Archive for the 'Great Movie Tips' Category

Tales from the Green Valley: the Making of the BBC TV Series about Farming in the 17th Century

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Why make a TV series about life on a 400 year old farm? That was my first question, when I was asked to direct and produce a 12-part BBC series about five specialists working a Welsh hill farm as it would have been in the 17th century. I have to admit I was rather sceptical […]

Silence of the Lambs (1991) Deconstructed

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Silence of the Lambs follows the Hero’s Journey Template:
Introduce Hero and Capabilities [Clarice tackling the FBI assault course].
Herald brings the Call to Adventure [Jack Crawford sends Clarice to visit Lecter (her Supernatural Aid)].
Threshold Guardian [Dr Chiltern obstructs Clarice’s visit to Lecter].
Refusal [Lecter refuses to help].
Overcoming Refusal [Lecter’s cell mate is rude and causes Lecter to […]

As Good As It Gets (Movie Review)

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, As Good As It Gets became one of the surprise blockbusters of 1997. Jack Nicholson dispenses insults with his one-in-a-billion sense of delivery, and if you like serious comedies, this is the film for you. Helen Hunt is masterful in her portrayal of a hard-luck single mother […]