David Brent: Life on the Road/Alpha Papa
I was a big fan of the TV series The Office (the original British version) and I’m also a big fan of the Alan Partridge […]
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Midnight Special
I haven’t really touched on or written much about sci-fi on this blog. I was reminded of this when I watched Midnight Special last night. […]
Bringing out the Dead
Scorsese’s Bringing out the Dead from 1999 is one to see, its low grade Marty but it’s based on a nice novel by Joe Connelly, […]
Mean Streets
When Martin Scorsese wrote the screenplay of Mean Streets he was a struggling filmmaker with just a few low budget films and editing jobs to […]
Stranger Things (season one)
As a horror script writer for hire I loved every second of Stranger Things even down to the font used for the title sequence. And […]
At Close Range
As a UK script consultant I’ve often written scripts for clients that are based on true life stories. At Close Range from 1986 is a […]
My top five Walter Hill movies
I’m a massive fan of the American writer/director Walter Hill. Here’s my top five movies by this cult auteur. To clarify, these are films that […]