The Boatman

I like it, although I’ve liked the recent stuff. It sounds more like a Bad Seeds record than you might expect, White Elephant in particular reminds me of the Abattoir Blues period. I’ve also ordered Mark Mordue’s new book on Cave, Boy on Fire, which seems to have replaced his biography of Cave that got listed a few years ago but then never appeared.

New Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (but not the Bad Seeds) album ‘Carnage’ released today digitally: https://nickcaveandwarrenellis.lnk.to/carnageEM?utm_source=Nick+Cave+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=088a1fe1cc-email+-+idiot+prayer+final+reminder_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_62a60b3494-088a1fe1cc-53206381 Physical formats on May 28th.

Cassandra Jenkins - An Overview on Phenomenal Nature is short (32 minutes) but very sweet. And the new Tindersticks album is, as ever, sublime.

For #357’s thread, can we put ‘Half Life 3 - 6’, just to see what happens? Like those fake streets they put on maps.

UK edition now listed on Amazon, out May 31st: https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Wong-Criterion-Collection-Films/dp/B08WSYJ88Q/ref=pd_ybh_a_8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=FZWXJYTDP72PC5CVG6JC

Sadly not at the moment, although they were going to try to get one when the reprint comes through.

The current issue of Edge has this as one of their things to look forward to in 2021, so they like the look of it.

Some of the later ones are worth a fair bit of money now! A friend of mine has co-written a very good guide to the New Adventures: https://www.atbpublishing.com/product/bookwyrm-an-unauthorised-unconventional-guide-to-the-doctor-who-novels-volume-1/

Arrow have announced a box set of Battle Royale / Battle Royale 2: https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/battle-royale-limited-edition-uhd/FCD2063 edit: but you already know this

Next classic Blu-ray box set announced!

Season 2 trailer!

Toast gets a bit part in Star Trek as an alien... only to find Clem Fandango is a series regular!

Now pushed back to November this year, probably: https://theplaylist.net/dutch-cinema-owner-no-time-to-die-delay-20210111/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&fbclid=IwAR11L0x4_BoWsHFaTHoBKoxgAqwQpRyaeA3lRSW6FsBrSJRopIow1-YHbzs

'It looks like a Nintendo 64 game' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55364935

Turns out Brexit was worth it after all, to make sure we get seasons 2 & 3 of For All Mankind.