As a fully-paid up comedy writing fan, I’m delighted by a Youtube documentary “Life before the Flying Circus” – featuring the background to the Monty Python comedy team. I’ve watched lots of comedy documentaries in my time, and will seek out ones on Monty Python – but this programme seems to have the edge over so many I have already seen. It not only has … Continue reading Comedy writing – Monty Python
One minute to view 10 beautiful train stations in the world, pieced together by Curbed website. Good design. Art and life. One of the stations, Central Station, New York, was used for a very expressive scene in the film “Fisher King” where two awkward characters almost meet – and the magic of the way one character feels about the other is conveyed by a … Continue reading Beauty in train stations
He who animated the pictures on the Monty Python shows, who filmed “Brazil”, “Time Bandits”, “The Fisher King”, “the Adventures of Baron Munchausen”…. lo he speaketh. Long story long, there is his autobiography, which he calls his “me-me-me-memoir” and published 4 months ago. (Judging by which he is beginning to look like Orson Welles…) Or long story shorter, here are his 10 tips based on … Continue reading 10 film-making tips: Terry Gilliam
