Dr Leanne Weston

A reminder I’m also now on Bluesky. Details below. Follow if you fancy.

Our new 4K edition of Stanley Donen's CHARADE (1963) enters the Criterion Collection in June!

Northern Exposure (1990-95). Quirky plotlines, pixie haircuts, folksy wisdom and a moose. This is probably one of the top 10 TV shows of the '90s and is worth a rewatch if you ever just need a break from things.

I refuse to let AI take away the hard earned joy of failing to write for 4 hours, going for a little walk, then failing to write for another 4 hours.

Kate Bush changed music, especially for women who saw her create her own work in a male‑dominated industry. In this @bloomsburyacad blog, Leah Kardos explores her pioneering studio practices and what’s lost when her art is seen through the male gaze. bit.ly/4rWbrd1

I bet Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is sweating now.

James, Shannen, and Luke helped defined teen television for a generation…the fact that they’re gone so young is unthinkable. May they all rest easy.

Neon Acquires 'Mrs. Dalloway' Reimagining 'Clarissa' Starring Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Amarteifio, Ayo Edebiri & Toheeb Jimoh deadline.com/2026/02/claris…

Atonement (2007) lands an ending that quietly wrecks everything that came before it. What seemed like a grand love story suddenly becomes a meditation on guilt, memory, and the terrible cost of a single lie. Once it clicks, the entire film changes shape.

On this day in 1980, British reggae band @UB40OFFICIAL released their first single, 'Food For Thought'. Here, the song's lyricist Robin Campbell told us the story of its creation... songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/foo… #foodforthought #ub40 #robincampbell #songwriting #80smusic #reggae

WUTHERING HEIGHTS X 2 ❤️‍🔥 Now playing on the Criterion Channel! criterionchannel.com/wuthering-heig… As the latest screen adaptation of makes its way to theaters in time for Valentine’s Day, revisit two strikingly different cinematic visions of Emily Brontë’s immortal tale of tempestuous, star-crossed love.

catherine o'hara was one of those rare actors who had an iconic role for every generation. whether it was her early days with sctv to best in show and beetlejuice to the mom from home alone to the iconic moira rose. she was a legend. rip to such a formidable comedy genius ❤️

Find out more about Angelo Badalamenti’s iconic soundtrack to Twin Peaks and its relationship to David Lynch’s cult drama with a free-to-read chapter by Clare Nina Norelli. Read now on our digital platform: bit.ly/4t4epwP

🎶 BBC Get Singing has launched on BBC Bitesize! The BBC’s biggest nationwide music education initiative to launch since 2014 will provide engaging resources to encourage collective singing among 11 to 14-year-olds More ⤵️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

Thank you to the editors, Mike Samuel and Theresa Trimmel, for giving me the time and space to write it. The chapter examines how TV can be comforting in times of grief and how WandaVision itself pays homage to TV as a medium. Something of a love letter to TV itself.

Second, a chapter on WandaVision in Television and Empathy. I'm so pleased and proud to share this with you, and to have contributed to such an important volume. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

In what's been a very busy January, I haven't had time to share some recent publications, so I'm going to do that now.

Our Report into working classes in the creative industries We found genuine anger & despair as talent was lost Class discrimination can be found across all current protected characteristics so amongst our recommendations we call for class to be treated as one too #ClassCeiling

We never needed these words more.