: fitting final film in the BAIT trilogy and my current film of the year. Loved it and revisited BAIT and Enys Men before seeing it.25 Jul 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh5sshkr22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mrh5e4gick2fFilm updates: Agree with the Memento “theory” - using fragments of Odysseus’ life to find the strength for his final journey is a clever way to film it and one of my favourite Nolan films. Couldn’t see at BFI IMAX sadly…25 Jul 2026 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh5e4gick2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mrh5465pe22fSome film catch ups:Thoughtful and engaging film in the limits of caring for someone/everyone. Darkly funny.25 Jul 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh5465pe22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mkfpthonkk2aFunny and entertaining Brazilian film set in the near future when the elderly are rounded up in labour camps. Worth checking out.26 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfpthonkk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mkfponfyvk2aSummer folk at the Olivier Theatre - funny, absorbing and of timely with a feckless, lost bourgeoisie gossiping and frolicking while revolution is brewing in early 20th Century Russia…26 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfponfyvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mhw7kkl5ns2gGeese at the Eventim Apollo - brilliant set, now get the hype!25 Mar 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw7kkl5ns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mh7p77z5bs2bQuite wonderful evening with David Byrne at Hammersmith Apollo, great new songs and old TH classics and more of a music/dance/art show than a gig. Also good to see some most people staying in the moment rather than just filming the whole gig…17 Mar 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7p77z5bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mgvfticftk2dMt. Misery at The Waiting Room. Great gig with all the favourites from Love In Mind and some excellent new songs.12 Mar 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvfticftk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3mfxdpl34522mIconic set from Morrissey at the O2 tonight with Smiths and solo classics plus new album tracks.28 Feb 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxdpl34522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3m2wmfxihrc2mLondon Film Festival today - Gala performance of Palme d’Or winner It Was Just An Accident and personal favourite of the day Bugonia11 Oct 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wmfxihrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3m2w7jixqns2mJohn Grant at The Troxy last night. Great mix of old and new and finished off with GMF…11 Oct 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2w7jixqns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lzbpocsvyc2lLate summer reading list. All recommended20 Sep 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzbpocsvyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lvyikarnas2yTeenage Fanclub last night at Chinnery’s in Southend. Still banging them out and got 2 of my boys along to pass on the magic…09 Aug 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvyikarnas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lrdw4u4n7c26https://open.spotify.com/track/3KucdLCc72OnxZ8qO3RIIC?si=0hMryDSQRXKz1eg0f3vF4w11 Jun 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdw4u4n7c26https://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lnajxgkc222zEaster holiday reading. Recommend “Get In” by @patrickmaguire.bsky.social and @gabrielpogrund.bsky.social - scholarly with just enough juicy (often unattributable) titbits. And also reflecting on Trump’s America through re-reading Atwood + Frantzen’s essays.20 Apr 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnajxgkc222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3ll6u7ohk522qTeenage Cancer Trust - Pistols + Frank Carter. Bit apprehensive it wouldn’t work but was wrong and Frank Carter re-energises the songs (mainly NMTB) and was grinning all night.25 Mar 2025 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6u7ohk522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lkv2f5wvbs2kRecent reads - all recommended. A new Anne Tyler is always special, enjoyably clever new Jonathan Coe novel and thought provoking work from Ash Sarkar21 Mar 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkv2f5wvbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lkuzzuqi5c2kBit late to this but warmly recommended and deserved all the plaudits in the end of year reviews.21 Mar 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkuzzuqi5c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lgkdxk4mwc2hJosh Rouse at The Garage last night playing ‘Nashville’ for its 20th Anniversary. Great album, great gig25 Jan 2025 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkdxk4mwc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lfzt5bsnis2fJust finished this - genuinely different biography and Lawrence is a genuinely fascinating character.18 Jan 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzt5bsnis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lfzszt57dc2fSaw A Complete Unknown this afternoon - loved it. His voice is great and you forget pretty quickly it’s not Bob.18 Jan 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzszt57dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lfkt7jdj6c2eLoved the cinematography, not so much the script and and less said about some of the acting the better…12 Jan 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkt7jdj6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lez3hnmqec2dReally enjoyed Oedipus at the Wyndham. Great performances from all the cast - Mark Strong and Lesley Manville the obvious standouts05 Jan 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lez3hnmqec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lbs64qb3r22jLast film from Chelmsford Film Club - really enjoyed this, imagine Godland meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation…25 Nov 2024 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbs64qb3r22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lbs5xtli7k2jSaw Bird at the NFT. Recommended if you like social realism with a bit of mysticism and ambiguity25 Nov 2024 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbs5xtli7k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/markimiller1964.bsky.social/post/3lbs5vgdip22jQuick BlueSky catch up on recent gigs. Big Star Band’s Radio City was almost spiritual and Nada Surf so much fun.25 Nov 2024 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:fmx4vnvd6rtc2vm2wgrvp3mb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbs5vgdip22j