interviews – podcasts – reviews
Philippe Joly is a Hong Kong based actor, screenwriter and director. He has possibly inherited the coolest Chinese name 狼森 (Langsen) - meaning 'Wolf' and has appeared in many S.E. Asian films alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme (Pound of Flesh), Chow Yun Fat (The Man from Macau), Andy Lau (Mission Milano) and Jackie Chan (Dragon Blade), to name... Continue Reading →
Starring: Misa Shimizu, Brendan Fletcher, Sebastian Spence Written by Jilena Cori, Thomas Fung, Michael Parker, David Tamagi IMDb ranking & storyline: 5.8/10 An enigmatic Japanese woman, abandoned by her wealthy Chinese husband in a remote Pacific Northwest village, becomes entwined in the lives of two rugged locals. The hunt for a copy of this movie was interesting to... Continue Reading →
Robert New is a cinematographer, director and producer - with work spanning five decades in TV and Film. Robert's TV credits include Smallville and Blade, but his film credit for Paper Moon Affair caught my eye. I took the opportunity to ask Robert 10 Q's on his extensive experience in the film industry. 10 Q’s... Continue Reading →
The second and third part of the interview has been loaded onto Bertie's YouTube channel. Please go check it out!
So proud of my buddy Rayve, the first voice of animated Bertie. He has a short film coming out - a man who kidnaps himself! Here's some pix.
I have truly been amazed by the generosity of other writers and filmmakers to share their experiences while I continue on my path creating my own story. After approaching Lee Anthony Smith for a quote for the movie WAR (which I reviewed here as part of my John Lone film series). I got chatting to his writing... Continue Reading →
A year ago on the 8th August 2017, I sent 'a rougher than rough' draft of my first Bertie story to Billie, a very patient lady. Littered with typos and not much character tension it didn't have much going for it, but I wanted to show a glimpse of Bertie's world, a raw Bertie. The... Continue Reading →
Before reading this play I wanted to research the building of the Transcontinental Railway in the USA - but stopped myself. I wanted to absorb it first via the play itself and pick out the key themes that stood out for me. My history lessons would never have touched on this part of American history... Continue Reading →