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MAZE

April 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment

MAZE

There is a distinct strain of melancholy nihilism throughout Stephen Burke’s MAZE. Based on the 1983 prison break by 38 inmates of the eponymous maximum security prison in Norther Ireland, it mixes the suspense of plotting an escape dependant upon split-second timing from an inescapable prison with the psychological games the prisoners play with the… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, hunger strike, IRA, Ireland, prison break

Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Say I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Say I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra have been writing partners for a decade or so, but when they got the call to adapt the true story of master con artist Steven Jay Russell, they decided that this might be the perfect vehicle for their directorial debut. In a conversation that touched on censorship, the Puritans, artistic… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, book to film, cinema, con artist, confidence game, directors, embezzlement, Ewan McGregor, film, fraud, Glenn Ficarra, Jim Carrey, John Requa, LGBT, movie, narrative, prison, prison break, Puritans, release delay, romance, screenwriters, Steve McVicker

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