Hot September in London and Paris
Awaiting the green light of production
The Adventures of Barry Humphries
Part One. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1971) The first Barry McKenzie film was, as everyone knows, based on a…
London diary
Two years away from London due to Covid. Our Bloomsbury flat has been empty all that time. Probably possible to…
A woke diary
The Covid lockdown has confined me to the house for long periods. My wife is downstairs working on a new…
Balmain calling
Planning a film by Zoom
Return to Roots
The controversial African-American ancestral tale is being retold... partly by me
Hollywood notes
I have directed 13 feature films in the US and now, for the first time, have shot one in Los…
Notes from Iran
Now that I’ve moved into the silly old duffer age bracket, a lot of invitations to film festivals, as a…
Notes from America
Back in Los Angeles after four months in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where I directed a three hour Bonnie & Clyde…
