Billy Bathgate

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 […]

Creepshow

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 […]

The Long Riders

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 […]

The Thing

The Thing

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, […]

Trading Places

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 […]

Q & A

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 […]

Narc

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 […]

Scanners

1st March 2016 @matcoop 0

David Cronenberg’s Scanners is a classic. As a script consultant I’d say that it’s more than ripe for a reboot. But, that it’s probably too […]

Mac

1st March 2016 @matcoop 0

Back in 1992, the actor John Turturro directed a little film called Mac. I haven’t seen this film in a long while, and I’m not […]