Retrospective feature for The Telegraph on Warren Beatty’s 1990 curio Dick Tracy. Includes interviews with crime writer Max Allan Collins… Read more Dick Tracy – 30th Anniversary Feature
Category: Film
Amazon’s Middle-Earth / Lord of the Rings Series
An everything-we-know feature for Empire on Amazon’s massive new series set in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Early days yet, but there’s still… Read more Amazon’s Middle-Earth / Lord of the Rings Series
David Morrell’s Rambo Novelizations
Another editorial for Birth.Movies.Death. This one’s on the unusual business of original First Blood author David Morrell writing the novelizations… Read more David Morrell’s Rambo Novelizations
The Running Man
Editorial for a Stephen King season at Birth.Movies.Death on the novel The Running Man and the Schwarzenegger movie that “adapted”… Read more The Running Man
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Another one of those everything-you-need-to-know deals, this time on Denis Villeneuve’s new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune. Really looking forward… Read more Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
For the release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, this is a massive update and overhaul of the Godzilla history… Read more Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Gift
Editorial for Birth.Movies.Death on Joel Edgerton’s 2015 psychological thriller The Gift. Published as part of a series called With Friends… Read more The Gift
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Two Google-friendly Empire Online pieces about Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film. The first is an “Everything you need to know about…”,… Read more Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story, written by me, was published in October 2018 to coincide with the release of the… Read more Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story
The Nun
My feature on Corin Hardy’s Conjuring spin-off The Nun, published in Empire magazine #353 (September 2018). Design is by Olly Gibbs.… Read more The Nun
Crowhurst – Director & Producer interview
An interview with director Simon Rumley and producer Michael Riley, conducted on the Bridgwater set of Crowhurst in 2015. The… Read more Crowhurst – Director & Producer interview
Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual
The Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual, written by me, is now available in the UK and and the US. The “Augmented… Read more Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual
War For the Planet of the Apes
Empire Magazine feature on the third of the rebooted Planet of the Apes series. This was written from two days… Read more War For the Planet of the Apes
The Mummy – Alex Kurtzman interview
Conversation with Alex Kurtzman, the director of the first of Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’ films, The Mummy. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/alex-kurtzman-mummy/
Deconstructing Oliver Stone
This feature was originally published in Empire Magazine, Issue #328: October, 2016. He’s been hailed as a genius, a provocateur,… Read more Deconstructing Oliver Stone
Steven Seagal: The Making of On Deadly Ground
MAN ON A MISSION (Originally published in Empire magazine, August 2016) On Deadly Ground was Steven Seagal’s directorial debut, the… Read more Steven Seagal: The Making of On Deadly Ground
Predator
Empire magazine feature from 2012, recycled for an “Arnie Week” on the website marking the release of Aftermath. This originally… Read more Predator
The Crow – David J. Schow Interview
Another one from the vaults. This is an interview with the horror author David J. Schow, one of two credited… Read more The Crow – David J. Schow Interview
The Last of the Mohicans
Empire “Masterpiece” #151 / Issue 325 / July, 2016 The Last of the Mohicans is an anomaly on Michael Mann’s… Read more The Last of the Mohicans
Highlander
Another one from the vaults. This 4000-word history of the Highlander franchise was published as Empire‘s ‘Back Story’ feature in… Read more Highlander
Owen Williams 