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Anything is possible in the movies. Skilled and imaginative writers and filmmakers can create entire universes that boggle the imagination. They weave stories so gripping and engrossing that we lose ourselves in the entertainment. The key to total immersion in the fiction is the detail. Without the detail, we never really buy the beautiful deception... Continue Reading →
My February "Spotlight On..." feature for We Got This Covered - this month focusing on Phil Lord and Chris Miller of The LEGO Movie: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/spotlight-phil-lord-chris-miller-cowriters-codirectors-lego-movie/
My thoughts on the 2009 film ‘Whip It’ for the excellent site, A World Of Film.
The 2009 directorial debut of Drew Barrymore – Whip It – is arguably the ultimate feminist movie. While that may seem to be a fairly bold statement, it is absolutely the case that this film embodies everything that representation of women in media should be striving for.
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This is my first time contributing to a Team Feature at We Got This Covered. My entries are: The Feature Introduction The Powerpuff Girls Hulk Wonder Woman Ghost World Hancock Captain America: The First Avenger Superman: The Movie Scott Pilgrim Vs The World Check it out! http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/covereds-top-50-comic-booksuperhero-movies/ You can read all my solo work for We... Continue Reading →
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/
Please check out my latest big feature for We Got This Covered.com: http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/literary-characters-film-bigger-stories/
With so many Superhero characters across multiple comic-book universes, as well as in television and film, there is always great debate over the virtues of each. Everybody has their favourite. A few can be described as ‘iconic’. But the term ‘greatest’ can be reserved for only one. Originally conceived by Jerome “Jerry” Siegel and Joe... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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