Markham – an experiment in filmmaking
As well as being a highly in demand script writer for hire and script consultant, regular readers will know that I’ve also just completed my […]
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Ten things I’ve learned from directing a feature film (part one)
As well as being a script writer for hire and script consultant, I’ve also just (about) completed my first feature film as a director, low […]
Finishing the cut on Markham (2020)
Regular readers will know that I’ve directed a feature length horror film called Markham, this film was shot for nothing, a total zero budget production […]
Prince of the City (1981)
As a script writer for hire and highly in demand script consultant, I finally caught up with Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City this week, […]
Free- The Soap Opera Script Writing Handbook – with any script report
As a script writer for hire and script consultant I’ve been busy during lockdown as producers, directors, writers and wannabe scriptwriters sent screenplays in for my […]
Get Shorty (Season One – 2017)
Get Shorty the TV series? As a script writer for hire and UK script consultant I have a long lasting obsession with Elmore Leonard’s novel (including […]
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) is a film that’s been recommended to me at various times, as a script writer for hire and UK […]
Greed (2019)
As a script writer for hire and UK script consultant I caught up with Michael Winterbottom’s ‘Greed’ this week. A kind of comedy biography of a UK retail tycoon, not unlike Arcadia Group’s disgraced (but still stomping around) ‘Sir’ Phillip Green (last time I call him ‘Sir’ here).
The Vast of Night (2019)
As a a script writer for hire and UK script consultant I really enjoyed The Vast of Night (2019), an odd, old fashioned treat of a sci-fi film. Despite enjoying it a lot, it did get on my nerves from time to time (especially early on), and I’m not sure it’s for everyone.
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
At the start of this blogpost I have to point out that The Wizard of Lies (2017) is a HBO TV Movie, that is, a TV movie, premiering on the small screen and starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer and directed by Barry Levinson.