The Revenant and Jeremiah Johnson
The Revenant from 2015 is a great movie. Technically, it’s outstanding – shot in natural light and looking stunning – it has some breath taking […]
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Turning three books into three films
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…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Boogie Nights
When I first went to see Boogie Nights I expected something exploitive and titillating. I think half of the people in the cinema did. I’d […]