It takes some genius screenwriting to extract cinematic gold from complex concepts wrapped up in the world of securities and … More
Category: SCREENWRITERS
5 things: Damien Chazelle
At just 32, Damien Chazelle has ‘overachiever’ written all over him. Oscar nominated before 30 – for his 2014 film … More
Lock Stock and Smokin’ Banter
If you appreciate powerful writing, whipped dialogue and tight scripts, there will be certain films and actors you reeeeeally get a … More
Great Movie Rewatch: Chinatown (1974)
Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown. It’s the film’s most celebrated line, but with a second viewing, ‘forgetting it’ is precisely what … More
5 Game-Changing Female Directors
By now, many of us are familiar with the cold, hard facts on gender inequality in film – and they don’t get any … More
Boyhood 2? Five sequels that must never get made
Richard Linklater is reportedly planning a sequel to Boyhood, which strikes me as a ve-r-y bad idea. Boyhood was a great movie for … More
5 Things We Want to See in Cinemas in 2014
This week, The Guardian’s top film critics brought together their thoughts on what they’d like to see more and less … More
5 Most Life-Affirming Flicks
How good is that feeling when a film finishes and you’re left silent and brooding; contemplating messages within the story, clinging to … More
5 Reasons You Must See ‘Captain Phillips’
IMDB: 8.1 | Rotten Tomatoes: 94% DIRECTOR: Paul Greengrass | SCRIPTWRITER: Billy Ray | CAST: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi Fresh … More
5 Best Clive Owen Cusses in ‘Closer’
Why is it that when CLIVE OWEN tells someone to go get f*cked, you kind of sense he means it? … More