https://youtu.be/Ce1IIPFWw_8?is=GaiHe4gZVIs2S0fn
So many gems mentioned herein. I was working in a multiplex when Sleeping Dogs Lie came out, and the bemused faces of audiences leaving it was worth it by itself.
Recent interview with AM in Northampton poetry journal
I was very surprised to learn that the title of Illuminations was not a conscious reference to Arthur Rimbaud's poetry book. Alan's friend Iain Sinclair mentioned it to his bemusement. He doesn't always know how clever he's being!
After far too many decades of being held hostage deep in the vaults of Warner Bros., Ken Russell's fiery, controversial masterpiece The Devils (1971) is at long bloody last, coming to Cannes in an uncut 114 minute 4K print, scanned from the original negatives. Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave's magnificent performances, Derek Jarman's austere sets, and the best screen adaptation of Aldous Huxley, all came together in this barnstormer. I'm over the Moon to see this!
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2026/5/5/ken-russells-the-devils-uncut-to-screen-at-cannes
After far too many decades of being held hostage deep in the vaults of Warner Bros., Ken Russell's fiery, controversial masterpiece The Devils (1971) is at long bloody last, coming to Cannes in an uncut 114 minute 4K print, scanned from the original negatives. Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave's magnificent performances, Derek Jarman's austere sets, and the best screen adaptation of Aldous Huxley, all came together in this barnstormer. I'm over the Moon.
Saw someone here point out that Pynchon wrote a blurb for Wurlitzer's Nog, the cult '60s novel, and decided to check it out. It's a blast so far, some critics compare him to Beckett or Brautigan, I can see that, there's also an deadpan absurdist element which reminds me in places of Donald Barthelme. Thanks for the tip off!
https://www.waterstones.com/events/online-event-alan-moore-in-conversation/online-events
Waterstones Just officially announced that there's an author event with Alan M. this May for I Hear A New World. It's just around the corner.
