UPDATED to include YouTube link to the animation, and the Soundcloud link to the author interview on The Braw and the Brave. I've just stumbled across this book which has been written by Scottish author Chris Duke (thanks to The Braw and the Brave for sharing the Facebook post!) From the Lucy's Blue Day Facebook … Continue reading “Lucy’s Blue Day” – children’s mental health book
Category: Writing
Yes Poster No Poster
I like posters. I like posters that work. Nowadays movies and TV create a multitude of posters for different territories and many varieties within that territory, depending on use (billboard, bus shelter, magazine, online etc). Here are a few that I've spotted recently. From a Media perspective, they are all worthy of decoding. FROZEN 2 … Continue reading Yes Poster No Poster
Summer Writing Reading
Sure, I should be spending the summer writing the book I have planned for a decade. I have written huge sections of it, and have it plotted in some detail, but currently lack the discipline to wrestle the devil to the floor and pin it down. I sneakily suspect it would make a better screenplay … Continue reading Summer Writing Reading
“Falling” in Batman v Superman
Don't get me started on BvS. We could talk about many things - the tone, the killings, Martha, but let's not do that now. Suffice to say BvS is top of the list for me (the list is completed by Man of Steel, Captain America the Winter Soldier, and X-Men Days of Future Past). But … Continue reading “Falling” in Batman v Superman
Spider-Man: Far From Home posters?
Updated with latest "twists" in June! Anyone who knows me knows I am no fan of the Spider-Man Homecoming poster with the cluster of floating heads in a top-heavy over-stuffed extravaganza. And it can be difficult to assess posters today as the marketing for big movies produces multiple posters of multiple designs for multiple markets. … Continue reading Spider-Man: Far From Home posters?
Review: EVITA by Windmill Productions.
EVITA by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, presented by Windmill Productions in Rutherglen Town Hall 11-15 June 2019
Revisiting SOME LIKE IT HOT.
My family were late to the party when it came to buying a VCR. It was 1986 and this large metal box appeared under the TV. We didn't have any pre-recorded tapes to watch yet (remember them?) but it didn't cost a lot to buy blank tapes from the supermarket. Why? You could record things … Continue reading Revisiting SOME LIKE IT HOT.
Supergirl – how Season Four worked
Supergirl has had its ups and downs since it started, but season 4 really worked. Here’s why. I’ll admit that I’ve always been a fan of the show – partly because I love the mythology of the Superman/Supergirl stories, and partly because the show makes a good fit alongside its family (brooding uncle Arrow, bouncy … Continue reading Supergirl – how Season Four worked
THE PROBLEM ISN’T BAD WRITING.
It isn't Benioff and Weiss.It isn't Rian Johnson.It isn't Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones It's because you didn't get a final boss battle.Because you didn't get the action-packed finale and quiet epilogue.Because you didn't get the reveal of the killer in the tense drawing room.Because there wasn't a twist … Continue reading THE PROBLEM ISN’T BAD WRITING.
Mental Health Awareness week – and the movies.
This week was Mental Health Awareness week in the UK. Here is a short article on the power of music and movies in helping mental wellbeing. Awareness of Mental Health issues is now increasing worldwide (about time) and while I’m not fully qualified to talk about all the issues, I felt the urge to write … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness week – and the movies.
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