This kept me awake a while back, but it took me that while to be able to form my thoughts into words*. Maybe this will be of use to somebody else. Directing, in the eyes of many, is simply about making decisions. Being able to make decisions, really. And it’s the decisions you make...
…are a pain the hole. They are the worst part of screen-writing (most creative writing, really), and sadly comprise most of your writing time… What follows is a brief overview of the writing process: Step 1: conception! This awesome part is idea generation, wherein you get to come up with cool ideas, set pieces,...
Next Screening: Wednesday 20th July, Doors and wine at 7:30pm, screening starts at 8pm sharp in The Spirit Store, Dundalk. We’ll be showing The Brothers Bloom: For more info go to the Beta Movement website where you can also sign up to their twitter/facebook to be kept up to date. See you on the...
Thursday night was a night of watching films it seems. Here is a brief run down on what I watched. First of all, courtesy of the Directors’ Guild and The Factory I got to wander along to a preview of Lance Daly’s The Good Doctor, in which Orlando Bloom plays Dr. Martin Blake, a lonely doctor...
…is currently running in the IFI in Dublin. It’s a wonderful thing to see such a beautiful and powerful film on the big screen. A really enjoyable narration on the insanity of war. Treat yourself and go see it, if you can. Until this evening I’d never seen the film. I was always waiting...
Recently I watched Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins. What follow are my thoughts. With mild spoilers. An obvious homage to ‘Seven Samurai’ (an awesome film, by the way – if you’re not seen it, go watch it. Then send me nice things as a thank you…) in which a the shogun’s advisor tasks one of...
For some reason I cannot fathom, people always ask me for my favourite films. Even more unfathomable to me is the look on their faces when I list them. No pleasing some folk… Anyway, here is a(n unordered) list of films I really like: Spirited Away Pan’s Labyrinth Amelie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
…a new film to kick-start a new project. And it’s going to require a blog. Hence, I am relaunching my blog. True story.
Shackled reviews
This is really more for my own record keeping, but read away. I’m going to try and keep a record to all the reviews of Shackled that I find.
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