Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
I’ve not covered many documentaries on the blog, and when I have, they’ve generally been about music, bands or individual musicians. Supersonic from 2016, is […]
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The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead from 1981 is a film I revisited last week. I hadn’t seen it in a while (indeed, long enough to […]
Working on projects in the USA
As a UK script consultant I’m really busy at the moment with two very interesting (and fun) projects. Both scripts I’m working on (or about […]
Something Wild
Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild from 1986 is one of the best movies of the 1980s. Demme died recently and was working pretty much up to […]
Script Consultant UK rates and fees
Okay just a quick blogpost about my script consultant fees, because I get asked about this a lot… Unlike some professional writers I don’t charge […]
Age of Consent
I was struck by a photo on Facebook the other day, a friend had shared a picture of Helen Mirren, who is now in her […]
Script consultant UK – just part of the team
As a UK script consultant I’ve worked on a hell of a lot of broadcast TV. As a writer and storyline writer. Often working as […]
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
Sam Peckinpah’s Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia was made in 1974 – the year I was born. It’s hard to imagine now how […]
What does a script consultant do?
I realise there are script writers out there, sitting on the first draft of something that they’ve worked hard on, and they’re wondering what to […]
Delivering my first draft
My regular readers will know that I’ve been working on a major project recently to turn three cult novels into a trilogy of screenplays. Well, […]