Spotlight On….David Koepp (WGTC)

Please check out the first of a regular, monthly feature I'll be running on We Got This Covered.com, specifically to shine a light on the unsung artists behind the biggest new cinema releases: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/spotlight-ondavid-koepp-cowriter-jack-ryan-shadow-recruit/

January 23, 2014 0

Six Literary Characters Who Became Bigger On Film (WGTC)

Please check out my latest big feature for We Got This Covered.com: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/literary-characters-film-bigger-stories/

January 22, 2014 0

Review: Before Midnight

Before Midnight needed to achieve two things. As a follow-up to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), it needed to satisfy die-hard fans of Jesse, Celine and their story. Beyond that, it also needed to work as stand-alone movie, being accessible to audiences unfamiliar with the previous films. It succeeds at both – but... Continue Reading →

January 2, 2014 1

Ten Reasons To Love Linklater’s ‘Before’ Films

In January 1995, director Richard Linklater introduced the world to Jesse and Celine – two young strangers travelling through Europe by train, in his film Before Sunrise. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet, talk, decide to get off the train together and spend a night strolling around the sights of Vienna, until they... Continue Reading →

January 2, 2014 1

Where is Wonder Woman?

Wonder Woman is an icon. She was created by the American psychologist, writer, and designer of a systolic blood pressure measuring device, William Moulton Marston, for All Star Comics – later to become part of DC Comics. Inspired by two women in his life (Elizabeth Marston and Olive Byrne), Wonder Woman first appeared in print... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2013 0

Third Contact Strikes A Blow for Independent British Cinema

(from August 2013) Having run a long, hard Kickstarter appeal, Director Simon Horrocks and his team achieved their goal in the final hour of their 56-day campaign to support the theatrical distribution of their self-funded film, Third Contact. As the minutes ticked away, and the Kickstarter clock approached zero, the last of the project’s 435... Continue Reading →

December 6, 2013 1

Kickstarter & Independent Film – A Conversation with Director Simon Horrocks

The last time we saw a revolution in independent film, producers Harvey and Bob Weinstein were leading the charge with Miramax Films – taking small, critically acclaimed ‘arthouse’ movies such as Sex, Lies and Videotape and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, and investing in their distribution to wider audiences. Although their... Continue Reading →