Dear Readers,In a small, positive change to my archive, I will no longer be making my articles and features available through the online entertainment magazine, 'Emag'.Instead, those pieces that had previously appeared on that external site will gradually be re-formatted and added here - enabling you to read them directly, without having to 'click through' to somewhere else. Thanks for... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
News Flash
Dear Readers,A website that I once wrote several movie features for - Emag.co.uk - has recently undergone a re-branding. Today, they have mistakenly changed the name on articles and features written by me, to "Maeve Olmstead". I have been in contact with them and asked them to fix the problem as soon as possible, so that my... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Best Supervillain Origin Stories
The Supervillain. Without them, there can be no Superheroes. Of course, there is always regular, run-of-the-mill, bog-standard crime to fight, but it is not until they are forced to confront the pure evil of a legendary Supervillain, that a Superhero really achieves their potential. It is a rite of passage. The Superhero has not arrived... Continue Reading →
The Breaking Bad Rehabilitation Programme
Exterior. Day. The New Mexico desert. Against a crystal-clear blue sky, a grubby pair of pants floats gently toward the camera. Little did we know those flying pants heralded the arrival of what is arguably the very best, most well-crafted television show in history. Over the five seasons that followed that brilliant opening shot, we... Continue Reading →
Andy Garcia & Vera Farmiga Find Each Other At Middleton (WGTC)
My movie-news piece for We Got This Covered.com http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/andy-garcia-vera-farmiga-find-at-middleton/
The Self-Aware Child (Parents Space)
My latest piece for Parents Space: http://www.parents-space.com/self-aware-child/
FX’s Fargo Adds New Names to Cast (WGTC)
My news article for We Got This Covered.com:http://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/odenkirk-platt-walsh-howerton-fxs-fargo-adds-hot-names-cast/
New ‘Gravity’ clip (We Got This Covered)
My latest movie news piece for We Got This Covered.com:http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/sandra-bullock-unveils-atmospheric-new-clip-for-gravity/
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