George Morris
Show Face Festival 2020
The Show Face Festival is an online festival of new entertainment from emerging creatives that took place from the 28th-31st August 2020.
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George Morris
Aug 24, 2020
'Savageland' & The Horror of Photo Manipulation
Indie horror documentary 'Savageland' manages to perfectly utilise the dread-fuelled horror that photo manipulation can muster.
George Morris
Aug 3, 2020
Revisiting McFly's Vampire Film
Ten years ago to accompany their album 'Above the Noise' McFly also released a 'feature length' vampire film...
George Morris
Jul 20, 2020
Southland Tales: "'Donnie Darko' for Grown-Ups?"
The Underrated, The Overlooked and The Underbooked. Richard Kelly's 2006 follow up to 'Donnie Darko' is a hugely ambitious postmodern-
George Morris
Jul 6, 2020
'Searching' & The Changing Format of Storytelling
Does 2018's brilliant techno-thriller 'Searching' pave the way for a new form of storytelling?
George Morris
Jun 15, 2020
If it's not in Frame it Doesn't Exist - 'Shadow of the Vampire'
The Underrated, The Overlooked and The Underbooked. 2000's 'Shadow of the Vampire' is a poignant tale of driven creativity and monster myth-
George Morris
Jun 1, 2020
Creating a Genre: 'Jaws' and the Modern Blockbuster
'Jaws' was the biggest film of all time and kicked off everything we know as a 'summer blockbuster' today. But how did it do it?
George Morris
Apr 20, 2020
Foreshadowing & Defining Contextual Logic for a Plot Twist
How do you ensure your plot twist lands properly? Is it possible to learn from the best? How much foreshadowing is 'too much'?
George Morris
Mar 23, 2020
Don't Let COVID-19 be the End of Cinemas...
From the many fallouts of our current pandemic, one seems to tell of the oncoming destruction of our greatest source of entertainment -
George Morris
Mar 9, 2020
Have we seen the Creatures from 'A Quiet Place' Before?
'A Quiet Place' broke records and won over audiences with its tension and dramatic story, but were the creatures themselves ripped straight-
George Morris
Feb 17, 2020
'Write What You Know' - Good or Bad?
Could 'Write What You Know' be the worst advice ever given to aspiring writers? If so, why are they told it so damn often?
George Morris
Feb 10, 2020
The Best Adam Sandler Performance Nobody Talks About
With all the (well earned) buzz about his performance in 'Uncut Gems', it reminds me of another strong dramatic performance from the comedi-
George Morris
Feb 3, 2020
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' - Representing Dichotomy
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' is rife with antagonism and argumentative characters each trying to fight for their own answers-
George Morris
Jan 13, 2020
'Daybreakers' & Weaponizing Concepts
'Daybreakers' is an underrated genre gem that works largely because it manages to weaponize the world the filmmakers have created...
George Morris
Nov 25, 2019
Is Cynicism Dying in Film and TV?
Are films and TV shows choosing to tell 'nice' stories by shying away from the harsh realities they used to portray?
George Morris
Nov 18, 2019
My Pitch for 'Shrek 5'
Ladies and Gentlemen of Dreamworks, please find attached my treatment/Pitch for 'Shrek 5'. The Shrek-iest Chapter of the franchise so far...
George Morris
Nov 11, 2019
In Celebration of Jack Thorne
He's one of the most prolific and acclaimed writers working in Britain today, and people should know the man behind the transformative powe-
George Morris
Nov 4, 2019
Everything You Wanted To Know About 'Mystery Men' But Were Too Afraid To Ask
50 Facts about the 1999 superhero comedy 'Mystery Men' that will make you go 'Hmmm, what's Mystery Men?'
George Morris
Oct 21, 2019
'Under the Shadow' - Sociopolitical Meets Psychological Horror
Babak Anvari's 'Under the Shadow' deserves to be held within the same league as contemporary horror classics 'The Babadook' and 'It Follows'
George Morris
Oct 14, 2019
The Redemption of 'Jigsaw' & What's next for 'Saw'?
'If it's Halloween...it must be SAW'
Except it isn't anymore. But could a forthcoming change of talent bring the series back to life?
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