matthew cooper – Page 21 – Script writer for hire and UK script consultant

6th July 2015 @matcoop 0

I’m not a massive fan of Ron Howards’ films. I never have been, but I adore Cinderella Man. I can’t think of many better films […]

4th July 2015 @matcoop 0

The pressure of maintaining a filmmaking career shows on the work of punk filmmaker Alex Cox. Sid and Nancy is a wonderful film, but Repo […]

26th June 2015 @matcoop 0

Carlito’s Way was released in 1993, I remember seeing it at the cinema in Leeds. I was 19 years old and I recall wanting to […]

22nd June 2015 @matcoop 0

I was trying to think of what film to write about next and I drew a complete blank, Martin Blank in fact, the lead character […]

17th June 2015 @matcoop 0

Ahem, now we get to the real meat and potatoes (and a little gravy). This masterpiece was made by the late great Sam Peckinpah and […]

12th June 2015 @matcoop 0

Paul Thomas Anderson, I hold my hands up, I’m a believer! I only saw this a couple of days ago, and I’m still not sure […]

6th June 2015 @matcoop 0

This is the TV movie The Firm directed by Alan Clarke in 1989 and badly, very badly remade in 2009. Clarke was THE best director […]

2nd June 2015 @matcoop 0

Okay, the second film I want to write about is Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire from 1984. On my 40th birthday while on holiday, I forced […]

26th May 2015 @matcoop 0

Hi and welcome back to the blog. As a UK Script Writer and Filmmaker for hire I often get asked about my favourite films and […]

22nd May 2015 @matcoop 0

While as a script writer for hire some of the programmes I’ve worked on have had pretty good budgets, as a filmmaker for hire I’m […]