William Friedkin – happy birthday
I noticed on Twitter today that its William Friedkin’s birthday (he’s 85 I think). As a script consultant and script writer for hire William Friedkin […]
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Throw back to an old Emmerdale written by Matthew Cooper
As the UKs most in demand script consultant, I’ve got a career that stretches back to 1994 (and further as an indie director of short […]
Markham – available for pre-order on DVD and Vimeo now
My feature film debut as a director, the low budget horror Markham is now available for pre-order on Vimeo here. Markham is a snip to […]
Markham – an experiment in filmmaking
As well as being a highly in demand script writer for hire and script consultant, regular readers will know that I’ve also just completed my […]
Ten things I’ve learned from directing a feature film (part one)
As well as being a script writer for hire and script consultant, I’ve also just (about) completed my first feature film as a director, low […]
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
At the start of this blogpost I have to point out that The Wizard of Lies (2017) is a HBO TV Movie, that is, a TV movie, premiering on the small screen and starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer and directed by Barry Levinson.
Script consultant UK looks back on Do The Right Thing (1989)
As the hardest working UK script consultant in the business, I’ve been around long enough to remember the big fight at Cannes 89, when Spike Lee’s festival favourite Do The Right Thing was snubbed by the Jury.
Triple Frontier (2019)
As the hardest working UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business, I found myself watching Triple Frontier (2019) on NetFlix this week, in fact, I’ve watched it twice in the last seven days. Did I enjoy it? Read on to find out…
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Werner Herzog’s Rescue Dawn from 2006 sits alongside his version of Bad Lieutenant (2009) which are both essentially ‘Hollywood’ films, but with that distinct Herzog […]
UK Script consultant on The Brinks Job (1978)
As a UK script consultant and leading UK script writer for hire, I’m a big fan of director William Friedkin. I was pleased to catch up with The Brinks Job recently, a true crime story and one of the directors most light hearted films.