Jack Thorne
Adolescence’ Co-Creator Jack Thorne Appointed President Of Writers’ Guild Of Great Britain
Jack Thorne, the celebrated writer behind Adolescence, His Dark Materials, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has been named President of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB). The announcement came at the Guild’s recent Annual General Meeting, where Thorne officially succeeded outgoing president Sandi Toksvig, who served a six-year term. Thorne takes office at a time of mounting challenges for writers across the UK and beyond. With the entertainment industry facing increasing pressures from conservative commissioning trends and rapid technological disruption, his presid | Click Here...
The One-Take Madness: Adolescence Proves Risk Ignites Revolution
As you make the breakthrough, you realise how our glances remain the silent witness. And the realisation lingers for the next four hours, with no blink. You almost feel you are in this eternity of raw emotions and human imperfections. So, you drown in this emotional, electric unpredictability. Everything feels so real-time, with no resets, no safety nets and no second chances. Adolescence is a cinematic dare. It tosses revolution right on the table by picking up a risky single, uninterrupted take and questions the very norms of filmmaking that have been persistent over the years. So, | Click Here...
Review Of Help: A Pandemic Gem, Born Out Of Genuine Compassion
Help (Channel 4 TV Film) Starring Jodie Comer,Stephen Graham Directed by Jack Thorne Rating: *** ½ So many films and serials based on the Pandemic have begun to make their way on to various OTT platforms, that it(the Pandemic) has begun to feel like a formula for excess. Using a civilizational calamity to foster instant art is not always an undesirable eventuality. Let’s face it. If it wasn’t for the Nazi holocaust we would’t have got Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List. I can’t express an equal level of appreciation for | Click Here...