Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsScript review: “Court 17” by Elad ZivAn endless volley of a timeloop2d ago2d ago
Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsScript review: Pure by Catherine Schetina, a taste of paranoiaThe 2022 Black List’s top script has a lot on its plate5d ago5d ago
Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsScript Review: ‘Bad Boy’ — A Thriller From a Dog’s PerspectiveWe discuss this year’s top Black List scriptJul 2Jul 2
Jonathan RichardsoninStory ProspectsThe problem of rating screenplaysWhat lessons are learnt when you read (most) of the Black List 2021 screenplays? A lot, along with a lot of problems.Dec 16, 2022Dec 16, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedGunga Din: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladA British soldier in the Indian Army recounting a battle in which a regimental water carrier by the name of Gunga Din saved him.Jul 15, 20221Jul 15, 20221
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedCells: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladCells is an NCO reminiscing about a night of drink that has landed him confined to barracks.Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedScrew-Guns: an updated versionRudyard Kipling’s Screw-Guns with updated languageJun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedSoldier, Soldier: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladThis is Kipling’s reworking of the nursery rhyme, likewise a ballad from a lovestruck womanJun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedFuzzy-wuzzy: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladAn offensive term these days, Kipling damned the then-enemy Sudanese forces with faint praise.Jun 11, 20221Jun 11, 20221
Jonathan RichardsoninKipling UpdatedTommy: an updated version of Kipling’s Barrack Room BalladOne of Kipling’s most famous Barrack Room Ballads. The disdain for the squaddie, the grunt, the boot — and attitude change when we need themJun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022