March, 2016 | Script writer for hire and UK script consultant

31st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Best Seller is now the sort of movie you might find on late night TV, extended by tons of adverts. It’s a shame, as while […]

31st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Seven is one of the more obvious films to write about, but I just can’t resist talking about this film. It’s got one of the […]

26th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant, I’ve turned more than a few books into screenplays. Billy Bathgate from 1991 was a great award winning book, and most […]

25th March 2016 @matcoop 0

Creepshow is great fun, written by Stephen King and inspired by E.C Comic books of the 50s. The film is directed with tongue firmly in […]

25th March 2016 @matcoop 0

Walter Hill’s The Long Riders is a film that I rewatch over and over again. The story of Jesse James and the gang he rode […]

19th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant and script writer for hire I get a lot of time to reflect about what types of directors I like. And, […]

18th March 2016 @matcoop 0

In trying to write about 100 films you must see and avoiding the obvious I’ve found that films are a little like pop music. The […]

13th March 2016 @matcoop 0

This is a bit like defending the indefensible. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is not a good film, it’s a good book, but not a good film, […]

12th March 2016 @matcoop 0

I once did a three day condensed version of the BBC’s directors course. The BBC director who took the course liked to show clips of […]

11th March 2016 @matcoop 0

As a script consultant I tend to come across writers that fall into two camps. Those that can do excellent dialogue and those that often […]

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