Sober

25th June 2016 @matcoop 0

In 1997/98 I wrote a script called Sober. Sober was the tale of two friends – one was a hard working young father; the other […]

Cellar Dweller

19th June 2016 @matcoop 0

As a UK script consultant I get a lot of work from low budget filmmakers who usually want me to look over their scripts for […]

What Mat did next!

18th June 2016 @matcoop 0

I’m just back from a great Holiday in Greece and ready to crack on with some script writing, filmmaking and blogging (I’ve also got an […]

Light Sleeper

8th May 2016 @matcoop 0

Paul Shrader has never lost his love for Bresson and Light Sleeper for me is the closest he’s got to matching the master. It’s a […]

Colors

7th May 2016 @matcoop 0

I was very young when I saw this film about L.A. gangs. Typically, for the time, this film about black and Hispanic gang culture actually […]

Awaydays

1st May 2016 @matcoop 0

Six films to go, and I should finish this list of 100 films you must see (while avoiding the obvious) before I jet off on […]

Gregory’s Girl

23rd April 2016 @matcoop 0

Films about growing up and being an awkward teen seem to be the domain of US teen films in the 1980s. However, another film from […]

Along Came Polly

12th April 2016 @matcoop 0

I say to myself that I’m not massive fan of Ben Stiller, except that I seem to own copies of Along Came Polly and While […]