Markham – a deconstruction of horror tropes *spoilers*
Markham – a deconstruction of horror tropes *spoilers* And finally, Markham my debut as a feature film director is complete. It went off earlier in […]
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Markham – you will be watching
My feature debut as a director Markham is all but complete with just a few tiny changes to make before we’re locked and loaded. We […]
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 […]
Prince of the City (1981)
As a script writer for hire and highly in demand script consultant, I finally caught up with Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City this week, […]
Plots and plotting for scriptwriters – the ten master plots
As a script writer for hire and script consultant I once taught a scriptwriting class for the UK Film Council. The course was designed and put […]
The Vast of Night (2019)
As a a script writer for hire and UK script consultant I really enjoyed The Vast of Night (2019), an odd, old fashioned treat of a sci-fi film. Despite enjoying it a lot, it did get on my nerves from time to time (especially early on), and I’m not sure it’s for everyone.
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.
Down by Law (1986)
As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire in the business, I’m a big fan of Jim Jarmusch. I think ‘Mystery Train’ is one of my favourite films. ‘Night on Earth’ is fabulous too. Wonderful cinema.
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 […]