@matcoop – Page 33 – Script writer for hire and UK script consultant

Caligula

16th October 2016 @matcoop 0

Well, this might be controversial, but I’d suggest that the infamous Caligula (1979) is worth seeing. The film has had a long troubled history and […]

Argo

16th October 2016 @matcoop 0

As a UK script writer for hire I’ve been hired on some bizarre jobs by some very interesting people, eccentric millionaires wanting to get into […]

Wild Bill

9th October 2016 @matcoop 0

I was browsing through the movies on Netflix the other day when I saw Walter Hill’s Wild Bill – brilliant I thought, I’ll watch that […]

Moon

8th October 2016 @matcoop 0

Moon from 2009 is the best science fiction film of the past ten years. Directed by Duncan Jones with intelligence, sensitivity and good taste. Jones […]

The Revenant and Jeremiah Johnson

2nd October 2016 @matcoop 0

The Revenant from 2015 is a great movie. Technically, it’s outstanding – shot in natural light and looking stunning – it has some breath taking […]

John Carpenter Interview – Leeds Film Festival

2nd October 2016 @matcoop 0

The interview below is from the Leeds Film Festival a couple of years ago, it’s hilarious. John Carpenter is a man who’s done just about […]

Turning three books into three films

19th September 2016 @matcoop 0

About four weeks ago I was provisionally hired to write a proposal for turning three published novels into a trilogy of films. When I went […]

Currently working on…

4th September 2016 @matcoop 0

Hi regular readers, I’m pressing pause on the weekly blogposts for the next few weeks as I’ve landed my dream script writing job. However, it’s […]

An American Werewolf in London

28th August 2016 @matcoop 0

An American Werewolf in London is a classic; it stands up against any other horror movie ever made in any decade or any country. It’s […]

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