James MacGregor
Journalist
Great Britain, Scotland
About Me:
Website:
movieScopemag.com
Where I work: I work for a company or organisation
Technical Skills: wordsmith
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Fun stuff:
Films I wish I had made:
You would run out of space...
I cried watching:
Any film that engages with me emotionally and makes me very sad or very, very happy.
I left the cinema during:
It has never happened.
Directors I love:
The Italian neo-realists, the British new cinema movement, Satyajit Ray, David Lean, Michael Powell
Actors I admire:
For screen prescence and subtlety - Michael Cain;
For the sheer animal and pugnacity in him - Bob Hoskins; For eloquence - Judy Dench; For screen warmth and screen surprises - Julie Walters
My desert island discs:
The duet from "The Pearl Fishers"
Books I have given my friends:
How to Fund Your Film - THE UK FILM FINANCE HANDBOOK
My death row meal:
Thai green curry
The best thing I own:
My home home cinema, with DTS, Blu-ray player and DVD collection; beats watching TV any day!!