"2025 BFI Fellow Laura Mulvey presents a programme of films that both influenced her filmmaking and reflect her thoughts on cinema."
Editor's Note: For those of us outside London, I've made a Letterboxd list.
"…and a couple of Doctors too, as Doctor Who: Christmas - It’s a Wonderful War and Other Stories is released today, featuring four brand-new stories set across the Whoniverse. "
From Stephen Gallagher: "This year’s stocking-filler chapbook in aid of Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) is The Adventure of the Seven Unnatural Women, a Sherlock Holmes story written at the invitation of J R Campbell and Charles Prepolec, editors of the Gaslight series of Holmes anthologies [...] Whatever it makes for MSF, I’ll match."
Editor's Note: I've already bought my copy.
"The twinkling lights on a Christmas tree at Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, are getting their power from an unusual source... live electric eels."
"As Christmas nears, towns and cities across Aotearoa are hoisting their giant trees into place — symbols of the season that, for many, now come with a hefty price-tag."
"Have you ever wondered where to send your Czech Christmas wishes to? It’s not to Santa Claus at the North Pole, but instead to little Baby Jesus (or Ježíšek) whose “official” Christmas address is the post office in Boží Dar, the highest-located town in Czechia."
"Signs were posted along route for Santa Claus parade in Brantford, Ont." (related)
"A village has been robbed of some of its Christmas cheer after thieves stole a giant nutcracker model displayed outside a festive house."
"In a span of two years, Angel Trees have gone from spreading online joy to fomenting offline suspicion."
"Janet’s wishlist, which ran in Leeds Mercury, and letter from Hampshire girl in 1898 unearthed in newspaper archives."
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