Sam Ashurst
@samashurst
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First teaser for a 5-part Martin Scorsese documentary titled ‘MR SCORSESE’ Includes interviews with Scorsese himself, his family, Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Thelma Schoonmaker and more. Releasing October 17 on Apple TV+
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Post-production completed on SNAKE INFESTATION, written by @samashurst and directed by me, filmed on location in Georgia USA, coming later this year! 🐍
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To celebrate over 100 episodes of VHS Quest, I've made a FREE animated version of one of my favourite episodes. Watch and enjoy, below! https://t.co/fkZGZUGUhk
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Resharing this essay now more people have seen SINNERS - a movie with more layers, symbolism and nuance than some seem to realize. https://t.co/L3LF7DBbbL
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Brad Pitt tells a story about Adam Sandler who once had an acting professor that told him he should have quit acting. Sandler, in his prime time, encountered him again and responded in the most incredibly gracious way.
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I’m delighted to announce that development is officially greenlit for the British #Horror Studio's latest horror film, to be produced by the spectacular B-Team, with Rachael Brewster serving as producer and my venerable friend @samashurst as writer. 🙂 https://t.co/n4hGIgg9U4
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The arc of Orson Welles' life is so insane Cause alien invasion hysteria at 23 Direct greatest movie of all time at 25 Suffer decades of setbacks at the hands of moneymen who do not understand art Run around Europe drunk as hell in a cape Become a close friend of Kermit the Frog
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First teaser for ‘THE TOXIC AVENGER’ reboot, starring Peter Dinklage as Toxie. In theaters on August 29.
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Presented on stunning 4K alongside a host of archival and newly commissioned bonus features - From Brian De Palma comes the unforgettable masterclass in suspense and psychological terror! DRESSED TO KILL has arrived on Limited Edition 🇬🇧 4K UHD
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Bong Joon-Ho & Robert Pattinson on films they love and bonding over their appreciation for Shōhei Imamura’s “Vengeance is Mine” 🎬 Every cinephile should watch these two cinema obsessed masters speak about films. Their passion and insights for the craft is exhilarating to watch.
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The next episode of Sam & Shea's VHS Quest is going to be BONKERS. You can hear every episode (we've done over 100!) for just four bucks a month, right here: https://t.co/s6twHHgND1
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As I've got the Xmas spirit, here's a FREE episode of VHS Quest, designed as a perfect jumping on point for new listeners, which explains the structure / weird quirks of the show, before talking about four of the best first-time watches I've had this year! https://t.co/uLI33DYAvg
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Fuck, Smile 2 was so good I got goosebumps during the TITLE DROP (Gaspar Noé vibes). Naomi Scott is incredible (next-level sad-eyes), it's a smart script, shot well (those Junji Ito jumps really got me). Parker Finn, I'm starting to understand you now. A straight-up great movie.
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made a @letterboxd list of a few dozen films from the past couple decades that attempt to put MEGALOPOLIS in conversation with its contemporaries https://t.co/mQQLWxbPl5
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auteur forward, often self-reflexive, vanity driven, anti-convention, pointing towards a future of something born from cinema, transgressing post-modernism
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TIMESTALKER is out in cinemas on 11th Oct. you can read one of my favourite reviews, from one of my favourite publications @LWLies, here. this on my gravestone please along with she was like a candle in the wind, unreliable
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Alice Lowe’s miraculous second feature is a triumph of imagination, soul-searching and a refined comic instinct.
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Just a dream come true to be featured within these legendary covers. Production diary for TIMESTALKER with some exclusive behind the scenes shots. Thanks @empiremagazine for supporting filmmakers and Brit cinema 🤎🩷💜❤️🐦🪓☸️🌭
Ready to be entertained? #GladiatorII storms the cover of Empire’s world-exclusive new issue – talking to Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and more about their Colosseum comeback. On sale Thursday 29 August. READ MORE: https://t.co/sIQWPveaGc
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