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The Top 10 Spotted Cravats

28.12.2019 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 25 Comments

Distracted | @Distractedfilm                               LATEST LISTS Shadowy Cinema Top 10 Bravura Bow-Ties Cinema Ha Ha Ha Hands-In-Cinema Shady Filmmakers Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Stick It To Them”

13.08.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 32 Comments

Xan Brooks has written a piece in The Guardian praising non-professional actors, noteworthy because it demonstrates once again, the breath-taking ignorance of mainstream media. He does though make some reasonable points, when watching a star such as George Clooney he says he often finds it... Read More

Distracted – The Film

05.09.2018 , Distracted , 0 Comments

Distracted | @Distractedfilm   After two years of hard work, I am delighted Distracted has now been sent to our backers for viewing. Without their support Distracted would not have been made.  I hope Distracted is a unique entry in the history of cinema –... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Phone Box Gun – Full Trailer Now Up”

27.06.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

This blog has become a real fulcrum for me, and I’m very grateful to those who take an interest in it, support it, and offer feedback. As it is, I’m delighted to share with you the full trailer for our new film, Phone Box Gun. Hope you like it. Ja... Read More

Mutual Admiration Society – Berlin Screening

11.09.2015 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

Mutual Admiration Society, the minimalist hitman feature film I co-created with Rouzbeh Rashidi last year, will make it’s German debut this month, with a screening at Lichtblick Kino in Berlin – I will be attending. “Surreal and mysterious, in equal parts absurd and intense, Mutual... Read More

Never Never Compromise | The Great Acting Blog

24.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

 “it’s like someone saying, “you’re film’s not stupid enough, so it’s pretentious”- Jim Jarmusch A Jim Jarmusch film doesn’t happen all that often, perhaps about once every four or five years. However, while his contemporaries from the US indie film scene of the 1980s... Read More

Advice To Actors From 10 True Greats | The Great Acting Blog

05.07.2017 , The Great Acting Blog , 29 Comments

  Despite our good intentions, despite our best endevours, despite our best laid plans, sometimes our attempts to achieve our most important goals become so convoluted, so mangled by the stresses and strains of day-to-day living, that we lose sight of the vision that inspired... Read More

Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Rules

25.01.2016 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 18 Comments

  Rule #1: There are no rules. There are as many ways to make a film as there are potential filmmakers. It’s an open form. Anyway, I would personally never presume to tell anyone else what to do or how to do anything. To me... Read More

Cinema Berets | Top 10 Film List

15.07.2020 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 17 Comments

Distracted | @Distractedfilm   This is like a list delivered from the gods.                                         RECENT TOP LISTS Cinema Sweaters Red Fingers On Noses Hands On Head... Read More

Passion In Art – Robert De Niro | The Great Acting Blog

26.05.2015 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Robert De Niro is a great artist. He’s spent his career delivering performances of power and truth, creating one of the most extraordinary bodies of work of all time. And like all great artists, he helps us to make sense of our own experiences. His... Read More