It is so funny to read your own history. I was looking at my Facebook notes and found two lists that I made just as I was moving to my mom’s house in Texas from Edinburgh in 2009. At the time I must have still thought that I would move to San Antonio. That was [...]
When it comes to films, the expectations you have for it can change the movie going experience. I went to see Dark Shadows (2012) last month and it did not live up to my expectations… but that is a GOOD thing. As soon as I knew there was a Dark Shadows reboot on the horizon, starring [...]
This is not a film that has been released recently but I watched it on the internet after having first seen it on DVD about a year ago. I first found it in the redbox and had not heard of it. A few weeks ago it was suggested for me on netflix and I decided [...]
Ok, I have to appologise to those who love this film because as a Star Wars purist, I find that there is not really enough Star Wars in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) for my taste. I did give it an unbiased second try however because when I first watched Episode [...]
Ok, it may seem strange that I am headed the wrong direction… but my move to Los Angeles is actually part of my journey back to Scotland. I considered very carefully just going back to somewhere in the central belt and getting back into the runners pool at the Beeb, but that would all but [...]
Ars Gratia Artis. That company motto was first brought to my attention sometime in 2006 when I was a member of a pub quiz team called ‘The Oswalds, Ed, and Anne’ (I think that requires no explanation) at the pub in the basement of the Belmont cinema in Aberdeen, Scotland. If memory serves, the question [...]
Ok, with the sequel to Sherlock Holmes coming out, I am reminded of this post that I wrote for another blog in 2009. I decided to share my thoughts again. This is not a review of the film so much as an opportunity to gush about Peter Cushing. Where is Peter Cushing When You Need [...]
My reaction: At the request of @extrafriends I am reviewing the latest Twilight film. Before I start my review, I would like to make the comment that as a filmmaker myself, I have the greatest appreciation for anyone who makes films and I know how difficult it is to get right. One can work very [...]
I am in Hollywood for the 11th annual Shriekfest film festival taking place at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood California. I came to support a fellow film maker, Tomax Aponte whose short, Confined, is playing on Sunday at 2pm. Shortly after I knew I would be coming to Hollywood for the festival, I found out that [...]
No, I don’t mean the kind who gets paid to go on holiday, I mean the kind that pays good money to have an industry TELL him or her that he or she is a professional. I suppose it started with Space Tourists, or perhaps with Executive Producers (the kind with lots of private money [...]