Everyone’s (NOT) a critic now
I have a rather large document about film criticism sitting on my hard drive which I keep adding to with the intention of turning it into something readable and (hopefully) interesting. In the meantime though I felt compelled to commit some loose thoughts to a post after stumbling across a piece by Neal Gabler on … Read more
Writing Scripts To Be Read Vs. Writing Scripts To Be Performed
“I’m not writing something that’s meant to be read; I’m writing something that’s meant to be performed… Just having written a screenplay is no more satisfying to me than if a songwriter handed out pieces of sheet music.” (Aaron Sorkin, The Hollywood Reporter) I’ve read a number of scripts and early script reviews before seeing … Read more
Why I’ll Never Watch a Film on a Phone
Although the ability to watch films on phones or pocket sized devices has been around for a while, the choice to watch a film on a phone again became a hot topic following the announcement of the new iPhone. Speaking to friends/film lovers I was pretty shocked at how many said that they were more … Read more