Down by Law (1986)
As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business, I’m a big fan of Jim Jarmusch. I think ‘Mystery Train’ is one of my favourite films. ‘Night on Earth’ is fabulous too. Wonderful cinema.
Month: May 2020
Birth (2004)
As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business I’m a big fan of director Jonathon Glazer. ‘Sexy Beast’ is a great fun movie, and ‘Under the Skin’ is a masterpiece I think. Birth (2004) falls somewhere in between and maybe down the cracks as well.
The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
I’ve been glued to Netflix in the past few weeks, watching as many originals as I could. As well as Triple Frontier which I blogged about today also (see previous post) I also watched The Red Sea Diving Resort as well, another film (and Netflix original), which tries hard and just falls short.
Triple Frontier (2019)
As the hardest working UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business, I found myself watching Triple Frontier (2019) on NetFlix this week, in fact, I’ve watched it twice in the last seven days. Did I enjoy it? Read on to find out…
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut
As the busiest UK script consultant in the business I’m always watching movies and this week I caught up with the ‘Final Cut’ of Francis Ford […]
Matthew Cooper Director
This is just a quick update to let regular readers know that I’ve launched a website dedicated to my work as a director.
Jackie Brown (1997)
Regular readers will know I swing between loathing Quentin Tarantino to singing his praise from the high heavens. I really am that confused about him. […]
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn from 2006 sits alongside his version of Bad Lieutenant (2009) which are both essentially ‘Hollywood’ films, but with that distinct Herzog […]
Script consultant UK reports on Still Crazy (1998)
As a UK script consultant and script writer for hire I was looking at the list of best British films on Wikipedia the other day. There’s some cracking films on there, and a lot of dross, or very odd choices too.
Script consultant UK reports on The Hustler (1961)
As a UK script consultant and script writer for hire I caught up with The Hustler (1961) again recently. It’s one of, if not the best film about gambling and sports ever made. It’s also a character study, and shines a light on how winning, can sometimes be unpleasant.