Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story, written by me, was published in October 2018 to coincide with the release of the movie. Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor wrote the foreword. Carlton’s publisher blurb runs as follows: “Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story is the official book of the Twentieth Century Fox and Queen epic movie Bohemian… Continue reading Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story
My feature on Corin Hardy’s Conjuring spin-off The Nun, published in Empire magazine #353 (September 2018). Design is by Olly Gibbs. Click below for the PDF. THE NUN – SUPERIOR SCARES
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/
This feature was originally published in Empire Magazine, Issue #328: October, 2016. He’s been hailed as a genius, a provocateur, and something of a taskmaster – and that’s just by his friends. We go in search of the real Oliver Stone… It often feels, four decades into his Hollywood career, that Oliver Stone was born… Continue reading Deconstructing Oliver Stone
A set visit and interview feature on Alice Lowe’s horror-comedy Prevenge, published in two parts at Rue Morgue. Part One: http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2017/03/21/Exclusive-interview-Writerdirectorstar-Alice-Lowe-takes-PREVENGE-Part-One-On-Set Part Two: http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2017/03/22/Exclusive-interview-Writerdirectorstar-Alice-Lowe-takes-PREVENGE-Part-Two-On-Set Update – January, 2018 The above links now seem to be dead, so here’s the whole thing (in a single instalment as originally submitted to RM). PREVENGE – ALICE LOWE Pregnancy… Continue reading Alice Lowe – Prevenge
MAN ON A MISSION (Originally published in Empire magazine, August 2016) On Deadly Ground was Steven Seagal’s directorial debut, the peak of his seemingly unstoppable rise to action-hero superstardom. Yet his movie career never quite recovered… Amid the snow-topped mountains and vast pine forests of Valdez, Alaska in May 1993, Steven Seagal was taking charge.… Continue reading Steven Seagal: The Making of On Deadly Ground
Empire magazine feature from 2012, recycled for an “Arnie Week” on the website marking the release of Aftermath. This originally went with a map, so the talking points were stops on a journey. That concept has been lost a bit in translation from page to online, but I still really like this piece. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/predator-complete-history/ … Continue reading Predator
