Billy Bathgate
As a script consultant, I’ve turned more than a few books into screenplays. Billy Bathgate from 1991 was a great award winning book, and most […]
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Trading Places
In trying to write about 100 films you must see and avoiding the obvious I’ve found that films are a little like pop music. The […]
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
This is a bit like defending the indefensible. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is not a good film, it’s a good book, but not a good film, […]
Wall Street
Being a professional script consultant sometimes means that you come across scripts that have great potential but that also have inherent problems. Indeed, I’ve written […]
The Long Good Friday
As we’re coming up to Easter it seems a good time to mention to younger readers that they need to see The Long Good Friday. […]
White Lightnin’
A very old friend of mine (Dom Murphy) directed White Lightnin’ from 2009. I haven’t seen Dom in many years but he was one of […]
Southern Comfort
As anyone reading this blog long enough will know, I’m a great fan of Walter Hill. And I grew up watching Southern Comfort over and […]