Here’s a link to my latest article for Tasteofcinema.com.  Hope you enjoy it.  http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2017/11-reasons-why-brick-is-a-modern-classic-of-american-cinema/

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Just a quick note.  I’ve been told by someone who shall remain nameless that I left a spaceship off my Top 50 list that should have been included.  Here it is, Button Moon rocket at number 53.  I can’t say it’s a masterpiece, being that it consists of a tin of beans, a funnel and […]

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Back at the coffee house for a couple of hours this morning to carry on with the story.  I was very happy with Chapter 1 and where it ended up.  Now I’m back into Paul’s world to see where he’s got to in the last few months #visitinghours Richard

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Sorry, but I had to do a colossal name drop. I just had a Twitter conversation with Rian Johnson, director of Looper and Star Wars: Episode VIII. I didn’t get any information about The Last Jedi, but he did answer my question about his 2005 High School noir, Brick, which is the subject of my […]

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Most of you will have seen this already, so I apologise if I’m repeating myself.  I’m just so excited.  Today I became a genuine published writer when my article about 12 Angry Men was published on tasteofcinema.com. It’s got nearly 3000 likes on Facebook so far and loads of positive comments.  Thanks to everyone who […]

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To celebrate the USS Cygnus’ high position on my Top 50 spaceships list, I felt like giving you John Barry’s brilliant theme music from the film in which it features: The Black Hole. Enjoy. Richard Oh, and here’s the list in case you missed it. Top 50 Spaceships ever (plus mine!) | The Crossing https://richardaustinwriter.com/2017/01/26/top-50-spaceships-ever-plus-mine/

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Getting lots of traffic on this post as it appears to have been shared somewhere. Hello to all the new viewers. Please check out my book, The Ardenna Crossing: Between Two Worlds, available on Amazon now. https://amzn.eu/d/7XzbZZC The sequel will be out before Christmas. As previously mentioned, my lovely wife and in-laws gave me a […]

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Hi there, I don’t know why I bother setting up weekly things.  I set myself up to fail by not delivering from week to week for one reason or another. There have been mitigating circumstances: holiday, work, doing my application for Taste of Cinema and so forth.  However, when it comes down to it, I […]

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