Hard Times (1975)
Walter Hill’s Hard Times is also known as ‘The Streetfighter’. This is a great film, muscular, raw and in a nice way (for today’s audiences) […]
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Open Range (2003)
Open Range directed by and starring Kevin Costner is a lovely film. All the better for having all the violence at the end and taking […]
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
I’ve already said that I’m a believer in Paul Schrader and that I think Affliction is a masterpiece and a better film hasn’t been made […]
Looking forward to 2018
We’re approaching New Year’s Eve and I thought I’d pen a little blogpost looking back at 2017. As a script writer for hire I’ve had more […]
Closing up shop for Christmas 2017
Wow, it’s been my busiest year ever as a script consultant and script writer for hire. And as 2017 draws to a close I’m more […]
Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
You’ve got to love a bit of method actor madness, and Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond is a great new documentary that looks at […]
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) is one of the first films directed by Mario Bava, although the credits don’t say this. It’s a classic 50s monster […]
Why I gave up writing for the soaps
I did a stint on and off writing for Emmerdale, Eastenders, Family Affairs and storylining Hollyoaks. During my time on Emmerdale I was BAFTA shortlisted […]
Performance (1970)
As a UK script consultant I often find myself restructuring other writers’ scripts, but even I wouldn’t go as far as the mad crazed and […]
The Ice Harvest
With Christmas just around the corner my thoughts turn to The Ice Harvest from 2005. When I saw this the first time I wasn’t entirely […]