Iain Houston

Transport Planner, European. Boardgamer, film fan and endlessly aspiring writer.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@militaryhistori That's not a criticism of the Nolan film, just noting that any modern film has to contend with a need for a lot of exposition if it wants to get across the wider context. Nolan chose not to in most cases

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@militaryhistori There's a lot of detail in there about the overall campaign too, at least in verbal references - the Dyle plan, the Arras counter attack - much of which would have been familiar to a greater proportion of the audience than any film made more recently would have.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@RoryStewartUK I deeply hope you're right.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@MrEdByrne "Am I lucky or am I just good?" Such a quotable film.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@christinamartin Always in are (lettuce) hearts

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@jk_rowling For me it's see also Warren Zevon. Wish I'd asked Iain Banks when I had chance if one of his character's comments about Zevon was actually his own view (in getting into him too late).

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@IanDunt Seemed an appropriate thing to do considering event cancellations in other countries following threats - and also a recognition around the value of economic activity around big musical events.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@EwaSR I remember first reading about it (and therefore losing The Game) in the b3ta newsletter at some point in the earlyish 2000s

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

Could we please have a section in the nightly news called 'Bad News For Terrible People'?

"And tonight on Bad News For Terrible People, a Nazi died while falling off Hitler's favourite mountain. This was the hill he chose to die on"

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@IckleAndy Suspect I'll give it a look

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@IckleAndy Cheers!

[Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger]

Too good not to share!
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[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@GroomB It's a lovely bridge, hope the repairs go well

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

“The migrants are walking off with the town's geese. They've taken the geese. You know where the geese are in the park, in the lake, and even walking off with their pets. My dog's been taken. My dog's gone.”

Anyone who believes this lie is in a cult.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

Can't wait, this looks great! Loved @alicelowe in #Sightseers and #Prevenge so I've really been looking forward to this.

[Timestalker @timestalkerfilm]

7 eras. 1 love. 💔 Watch the trailer for #Timestalker and get ready for @AliceLowe's “triumph of the imagination” (@LWLies). Coming to UK & Ireland cinemas October 11.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@TheCartelDel I really enjoyed it - hope it gets the exposure it deserves.

[Granite Man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @GraniteDhuine]

My ducks may not be in a row, but at least they're having fun. Your ducks probably hate you for making them line up like that.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

1st round- The WW2 Norwegian campaign in 1940
Semis - Events from the council of Clermont in 1095 to the end of the First Crusade
Final - Warner Brothers cartoons from 1933 to 1962

That's all folks!

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@ManMadeMoon @Scribblemilk I wish you could have a go at Joe Haldeman's book The Forever War. Read ages ago Ridley Scott apparently was going to do it but did Prometheus instead.

[Iain Houston @Iain_Houston]

@thehistoryguy "It ain't exactly a bank holiday for us!" John Mills as Shorty Blake in 'In Which We Serve'.