John J Johnston
@JohnJJohnston
Egyptology/Classics/cultural history. Chair @ByJoveTheatre, Ambassador @ISSEgyptomania, Editor at Large @Horrified. Agents: @OneChapterMore, @PastPreservers
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https://m.imdb.com/name/nm5422205/ 29-04-2009 15:55:15
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The International Society for the Study of #Egyptomania is actively seeking Committee Members to join our happy band in promoting this vital branch of #Egyptological study. If you think you’d like to join us, please follow the thread below… #Cinema #TV #Games #Literature #Comics
On #NationalUnicornDay a favourite representation of Scotland’s heraldic beast. Designed by Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay and carved in blonde sandstone by Dawson & Young, it was unveiled on 24 April 1930, atop Glasgow’s new Mercat Cross, created by Edith Burnett Hughes. 🏴
In addition to meeting dear friends over the weekend, we binged Season 2 of Ryan J Brown’s wickedly gripping LGBT+ friendly horror comedy WRECK, available on BBC iPlayer, before being charmed and moved by Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE. Very different beasts but both engagingly knowing.
Just stumbled across Daphne Guinness’s recently released video for her wittily elegant single, ‘Time,’ directed by David LaChapelle; an extraordinarily effective tribute to the classic films and eternal style of Dietrich. Beautifully done!
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On #WorldTheatreDay2024 , wishing the ever-majestic Julian Glover a very happy eighty-ninth birthday! Famed for his film and television work, his stage work shines; I’ve seen him perform in Shakespeare and Racine, and his one-man BEOWULF is legendary! #DoctorWho #Hammer #Bond
Delighted to have contributed to this podcast discussion in a wide ranging conversation covering everything from Richard Marsh’s THE BEETLE (1897) to mummy brown paint and the ‘Karnak problem.’ #Egyptology #Reception #Egyptomania #Hammer
On the anniversary of his birth, remembering the life and work of the ever-engaging Patrick Troughton (1920-1987). A versatile and busy character actor on film and television, he was perfectly cast as the wonderfully mercurial second Doctor (1966-1969). #DoctorWho
Tonight marks fifty years since the first broadcast of David Rudkin’s extraordinary TV drama, PENDA’S FEN. The demon figure’s bat wings and serrated tail strongly suggest that Bok from #DoctorWho provided its inspiration rather than Viollet-le-Duc’s famed Notre-Dame grotesque.
Finally, my #DoctorWho Season 15 BD has arrived, featuring a couple of my favourite serials. So, I dived straight into Chris Chapman’s wonderful new ‘making of’ documentary, filmed not on Fang Rock but BelleTout Lighthouse B&B; delightful camaraderie between Louise Jameson and Toby Hadoke!
Sending birthday wishes to the truly iconic Ursula Andress. #Hammer #She #Egyptomania #Bond007 #Titans #Harryhausen #ClassicalReception #1960s