Simon Porritt

Writer, Script Editor

In the last week: 5
Total: 129

Films I wish I had made: The Station Agent, This is England, Closely Observed Trains, Kolya, Samotari, Rok Dabla, A Mighty Wind, Ropaci (Oil Gobblers), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, This is Spinal Tap, Once
I left the cinema during: Howard the Duck
Directors I love: Jan Sverak, Shane Meadows, Christopher Guest, Thomas McCarthy, Luc Besson, Ken Loach, Jiri Menzel, Fred Schepisi, Martyn Chalk
Actors I admire: Ivan Trojan, Michael Maloney, Helen Mirren, Michael Caine
Writers I respect: Larry Gelbart, Powell & Pressburger, Zdenek Sverak
My desert island discs: The Head on the Door (The Cure) Dawnrazor (Fields of the Nephilim) Speak for Yourself (Imogen Heap) Last Train to Lhasa (Banco de Gaia) Harmony! Rhapsody! Destiny!(Gee Mr Tracy)
Books I have given my friends: Digital Film Making (Mike Figgis)
My death row meal: Beef stroganoff & wild rice. Bottle of Zinfandel and mint Vienetta.
The best thing I own: A keen sense of smell