Site update

The Curtin Parloe slate has now been updated with several exciting new projects: A Simple Plan: Unlike sisters, gangsters don’t share clothes. Hallway 7: A mystical tale about a man out of place. Hell And Back: It’s only after you die that things get really interesting. Dirty Thirty: Meltdown mayhem. Lost At Sea: The infamous [...]

Expurgated

In November 2010, I decided to write a novel. For the uninitiated amongst you, November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short.NaNoWriMo Site it isn’t a competition, just a collective of aspiring writers who egg each other on. After all, writing 50,000 words isn’t easy. It’s even harder writing them in a month, [...]

Expurgated

It seems to be a character flaw. I could attribute it to low attention span, or a lack of commitment, but whatever the reason, I find it difficult to concentrate on just one thing at once. Reading my history, you can see the pattern emerge – was in a band, was writing, was making films, [...]

Mancattan Goes Global

Mancattan, a romantic Comedy about Woody Allen, has been made by a friend of mine, Colin Warhurst, and it’s now available to view online courtesy of Renderyard! Mancattan Uploaded by renderyardchannel. – Check out other Film & TV videos. Please visit the movie’s website at www.mancattan.co.uk

Cannes – Day 2

Sitting in the UK Film Centre, accompanied by the soothing clash of waves upon the Cote d’Azure shoreline and the somewhat less soothing cacophony from the Kodak Pavilion as they frantically try to get everything finished. I think I saw Sir Michael Grade earlier, looking for all the world like James May in his aspect. [...]

Cannes – Day 1

It’s different this year, probably because I’m unfashionably early. Last time I stood in Nice Airport waiting for the Cannes express, I had little company – there couldn’t have been more than four of us in the queue. We chatted, exchanged cards, and never saw each other again. Not now. Now I see recognisable faces [...]

Curtin Parloe Returns to Cannes

It’s that time of year, and La Croisette is once again poised to fill with celebrities and film fans for the 63rd Festival de Cannes; 12th -23rd May 2010. Curtin Parloe Films will once again have a presence, represented by creative director Paul Anderton. “A lot has changed for us in the last 12 months, [...]

Almost There Wraps

The latest short from Curtin Parloe Films, Almost There, wrapped shooting yesterday.  Director Paul Anderton said, “I’m very happy with the way the shoot went. Everyone was professional , and we have some great rushes.” Almost There concerns a man trapped within an escape pod when his ship is hit by an asteroid. “There will [...]