a first-rate cult thriller...
...fascinating, gripping, impressively dark, stylish, intriguing, seductive, original , arresting, powerful, gritty, sure-fire killer thriller, brave, pro-feminist, terrific little film, thoughtful, riveting, "hits you in the way that, sometimes, cinema should"...
"I don’t think I’ve ever written a more glowing report for a low-budget British horror film" (wrote James Christopher in The Times) "it's been a long time since someone was brave enough to make such a movie" (Daily Mirror) - thought I'd throw some of the nicer press quotes in, just to give you some perspective, if you needed it, on the "rabid nonsense" tendency (see below!)
So... the press came out very much as expected (i.e. deeply divided), but with some key reviews in praise of the film (Variety was the crucial one - the movie business trade mag). So anyway, my US agents have had quite a few scripts come in for me and offers have been made - but I won't say much more yet on that count, I don't want to put the jinx on it. Straightheads box-office wasn't gigantic, and my prayers for rain were answered with the hottest, sunniest April weekend in Britain's recorded history (since 1659 - literally). Then last weekend we were bigfooted by Spiderman 3, which annihilated all before it... The DVD launch, however, looks most promising, according to the sellers who came to a Verve special screening last week, so who knows? My gut feeling is that Straightheads will continue to sell on disc for many years, and create a little niche for itself. What's next for me? Well, I need to keep working, and I've been busy on a new project since March - a couple of small period dramas for Channel Four, and shooting begins tomorrow - so I won't be posting much for the next month. No doubt I'll catch up with Gillian and Danny soon (he's just had a baby daughter, by the way) to talk about old times! Take care all of you, do skorovo, and keep well.
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