Film project changes before my very eyes

Who’d be a writer? In earlier posts I told you about a long gestating film project that I thought was dead and buried. Suddenly, ‘Lark in the Morning’ – one of my few romantic dramas – burst back into life (we are talking years later). The original erstwhile producer and financier I had originally made [...]

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Barcelona and Gaudi – architect of nature

I hadn’t been to Barcelona for years, about 20 to be exact, and I had forgotten what a vibrant place it is. The architect who is responsible for putting Barcelona on the cultural map and keeping it there is, of course, Antoni Gaudi, who died in 1926 – hit by a tram. His work is [...]

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The human condition and the God quandary

Commentaries on the role of the novel in disentangling human lies and deceit and scraping away at carapace of the human condition until we can shed some light on our humanity and destiny always compel me if they are elegantly written and argued. Few can match MILAN KUNDERA in this and there is a New [...]

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Dublin here we didn’t go

Can you believe it? With my air tickets emailed to me for the trip back to Dublin to discuss a film project, the financier in Ireland postponed at the eleventh hour. The meeting is to be held in London in a couple of weeks. I’m not holding my breath. Will keep you informed.

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Dublin here I come

The long awaited film meeting to discuss the development of my screenplay ‘Lark In The Morning’ is to take place this week in Dublin – a city much changed since I lived there. I have no idea what to expect except that an option is the obvious outcome. The screenplay has been lying in a [...]

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