Commuting To Nowhere
News that the daily commute – by car at least – is costing some people the equivalent of 31 days a year – and wasting... Read More
Ealing Studios – beyond the laughter
Mention Ealing Studios and you immediately think of comedy. And when you think of Ealing comedies you think about the dozen or so films which... Read More
You’re Right to Reply
Someone said something to hack you off in the press? An opinion you disagree with or even just something you think it wrong? You do... Read More
Herschell Gordon Lewis and Me
It was a contra deal that introduced me to Herschell Gordon Lewis. The deal was brokered by the advertising manager on my magazine, Direct Marketing... Read More
Why Content is just the New Journalism
Just what is content? Or even content marketing? It’s hard to find a clear definition, but here’s one from something calling itself the Content Marketing... Read More
The Right to Rohmer
There’s a very well known quote about Rohmer from the film Night Moves, which was trotted out when the French director died: “I saw a... Read More
The Strange, Sad Death of Foreign Language Cinema
Sight and Sound magazine, the British Film Institute’s cinema title, carries sad news in its February edition. Particularly sad, if like me, you’ve grown up... Read More
Car Parts and Empty Sets – Ealing Studios Reconsidered
Ask a Brit to name the UK’s most famous film studios and the chances are they’ll plump for Ealing. Not Shepperton, Pinewood, Denham, Elstree, or... Read More
Why You Should Never Believe Your Own Good News
An old boss of mine used to say that the golden rule of PR was never to believe your own propaganda. Time and experience has... Read More
The Blame Game
Along with death and taxes another sure fire cert is that if you give people a chance to complain, they will take it as swiftly... Read More