

"Schindler's List"
When Liam Neeson stepped into the role of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s "Schindler's List" (1993), few could predict the...


Anora
Should you wish to read the screenplay of this year's Academy Award, or Oscar, for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, ANORA, you...

Screenplay Structure
I am quoting this excellent text about screenplay structure because, although it's a bit technical and involves words that are hard to...


REACHER S3 Ep1
I started watching episode 1 of REACHER season 3 yesterday because I watched season 1 and quite liked it. In that, I thought the...


David Lynch
David Lynch, who has died aged 78, was the most original film-maker to emerge in postwar America, as well as the greatest cinematic...


THE OFFENCE (1973 – Sydney Lumet)
I watched this film again recently to see if it was as good as its reputation and my memory of it suggest. While there is a lot to admire...


The Man Who Knew Infinity
10 years ago I was hired by a film finance company to cover THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY. The screenplay was packaged and, I think, in...


Bokeh
Bokeh is about short focus in photography. Strictly, bokeh means: ‘the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a...


Space – the final front ear
Screenwriters near the beginning of their epic screenwriting journey may struggle to understand the difference between plot and story....


Why are there film genres?
We just accept that like all drama, films fit into, or between, film genres. Thriller films, drama films, comedy films, action films,...