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"Although if someone wants to bring over the Asian version for a one-off festival screening or something like that, you can book me up for that right now." And just fifteen years later... https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=red-cliff https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=red-cliff-ii

Commented Sep 19, 2024 on Red Cliff at Spank The Monkey

Roman - It'll vary a lot from bar to bar, so you'll need to check their websites and socials to be sure. My gut feeling is that the Fridays and Mondays might run to non-standard times, but Saturday and Sunday should be okay.

Commented Mar 3, 2024 on The Bermondsey Beer Mile: An Unofficial Introduction at The Bermondsey Beer Mile

Nah, I'm too nervous to be wandering around the streets of an unfamiliar city with whatever combination of selfie stick and Steadicam he's using - it'd be like carrying around a PLEASE ROB ME sign on a pole. Love those videos, though.

Commented Sep 14, 2023 on Italia '23 part tre: Palermo at Spank The Monkey

Shine On You Crazy Diamond was a late addition. We've seen Christy a few times, thought it'd be nice to have a tune of his on the list, dug through his back catalogue on Spotify, and that was the first time we found out he'd recorded a cover. There's a lot of Floyd in my teenage years, so it got around the problem of us not having been at the one gig they've played since 2001. As for Cybill, she did a cabaret show years ago at the Pizza Express in Soho. We think it was a fun night, more for her personality than her singing.

Commented Jun 24, 2023 on The Civil List at Spank The Monkey

Huw - That's a tricky one at the moment - most of the bars are largely operating on the street, with not much going on in the indoor space where you'd normally keep a telly. Based on our trip there last weekend, the only one we saw that had the football on was Craft Beer Junction. (You can see it in the picture on https://www.bermondsey-beer-mile.co.uk/craft-beer-junction.html if you squint really hard.)

Commented Jun 24, 2021 on The Bermondsey Beer Mile: An Unofficial Introduction at The Bermondsey Beer Mile

Well, it's a solution to my track 18 problem, but it's a very confusing one. https://open.spotify.com/album/6vKRQTicFjg6jKhQQ1G0Ei?si=0oqw6aVpQB2A2ePw1OTExA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rWYffxEyI

Commented Jan 24, 2021 on The Devil Set My Takkies On Fire: Pick Of The Year 2020 at Spank The Monkey

Oh, that's a nice touch - I saw he was narrating, didn't spot that he was in it too. And, as you probably know, Chuck himself is serving behind the bar. https://twitter.com/vashikoo/status/1017649512234475521

Commented Jan 7, 2021 on Simian Substitute Site for January 2021: Year Of The Monkey at Spank The Monkey

Yeah, sorry about that: I liked the visual style, but the song really didn't do it for me. In my defence, I'd suggest that the BAA is a major part of this country's animation scene, and there should be more than just one internet rando writing reviews of the films in the Public Choice section - why isn't anyone else doing this? Anyway, here's the link again so the rest of you can judge for yourselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kbvsClU12Q

Commented Jan 7, 2021 on British Animation Awards 2020 at Spank The Monkey

The BBG has pointed out that I forgot to mention one of the highlights of Japan Matsuri Presents. Minyo Crusaders are a band that performs old Japanese folk songs, but in the musical styles of every country in the world other than Japan. https://minyocrusaders.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-japan

Commented Oct 6, 2020 on Simian Substitute Site for October 2020: The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center at Spank The Monkey

As you can imagine, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 is looking rather different from the 2019 edition. For one thing, it's all online so you don't even need to go to Sheffield any more. https://selects.sheffdocfest.com/

Commented Jun 11, 2020 on Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 at Spank The Monkey