Why is the writer staring at nothing?

…and does that drool mean she’s catatonic or passionate?
The Writer’s Role and the Job of Creating a Narrative in Game Writing
It’s a common perception that fiction writers make up story, character and write dialogue.
While this is true, it’s important for the project team to understand the writer is in charge of maintaining the integrity of [...]

The Dark Knight

I meant to post this after I first saw the film opening night. We were extremely lucky enough to have seen it in IMAX. When the camera swept over Hong Kong almost the entire audience gasped. It made a phenomenal impression.
I don’t think I’m overstating things when I say the film is almost perfect in [...]

Go see Iron Man!!

See how I used 2 exclamation marks? I realize that nowadays when things are as “awesome as a hot dog” to borrow from Eddie Izzard, that exclamation marks don’t carry the impact they should.
All that matters is that you see Iron Man.
That is all.

Two Great Films

I won’t linger too long on the details of what I believe (with my sorry excuse for a degree in film) makes these films excellent (you’re lucky you don’t meet me in person, I do tend to go on). 
Danny Boyle’s film Sunshine:
To me this is classic science fiction, combining a morality tale about humanity and [...]

More Steam Punk – Golden Compass

This may sound like heresy to Pullman fans, but I liked the film more than the book. Many of the reviews complain that the film is too clunky, too fast paced, not enough character development. For me the book lagged in a lot of places and was unnecessarily repetitive, in some cases the film got [...]