Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Perfectionism – friend or foe? My blog was first published on Stage.32.com and sparked a conversation among filmmakers and screenwriters. In addition to the insights I offer, there are some useful tips from experts and...
A book is seeking an editor on the rise. Perhaps you’re a recent arts grad wanting an opportunity in experimental creative fiction. The Double Life of a Single Girl is a darkly comic transgressive mystery. Not for the weak of heart or stomach. Looking to start...
‘Feeling Frenzy’ is not a typo. The #s I’m likely to use a lot during the SFF 2019 are #primal #astounding and #OMGoddess. The trailers for some of the evocative films screening generated a swirl of feelings: surprise – willing discomfort...
I just had my first MC gig using the Global Event Talent platform and wow. It’s a game-changer. G.E.T. is an online platform that directly connects clients with talent and it’s free to have your profile on it. Deal Direct with the Client – No Middle Person On...
In 2015, I witnessed some kiddy cricketers hurling insults at each other about their mothers and sisters so I wrote an op-ed piece for SBS News Online about the notion of sledging as a tactical skill in winning a game of bat and ball. It was a clear-cut case of the...
Foot surgery aka Bilateral Excision of Morton’s Neuroma IE a big fat tumour on a nerve in each foot. Two years later, I still have pain and cannot wear high heels for longer than a couple of hours. The pain is nerve damage – twitches – cramps –...
This wonderful short documentary explores the world of adult LEGO – director Daniel Bourke. Ages 4-99 is not hyperbole. In the 24 hour Bad / Fake news environment, it is a pertinent reminder that to build something physical and stay connected creatively to your...
Being GenX, I didn’t think I’d see this monumental change in my lifetime: so many brave women standing up and saying #MeToo in our own version of ‘I’m Spartacus!’ Â Like a French revolutionary, I’m in the front row at the guillotine, gleefully tucking into cake as...
Red Handed made it into: 17th Shriekfest Horror Film Festival – Official Selection 13th Halloween Horror Picture Show – Official Laurels Melbourne Underground Film Festival – Official Selection Producer – Chris Ramos Director – Tony Tilse Scriptwriter – Renée...
Terminator 2 Judgement Day has a rare status of immunity to sequelitis. There aren’t many sequels that are as good as the original – T2 surpasses T1 on every front – narrative, characterization and SFX. 3D conversion doesn’t have a great reputation. Clash of the...
I have seen all of these movies, some several times over and I love each of them for various reasons. THE COLOUR PURPLE THE PRODUCERS (original) SHREK THE LORD OF THE RINGS AMERICAN BEAUTY TERMINATOR 2 – JUDGEMENT DAY FARGO DAWN OF THE DEAD AMERICAN PSYCHO A...
May 2017 I scripted a short film based on a stalker incident in the 1990s before Australia anti-stalking legislation was passed (I reported the first Australian conviction under the new laws for 7 Nightly News). I turned the film script into a play script that was...
